Kosovo football clubs in European competitions

On 3 May 2016, Kosovo became a full member of UEFA, the governing body of association football in Europe.[1][2] Kosovo football clubs can qualify for UEFA's two of the three main continental competitions, the UEFA Champions League since the 2017–18 season and the UEFA Europa Conference League since the 2021–22 season.

Kosovo football clubs in European competitions
Kosovo football clubs who participate in European competitions play their home matches at Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica (upper) and Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina (down)
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Latest entry

Kosovo football clubs has also been able to qualify for the UEFA Europa League from 2017–18 season to 2020–21 season, but due to the change by UEFA of the way of qualifying in competitions based on the country coefficient, then Kosovo football clubs are not able to participate in this competition due to the low country coefficient.

UEFA rankings

Country coefficient
As of 6 May 2021[3][4]
Ranking Member association
(L: League, C: Cup)		 Coefficient Places in 2022–23 season
2021 2020 Mvmt 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 Total CL EL ECL Total
46 45 –1  Malta L, C 1.250 1.375 1.500 0.750 1.500 6.375 1 0 3 4
47 53 +6  Faroe Islands L, C 0.375 0.750 1.125 1.125 2.750 6.125
48 52 +4  Kosovo L, C —[a] 0.000 2.500 1.500 1.833 5.833
49 48 –1  Gibraltar L, C 1.500 0.500 1.000 1.000 1.666 5.666
50 50 —  Montenegro L, C 0.875 1.125 0.375 1.000 1.625 5.000

Club coefficient
As of 6 May 2021[5][6]
Ranking Club Coefficient
Nat'l UEFA
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 Total Country Part
1 296 Drita —[b] DNQ 1.500 DNQ 2.000 3.500 1.166
2 356 Prishtina 0.250 1.000 0.500 0.500 2.250 1.166
3 387 Feronikeli DNQ 1.500 DNQ 1.500 1.166
4 413 Gjilani DNQ 1.000 1.000 1.166
5 414 Trepça '89 0.500 DNQ 0.500 1.166

Competitions

UEFA Champions League
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017–18 Trepça '89 1Q Víkingur Gøta 1–4 1–2 2–6
2018–19 Drita PR FC Santa Coloma 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Lincoln Red Imps 4–1 (a.e.t.)
1Q Malmö 0–3 0–2 0–5
2019–20 Feronikeli PR Lincoln Red Imps 1–0
FC Santa Coloma 2–1
1Q The New Saints 0–1 2–2 2–3
2020–21 Drita PR Inter d'Escaldes 2–1
Linfield 0–3 (awarded)
2021–22 Prishtina PR Folgore 2–0
Inter d'Escaldes 2–0
1Q Ferencváros 1–3 0–3 1–6

UEFA Europa League
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017–18 Prishtina 1Q Norrköping 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 PR Europa 5–0 1–1 6–1
1Q Fola Esch 0–0 (4–5 p) 0–0 4–5
Drita 2Q F91 Dudelange 1–1 1–2 2–3
2019–20 Prishtina PR St Joseph's 1–1 0–2 1–3
Feronikeli 2Q Slovan Bratislava 0−2 1−2 1−4
2020–21 Prishtina PR Lincoln Red Imps 0–3 (awarded)
Gjilani Tre Penne 3–1
1Q APOEL 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Drita 2Q Sileks 2–0
3Q Legia Warsaw 0–2

UEFA Europa Conference League
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2021–22 Llapi 1Q Shkupi 1–1 0–2 1–3
Drita Dečić 2–1 1–0 3–1
2Q Feyenoord 0–0 2–3 2–3
Prishtina Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4 6–5
3Q Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2 2–3

Mitropa Cup
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1983–84 Prishtina RR Eisenstadt 3–3 2–4 Runners-up[7]
Vasas 4–2 1–1
Teplice 2–0 1–1

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^
    Endrit Krasniqi (Prishtina), Mendurim Hoti (Feronikeli and Prishtina) and Xhevdet Shabani (Drita and Prishtina)
  2. ^
    Kosovo was not a UEFA member until 3 May 2016.[1][2]

References
  1. "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
  2. "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.
  3. "UEFA Country Ranking 2021". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Country coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2021". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Club coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. "Mitropa Cup 1983/84". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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