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)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Isa Sadriu Gazmend Haliti
Captain	Rotation
Top scorer	Elton Krasniqi (8)
FIFA code	KVX[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	3	2	1	0	3	1
September 2019	Winners	1st	3	3	0	0	12	0
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]
	GK	Erion Mala	1 January 2005	Feronikeli
	GK	Altin Gjoka	11 November 2005	Drenica
	DF	Bleron Hashani	4 January 2005	Urbano Raskovë
	DF	Erblin Thaqi	15 January 2005	Hannover 96
	DF	Alp Shahini	9 February 2005	Dinamo Ferizaj
	DF	Erolind Rudari	20 February 2005	Rroni 19
	DF	Erion Zeka	22 April 2005	2 Korriku
	DF	Rigon Xhaferi	4 May 2005	2 Korriku
	DF	Nderim Avdullahu	11 June 2005	2 Korriku
	DF	Dren Dobruna	29 July 2005	New York Red Bulls
	MF	Lorent Talla	1 January 2005	Queens Park Rangers
	MF	Erion Ramushi	8 January 2005	Ardhmëria Ferizaj
	MF	Emin Reçica	17 January 2005	2 Korriku
	MF	Ariol Bllaca	20 February 2005	2 Korriku
	MF	Leon Toska	18 April 2005	Winterthur
	MF	Leon Reçica	5 September 2005	Winterthur
	FW	Elton Krasniqi	27 February 2005	2 Korriku
	FW	Edvin Hodolli	7 March 2005	Llapi
	FW	Igball Jashari	14 July 2005	Kurda
	FW	Leart Halimi	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

• National team
• Under-21
• Under-19
• Under-17
• Futsal

Women's

• National team
• Under-19

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.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian and English)
• Kosovo U15 News about the team