Kosovo national futsal team

The Kosovo national futsal team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futsallit të Kosovës) represents Kosovo in international men's futsal. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

Kosovo
Nickname(s)Dardanët (Dardanians)
AssociationFederata e Futbollit të Kosovës (FFK)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArben Simitçiu
Asst coachFazli Berisha
CaptainVahid Krashiqi
Most caps
Top scorerRamadan Alaj (7)
Home stadiumPalace of Youth and Sports
FIFA codeKVX[1]
FIFA ranking58 0 (12 May 2020)[2]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
First international
 Finland 1–3 Kosovo 
(Zadar, Croatia; 29 August 2016)
Biggest win
 Kosovo 7–0 Turkey 
(Zadar, Croatia; 31 August 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 7–1 Kosovo 
(Skopje, North Macedonia; 24 October 2019)

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

On 12 December 2018, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group B of the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, together with Andorra, Belarus and Norway.[3] On 30 January 2019, Kosovo made their debut on FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications with a 5–0 away defeat against Belarus.[4]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1989 to 1996 Part of  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro —
2000 to 2012 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
2016 Could not enter —
2021 Did not qualify 2020[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 650122912
Total — 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 1/8 3 2 0 1 10 9
Notes
  1. Kosovo has participated in preliminary round and main round.
  2. Kosovo during the preliminary round was ranked the 2nd.

UEFA Futsal Championship

On 21 October 2016, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group E of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying, together with Cyprus, Denmark and Norway.[5] On 30 January 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA Futsal Euro qualifying with a 1–5 away win against Norway that was simultaneously also the first-ever competitive win.[6]

UEFA Futsal Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1996 to 1999 Part of  Serbia and Montenegro —
2001 to 2016 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
2018 Did not qualify 2018 2nd320194
Total — 0/11 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 1/11 6 3 0 3 18 20

Non-FIFA Tournament

Kosovo has so far only participated in one international tournament in Futsal Week 2016, an international futsal tournament.[7]

Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2016 Champions1st4301177
Total 1 title 1/1 4 3 0 1 17 7

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

2019
30 January 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Belarus  5–0  Kosovo Minsk, Belarus
18:30 Olshevski  6:41
Rukovci  8:27 (o.g.)
Scherbich  10:16 (2pen.)
Zhigalko  21:10
Goli  25:24 (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: SCA Sports Hall
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland) and
Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia)
31 January 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Kosovo  5–1  Norway Minsk, Belarus
17:00 Rukovci  3:05
Alaj  18:58, 22:07, 34:35 (pen.)
Topilla  37:20		 Report Wiseth  33:21 Stadium: SCA Sports Hall
Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia) and
Victor Berg-Audic (France)
2 February 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Andorra  3–5  Kosovo Minsk, Belarus
09:15 Rodríguez-Sierra  3:09
Pérez  35:11, 39:27		 Report Alaj  5:00, 28:20, 32:29 (pen.)
Gjinovci  10:37
Topilla  24:25		 Stadium: SCA Sports Hall
Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia) and
Shota Kukhilava (Georgia)
24 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Ukraine  7–1  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Julien Lang (France)
25 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Kosovo  7–5  North Macedonia Skopje, North Macedonia
Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Marc Birkett (England)
27 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ Slovenia  7–1  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
20:00 Report Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena
Referee: Julien Lang (France), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications.[8][a]
All caps and goals as of 2 February 2019 after match against  Andorra, only competitive matches are included.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club[a]
1 1GK Alfred Prenqi (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 6 0 Liburni Gjakovë
12 1GK Bajram Ramadani (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 3 0 Liburni Gjakovë
10 2DF Ramadan Alaj (Vice-captain) (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 6 7 Tirana
11 2DF Oso Gjinovci (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 6 2 Prishtina 01
2 2DF Dardan Topilla (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 6 2 FC Prishtina
4 2DF Nexhip Selimi (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 6 1 Liburni Gjakovë
6 2DF Shpend Brahimi (1984-10-20) 20 October 1984 6 0 FC Prishtina
13 2DF Jeton Rukovci (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 3 1 FC Prishtina
9 4FW Fadil Goli (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 6 4 unknown
5 4FW Arbër Dobroshi (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 6 1 Liburni Gjakovë
8 4FW Vahid Krashiqi (Captain) (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 6 0 Besa Pejë
3 4FW Drilon Paqarizi (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 3 0 FC Prishtina
14 4FW Taulant Rasinovci (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 3 0 Peja
7 4FW Mërgim Dervishaj (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 3 0 FC Prishtina
16 4FW Melos Kelmendi (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 0 0 Besa Pejë

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
GK Nuhi Krasniqi (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 0 0 Liburni Gjakovë 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE
FW Getard Hyseni (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 3 0 Prishtina 01 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE
FW Bardh Kelmendi (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 0 0 Besa Pejë 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Arben Simitçiu
Assistant coach Fazli Berisha
Doctor Nysret Ymeri
Team manager Rinor Havolli

Kosovo versus other countries
As of 2 February 2019
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 1 0 0 1 5 7 −2 000.00
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
 Cyprus 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Finland 2 1 0 1 8 7 +1 050.00
 North Macedonia 2 0 0 2 4 11 −7 000.00
 Norway 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00
 Turkey 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
9 Countries 13 7 0 6 46 38 +8 053.85

See also
Men's
Women's

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^
    Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.

References
  1. Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Kosovo (KVX)
  2. "Futsal World Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. "Kombëtarja e futsallit mësoi kundërshtarët e kualifikimeve të Botërorit" [National futsal team taught opponents of the World Cup qualifications] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018. Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall është përfshirë në grupin 3 për parakualifikimet e Kampionatit Botëror 2020. Në shortin e tërhequr sot në selinë e UEFA-s, Kosova u përfshi në grup me Norvegjinë, Bjellorusinë dhe Andorrën
  4. "Bjellorusia u tregua më cilësore se Kosova në futsall" [Belarus was more qualitative than Kosovo in futsal] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2019. Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall ka debutuar me humbje në ciklin e saj të parë të parakualifikimeve për Kampionatin Botëror. Në ndeshjen e parë në kuadër të Grupit B, Kosova është mundur nga Bjellorusia, me rezultat të thellë, 5:0
  5. "UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary & main round draws". UEFA. 21 October 2016. Group E: Norway, Denmark, Cyprus (hosts), Kosovo
  6. "Kosova debuton me fitore në futsall (Foto)" [Kosovo debuts with victory in futsal (Photo)] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2017. Norvegjia-Kosova 1:5 (1:3)
  7. "Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës në futsall përfundon e para turneun në Kroaci" [Kosovo national futsal team finished first the tournament in Croatia] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 September 2016.
  8. "Kosovo (futsal squad)". UEFA. 30 January 2019.
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