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Sport in Kosovo


Many sports have been formed in Kosovo with the "Law of Sport" in the Assembly of Kosovo. It set up the national committee, the establishment of sport federations. Today not all the sports in Kosovo are internationally recognized. The most important sports are not recognized by International Federations. But there are some sports that are internationally recognized and take place in almost all of the International tournaments around the world.

International Recognized Sports

 * Archery Federation of Kosovo
 * Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo
 * Weightlifting Federation of Kosovo
 * Softball Federation of Kosovo
 * Curling Federation of Kosovo
 * Boxing Federation of Kosovo

Non-International Recognized Sports

 * Basketball Federation of Kosovo
 * Football Federation of Kosovo
 * Handball Federation of Kosovo
 * Olympic Committee of Kosovo
 * Volley Ball Federation of Kosovo

Football in Kosovo
Football is one of the major sports played in Kosovo. It is The Raiffeisen Super League of Kosovo and it has 12 teams. The FFK (Football Federation of Kosovo) or in Albanian FFK (Federata e Futbollit te Kosoves) it is not recognized by the international football federations like UEFA and FIFA. UEFA requires U.N. membership before admitting a country. In May, Sepp Blatter, the Swiss president of FIFA announced that Kosovo was allowed to play non-competitive matches against its members. That was an important step toward full membership. Football Federation of Kosovo is currently headed by Fadil Vokrri. It organizes the Kosovo national team and also eight competitive leagues in Kosovo.

Football Leagues

 * The Super league - with 12 clubs
 * The First League - with 16 clubs
 * The Second League
 * The Second League North Group
 * The Second League South Group


 * Futsal
 * The Kosovo Cup