Kosovo national under-19 football team

Kosovo Under-19
Nickname(s)	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Adil Maliqi
Captain	Rotation
Most caps	Flamur Gashi; Gentrit Limani (11)
Top scorer	Leotrim Kryeziu (5)
Home stadium	FFK National Educational Camp
FIFA code	KVX
First international
	Austria 1–0 Kosovo ; (Mittersill, Austria; 3 October 2017)
Biggest win
	Ukraine 0–4 Kosovo ; (Ta' Qali, Malta; 18 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Portugal 5–0 Kosovo ; (Porto, Portugal; 21 March 2018)

The Kosovo national under-19 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 19 vjeç; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 19. године, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 19. godine) is the national under-19 football team of Kosovo and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

History

Permitting by FIFA to play friendlies

On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.^[2] Whereas, on 13 January 2014, there was a change of this permit that forbade Kosovo to play against the national teams of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Club teams were also allowed to play friendlies and this happened after a FIFA Emergency Committee meeting. However, it was stipulated that clubs and representative teams of the Football Federation of Kosovo may not display national symbols as flags, emblems, etc. or play national anthems. The go-ahead was given after meetings between the Football Association of Serbia and Sepp Blatter.

Membership in UEFA and FIFA

In September 2015 at an UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Malta was approved the request from the federation to the admission in UEFA to the next Ordinary Congress to be held in Budapest.^[3] On 3 May 2016, at the Ordinary Congress. Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.^[4]^[5] Ten days later, Kosovo was accepted in FIFA during their 66th congress in Mexico with 141 votes in favour and 23 against.^[6]

Competition records

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
FIFA	1951 to 1954	Part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro									—
UEFA	1955 to 1980
U18	1981 to 1999
U18	2000 to 2001	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
U19	2002 to 2015	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
	2016 to 2017	Could not enter									—
	2018	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	7	11
	2019	Did not qualify									3	0	2	1	1	4
	2020	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic									—
	2021	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic									—
	2022	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	7
	2023	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	0	4
	2024	To be determined									To be determined
	2025	To be determined									To be determined
Total		—	0/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	15	3	3	9	8	26

Fixtures and results

2023

15 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kosovo	1–1	Slovakia	Ta' Qali, Malta
14:30	Bujupi 48' (pen.)	Report	Hájovský 22'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)

18 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Ukraine	4–0	Kosovo	Ta' Qali, Malta
10:30	Gashijan 22', 79' Bujupi 64' Rama 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

21 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Malta	2–2	Kosovo	Ta' Qali, Malta
14:30	Fenech 6' Caruana 82' (pen.)	Report	Bujupi 39' (pen.) Gerbovci 42'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece)

2024

20 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kosovo	1–0	Austria	Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
16:00	Schöller 49' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Gornja Radgona Stadium Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Spain	2–1	Kosovo	Gornja Radgona, Slovenia
16:00	Muñoz 34' Fortuny 51'	Report	Bujupi 77'	Stadium: Gornja Radgona Stadium Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Slovenia	2–0	Kosovo	Lendava, Slovenia
12:00	Čuber Potočnik 40' Jevšenak 87'	Report		Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Referee: Dominik Stary (Czech Republic)

6 June Friendly	Albania	2–0	Kosovo	Rrogozhinë, Albania
		Report	Sulejmani 6', 9'	Stadium: Egnatia Arena

8 June Friendly	Albania	2–5	Kosovo	Rrogozhinë, Albania
	Sulejmani 45' Tosku 77'	Report	Selishta 10', 27' Hoti 12' Suplja ??' Gashi ??'	Stadium: Egnatia Arena

4 September Friendly	Kosovo	2–2	Latvia	Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
17:00	Cena 20', 34'		Ivulāns 2' Radzenieks 45+1'	Stadium: Sportpark Esslingen

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Latvia, on 4 September 2024.^[7]
Caps and goals are correct as of 4 September 2024^[update], after the match against Latvia, only matches as FIFA member are included.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Miran Qela	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 17)	5	0	1860 Munich
1GK	Lindsay Gutaj	(2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach

2DF	Nuredin Rexhepi	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	FC Ingolstadt
2DF	Indrit Mavraj	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Genoa
2DF	Erion Rexhepi	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Bayern Munich
2DF	Luis Karaqi	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Hannover 96
2DF	Dejvid Kabashi	(2006-08-06) 6 August 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Luzern
2DF	Leon Parduzi	(2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Karlsruher SC
2DF	Valon Cena	(2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 17)	1	2	Borussia Dortmund
2DF	Drin Lakna	(2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Grasshoppers

3MF	Dior Gerbovci	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18)	10	1	Grasshoppers
3MF	Elvaris Suplja	(2006-02-28) 28 February 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Terranuova
3MF	Faton Ademi	(2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Alemannia Aachen
3MF	Denis Suka	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Sturm Graz
3MF	Leon Dusi	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Västra Frölunda
3MF	Dardan Destani	(2006-10-15) 15 October 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Basel
3MF	Artan Latifi	(2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Mainz 05

4FW	Lirim Jashari	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18)	5	0	VfL Bochum
4FW	Adam Hasani	(2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Sampdoria
4FW	Baton Hajrizaj	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Astoria Walldorf
4FW	Deli Hajdini	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 17)	1	0	VfB Stuttgart
4FW	Alisan Morina	(2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Winterthur
4FW	Florent Aliqki	(2006-06-18) 18 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	1. FC Heidenheim

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

References

^ Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". RSSSF. Kosovo (KVX)
^ "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.
^ "UEFA shqyrton në mars të vitit të ardhshëm anëtarësimin e Kosovës" [UEFA reviews in March next year Kosovo's membership] (in Albanian). Voice of America. 19 September 2015.
^ "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
^ "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Përzgjedhësi i Kosovës U19 publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren ndaj Letonisë" [The selector of Kosovo U19 publishes the list of footballers for the friendly against Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 August 2024.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)
Kosovo U19 News about the team

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

[2] "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.

[3] "UEFA shqyrton në mars të vitit të ardhshëm anëtarësimin e Kosovës" [UEFA reviews in March next year Kosovo's membership] (in Albanian). Voice of America. 19 September 2015.

[4] "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.

[5] "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.

[6] "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.

[7] "Përzgjedhësi i Kosovës U19 publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren ndaj Letonisë" [The selector of Kosovo U19 publishes the list of footballers for the friendly against Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 August 2024.

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