Kosovo national football team records and statistics

The Kosovo national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo, the governing body for football in Kosovo, and is under the jurisdiction of FIFA globally. Kosovo was admitted as a member of UEFA and FIFA in May 2016, allowing the team to participate in official international competitions. Prior to official recognition, Kosovan players were eligible to play for other national teams, most notably Albania national team.[1]

Kosovo played its first official match on 5 March 2014, a friendly against Haiti national team, before gaining FIFA membership. Since joining UEFA and FIFA, Kosovo has participated in qualification campaigns for the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. The team has yet to qualify for a major tournament, but it has achieved notable results in friendly matches and UEFA Nations League competitions.

The team's home matches are primarily held at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina. Kosovo's kit is traditionally blue and white, and the squad has included players competing in top European leagues. The national team has become a symbol of national identity and pride, reflecting the development of football infrastructure and talent in Kosovo.

Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Switzerland.[2]

Kosovo also played its first recorded match in history on 29 November 1942, a friendly as part of the celebrations for the 30th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania against Tirana,[a] which ended in a 2–0 away defeat.[4]

Player records

  • Players in bold are called up to the squad in last 12 months and are still active at international level.
  • Players with flags in front of their name are players who represented Kosovo, but now represent another national team.
  •   Player is not available at international level due to FIFA eligibility rules.

Most appearances

As of 18 November 2025[5]
Mërgim Vojvoda is the most capped player in the history of Kosovo with 71 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Pos. Career
1 Mërgim Vojvoda 71 3 DF 2017–present
2 Amir Rrahmani 67 7 DF 2014–present
4 Vedat Muriqi 66 32 FW 2016–present
5 Milot Rashica 63 12 FW 2016–present
6 Fidan Aliti 63 1 DF 2017–present
7 Valon Berisha 52 4 MF 2016–present
8 Arijanet Muric 48 0 GK 2018–present
9 Edon Zhegrova 45 5 MF 2018–present
10 Bersant Celina 38 2 MF 2014–present
Florent Hadergjonaj 38 1 DF 2019–present

Longest career length

Zymer Bytyqi is the second-youngest player to represent Kosovo and is also noted for having the third-longest career with the national team.
As of 15 November 2025[6]
Name Career length First cap Last cap
Opponent Date Opponent Date
Amir Rrahmani 11 years, 5 months and 3 weeks  Senegal 25 May 2014  Slovenia 15 November 2025
Leart Paqarada 10 years, 11 months, 4 weeks and 1 day  Oman 7 September 2014   Switzerland 5 September 2025
Zymer Bytyqi 10 years, 8 months, 1 week and 6 days  Haiti 5 March 2014  Lithuania 18 November 2024

Youngest players on debut

Ten players made their debut for Kosovo before turning 19, three of them under 18. Several players were not yet of age on their debut. Among these youngest debutants, some have gone on to become regular internationals, scoring goals and achieving notable careers. This table lists the youngest players to appear for the Kosovo national football team, including their age at debut, positions, caps, goals, opponents, and debut dates.[7]

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at debut Opponent Date
Enis Bunjaki FW 17 October 1997 16 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day  Senegal 25 May 2014
Zymer Bytyqi MF 11 September 1996 17 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day  Haiti 5 March 2014
Bersant Celina MF 9 September 1996 17 years, 11 months, 4 weeks and 1 day  Oman 7 September 2014
Julian Bibleka GK 4 May 1996 18 years and 3 weeks  Senegal 25 May 2014
Eliot Bujupi FW 3 July 2006 18 years, 2 months and 6 days  Cyprus 9 September 2024
Visar Bekaj GK 24 May 1997 18 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days  Albania 13 November 2015
Lirim R. Kastrati DF 2 February 1999 18 years, 8 months and 1 week  Iceland 9 October 2017
Edon Zhegrova MF 31 March 1999 18 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days  Madagascar 24 March 2018
Ismet Lushaku MF 22 September 2000 19 years, 3 months and 3 weeks  Sweden 12 January 2020
Eroll Zejnullahu MF 19 October 1994 19 years, 7 months and 6 days  Senegal 25 May 2014

Oldest players

Oldest players on debut

Ardian Gashi is the oldest player to have debuted for the Kosovo national team.

This list includes the oldest players to make their debut for the Kosovo national football team.[7]

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at debut Opponent Date
Ardian Gashi MF 20 June 1981 32 years, 8 months, 1 week and 6 days  Haiti 5 March 2014
Albania Debatik Curri DF 28 December 1983 30 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days  Turkey 21 May 2014
Albert Bunjaku FW 29 November 1983 30 years, 3 months and 5 days  Haiti 5 March 2014
Besart Berisha FW 29 July 1985 31 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 3 days  Finland 24 March 2017
Adis Nurković GK 28 April 1986 31 years, 1 month and 2 weeks  Turkey 11 June 2017
Alban Meha MF 26 April 1986 30 years, 4 months, 1 week and 3 days  Finland 5 September 2016
Lapidar Lladrovci DF 15 December 1990 29 years and 4 weeks  Sweden 12 January 2020
Besar Musolli MF 28 February 1989 28 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day  Ukraine 6 October 2017

Oldest players at last match

Samir Ujkani is the oldest player to have appeared for the Kosovo national team.

This list includes the oldest players to appear for the Kosovo national football team.[8]

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at last match Opponent Date
Samir Ujkani GK 5 July 1988 34 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day  Cyprus 27 September 2022
Shpëtim Hasani FW 10 August 1982 33 years, 3 months and 3 days  Albania 13 November 2015
Ardian Gashi MF 20 June 1981 33 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days  Oman 7 September 2014
Albert Bunjaku FW 29 November 1983 32 years, 10 months and 1 week  Croatia 6 October 2016
Valon Berisha MF 7 February 1993 32 years, 8 months and 3 days  Slovenia 10 October 2025
Bernard Berisha MF 24 October 1991 32 years, 7 months, 1 week and 5 days  Norway 5 June 2024
Kristian Nushi MF 21 July 1982 32 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days  Oman 7 September 2014
Fidan Aliti DF 3 October 1993 32 years and 1 week  Slovenia 10 October 2025
Enis Alushi MF 22 December 1985 31 years, 8 months and 2 weeks  Finland 5 September 2017
Besart Berisha FW 29 July 1985 31 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 3 days  Iceland 24 March 2017

Captains

Besnik Hasi is the oldest player to have capitened the Kosovo national team.

This list includes players who have captained the Kosovo national football team, ranked from the oldest to the youngest.[9]

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at first captaincy Opponent Date
Besnik Hasi DF 29 December 1971 35 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days  Saudi Arabia 15 June 2007
Genc Hoxha N/a 15 September 1957 35 years, 4 months, 4 weeks and 2 days  Albania 14 February 1993
Mërgim Vojvoda DF 1 February 1995 30 years, 4 months and 5 days  Armenia 6 June 2025
Enis Alushi MF 22 December 1985 28 years, 5 months and 3 days  Senegal 25 May 2014
Vedat Muriqi FW 24 April 1994 28 years and 5 months  Northern Ireland 24 September 2022
Herolind Shala MF 1 February 1992 27 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days  Denmark 21 March 2019
Samir Ujkani GK 5 July 1988 27 years, 3 months and 5 days  Equatorial Guinea 10 October 2015
Fidan Aliti DF 3 October 1993 26 years, 3 months, 1 week and 2 days  Sweden 12 January 2020
Hekuran Kryeziu MF 12 February 1993 26 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days  Bulgaria 25 March 2019
Amir Rrahmani DF 24 February 1994 25 years, 3 months and 2 weeks  Montenegro 7 June 2019
Valon Berisha MF 7 February 1993 25 years, 9 months, 1 week and 6 days  Azerbaijan 20 November 2018
Anel Rashkaj MF 19 August 1989 24 years, 6 months and 2 weeks  Haiti 5 March 2014
Florian Loshaj MF 13 August 1996 24 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 1 day  Gambia 11 June 2021
Visar Bekaj GK 24 May 1997 24 years, 2 weeks and 1 day  Guinea 8 June 2021
Lirim R. Kastrati FW 2 February 1999 23 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 days  Faroe Islands 19 November 2022

Competitive players records

Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championships, Nations League and qualifiers)
Amir Rrahmani (2014–present), 52[10]
Mërgim Vojvoda (2017–present), 52[11]
Vedat Muriqi (2016–present), 51[12]
Milot Rashica (2016–present), 50[13]
Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Vedat Muriqi & Milot Rashica, 18[14]
Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship qualifying
Arijanet Muriqi, Mërgim Vojvoda & Fidan Aliti, 17[15]
Most appearances in the UEFA Nations League
Amir Rrahmani 22[16]

List of national players who were not born in Kosovo

Main article: List of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo

Goals

Top goalscorers

As of 18 November 2025[17]
Vedat Muriqi is the top scorer in the history of Kosovo with 32 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Vedat Muriqi 32 66 0.48 2016–present
2 Milot Rashica 12 63 0.19 2016–present
3 Arbër Zeneli 9 33 0.27 2016–present
4 Amir Rrahmani 7 67 0.1 2014–present
5 Albion Rrahmani 6 21 0.29 2023–present
6 Elbasan Rashani 5 29 0.17 2016-2024
Edon Zhegrova 5 45 0.11 2018–present
8 Benjamin Kololli 4 24 0.17 2016–2022
Valon Berisha 4 52 0.08 2016–present
10 Albert Bunjaku 3 6 0.5 2014–2016
Fisnik Asllani 3 12 0.25 2024–present
Atdhe Nuhiu 3 19 0.16 2017–2020
Lumbardh Dellova 3 20 0.15 2022–present
Besar Halimi 3 34 0.09 2015–2021
Mërgim Vojvoda 3 71 0.04 2017–present

Youngest goalscorers

Bersant Celina is the youngest player to have scored for the Kosovo national team.

This list includes the five youngest players to have scored their first goal for the Kosovo national football team.

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at first goal Opponent Date
Bersant Celina MF 9 September 1996 19 years, 2 months and 4 days  Albania 13 November 2015
Lirim M. Kastrati FW 16 January 1999 21 years, 10 months and 2 days  Moldova 18 November 2020
Imran Bunjaku MF 18 October 1992 21 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days  Oman 7 September 2014
Donis Avdijaj FW 25 August 1996 22 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days  Malta 17 November 2018
Elbasan Rashani FW 9 May 1993 22 years, 6 months and 4 days  Albania 13 November 2015

Oldest goalscorers

Bersant Celina is the oldest player to have scored for the Kosovo national team.

This list includes the five oldest players to have scored their first goal for the Kosovo national football team.

Player Pos. Date of birth Age at first goal Opponent Date
Albert Bunjaku FW 29 November 1983 30 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day  Turkey 21 May 2014
Bernard Berisha MF 24 October 1991 28 years, 10 months, 1 week and 6 days  Greece 6 September 2020
Fidan Aliti DF 3 October 1993 28 years, 5 months and 3 weeks  Burkina Faso 24 March 2022
Atdhe Nuhiu FW 29 July 1989 27 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 3 days  Iceland 24 March 2017
Benjamin Kololli MF 15 May 1992 26 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 5 days  Malta 11 October 2018

Hat-tricks

Arbër Zeneli is the first player to score a hat-trick for the Kosovo national team.
Player Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Arbër Zeneli 20 November 2018 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo  Azerbaijan 1–0
2–0
4–0 		4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
Vedat Muriqi 1 June 2021  San Marino 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0 		4–1 Friendly
23 March 2025 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain  Iceland 1–1
2–1
3–1 		3–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs
Albion Rrahmani 9 June 2025 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo  Comoros 1–1
2–1
3–1 		4–2 Friendly

Best goal ratio

This table lists Kosovo national team players ranked by their goals-to-caps ratio.[18]

Player Goals Caps Ratio
Mërgim Brahimi 2 2 1
Vedat Muriqi 32 64 0.5
Albert Bunjaku 3 6 0.5
Switzerland Uran Bislimi 1 2 0.5
Muhamet Hyseni 1 2 0.5
Donis Avdijaj 2 6 0.33
Imran Bunjaku 1 3 0.33
Albania Arbër Hoxha 1 3 0.33
Arb Manaj 1 3 0.33
Altin Zeqiri 1 3 0.33

Team results

Biggest wins

22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) Friendly Monaco  1–7  Kosovo Cap d'Ail, France
unknown ??' Report (1st)
Report (2nd)		 Zeka 15'
Emra 17', 65'
Gashi 29'
Keqi 75'
Llumnica 82'
Idrizi 83'		 Stadium: Cap d'Ail Stadium
24 March 2022 Friendly Kosovo  5–0  Burkina Faso Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Aliti 3'
Selmani 23'
Vojvoda 53'
Rashica 68'
Domgjoni 75'		 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
17 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Malta  0–5  Kosovo Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 (UTC+1) Report Muriqi 15'
Kololli 70'
Avdijaj 78', 80'
Rashica 86'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Highest-scoring draws

13 November 2015 Friendly Kosovo  2–2  Albania Pristina, Kosovo
14:00 UTC+1 Celina 58' (pen.)
Rashani 69'		 Report Manaj 54'
Rrahmani 73'		 Stadium: Pristina City Stadium
Attendance: 38,000 (record)
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
21 March 2019 Friendly Kosovo  2–2  Denmark Pristina, Kosovo
19:00 (UTC+1) Rrahmani 42'
Celina 66'		 Report Eriksen 63' (pen.)
Højbjerg 90+1'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
16 November 2022 Friendly Kosovo  2–2  Armenia Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 L. M. Kastrati 67' (pen.)
Rrudhani 90+3'		 Report Shaghoyan 24'
K. Hovhannisyan 82'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
9 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kosovo  2–2   Switzerland Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 Muriqi 65', 90+4' Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Biggest defeats

21 May 2014 Friendly Kosovo  1–6  Turkey Mitrovica, Kosovo
16:00 GMT A. Bunjaku 35' Report Özek 2'
Kısa 34'
Şahan 49'
Pektemek 54', 71'
Potuk 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Kosovo  0–6  Croatia Shkodër, Albania[b]
20:45 UTC+1 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Mandžukić 6', 24', 35'
Mitrović 68'
Perišić 83'
N. Kalinić 90+2'		 Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium[b]
Attendance: 14,612
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Match statistics

Opponents to continental federations

This table shows Kosovo's head-to-head record aggregated by continental football association and non-FIFA teams.

Continental Association Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
UEFA Europe 71 28 14 29 94 102 −8 039.44
AFC Asia 3 2 0 1 2 2 +0 066.67
CAF Africa 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 083.33
CONCACAF North and Central America 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
ConIFA Non-FIFA 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
CONMEBOL South America 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 105 42 22 41 153 141 +12 040.00

Match type

Tournament Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Friendly matches 34 18 6 10 67 40 +27 052.94
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 24 4 5 15 14 44 −30 016.67
UEFA Nations League 26 14 4 8 45 25 +20 053.85
UEFA European Championship qualifying 19 5 7 7 24 28 −4 026.32
KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 105 42 22 41 153 141 +12 040.00

All international matches

As of 18 November 2025 after the match against Switzerland.[2]
For head-to-head record before 1993, see this article.
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Reference
1993–present
 Albania 6 1 1 4 9 11 −2 016.67 H2H results[4][22][23]
 Andorra 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00 H2H results
 Armenia 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 066.67 H2H results
 Azerbaijan 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 050.00 H2H results
 Belarus 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00 H2H results
 Burkina Faso 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 H2H results
 Comoros 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 H2H results
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 000.00 H2H results
 Cyprus 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 100.00 H2H results
 Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00 H2H results
 Denmark 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00 H2H results
 England 2 0 0 2 3 9 −6 000.00 H2H results
 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 H2H results
 Faroe Islands 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 050.00 H2H results
 Finland 2 0 1 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
 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Greece 6 0 3 3 3 7 −4 000.00 H2H results
 Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Haiti 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 H2H results
 Hungary 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Iceland 4 2 0 2 6 6 +0 050.00 H2H results
 Israel 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00 H2H results
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Lithuania 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 H2H results
 Madagascar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Malta 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00 H2H results
 Moldova 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00 H2H results
 Monaco 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 H2H results
 Montenegro 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00 H2H results
 North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Northern Cyprus 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 H2H results
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00 H2H results
 Norway 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00 H2H results
 Oman 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Romania 4 0 1 3 0 8 −8 000.00 H2H results
 San Marino 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 H2H results
 Sápmi 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 H2H results
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00 H2H results
 Slovenia 4 1 1 2 3 3 +0 025.00 H2H results
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00 H2H results
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 3 7 −4 040.00 H2H results
  Switzerland 5 0 4 1 5 9 −4 000.00 H2H results
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 000.00 H2H results
H2H results*
 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00 H2H results
49 countries 105 42 22 41 153 141 +12 040.00 All H2H results

Venues

Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Loro Boriçi Stadium
Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium

Kosovo's home stadium is the Fadil Vokrri Stadium. The stadium capacity is 13,500, which makes it the second largest national stadium in Kosovo. Kosovo's previous national stadium was the Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium which is currently under renovation. Kosovo also used Loro Boriçi Stadium during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign,[20][21] and this happened after the two stadiums in Pristina and Mitrovica at that time were under renovation and do not meet UEFA standards.[19] On 12 July 2019, the construction of Kosovo National Stadium began,[24] and two days later the project of this stadium was presented which would have a capacity of 30,000 seats,[25] but after the presentation, the construction was suspended for political reasons related to the location.[26]

As of 18 November 2025[27]
Kosovo national football team home stadiums
Stadium Capacity Location Pld W D L Win % First match Last match UEFA
category 		Ref
Opponent Date Opponent Date
Fadil Vokrri Stadium 13,500 Pristina, Kosovo 45 21 12 12 046.67  Yugoslavia 8 November 1967   Switzerland 18 November 2025 StarStarStarStar [28]
Loro Boriçi Stadium 16,000 Shkodër, Albania 5 0 0 5 000.00  Croatia 6 October 2016  Ukraine 6 October 2017 StarStarStarStar [29]
Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium 18,500 Mitrovica, Kosovo 3 1 1 1 033.33  Haiti 5 March 2014  Latvia 13 November 2017 StarStar [30]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

On 9 June 2016, the UEFA Emergency Panel decided that Kosovo would join Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Turkey and Ukraine in Group I, and also decided that Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia should not play against Kosovo for security reasons.[31][32] On 5 September 2016, Kosovo made its debut in FIFA World Cup qualification with a 1–1 away draw against Finland, with Kosovo's equalizing goal being scored by newcomer Valon Berisha from a penalty kick in the 60th minute.[33] On 2 September 2021, Kosovo achieved their first win in the FIFA World Cup qualifications a 1–0 away win against Georgia.[34]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to France 1938 Part of  Kingdom of Yugoslavia Part of  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Brazil 1950 to Italy 1990 Part of  SFR Yugoslavia Part of  SFR Yugoslavia
United States 1994 to France 1998 Part of  FR Yugoslavia Part of  FR Yugoslavia
South KoreaJapan 2002 to Germany 2006 Not a FIFA member, under UNMIK Not a FIFA member, under UNMIK
South Africa 2010 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 6th 10 0 1 9 3 24
Qatar 2022 5th 8 1 2 5 5 15
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined 2nd (PO) 6 3 2 1 6 5
MoroccoPortugalSpain 2030[c]
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total — 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3/3 24 4 5 15 14 44

UEFA European Championship

On 2 December 2018, in Dublin, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group A of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, together with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Montenegro and 2018 World Cup fourth place finisher England.[36] On 25 March 2019, Kosovo made their debut on UEFA European Championship qualifying with a 1–1 home draw against Bulgaria and the draw goal was scored by Arbër Zeneli on the 61st minute.[37] On 11 June 2019, Kosovo won their first qualifying match for a major tournament by defeating Bulgaria 3–2.[38]

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of  SFR Yugoslavia Part of  SFR Yugoslavia
England 1996 Part of  FR Yugoslavia Part of  FR Yugoslavia
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 to Portugal 2004 Not a UEFA member, under UNMIK Not a UEFA member, under UNMIK
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
PolandUkraine 2012
France 2016
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 3rd (PO) 9 3 2 4 14 18
Germany 2024 5th 10 2 5 3 10 10
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total — 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2/2 19 5 7 7 24 28

UEFA Nations League

Kosovo's Nations League record
First match  Azerbaijan 0–0 Kosovo 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 7 September 2018)
Biggest win  Malta 0–5 Kosovo 
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 17 November 2018)
Biggest defeat  Kosovo 0–3 Romania 
(Pristina, Kosovo; 6 September 2024)
Best result 38th place in 2024–25
Worst result 44th place in 2020–21

On 24 January 2018, in Lausanne, it was decided that Kosovo should be part of League D in Group 3 of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, together with Azerbaijan, Faroe Islands and Malta.[39][40] On 7 September 2018, Kosovo made their debut in the UEFA Nations League with a 0–0 away draw against Azerbaijan.[41] On 10 September 2018, Kosovo achieved their first win in the UEFA Nations League, which was also the team's first-ever competitive win, a 2–0 home win against the Faroe Islands.[42] Kosovo finished the league unbeaten (with four wins and two draws) and will be promoted to the next tier (C league) for the next edition.[43]

UEFA Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG Grp Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2018–19 D 3 1st 6 4 2 0 15 2 Rise 42nd Portugal 2019 Did not qualify
2020–21 C 3 3rd 6 1 2 3 4 6 Same position 44th Italy 2021
2022–23 C 2 2nd 6 3 0 3 11 8 Same position 39th Netherlands 2023
2024–25 C 2 2nd 8 6 0 2 15 9 Rise 38th Germany 2025
2026–27 B 3 To be determined 2027
Total 26 14 4 8 45 25 38th Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 —

Non-FIFA Tournament

Kosovo for first time after the Kosovo War participated in a tournament held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Turkish Football Association. Kosovo lost against the host with result 1–0 and won against Sàpmi with result 4–1.[44]

Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Northern Cyprus KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 2 Squad
Total Runners-up 1/1 2 1 0 1 4 2 —

Notes

  1. ^ The alternative name of the Albania national team that was used during this match.[3]
  2. ^ a b After stadiums in Mitrovica and Pristina were under renovation and do not meet UEFA standards.[19] Kosovo played the qualifying matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Loro Boriçi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Loro Boriçi), a multi-use stadium in Shkodër, Albania.[20][21]
  3. ^ Additional matches are scheduled to be played in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world cup, however they are not considered to be official hosts of the tournament.[35]

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