Kosovo national under-17 football team

Kosovo Under-17
Nickname(s)	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Besnik Kollari
Captain	Valon Zumberi
Most caps	As FIFA member; Valon Zumberi (6)
Top scorer	As FIFA member Albin Prapashtica; Florian Hysenaj; Milot Avdyli; Oltion Bilalli; Valon Zumberi (1);
Home stadium	Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
FIFA code	KVX
First international
	As FIFA member; Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo ; (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017)
Biggest win
	As FIFA member; Switzerland 0–1 Kosovo ; (Paphos, Cyprus; 29 October 2018); Kosovo 1–0 Cyprus ; (Pegeia, Cyprus; 1 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
	As FIFA member; Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo ; (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017); Kosovo 1–3 Hungary ; (Budapest, Hungary; 16 October 2017) Records of first international and biggest win/defeat are for competitive matches only

The Kosovo national under-17 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 17 vjeç, Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 17. године/Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 17. godine) is the national under-17 football team of Kosovo and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

History

On 6 February 2013, FIFA was given permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.^[2]

Competition record

UEFA European Championship

On 26 January 2017, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group 9 of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, together with Hungary, Netherlands and Wales.^[3] On 10 October 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications with a 3–1 away defeat in against Netherlands.^[4]

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1982 to 1999	Part of Yugoslavia Under-16									—
Under-16	2000 to 2001	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
Under-17	2002 to 2015	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
	2016 to 2017	Could not enter									—
	2018	Did not qualify									2018	4th	3	0	0	3	2	8
	2019	Did not qualify									2019^[a]	^[b]	3	2	0	1	3	2
	2020	Did not qualify									2020	4th	3	0	1	2	2	7
Total		—	0/38	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Total		9	2	1	6	7	17

Notes

^ Kosovo U17 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.
^ Kosovo U17 during the qualifying round was ranked the 1st.

Fixtures and results

For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page

2018

26 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Scotland	2–1	Kosovo	Paphos, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EEST)	Fiorini 28' Winter 77'	Report	Limanii 71'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

29 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Switzerland	0–1	Kosovo	Paphos, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EET)		Report	Zumberi 63'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

1 November 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Kosovo	1–0	Cyprus	Pegeia, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EET)	Avdyli 63'	Report		Stadium: Peyia Municipal Stadium Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

2019

25 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Kosovo	0-2	Ukraine	Nyon, Switzerland
11:00		Report	Batahov 19' V'Yunnik 27'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

28 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Spain	1-0	Kosovo	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00	Moreno 54'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

31 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Greece	2-0	Kosovo	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00	Tzolis 19' (pen.), 42'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications.^[5]
All caps and goals as of 1 November 2018 after match against Cyprus, only competitive matches are included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	David Nreca-Bisinger	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Sonnenhof Großaspach
1	1GK	Rijad Bytyqi	(2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Roni 19

2	2DF	Bekim Limanii	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 21)	4	3	Milano
15	2DF	Leuart Avdyli	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Kurda
6	2DF	Altin Maliqi	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Karlsruher SC
14	2DF	Erdin Dushi	(2002-10-07) 7 October 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Vushtrria
5	2DF	Ardi Ajdini	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 21)	1	0	2 Korriku

4	3MF	Valon Zumberi (Captain)	(2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21)	6	1	Hamburger SV
20	3MF	Edin Huseini	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 22)	3	0	1860 Munich
16	3MF	Florind Lokaj	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Vålerenga
19	3MF	Leorant Marmullaku	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Dukagjini
21	3MF	Rigon Spahiu	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Württemberg
7	3MF	Mohamed Bekaj	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	1860 Munich
17	3MF	Diar Halili	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	2 Korriku

10	4FW	Milot Avdyli	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Kurda
8	4FW	Taulant Kiçmari	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	2 Korriku
9	4FW	Oltion Bilalli	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Beselidhja
11	4FW	Veton Tusha	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Vardar
19	4FW	Lirim Hoxha	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Stuttgarter Kickers

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Besnik Kollari
Assistant coach	Fadil Berisha
Goalkeeping coach	Bahri Berisha
Physiotherapist	Gëzim Zogu
Doctor	Gëzim Murseli

References

^ Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Kosovo (KVX)
^ "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013.
^ "Kosova në grup me Holandën, Uellsin e Hungarinë" [Kosovo in group with Netherlands, Wales and Hungary] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ "Kombëtarja U17 humbi nga Holanda" [National U17 team lost from the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2017.
^ "Kombëtarja U17 zhvilloi stërvitjen e fundit para nisjes për Qipro" [National U17 team held the latest exercise before departing for Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 November 2018.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)
Kosovo U17 News about the team

[2019UEFAU17Q-5] Kosovo U17 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.

[2019UEFAU17Qrank-6] Kosovo U17 during the qualifying round was ranked the 1st.

[1] Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Kosovo (KVX)

[2] "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013.

[3] "Kosova në grup me Holandën, Uellsin e Hungarinë" [Kosovo in group with Netherlands, Wales and Hungary] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[4] "Kombëtarja U17 humbi nga Holanda" [National U17 team lost from the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2017.

[7] "Kombëtarja U17 zhvilloi stërvitjen e fundit para nisjes për Qipro" [National U17 team held the latest exercise before departing for Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 November 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[a]

[b]

[5]