Kosovo national under-21 football team results (2013–2019)

Kosovo national under-21 football team results (2013–2019)
Season	2013–19
Supporters' Shield	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Manager	Rafet Prekazi
Assistant manager	Erdogan Celina
Captain	Rron Broja (2017); Bersant Celina (2017); Ardian Ismajli (2017–2018); Besfort Kolgeci (2019); Lirim Kastrati (2019)
Home stadium	Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium (2017–2018); Fadil Vokrri Stadium (2019–)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship	2019; Group 5, 5th (did not qualify); 2021; Group 3, 5th (did not qualify)
Matches played	17
Wins	7
Draws	3
Losses	7
Goals scored	21 (1.24 per match)
Goals against	22
Top goalscorer	Florent Hasani (3)
Biggest home win	Kosovo 3–2 Norway ; (1 September 2017)
Biggest away win	Andorra 0–4 Kosovo ; (6 June 2019)
Longest winning run	4
Longest unbeaten run	4
Longest winless run	3
Longest losing run	3
	2020–29 →

Last updated April 04, 2022

This is a list of Kosovo national under-21 football team from 2013 to 2019.

History

Participations at qualifications

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications

On 26 January 2017, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group 5 of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, together with Azerbaijan, Germany, Israel, Norway and Republic of Ireland.^[1] On 25 March 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications with a 1–0 away defeat in against Republic of Ireland.^[2] On 29 July 2017, UEFA confirmed that the match in which Kosovo had lost with a deep score 0–5 against Norway was given as a 3–0 victory for Kosovo, this happened after in that match for Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer who was suspended.^[3] This match for Kosovo was the first victory in a qualifying match for a major tournament. Kosovo would secure another dramatic win against Norway at home with 3-2 by two goals from Enis Bytyqi and one from Florent Hasani, that was Kosovo's first home win , in their history at this competition.^[4]

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications

On 11 December 2018, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group 3 of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, together with Albania, Andorra, Austria, England and Turkey.^[5] Before the start of this qualifying cycle, Kosovo in March 2019 played two friendly matches in Antalya with Turkmenistan which won with a narrow score of 3–2,^[6] and with Malta which won with a minimum score of 1–0,^[7] in the composition of Kosovo was the players who would potentially be part of the national team during the qualifying cycle. On 6 June 2019, Kosovo started the qualifying cycle against Andorra which they defeated with a deep score 4–0 and this match is their best result yet.^[8]

Fixtures and results

2013

12 June 2013 Valais Youth Cup	Ghana	2–2 (5–4 p)	Kosovo	Le Bouveret, Switzerland
19:30	Narh 7' Addico 61'	Report	Muriqi 41' Musaj 73'	Stadium: Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
	Penalties
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15 June 2013 Valais Youth Cup	Egypt	8–0	Kosovo	Le Bouveret, Switzerland
15:30	Ahmed5', 55' Koka 25' Metwalli 47' Kahraba 56', 61' Bassam75', 85'	Report		Stadium: Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

2016

22 January2016 Antalya Cup	Bahrain	0–0	Kosovo	Antalya, Turkey
11:00		Report		Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

24 January2016 Antalya Cup	Ukraine	2–0	Kosovo	Antalya, Turkey
17:00	Khoblenko 19' Kajtazaj 89' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

26 January2016 Antalya Cup	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Kosovo	Antalya, Turkey
17:00		Report		Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

28 January2016 Antalya Cup	Kosovo	1–1	Albania	Antalya, Turkey
15:00	Alaj 37'	Report	Hoti 61'	Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

30 January2016 Antalya Cup	Azerbaijan	Canceled	Kosovo	Antalya, Turkey
15:00				Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

30 January Unofficial friendly	Iran	2–0	Kosovo	Antalya, Turkey
15:00	Ismajli 19' (o.g.) Mehran 69'	Report		Stadium: Limak Arcadia Sport Center

2017

25 March 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Kosovo	Dublin, Ireland
14:00	Shodipo 56'	Report		Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 445 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

12 June 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Norway	0–3 Awarded^[a]	Kosovo	Drammen, Norway
19:00	Thorsby 3' Ajer 23' Risa 66' Reitan 83' Hanche-Olsen 87'	Report		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

1 September 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	3–2	Norway	Mitrovica, Kosovo
19:00	Bytyqi 41', 87' Hasani 42'	Report	Thorsby 5' Ødegaard 36'	Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)

5 September 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Germany	1–0	Kosovo	Osnabrück, Germany
19:00	M. Eggestein 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,331 Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

9 November 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	0–4	Israel	Mitrovica, Kosovo
19:00		Report	Nachmias 15' Weissman 44' Dasa 58' Cohen 90+2'	Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)

14 November 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Azerbaijan	0–0	Kosovo	Baku, Azerbaijan
15:00		Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2018

22 March 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	2–0	Azerbaijan	Mitrovica, Kosovo
19:00	Hasani 54' Kolgeci 61'	Report		Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

27 March 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	0–0	Germany	Mitrovica, Kosovo
18:45		Report		Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)

7 September 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	1–1	Republic of Ireland	Mitrovica, Kosovo
19:00	Hasani 65'	Report	Curtis 82'	Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

16 October 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Israel	3–0	Kosovo	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Ghanem 10', 45+2' Raz Meir 72'	Report		Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

2019

24 March Friendly	Kosovo	3–2	Turkmenistan	Antalya, Turkey
14:15	Hasanaj 18' Sinani 78' Sadriu 90'	Report	unknown 38' unknown 51'	Stadium: WOW Football Center

26 March Friendly	Kosovo	1–0	Malta	Antalya, Turkey
17:00	Veliu 87'	Report		Stadium: WOW Football Center

6 June 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Andorra	0–4	Kosovo	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:30		Report	Gashi 4' (pen.) Daku 30' Mema 32' Abedini 45'	Stadium: Estadi Comunal Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

11 June 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Kosovo	3–1	Turkey	Pristina, Kosovo
20:00	Xhemajli 45+2' Daku 72' Kastrati 90'	Report	Dervişoğlu 46'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (Iceland)

9 September 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	England	2–0	Kosovo	Kingston upon Hull, England
20:45	Foden 25', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

15 October 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Albania	2–1	Kosovo	Elbasan, Albania
19:00	Tafa 76' Muçolli 81'	Report	Baftiu 90'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

15 November 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	Austria	4–0	Kosovo	Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00	Raguž 14' Friedl 20', 69' Lovrić 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Notes and references

Notes

^
The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, this happened after in that match for Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer who was suspended.^[3]

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References

↑ "Kosova U21 në grup me Gjermaninë, ja orari i ndeshjeve" [Kosovo U21 in group with Germany and the match schedules] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018. Kosova u përfshi në Grupin 5, me kundërshtarë shumë të fortë si Gjermania, Izraeli, Norvegjia, Irlanda dhe Azerbajxhani
↑ "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë" [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
1 2 "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.{{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Kosovo-Norway | Under-21 2018/19".
↑ "Kosova U21 në grup me Shqipërinë dhe Anglinë" [Kosovo U21 in a group with Albania and England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 December 2018.
↑ "Kombëtarja U21 shënoi fitore në miqësoren kundër Turkmenistanit" [The national U21 team scored a victory in the friendly against Turkmenistan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2019.
↑ "Kombëtarja U21 fiton edhe në miqësoren kundër Maltës" [The national U21 team also wins in the friendly against Malta] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2019.
↑ "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.

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[cnote_a] 
The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, this happened after in that match for Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer who was suspended.^[3]

[1] "Kosova U21 në grup me Gjermaninë, ja orari i ndeshjeve" [Kosovo U21 in group with Germany and the match schedules] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018. Kosova u përfshi në Grupin 5, me kundërshtarë shumë të fortë si Gjermania, Izraeli, Norvegjia, Irlanda dhe Azerbajxhani

[2] "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë" [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[NORvKVX-3] 1 2 "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.{{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Kosovo-Norway | Under-21 2018/19".

[5] "Kosova U21 në grup me Shqipërinë dhe Anglinë" [Kosovo U21 in a group with Albania and England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 December 2018.

[6] "Kombëtarja U21 shënoi fitore në miqësoren kundër Turkmenistanit" [The national U21 team scored a victory in the friendly against Turkmenistan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2019.

[7] "Kombëtarja U21 fiton edhe në miqësoren kundër Maltës" [The national U21 team also wins in the friendly against Malta] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2019.

[8] "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.

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