Kosovo women's national football team
The Kosovo women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të femrave të Kosovës, Serbian: Женска фудбалска репрезентација Косова/Ženska fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international women's football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.
Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | |||
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Association | Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK) | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Afërdita Fazlija | |||
Captain | Edona Kryeziu | |||
Most caps | As FIFA member Blerta Shala (22) | |||
Top scorer | As FIFA member Besjana Reçica Modesta Uka (5) | |||
Home stadium | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium | |||
FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 109 ![]() | |||
Highest | 97 (December 2017) | |||
Lowest | 126 (July 2019) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Alanya, Turkey; 1 March 2017) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Bissen, Luxembourg; 9 November 2019) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Tirana, Albania; 8 April 2017) ![]() ![]() (Alanya, Turkey; 28 February 2018) ![]() ![]() (Prishtina, Kosovo; 27 October 2020) ![]() ![]() (Breda, Netherlands; 1 December 2020) |
History
In 2010, the national team is established. On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[3]
On 3 May 2016 at the UEFA Congress in Budapest, Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.[4]
Team image
Nicknames
The Kosovo women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Dardanët (Dardanians)".
Home stadium
The Kosovo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.
Competitive record
On 1 March 2017. Kosovo played its first international match as FIFA member, in the framework of a tournament against Poland. The match ended in a 0–5 defeat.[5] On 9 January 2017, the national team for the first time was able to enter tournaments organized by FIFA and will play their first competitive matches in the qualification rounds for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
FIFA Women's World Cup
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
1995 to 1999 | Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | — | ||||||||||||||||
2003 to 2007 | Team did not exist | — | ||||||||||||||||
2011 to 2015 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||
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To be determined | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | — | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
UEFA Women's Championship
Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
1993 to 1997 | Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro | — | ||||||||||||||||
2001 to 2009 | Team did not exist | — | ||||||||||||||||
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Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||||||
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Could not enter | — | ||||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |||||||||||
Total | — | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
Non-FIFA tournament
In 2017, Kosovo was invited for first time to the Turkish Women's Cup. They were sorted into a group with Poland, Romania and Turkey[7] and ended in last place with 3 defeats.[8]
Turkish Women's Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | N/A |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad | |
Total | 2/2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | — |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach(es) | |
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Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist(s) | |
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Doctor | ![]() |
Device manager | ![]() |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying matches against Russia and the Netherlands, on 27 November and 1 December 2020, respectively.[9]
- All caps and goals as of 27 November 2020 after match against Russia, only matches as FIFA member are included.[c]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Florentina Kolgeci (vice-captain) | 30 October 2000 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Erda Podvorica | 3 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Lavdie Behramaj | 1 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Edona Kastrati | 12 August 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Viola Avduli | 22 November 1999 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Liridona Syla | 5 February 1986 | 20 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Edona Kryeziu (captain) | 3 October 1995 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Albulena Fejza | 24 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Lumbardha Misini | 3 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | MF | Fatlinda Ramaj | 1 October 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Donjeta Halilaj | 12 March 2000 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Qendresa Bajra | 11 May 1992 | 13 | 2 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Blerta Shala | 3 December 1998 | 25 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Argnesa Rexhepi | 23 November 2000 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
14 | MF | Feride Kastrati | 23 May 1993 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Donika Grajqevci | 14 November 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Erëleta Memeti | 30 June 1999 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Loreta Lulaj | 24 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Anjeza Rexhepi | 8 August 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Verona Berisha | 5 April 2000 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Modesta Uka | 23 May 1999 | 11 | 5 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Kaltrina Biqkaj | 5 August 2000 | 23 | 3 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Aleyna Agalar | 9 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Delvina Durmishi | 28 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Besarta Leci | 14 October 1993 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Agnesa Gashi | 21 May 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Laureta Temaj | 13 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Herolinda Zyba | 4 November 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Fjolla Shala | 20 March 1993 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Flutura Agaj | 24 December 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Erjona Emërllahu | 21 July 2001 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Marigonë Tahiri | 25 February 1999 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Shkurte Zeqiri | 2 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Fortesa Berisha | 20 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Besarta Hisenaj | 21 October 1998 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alberina Syla | 4 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Besjana Reçica | 13 April 1996 | 10 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Fleta Musaj | 7 May 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Blerta Smaili | 8 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Leonora Ejupi | 7 February 2000 | 14 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Flaka Asllanaj | 14 May 2001 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Besijana Pireci | 18 October 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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- Notes
- PRE =Preliminary squad.
- CLUB =It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed her to join.
- SUSP =Is not available in the next game due to suspended.
- INJ =It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
- EDU =It is not part of the current squad due to school exam obligations.
Records
Individual records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Results and fixtures
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2020
6 March[a] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Wiesbaden, Germany[a] |
18:00 | Report | F. Shala ![]() Korovkina ![]() Smirnova ![]() Fedorova ![]() |
Stadium: Brita-Arena[a] Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway) |
10 March UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Pristina, Kosovo |
18:00 | Report | Begič ![]() Predanič ![]() Milović ![]() |
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium) |
18 September UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Pristina, Kosovo |
19:00 | Himanen ![]() Biqkaj ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria) |
23 October[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Turkey ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Manavgat, Turkey |
Report | Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Stacey Pearson (England) |
27 October[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Pristina, Kosovo |
Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal) |
27 November[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Manavgat, Turkey |
17:00 (19:00 TRT) | Report | Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
30 November[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | Netherlands ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Breda, Netherlands |
18.30 | Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Head-to-head record
- As of 19 November 2020
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.67 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
13 Countries | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 37.04 |
See also
- National teams
- Men's
- Footballers
- Football team
- Results
- Under-21 football team
- Under-19 football team
- Under-17 football team
- Futsal team
- Results
- Women's
- Football team
- Results
- Under-19 football team
- Under-17 football team
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ The Kosovo v Russia match, originally scheduled for 4 October 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, was postponed on 28 September due to security issues.[10] The match was later rescheduled to 6 March 2020. On 18 October, UEFA announced that both matches between Kosovo and Russia will be played at neutral venues.[11]
- ^ All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[12] These matches were subsequently rearranged to take place between September and December 2020.
- ^ Caps of the friendly matches against Bulgaria (25 and 28 February 2019), North Macedonia (8 April 2019) and Luxembourg (9 November 2019) are missing.
References
- Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
Kosovo (KVX)
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "Kosovo accepted as member of UEFA after Congress vote". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Polonia". Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "2019 Women's World Cup qualifying entries". UEFA. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- "Women's national team participates in "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Vashat e Kosovës e përmbyllën pjesëmarrjen në turneun "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- "Dardanet filluan përgatitjet për ndeshjet me Turqinë dhe Holandën" [The Dardanians began preparations for the matches with Turkey and the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 October 2020.
- "Shtyhet ndeshja mes Kosovës dhe Rusisë". Albinfo.ch. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Kosovo/Russia". UEFA.com. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA. 17 March 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo (women) News about the team