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).
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| 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) | ||
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| Last updated on 27/04/2022. | |||
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
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Coaches
Florent Beqiri (2014–2018)
Agron Shabani (2018 - )
Captains
- Leonora Demaj (2017 - )
Individual all-time records
Last updated: 27 April 2022
Source: [1]
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official competitions only.
| # | Player | Goals | Matches |
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| 1 | Leonora Demaj | 121 | 13 |
| 2 | Mirela Gjikokaj | 83 | 23 |
| 3 | Albina Rugova | 37 | 22 |
| 4 | Fitore Aliu | 36 | 20 |
| 5 | Burneta Rama | 29 | 9 |
| 6 | Pashke Marku | 27 | 11 |
| 7 | Elma Kameri | 25 | 18 |
| 8 | Marigona Hajdari | 24 | 9 |
| 9 | Albulena Kelmendi | 23 | 5 |
| 10 | Arlinda Hajdari | 22 | 7 |
Last updated: 27 April 2022
Source: [2]
Kit suppliers
Since 2019, Kosovo's kits have been supplied by Kempa.