Kosovo women's national handball team

Kosovo
Information
Nickname	Dardanët
Association	Kosovo Handball Federation (Federata e Hendbollit e Kosovës – FHK)
Coach	Agron Shabani
Captain	Leonora Demaj
Most caps	Aida Stagova (27)
Most goals	Leonora Demaj (121)
Colours
1st 2nd
Last updated on 27/04/2022.

The Kosovo women's national handball team represents Kosovo in international women's handball and is controlled by the Handball Federation of Kosovo. The national handball team started competing in international competition in 2015, following Kosovo's full status recognition from the International Handball Federation (IHF).

History

Handball first arrived in Kosovo in the late 1940s, and by 1948 there were several registered clubs starting to compete in informal domestic competitions. By 1951, indoor handball was introduced. Two years later, in 1953 Kosovo Handball Federation was founded, under the auspices of the Yugoslav Handball Federation.

In 1979, whilst part of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo hosted the 1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

Following the breakdown of Yugoslavia and subsequent independence of Kosovo as a nation, Kosovo Handball Federation began operating independently.

In 2014, six years after Kosovo declared independence, the European Handball Federation (EHF) recognised Kosovo as a full member state and immediately the Kosovo national handball team started competing in international competition.

Team

Current squad

The following players were selected to participate at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches, between 3 and 5 June, 2021.^[1]

Matches and goals as of 27 April 2022.

Head coach: Agron Shabani

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Njomëza Kelmendi (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 29) 170 19 1 KHF Vushtrria 2 LW Alberina Halitaj (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 23) 161 3 0 KHF Istogu 3 RW Areta Istrefi 172 4 3 PSV Recklinghausen 5 LB Elma Kameri (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 26) 178 18 25 KHF Istogu 7 LB Mirela Gjikokaj (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 24) 180 23 83 Follo HK Damer 8 LB Burneta Rama (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 33) 174 9 29 KHF Vushtrria 10 RW Fitore Aliu (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 24) 173 20 36 SG Kappelwindeck 11 LB Arlinda Hajdari 173 7 22 Ringkøbing Håndbold 12 GK Rinesa Uka (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 22) 175 7 1 KHF Prishtina 14 LW Pashke Marku 173 11 27 HSC Kreuzlingen 15 LW Albina Rugova (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 26) 167 22 37 KHF Istogu 17 LW Aida Stagova (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 28) 165 27 20 KHF Prishtina 24 RB Mirjeta Bytyqi 165 4 9 ZRK Mlinotest Adjovscina 27 CB Marigona Hajdari 180 9 24 Ringkøbing Håndbold 28 LB Alma Nivokazi (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 21) 165 3 1 KHF Prishtina 33 GK Blerta Ahmetxhekaj (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22) 180 7 0 KHF Istogu 44 PV Suzana Ujkiç (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 30) 176 9 18 KHF Istogu 45 CB Njoma Zogaj 176 1 7 EH Aalborg 77 PV Meltem Ylberi (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 22) 177 7 5 Spono Eagles

Coaches

• Florent Beqiri (2014–2018)
• Agron Shabani (2018 - )

Captains

• Leonora Demaj (2017 - )

Individual all-time records

Kit suppliers

Since 2019, Kosovo's kits have been supplied by Kempa.

References

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile

This page was last edited on 29 October 2022, at 16:51