Kosovo national football team results (unofficial matches)

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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]

History

Pre-independence

1990s

In 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

On 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

On 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

Shkëndija v   Kosovo

5 February 1992 (1992-02-05) Friendly	Shkëndija	0–4	Kosovo	Tetovo, Macedonia
				Stadium: Tetovo City Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Shinasi Berisha (Kosovo)

Albpetrol Patos v   Kosovo

16 February 1993 (1993-02-16) 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)

Kosovo   v Kosovan Diaspora

19 December 1999 (1999-12-19) 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

Kosovo   v Macedonian Albanians

30 November 2003 (2003-11-30) Friendly	Kosovo	5–0	Macedonian Albanians	Pristina, Kosovo
	Fetahu ?', ?' Gjonbalaj ?' Hasani ?' Jashari ?'	Report		Stadium: Pristina City Stadium

Rosenborg v   Kosovo

29 November 2005 (2005-11-29) Friendly

Rosenborg

Canceled

Kosovo

Trondheim, Norway

Kosovo   v Albanian All-Stars

28 November 2006 (2006-11-28) 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)

KEK v   Kosovo

15 March 2007 (2007-03-15) 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)

Kosovo   v   Kosovo U21

6 June 2007 (2007-06-06) 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)

Kosovo   v Albanian All-Stars

14 June 2008 (2008-06-14) 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)

Malmö v   Kosovo

28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 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

Kalmar v   Kosovo

26 June 2009 (2009-06-26) Friendly	Kalmar	2–1	Kosovo	Kalmar, Sweden
	Mendes 20' Marcelo 75'	Report	Gashi 7'	Stadium: Fredriksskans

Neuchâtel Xamax v   Kosovo

9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) Friendly	Neuchâtel Xamax	0–2	Kosovo	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
		Report	Rama 59' Kukaj 72'	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 4,000

Halmstad v   Kosovo

10 June 2010 (2010-06-10) 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)

Kosovo   v Renova

27 March 2011 (2011-03-27) Friendly	Kosovo	0–0	Renova	Pristina, Kosovo
		Report		Stadium: Pristina City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Përparim Hasani (Kosovo)

Wil v   Kosovo

14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) Friendly	Wil	0–1	Kosovo	Wil, Switzerland
		Report	Lushtaku 77'	Stadium: IGP Arena

Eintracht Frankfurt v   Kosovo

24 March 2015 (2015-03-24) Friendly	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–0	Kosovo	Frankfurt, Germany
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 4,000

Werder Bremen v   Kosovo

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27) 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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albanian All-Stars	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	000.00
Albpetrol Patos	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Eintracht Frankfurt	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Halmstad	1	0	1	0	4	4	+0	000.00
Kalmar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
KEK	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
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	000.00
Neuchâtel Xamax	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Renova	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Shkëndija	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Werder Bremen	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Wil	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
14 Teams	15	6	4	5	28	25	+3	040.00

Notes and references

Notes

1. ^
   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

1. "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.
2. Futboll: Kosova vs Diaspora (4:3) ne Mitrovice, ndeshja e pare e Kosoves paslufte ! (Nentor 1999) on YouTube
3. 2 me 1 - Ndeshje miqesore (Kosova - Yjet) 28.11.2006 on YouTube
4. "MFFtv: Fyra mål" [MFFtv: Four goals] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 28 March 2009.
5. "Seger mot Team Kosovo" [Victory against Team Kosovo] (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 26 June 2009.
6. "Kosova e fortë për Xamax-in" [Strong Kosovo for Xamax] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 October 2010.
7. "Målrik vänskapsmatch mot Kosovo" [Target friendly match against Kosovo] (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "Kosova barazon pa gola me Eintracht Frankfurtin" [Kosovo draws goalless with Eintracht Frankfurt] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2015.
11. "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.
12. "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian and English)
• Kosovo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kosovo at RSSSF