The Kosovo national under-17 football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 17 vjeç; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 17. године, Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 17. godine) is the national under-17
football team of
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
and is controlled by the
Football Federation of Kosovo
The Football Federation of Kosovo ( sq, Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës; FFK) is the governing body of football in Kosovo, with headquarters in Pristina. The Football Federation of Kosovo was established in 1946 as a branch of the Football Associ ...
.
History
Permitting by FIFA to play friendlies
On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations. Whereas, on 13 January 2014, there was a change of this permit that forbade Kosovo to play against the national teams of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Club teams were also allowed to play friendlies and this happened after a
FIFA Emergency Committee
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meeting. However, it was stipulated that clubs and representative teams of the Football Federation of Kosovo may not display national symbols as flags, emblems, etc. or play national anthems. The go-ahead was given after meetings between the Football Association of Serbia and
Sepp Blatter.
Membership in UEFA and FIFA
In September 2015 at an
UEFA
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Executive Committee meeting in
Malta
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was approved the request from the federation to the admission in UEFA to the next Ordinary Congress to be held in
Budapest
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. On 3 May 2016, at the Ordinary Congress. Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo. Ten days later, Kosovo was accepted in
FIFA during their 66th congress in
Mexico
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with 141 votes in favour and 23 against.
Competition record
UEFA European Championship
On 26 January 2017, in
Nyon
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, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in
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of the
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, together with
Hungary
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,
Netherlands
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and
Wales
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. On 10 October 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications with a 3–1 away defeat in against Netherlands.
Fixtures and results
2021
Players
Current squad
* The following players were called up for the
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
* Match dates: 5–11 October 2022
* Opposition: , and
*Caps and goals correct as of: 8 October 2022, after the match against
Coaching staff
Head-to-head records against other countries
See also
;Men's
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National team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
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Under-21
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Under-19
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Under-15
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Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
;Women's
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National team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
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Under-19
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Under-17
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
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Kosovo U17News about the team
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European national under-17 association football teams