Kosovo national football team
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) |
|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Kosovo (Federata e Futbollit të Kosovës – FFK) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Albert Bunjaki |
| Captain | Samir Ujkani |
| Most caps |
Samir Ujkani Fanol Përdedaj (11) |
| Top scorer | Albert Bunjaku (3) |
| Home stadium |
Pristina City Stadium Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari Loro Boriçi Stadium (only 2018 FIFA World Cup's qualifying matches) |
| FIFA code | KVX |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 166  1 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 164 (October 2016) |
| Lowest | 190 (July–August 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 104 (6 September 2016) |
| Highest | 102 (14 February 1993) |
| Lowest | 122 (June–July 2014) |
| First international | |
As FIFA member Kosovo 2–0 Faroe Islands  (Frankfurt, Germany; 3 June 2016) Permitted by FIFA Kosovo 0–0 Haiti  (Mitrovica, Kosovo; 5 March 2014) Unofficial  Albania 3–1 Kosovo (Tirana, Albania; 14 February 1993) |
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| Biggest win | |
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As FIFA member Kosovo 2–0 Faroe Islands (Frankfurt, Germany; 3 June 2016) Permitted by FIFA Kosovo 2–0 Equatorial Guinea  (Pristina, Kosovo; 10 October 2015) Unofficial  Kosovo 7–1 Monaco  (Cap d'Ail, France; 22 April 2006) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Kosovo 0–6 Croatia  (Shkodër, Albania; 6 October 2016) |
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The Kosovo national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja kosovare e futbollit, Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова/Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international men's football. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo, the governing body for football in Kosovo. They have been a member of UEFA and FIFA since May 2016. The team is coached by Albert Bunjaki, who took charge in July 2009.
The squads of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia at international competitions often included players from Kosovo, such as Fadil Vokrri and Stevan Stojanović. Three football players (Milutin Šoškić, Fahrudin Jusufi, Vladimir Durković) were part of the Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and silver medal at the 1960 European Championship.
The unofficial national team of Kosovo was formed following the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, and has played a number of friendly matches. Most of these friendly matches were played against club teams, although a number were played against national teams of other countries.
On 6 May 2008, after the declaration of independence from Serbia, Kosovo applied for FIFA membership. Kosovo's application was discussed at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, in October 2008 when Kosovo was rejected membership in FIFA and could not play friendly matches as it was deemed it did not comply with article 10 of the FIFA statutes, that only "an independent state recognised by the international community" may be admitted into FIFA. FIFA reverted that decision on 22 May 2012, stating that Kosovo may play other countries in international friendlies according to Article 79 of the FIFA Statutes.
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