Kosovo national football team results (2020–present)

This is a list of Kosovo national football team results from 2020 to 2029.

Kosovo national football team results (2020–present)
Supporters' ShieldDardanët (Dardanians)
ManagerBernard Challandes
Assistant managerRamush Gashi, Muharrem Sahiti and Genc Hoxha
CaptainAmir Rrahmani (2020)
Samir Ujkani (2021–)
Home stadiumFadil Vokrri Stadium
UEFA Euro 2020Play-offs (did not qualify)
2022 FIFA World CupGroup B, TBD (did not qualify)
Matches played21
Wins6
Draws3
Losses12
Goals scored22 (1.05 per match)
Goals against29
Top goalscorerVedat Muriqi (11)
Biggest home winKosovo 4–0 Lithuania
(24 March 2021)
Biggest away winMalta 1–2 Kosovo
(4 June 2021)
Longest winning run2
Longest unbeaten run3
Longest winless run8
Longest losing run2
Highest attendance44,123; Sweden 3–0 Kosovo
(9 October 2021)
Lowest attendance0[a]
2030–39 →
This article is about the men's team results. For the women's team results, see Kosovo women's national football team results (2020–present).

History

2020: Year to be forgotten

As Kosovo could not qualify through the normal group stage, Kosovo as a D3 League winner in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League secured participation in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs, where it will play with North Macedonia.[1][2] Two months before the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs, Kosovo played its first match in 2020 against Sweden in Doha on January 12, this friendly match ended in a 1–0 minimal away defeat[3] and this match was a test match, where they were tested the players from the Football Superleague of Kosovo, but also players who not had space in national team.[4] In addition to the match against Sweden it was planned to play another friendly match against United States on January 15, but the match was canceled by United States due to the 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis.[5][6]

Fixtures and results
Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

2020
12 January Friendly Sweden  1–0  Kosovo Doha, Qatar
15:45 (CET; UTC+03:00) Hedlund  75' Report Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
15 January Friendly United States  Canceled[5][6]  Kosovo Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Aspire Academy
Note: The match was canceled after United States cancelled training camp in Aspire Academy due to the 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis.[5][6]
3 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Moldova  1–1  Kosovo Parma, Italy[b]
20:45 (CEST; UTC+02:00) Nicolaescu  20' Report Kololli  71' Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini[b]
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
6 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  1–2  Greece Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 (CEST; UTC+02:00) B. Berisha  82' Report Limnios  2'
Siovas  51'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
8 October[c] UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs North Macedonia  2–1  Kosovo Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 (CEST; UTC+02:00) Kololli  16' (o.g.)
Ristovski  33'		 Report Hadergjonaj  33' Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
11 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  0–1  Slovenia Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 (CEST; UTC+02:00) Report Vučkić  22' Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
14 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Greece  0–0  Kosovo Athens, Greece
20:45 (CEST; UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
11 November Friendly (Brotherly derby) Albania  2–1  Kosovo Elbasan, Albania
16:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Balaj  31'
Uzuni  65'		 {{{1}}} Muriqi  85' (pen.) Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
15 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Slovenia  2–1  Kosovo Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 (CET; UTC+01:00) Kurtić  63'
Iličić  90+4' (pen.)		 Report Muriqi  58' Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
18 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  1–0  Moldova Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 (CET; UTC+01:00) Kastrati  31' Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2021
24 March Friendly Kosovo  4–0  Lithuania Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Zeneli  27', 71'
Muriqi  63'
Halimi  79'		 {{{1}}} Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
28 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Kosovo  0–3  Sweden Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Augustinsson  12'
Isak  35'
Larsson  70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Spain  3–1  Kosovo Seville, Spain
20:45 Olmo  34'
Torres  36'
Moreno  75'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Halimi  70' Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
1 June Friendly Kosovo  4–1  San Marino Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Muriqi  28', 45+1', 46', 76' (pen.) Report D. Tomassini  85' Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu (Turkey)
4 June Friendly Kosovo  Canceled  Kazakhstan Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Note: The match was canceled after Government of Kazakhstan did not allow its national team to travel to Kosovo.[7]
4 June Friendly Malta  1–2  Kosovo Klagenfurt, Austria
18:00 Dimech  45+2' Report Rashica  19', 84' Stadium: Wörtherseestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
8 June Friendly Kosovo  Canceled  Comoros Manavgat, Turkey
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Note: The match was canceled after Comoros is on the list of restrictions on entry into Turkey as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
8 June Friendly Kosovo  1–2  Guinea Manavgat, Turkey
16:00 UTC+2 Manaj  90+3' Report Kouyaté  60'
Kanté  66' (pen.)		 Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sarper Barış Saka (Turkey)
11 June Friendly Kosovo  1–0  Gambia Manavgat, Turkey
19:00 UTC+2 Hoxha  80' Report Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia  0–1  Kosovo Batumi, Georgia
18:00 (20:00; UTC+4) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Muriqi  18' Stadium: Batumi Stadium
Attendance: 122
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
5 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Kosovo  1–1  Greece Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Muriqi  90+2' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Douvikas  45+2' Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: François Letexier (France)
8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Kosovo  0–2  Spain Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Fornals  32'
Torres  90'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
9 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden  3–0  Kosovo Solna, Sweden
18:00 Forsberg  29' (pen.)
Isak  62'
Quaison  79'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 44,123
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
12 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Kosovo  1–2  Georgia Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Muriqi  45', pen.' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Okriashvili  11'
Davitashvili  82'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland
10 November Friendly Kosovo  0–2  Jordan Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 UTC+2 Report Faisal  18'
Al-Dardour  85'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)
14 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Greece  1–1  Kosovo Athens, Greece
20:45 (21:45; UTC+2) Masouras  44' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Rrahmani  76' Stadium: Athens Olympic Stadium
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Cyprus or Estonia v  Kosovo Cyprus or Estonia
20:45 (21:45; UTC+3) Report
5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  v  Greece Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  v  Northern Ireland Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Greece  v  Kosovo Greece
20:45 (21:45; UTC+3) Report
24 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland  v  Kosovo Northern Ireland
18:00 (17:00; UTC+1) Report
27 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Kosovo  v Cyprus or Estonia Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium

Kosovo against other countries
As of 14 November 2021[8]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Reference
 Albania 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00 H2H results
 Greece 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 H2H results
 Malta 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Moldova 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00 H2H results
 North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 H2H results
 San Marino 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 H2H results
 Slovenia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00 H2H results
 Sweden 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 000.00 H2H results
14 Countries 23 6 4 13 23 32 −9 026.09 All H2H results

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[9]
  2. ^
    The two matches between Kosovo and Moldova were played on neutral venues as there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries.[10]
  3. ^
    The North Macedonia v Kosovo match, originally scheduled for 26 March 2020, 20:45 (UTC+1) at the Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje was postponed on 17 March due to the coronavirus.[11] The match was later rescheduled to 8 October 2020.[12]

References
  1. "Kosova i mbyll me humbje kualifikimet për Euro 2020, Anglisë i bëhet mikpritje e ngrohtë në Fadil Vokrri" [Kosovo closed the Euro 2020 qualifications with defeat, England warmly welcomed at Fadil Vokrri] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 17 November 2019. Tani Kombëtarja e Kosovës do të jetë plotësisht e përqendruar në “play-off”-in e Ligës së Kombeve, nëpërmjet të cilës garë synohet kualifikimi në Euro 2020. Në gjysmëfinale të kësaj gare Kosova do të luajë kundër Maqedonisë së Veriut në muajin mars
  2. "Kosova e pafat, Gjeorgjia ose Bjellorusia mikpritëse të finales së "play-off"-it të Ligës D" [Unfortunate Kosovo, Georgia or Belarus hosting the D-League play-off final] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 July 2017. Kombëtarja e Kosovës, e cila doli fituese e Grupit A në Divisionin D të Ligës së Kombeve, në gjysmëfinale të "play-off"-it do të luajë si mysafire e Maqedonisë së Veriut
  3. "Kosova e dominoi Suedinë me lojë, por pësoi humbje" [Kosovo dominated Sweden with game, but lost] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 January 2020.
  4. "Miqësorja me Suedinë mundësi e mirë për lojtarët që nuk kanë pasur hapësirë" [Friendly with Sweden is a good opportunity for players who have no space] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 December 2019.
  5. United States men's national soccer team [@USMNT] (3 January 2020). "@ussoccer statement on the #USMNT's 2020 January Camp" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Miqësorja Kosovë-Amerikë nuk mund të ndodhë, SHBA'të anulojnë udhëtimin drejt Katarit" [Kosovo-America friendly can't happen, US cancels trip to Qatar]. Gazeta Metro (in Albanian). 4 January 2020.
  7. "Kosova ndërron dy rivalët e miqësoreve të qershorit" [Kosovo replaces the two June friendly rivals] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 May 2021.
  8. "Kosovo national football team match results". eu-football.info. Only matches from 2014 are included
  9. "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020.
  10. "Meciul Moldova – Kosovo din Liga Națiunilor se va juca în Italia" [The Moldova – Kosovo match in the Nations League will be played in Italy] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 8 July 2020.
  11. "UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months". UEFA. 17 March 2020. All UEFA competitions and matches (including friendlies) for clubs and national teams for both men and women have been put on hold until further notice. The UEFA EURO 2020 play-off matches and international friendlies, scheduled for the end of March, will now be played in the international window at the start of June, subject to a review of the situation
  12. "UEFA e ka konfirmuar orarin e ndeshjes Maqedoni e Veriut – Kosovë, zhvillohet në Shkup në muajin tetor" [UEFA confirms schedule of North Macedonia – Kosovo match, takes place in Skopje in October] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 17 June 2020.
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