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Brotherly derby
Location of Albania (green) and Kosovo (orange)
Native nameDerbi vëllazëror
Other namesVëllazërorja
SportFootball
LocationEurope (UEFA)
Teams Albania
 Kosovo
First meetingTirana[a] 2–0 Kosovo
(Tirana, 29 November 1942)
Latest meetingAlbania 2–1 Kosovo
(Elbasan, 11 November 2020)
BroadcastersAlbanian Radio Television
Radio Television of Kosovo
SuperSport Albania
StadiumsAir Albania Stadium (Albania)
Fadil Vokrri Stadium (Kosovo)
Statistics
Meetings totalCompetitive matches: 0
Exhibition matches: 7
Total matches: 7
Most winsCompetitive matches: 0
Exhibition matches: Albania (5)
Total matches: Albania (5)
Most player appearances10 players (3)
Top scorerArbër Zeneli
Bekim Balaj (2)
All-time seriesAlbania: 5
Draw: 1
Kosovo: 1
Largest victoryAlbania 3–1 Kosovo
(Tirana, 14 February 1993)
Smallest victoryKosovo 0–1 Albania
(Pristina, 7 September 2002)
Largest goal scoringKosovo 2–3 Albania
(Pristina, 17 February 2010)

Brotherly derby (Albanian: Derbi vëllazëror), also known as the Brotherly (Albanian: Vëllazërorja) is the name given in football to any match between the men's national senior football team of Albania and Kosovo.

History

First match

The first match between these two teams took place on 29 November 1942 and that was it a friendly match as part of the celebrations for 30th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania and the match ended with a 2–0 win for Tirana,[a] and the starting line-ups of that match was:[1][2][3]

Albania
  • Halit Laçej (GK)
  • Ramazan Hima
  • Dik Qiriqi
  • Bajram Kurani
  • Muc Koxhja
  • Xhavit Demneri
  • Hasan Balla
  • Akil Derani
  • Zyber Lisi
  • Tas Bylyku
  • Ali Visha
Kosovo
  • Mustafa Daci (GK)
  • Ballanca
  • Ahmet Zaimi
  • Mazllum Xërxa
  • Veseli
  • Hajdar Hamza
  • Nebil Dylatahu
  • Ramadan Vraniqi
  • Dobrica Barbaroga[b]
  • Bajrami
  • Henci

Second match

50 years after the first match, the newly separated Football Federation of Kosovo from Football Association of Yugoslavia signed a cooperation protocol with the Albanian Football Association and in the framework of this protocol it was decided to play on 14 February a friendly match between these two national teams,[4] and this match ended with a 3–1 win for Albania,[5] for which this match was the first match in 1993 after the mathematically elimination from 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, but it was also a pre-preparation before the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland.[6] The starting line-ups of that match was:

Albania
Kosovo

2002–2015

During the period 2002–2015, these national teams played a total of three friendly matches (two wins for Albania and a draw), the first match during this period took place on 7 September 2002 and this match ended with a 0–1 minimum win for Albania.[7] Eight years later, respectively on the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence, a match was played again between these two national teams and this match ended with a 2–3 win for Albania. This match had even a charity character as the profits gathered from this meeting went to those affected by floods in Shkodër.[8]

These national teams played again a friendly match after five years, respectively on 13 November 2015. This match was different from other matches that took place between these two national teams as Albania played this friendly after almost a month after beating Armenia in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying which provided Albania with the qualification for the first time in a competition, respectively in UEFA Euro 2016,[9] while for Kosovo this match was among the few matches allowed by FIFA which would then be the last match before Kosovo's membership in UEFA,[10][11] and FIFA.[12] This match ended with a 2–2 draw,[13] which was called a brotherly draw,[14] where after this match officially all matches between the two national teams began to be called brotherly.

First official match

For the first time in the history of these two national teams on 29 May 2018 played the first official match, this match was different from other matches for many reasons as these two national teams in their organic had the best possible players and were in the preparatory phase before the start of the newly created competition in Europe, UEFA Nations League. This match took place on a neutral ground, respectively in Letzigrund of Zürich, where in that match there were 18,700 fans mainly from the Albanian diaspora and this match ended with a 3–0 win for Kosovo, which for him was the first victory in history against Albania.[15]

Overall and matches

Overall

Competition Round Matches Wins Draws Goals
Albania Kosovo Albania Kosovo
FIFA World Cup competition 0 0 0 0 0 0
qualification process 0 0 0 0 0 0
UEFA European Championship competition 0 0 0 0 0 0
qualification process 0 0 0 0 0 0
Friendly 7 5 1 1 13 9
Total 7 5 1 1 13 9

Matches

29 November 1942 (1942-11-29) Friendly [a]Tirana  2–0 Albania Kosovo Tirana, Albanian Kingdom
14:30 Visha 5'
Lisi 89'		 Report Stadium: Shallvare
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdurrahman Toptani (Albania)
14 February 1993 (1993-02-14) Friendly Albania  3–1 Republic of Kosova Kosovo Tirana, Albania
Abazi 38'
Seferi 39' (o.g.)
Fortuzi 42'		 Report Munishi 72' Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania)
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07) Friendly Kosovo United Nations 0–1  Albania Pristina, Kosovo
Report
Report (RSSSF)		 Abazi 45' (o.g.) Stadium: Pristina City Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Bekim Pakuja (Macedonia)
17 February 2010 (2010-02-17) Friendly Kosovo  2–3  Albania Pristina, Kosovo
Hasani 31'
Gashi 75'		 Report (1st)
Report (2nd)		 Bicaj 4'
Muzaka 31' (pen.)
Balaj 90+2'		 Stadium: Pristina City Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
13 November 2015 (2015-11-13) Friendly Kosovo  2–2  Albania Pristina, Kosovo
14:00 (UTC+1) Celina 58' (pen.)
Rashani 69'		 Report Manaj 54'
Rrahmani 73'		 Stadium: Pristina City Stadium
Attendance: 38,000 (record)
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) Friendly Kosovo  3–0  Albania Zürich, Switzerland
20:00 (UTC+1) Zeneli 20', 51'
Zhegrova 67'		 Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 18,700
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Friendly Albania  2–1  Kosovo Elbasan, Albania
16:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Balaj 31'
Uzuni 65'		 Report
Report (UEFA)		 Muriqi 85' (pen.) Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Records

As of 11 November 2020

Below are two lists of the top 11 players with the most appearances and goals in Brotherly derby.
Players in bold are still active at international level.

Players who played for both senior national teams

During the period before 2016, these two national teams have exchanged players with each other, which influenced these two teams to be called reserve (B) teams of each other, Kosovo national team was called Albania B due to many players coming to play for Kosovo as they had no space to play for Albania, while Albania national team was called Kosovo B due to of the large number of players of Kosovo Albanian descent in its composition.[16] These exchanges began to be called acts of treason after Kosovo's membership in UEFA and FIFA, where some Albania players of Kosovo Albanian descent such as Amir Rrahmani, Herolind Shala and Milot Rashica who were part of the plans for the future of the Albania, moved to Kosovo.[17]

  • Players in bold are still active at international level with respective national teams.

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    The alternative name of the Albania national team that was used during this match.[3]
  2. ^
    Dobrica Barbaroga was the Albanianized full name of Dobrica Barbarogić by the media of that time, which seems to be expression of peaceful coexistence with national minorities even in Kosovo at that time.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Besnik Dizdari (12 December 2007). "Besnik Dizdari: Kur në Tiranë lindte Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës...(II)" [Besnik Dizdari: When in Tirana the Kosovo national team was born...(II)]. Zemra Shqiptare (in Albanian).
  2. ^ Besnik Dizdari (15 September 2019). ""Armiqtë" e vërtetë dhe "miqtë" e rremë të Kosovës" [The real "enemies" and false "friends" of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport.
  3. ^ a b Mendrit Shehu (18 November 2019). "Kosova, kalvari sportiv e miqësorja e harruar me Jugosllavinë" [Kosovo, the sports ordeal and the forgotten friendly with Yugoslavia]. Gazetasi (in Albanian).
  4. ^ "Futbolli 1991–2011, 20 vjet mëvetësim" [Football 1991–2019, 20 years independence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2011. pp. Respectively on pages 64 and 65, contain information about cooperation protocol and the match.
  5. ^ "International Matches 1993 – Europe, January–March". RSSSF. 14/02/1993, Tiranë, Dinamo, 14000, Friendly International, ALBANIA–KOSOVA
  6. ^ "Albania vs Northern Ireland, 17 February 1993, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info.
  7. ^ "Kosova 0:1 Albania". RSSSF. 7 September 2002.
  8. ^ "Miqesore/Kosove - Shqipëri 2-3" [Friendly/Kosovo - Albania 2-3]. AlbaniaSoccer (in Albanian). 17 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Fiton Shqipëria, shkojmë në Francë" [Albania wins, we go to France] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Zyrtare: Kosova pranohet në FIFA, jemi të barabartë me të gjitha vendet e botës" [Official: Kosovo is admitted to FIFA, we are equal to all countries in the world] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 13 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Holiday, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Miqësorja vëllazërore në barazim 2-2, Prishtina e tëra në festë" [Brotherly friendly in 2-2 draw, Pristina wholly holiday]. TeleSport (in Albanian). 13 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Kosova e fiton me spektakël miqësoren kundër Shqipërisë" [Kosovo wins the friendly against Albania with spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 May 2018.
  16. ^ Besnik Dizdari (18 November 2015). "Kosova A – "Kosova B" 2–2 ose Kosova – Shqipëria 30–6!" [Kosovo A – "Kosovo B" 2–2 or Kosovo – Albania 30–6!] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport.
  17. ^ Andi Bushati. "Milot Rashica, një tradhtar i mërzitur" [Milot Rashica, an upset traitor]. Ekonomia Online (in Albanian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Edhe Alban Meha po Kosovës" [Even Alban Meha said yes Kosovo]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 15 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Amir Rrahmani lë Shqipërinë, i bashkohet Kosovës" [Amir Rrahmani leaves Albania, joins Kosovo]. Albinfo (in Albanian). 22 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Besart Berisha do t'i bashkohet Kombëtares së Kosovës" [Besart Berisha will join the Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Rrëfimi i Besnik Hasit: Debutimi me Shqipërinë, Kosova, klubet e drejtuara dhe ëndrra për stolin kuqezi" [Besnik Hasi's story: Debut with Albania, Kosovo, run clubs and dream of red and black bench]. Insajderi (in Albanian). 15 August 2016. Gjashtë muaj pasi lashë Kombëtaren e Shqipërisë, në atë kohë Kombëtarja e Kosovës nuk ishte ende e pranuar, u zhvillua një turne në Turqi dhe Kosova luajti me Arabinë Saudite. Nuk ishte ndeshje zyrtare dhe duhej të luhej në një fushë që nuk e dinte askush, sepse kishin frikë se reagonte Serbia në UEFA. Isha dhe unë në atë ndeshje, 'Duhet të kemi kapiten për këtë ndeshje', më thanë. Fituam 0-1. Ishte eufori e madhe, sepse s'kishte njerëz. Vetëm ata që e organizuan ndeshjen dhe pjesëtarët e stafit të Federates së Kosovës. Ndjenjë shumë pozitive, sidomos për ata çuna, sepse e morën si arritje që luajtën për Kombëtaren dhe fituan
  22. ^ "Ekskluzive: Futbollisti nga Lugina e Preshevës i bashkohet Përfaqësueses së Kosovës" [Exclusive: The footballer from the Presevo Valley joins Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Edhe Herolind Shala vendos të luaj për Kosovën" [Herolind Shala also decides to play for Kosovo]. Albinfo (in Albanian). 22 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Rashica zgjedh Kosovën" [Rashica chooses Kosovo]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 15 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Ardian Ismajli lë Kosovën për Shqipërinë!" [Ardian Ismajli leaves Kosovo for Albania!] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 30 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Largimi i "çuditshëm dhe tinëzar" i Kastriot Dërmakut nga Kosova" [Kastriot Dërmaku's "strange and insidious" departure from Kosovo] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 3 October 2018.
  27. ^ "Loret Sadiku përfundimisht mund të luajë vetëm te Shqipëria, FIFA refuzon edhe Suedinë" [Loret Sadiku can finally play only with Albania, FIFA also rejects Sweden] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 13 September 2018.
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