Kosovo women's national volleyball team
The Kosovo women's national volleyball team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e volejbollit të femrave të Kosovës; Serbian: Женска одбојка репрезентација Косова, romanized: Ženska odbojka reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international women's volleyball and is controlled by the Volleyball Federation of Kosovo.
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| Nickname(s) | Dardanet (Dardanians) | |
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| Association | Federata e Volejbollit e Kosovës (FVK) | |
| Head coach | Lorik Ilazi | |
| FIVB ranking | – (as of 31 July 2023) | |
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| fvk-ks | ||
Competitive record
World Championship
| World Championship record | World Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Matches | Sets | Points | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
| W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1952 to  1990 |
Part of .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
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 1994 to  1998 |
Part of .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||
 2002 to  2014 |
Not a FIVB member | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 |
Did not qualify | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 162 | 375 | ||||||||
| Total | — | 0/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 162 | 375 | |
European Championship
| European Championship record | European Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Matches | Sets | Points | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
| W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | ||||
 1949 to 1991 |
Part of Yugoslavia |
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| 1993 to 1999 |
Part of Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||
 2001 to  .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 |
Not a CEV member | ||||||||||||||
  2017 |
Could not enter | ||||||||||||||
    2019 | |||||||||||||||
   2021 |
Did not qualify | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 316 | 465 | ||||||||
| Total | — | 0/32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 316 | 465 | |
Fixtures and results
2021
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualifications | |||||||||||
| 7 May | 20:00 | Montenegro  | 3–0 | Kosovo | 25–21 | 25–14 | 26–24 | – | – | 76–59 | Report |
| 8 May | 17:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Kosovo | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–48 | Report |
| 9 May | 17:00 | Kosovo | 0–3 |  Finland | 15–25 | 10–25 | 15–25 | – | – | 40–75 | Report |
| 13 May | 20:30 | Kosovo | 0–3 | Finland | 9–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | – | – | 39–75 | Report |
| 14 May | 20:30 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Kosovo | 25–23 | 25–11 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–51 | Report |
| 15 May | 17:30 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Kosovo | 25–19 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | – | 89–79 | Report |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualifications.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SET | Zyla Kadriu | 18 June 2001 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 59 kg (130 lb) |  Northwood Timberwolves |
| 2 | MB | Bleona Kadriu | 7 April 1999 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | Skenderaj |
| 4 | MB | Elvira Bajraktari | 31 March 1999 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | Drita |
| 5 | MB | Valmire Ramadani | 5 May 1998 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | Drita |
| 6 | SET | Blinera Jaha | 31 January 1998 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | Drita |
| 7 | OH | Venera Kadriu | 17 March 2000 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | Northwood Timberwolves |
| 8 | OH | Egzona Geci | 7 April 1992 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | Skenderaj |
| 9 | OH | Loresa Avdyli | 2 November 2001 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | M-Technologie |
| 10 | OPP | Dhurata Sylejmani | 9 March 1999 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | Drita |
| 11 | OH | Adelajda Prenga-Ilazi (C) | 5 March 1991 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | Drita |
| 12 | LIB | Fjolla Hyseni | 12 May 1997 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | Drita |
| 13 | LIB | Linda Selmani | 28 July 1999 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 57 kg (126 lb) | M-Technologie |
| 14 | MB | Leonita Hoxha | 12 July 1999 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | Prishtina |
| 19 | OH | Lorina Mehmeti | 20 November 1999 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | Drita |
Personnel
Lorik Ilazi, the current head coach of Kosovo national team.
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lorik Ilazi |
| Assistant coach(es) | |
| Ylli Kadriu | |
 Amarilda Prenga-Sijoni | |
| Team director | Agron Istogu |
References
- "Publikohet lista e volejbollisteve të Kosovës për eliminatoret për Evropianin 2021" [The list of Kosovo volleyball players for the qualifiers for the European Championship 2021 is published] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 19 April 2021.
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