The Kosovo national football team has played several matches dating back to 1992, which according to various sources and Football Federation of Kosovo are not counted as International "A" Matches and is reported that there were 15 such matches, most of them was played before membership in UEFA and FIFA.[1]
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History
editPre-independence
edit1990s
editIn the space of one year, Kosovo played two unofficial friendlies against teams such as against Macedonian Albanian club Shkëndija (5 February 1992), which it defeated 4–0 and against Albanian club Albpetrol Patos (16 February 1993), which it defeated 3–2, two days after the official friendly against Albania.[1]
In November 1999, five months after the end of the Kosovo War, Kosovo played a unofficial friendly against players of Kosovar origin playing in the diaspora and the match ended in a 4–3 home win with goals from Kushtrim Munishi (twice), Kujtim Shala and Enis Fetahu.[2]
2000s
editOn 30 November 2003, Kosovo began the new decade by playing a unofficial friendly as part of the celebrations for the 91st Anniversary of the Independence of Albania against players of Albanian origin playing in Macedonia and the match ended in a 5–0 home deep win with goals from Enis Fetahu (twice), Malsor Gjonbalaj, Shpëtim Hasani and Enver Jashari.
Three years later, on 28 November 2006, Kosovo played a unofficial friendly as part of the celebrations for 94th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania against Albanian All-Stars and the match ended with a 3–3 home draw.[3] The starting line-up of that match was Kushtrim Mushica (GK), Ahmed Januzi, Alban Dragusha, Arben Zhjeqi, Deniz Krasniqi, Hysni Gashi, Ilir Nallbani, Kristian Nushi, Mensur Duraku, Shaqir Halili and Uliks Emra.[3] After the match against Albanian All-Stars, two more matches were held as against KEK (3–0) and Kosovo U21 (5–1).
After independence
editOn 14 June 2008, Kosovo for the first time since the declaration of independence played a unofficial friendly again against Albanian All-Stars and the match ended with a 0–3 home defeat. Whereas, on 28 March 2009, Kosovo under the alternative name Team Kosovo,[a] played a unofficial friendly against Swedish club Malmö and the match ended with a 5–0 away deep defeat.[4] After the match against Malmö,[4] six more matches were held as against Kalmar (2–1),[5] Neuchâtel Xamax (0–2),[6] Halmstad (4–4),[7] Renova (0–0),[8] Wil (0–1),[9] Eintracht Frankfurt (0–0),[10] and in the end with Werder Bremen (2–0).[11]
Fixtures and results
edit| 5 February 1992 Friendly | Shkëndija  | 0–4 |  Kosovo | Tetovo, Macedonia |
| Stadium: Tetovo City Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Shinasi Berisha (Kosovo) |
| 16 February 1993 Friendly | Albpetrol Patos  | 2–3 | Kosovo | Patos, Albania |
Hasa  12'Belba 60' |
Aliu 17' Sahiti 55'Ejupi 62' |
Stadium: Alush Noga Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Zeqir Kongjini (Albania) |
| 19 December 1999 Friendly | Kosovo  | 4–3 |  Kosovan Diaspora | Mitrovica, Kosovo |
| K. Munishi 5', 16' Shala 34' (pen.)Fetahu 82' |
Report | I. Munishi 17', 22' Kelmendi 80' |
Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium |
| 30 November 2003 Friendly | Kosovo | 5–0 |  Macedonian Albanians | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Fetahu ?', ?' Gjonbalaj ?'Hasani ?'Jashari ?' |
Report | Stadium: Pristina City Stadium |
| 28 November 2006 Friendly | Kosovo | 3–3 | Albanian All-Stars | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Januzi 30' Nallbani 41'Hyseni 84' |
Report | Kasapi 6' Kuqi 28'Curri 90' |
Stadium: Pristina City Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo) |
| 15 March 2007 Friendly | KEK | 3–0 | Kosovo | Obilić, Kosovo |
| Bajrami 16' Muja 30'Kodraliu 35' |
Report | Stadium: Agron Rama Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo) |
| 6 June 2007 Friendly | Kosovo | 5–1 | Kosovo U21 | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Hashani 16' Iseni 37'Ramushi 71', 82', 90' |
Report | Hyseni 19' |
Stadium: Xhemail Ibishi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo) |
| 14 June 2008 Friendly | Kosovo  | 0–3 | Albanian All-Stars | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Report | Kuqi 24', 83' Kastrati 45' |
Stadium: Pristina City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo) |
| 28 March 2009 Friendly | Malmö  | 5–0 | Kosovo | Malmö, Sweden |
| 13:00 | Larsson 23' Ofere 36', 72'Harbuzi 84'Kruys 87' |
Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 3,000 |
| 26 June 2009 Friendly | Kalmar | 2–1 | Kosovo | Kalmar, Sweden |
| Mendes 20' Marcelo 75' |
Report | Gashi 7' |
Stadium: Fredriksskans |
| 9 October 2010 Friendly | Neuchâtel Xamax  | 0–2 | Kosovo | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Report | Rama 59' Kukaj 72' |
Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 4,000 |
| 10 June 2010 Friendly | Halmstad | 4–4 | Kosovo | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Anselmo 23' Miller 48'Salomonsson 82', 86' |
Report | Rama 4' Gashi 35'Bektashi 39'Bala 71' |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mattias Nyman (Sweden) |
| 27 March 2011 Friendly | Kosovo | 0–0 | Renova | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Report | Stadium: Pristina City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo) |
| 24 March 2015 Friendly | Eintracht Frankfurt  | 0–0 | Kosovo | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 4,000 |
| 27 March 2015 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Kosovo | Braunschweig, Germany |
| 18:30 | Ayçiçek 27' Makiadi 88' |
Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 |
Head-to-head record
edit| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian All-Stars
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Albpetrol Patos
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Halmstad
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Kalmar
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| KEK
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Kosovo U21
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Macedonian Albanians
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Malmö
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Neuchâtel Xamax
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Renova
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Shkëndija
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Werder Bremen
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Wil
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| 14 Teams | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 40.00 |
Notes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ Kosovo during the 2009–10 period was introduced with its alternative name as Ekipi i Kosovës (Team Kosovo), in order to avoid possible sanctions by UEFA and FIFA against Kosovo and the opponents that Kosovo played. After Kosovo was allowed on 6 February 2013 by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies,[12] this alternative name was no longer used.
References
edit- ^ a b "Futbolli 1991–2011, 20 vjet mëvetësim" [Football 1991–2019, 20 years independence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2011. pp. Respectively on pages 62, 65, 67, 68 and 69, contain information about these matches.
- ^ Futboll: Kosova vs Diaspora (4:3) ne Mitrovice, ndeshja e pare e Kosoves paslufte ! (Nentor 1999) on YouTube
- ^ a b 2 me 1 - Ndeshje miqesore (Kosova - Yjet) 28.11.2006 on YouTube
- ^ a b "MFFtv: Fyra mål" [MFFtv: Four goals] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Seger mot Team Kosovo" [Victory against Team Kosovo] (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Kosova e fortë për Xamax-in" [Strong Kosovo for Xamax] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Målrik vänskapsmatch mot Kosovo" [Target friendly match against Kosovo] (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Përfaqësuesja / Kosova zhgënjen me lojë e rezultat" [The national team / Kosovo disappoints with the game and the result]. AlbaniaSoccer.com (in Albanian). 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Kosova e fitoi ndeshjen testuese kundër FC Wil" [Kosovo won the test match against FC Wil] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Kosova barazon pa gola me Eintracht Frankfurtin" [Kosovo draws goalless with Eintracht Frankfurt] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Përfaqësuesja pësoi humbje në miqësoren me Werderin" [The national team suffered a loss in the friendly with Werder] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 March 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kosovo at RSSSF