Kosovo national under-15 football team

The Kosovo national under-15 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 15 vjeç; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 15. године, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 15. godine) is the national under-15 football team of Kosovo and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

Kosovo
Nickname(s)Dardanët (Dardanians)
AssociationFederata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIsa Sadriu
Gazmend Haliti
CaptainRotation
Top scorerElton Krasniqi (8)
FIFA codeKVX[1]
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Albania 1–1 Kosovo 
(Elbasan, Albania; 3 May 2018)
Biggest win
 Kosovo 8–0 Tajikistan 
(Kamëz, Albania; 19 September 2019)

History

On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[2] Kosovo in most of the time has organized training camps in Kosovo and Europe with different players from the local championship and diaspora. On 3 May 2018, Kosovo for first time in its history played a friendly match against Albania and the match ended with a 1–1 away draw and the starting line-up of that match was Rijad Bytyqi (GK), Albert Raçi, Albin Nishori, Arian Hetemi, Dardan Ibishi, Diar Halili, Dion Berisha, Eduard Ibrahimi, Elion Mahmuti, Ilhan Majić and Sadri Pacolli.[3]

Competitive record

UEFA U15 Development Tournament

Kosovo participated in the UEFA U15 Development Tournament for the first time in August 2019, where took first place after winning two matches against Albania (2–1) and North Macedonia (0–1) and drew without goals against Montenegro.[4] One month later, Kosovo again participated in the UEFA U15 Development Tournament, where again took first place after winning all three matches against Tajikistan (8–0), Estonia (3–0) and Albania (0–1).[5]

Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
August 2019 Winners 1st 321031
September 2019 Winners 1st 3300120
Total Winners 2/2 6 5 1 0 15 1

Fixtures and results

2018
3 May Friendly Albania  1–1  Kosovo Elbasan, Albania
12:00 Sulaj  46' Report Tahiri  61' Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
5 May Friendly Albania  1–1  Kosovo Shkodër, Albania
12:00 Mezani  35' Report Mahmuti  15' Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Referee: Suada Tushaj (Albania)

2019
27 August 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament Albania  1–2  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
17:00 Syla  7' Report Merlaku  73'
Krasniqi  80'		 Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre
28 August 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament North Macedonia  0–1  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
17:00 Report Ramadani  78' Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre
30 August 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament Montenegro  0–0  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
11:00 Report Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre
19 September 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament Kosovo  8–0  Tajikistan Kamëz, Albania
12:00 Halimi  12', 47'
Krasniqi  13', 27', 52', 57'
Hodolli  73', 79'		 Report Stadium: National Sports Centre
21 September 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament Kosovo  3–0  Estonia Kamëz, Albania
14:00 Jashari  ?'
Krasniqi  ?', ?'		 Report Stadium: National Sports Centre
23 September 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament Albania  0–1  Kosovo Kamëz, Albania
12:00 Report Krasniqi  ?' Stadium: National Sports Centre

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA U15 Development Tournament.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club[a]
1GK Erion Mala (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 Feronikeli
1GK Altin Gjoka (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 Drenica
2DF Bleron Hashani (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 Urbano Raskovë
2DF Erblin Thaqi (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 Hannover 96
2DF Alp Shahini (2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 Dinamo Ferizaj
2DF Erolind Rudari (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 Rroni 19
2DF Erion Zeka (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 2 Korriku
2DF Rigon Xhaferi (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 2 Korriku
2DF Nderim Avdullahu (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 2 Korriku
2DF Dren Dobruna (2005-07-29) 29 July 2005 New York Red Bulls
3MF Lorent Talla (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 Queens Park Rangers
3MF Erion Ramushi (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 Ardhmëria Ferizaj
3MF Emin Reçica (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 2 Korriku
3MF Ariol Bllaca (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 2 Korriku
3MF Leon Toska (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 Winterthur
3MF Leon Reçica (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 Winterthur
4FW Elton Krasniqi (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 2 Korriku
4FW Edvin Hodolli (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 Llapi
4FW Igball Jashari (2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 Kurda
4FW Leart Halimi (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 Hertha BSC

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach(es) Isa Sadriu
Gazmend Haliti
Goalkeeping coach Xhelal Karabegu
Physiotherapist Mentor Sfishta
Device manager Sahit Salihu
Team manager Rinor Havolli
Technical director Michael Nees

Head-to-head records against other countries
As of 23 September 2019
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 050.00
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Montenegro 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
5 Countries 8 5 3 0 17 3 +14 062.50

See also
Men's
Women's

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^
    The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

References
  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 U15 barazoi me Shqipërinë në miqësoren e parë" [Kosovo U15 drawed with Albania in the first friendly] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 May 2018.
  4. "Kosova U15 triumfoi në turneun e mbajtur në Shkup" [Kosovo U15 triumphed in the tournament held in Skopje] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 August 2019.
  5. "Kosova U15 triumfon në "UEFA Development Tournament" në Kamëz" [Kosovo U15 triumphs in the "UEFA Development Tournament" in Kamëz] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 September 2019.
  6. "Kombëtarja U15 merr pjesë në turneun zhvillimor të UEFA-s në Kamëz" [The national U15 team participates in the UEFA Development Tournament in Kamëz] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 September 2019.
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