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North Macedonia national football team

The North Macedonia national football team (Macedonian: Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international football, and is administered by the Football Federation of Macedonia. The team play their home matches at the Toše Proeski National Arena in Skopje.

North Macedonia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Рисови
    Risovi (Lynxes)
  • Лавови
    Lavovi (Lions)
AssociationFootball Federation of Macedonia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBlagoja Milevski
CaptainEnis Bardhi
Most capsGoran Pandev (122)
Top scorerGoran Pandev (38)
Home stadiumToše Proeski Arena
FIFA codeMKD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 69 Decrease 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest46 (October 2008)
Lowest166 (March 2017)
First international
 Slovenia 1–4 Macedonia 
(Kranj, Slovenia; 13 October 1993)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 1–11 Macedonia 
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996)
Biggest defeat
 England7–0 North Macedonia 
(Manchester, England; 19 June 2023)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020)
Websiteffm.mk

North Macedonia have been rising in football in recent years, reaching Euro 2020 (their first major tournament) and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).[3]

History

The National team was represented within the Federal team since 1919.Between 1945 and 1992, SR Macedonia was ineligible to play as a team for official matches. The team had mostly played exhibition matches against teams from other republics of SFR Yugoslavia and was represented by Macedonian players under the traditional red, yellow and white colors.As an independent team, it started to compete on international level after the split of the federation in 1991.

Early years (1993–96)

The squad on the first official international match against Slovenia on 13 October 1993[4]

In 1994, the Republic of Macedonia became a single member of FIFA and UEFA after the independence and split of the Yugoslavia. They recorded their first match as a 4–1 victory against Slovenia in a friendly on 13 October 1993 under coach Andon Dončevski.[4]

They went on to win their next two friendlies against Slovenia and Estonia.

Euro 1996 qualifiers

The Euro '96 qualifiers was the first major qualifying tournament that Macedonia participated in as an independent nation, grouped with Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Cyprus and Armenia. In their opening game, which was also their first ever official match, Macedonia played the reigning European champions Denmark, finishing 1–1 after Macedonia led for most of the game.[5] In Euro '96 qualifying, Macedonia suffered one of its worst-ever defeats, 5–0 to Belgium on 7 June 1995.[6] They failed to qualify for Euro '96, finishing fourth in the group with seven points.[7]

Hadžievski, Kanatlarovski and Jovanovski's era (1996–2001)

1998 World Cup qualifiers

Macedonia's first qualifying attempt for the World Cup saw them grouped with Romania, Republic of Ireland, Lithuania, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

The tournament began on 24 April 1996 with a 3–0 win at home against Liechtenstein. On 9 November 1996, Macedonia recorded their biggest ever, an 11–1 thrashing of Liechtenstein.[8] Macedonia defeated the Republic of Ireland 3–2 at home, their first win over a major European team, but failed again to qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France, finishing fourth in the group on 13 points.[9]

Euro 2000 qualifiers

Macedonia's journey to qualify for the Euro 2000 tournament in the Netherlands and Belgium saw them grouped with FR Yugoslavia, Republic of Ireland, Croatia, and Malta. They once again opened their qualifying campaign with a win after beating Malta 4–0 at home on 6 September 1998. Their most notable result in the campaign was a 1–1 draw against Croatia in June 1999, with an equalizer of Gjorgji Hristov 10 minutes before the end of the game. They helped Yugoslavia to qualify directly and eliminate Croatia because they drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland with a last-minute equalizer of Goran Stavrevski. However, they failed to qualify again, finishing fourth in the group with eight points.[10]

2002 World Cup qualifiers

Macedonia's 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Sweden, Turkey, Slovakia, Moldova, and Azerbaijan. They were unsuccessful in their opening match, going down to Slovakia 2–0 in Bratislava on 3 September 2000. The Macedonians once again failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup as they finished fourth in the group with seven points.[11]

Ups and downs (2001–06)

Euro 2004 qualifiers

The Euro 2004 Qualifiers saw Macedonia grouped alongside England, Turkey, Slovakia, and Liechtenstein.Macedonia played England in Southampton, England's first home game in Southampton in almost 100 years. Macedonia grabbed the lead early in the first half after Artim Šakiri scored directly from a corner kick. England soon leveled the game, before Macedonia led again. The game eventually ended 2–2.[12] Macedonia lost to England 2–1 at home in the return leg, which took place in September 2003.[13] Macedonia's only win of the campaign came on 7 June 2003, when they beat Liechtenstein 3–1 at home.

2006 World Cup qualifiers

Macedonia was drawn in Group 1 and was grouped with the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania, Finland, Armenia, and Andorra. They managed to open their campaign with a comfortable 3–0 win at home against Armenia on 18 August 2004. Macedonia did not win another home game for more than three years.

On 9 October 2004, Macedonia managed to hold the Netherlands to a surprise 2–2 draw in Skopje in front of a crowd of 17,000 at the Skopje City Stadium,[14] but just four days later, they suffered a 1–0 loss away to Andorra.[15] Macedonia then set a new team record for most goals conceded in a game when they lost 6–1 away to the Czech Republic in June 2005.

Macedonia went on to concede a further eight goals in the next two qualifying games, both against Finland. On 23 August 2005, coach Slobodan Santrač resigned as coach of Macedonia after just five months due to personal problems, with former player Boban Babunski temporarily taking over as coach. The resignation came just days after they were beaten 3–0 by Finland in Skopje. Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Macedonia was the only team in the group to not lose against the Netherlands.

Iran tournament

Following the completion of the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament, in November 2005, Macedonia took part in a friendly tournament in Iran consisting of four teams: Macedonia, Iran, Paraguay, and Togo. In their opening match, they won 2–1 against host nation Iran, booking a spot in the final against Paraguay, where they lost 1–0.

Agim wearing a yellow jersey away kit

Srečko Katanec's era and best FIFA ranking (2006–10)

Euro 2008 qualifiers

On 17 February 2006, former Slovenian national team coach Srečko Katanec was appointed as the head coach and was given a two-year contract.

In the lead-up to the beginning of the qualifiers for Euro 2008, Macedonia managed two wins in friendlies, against Ecuador 2–1 in Madrid, and 1–0 Turkey. Macedonia was placed in Group E for the Euro 2008 qualifiers alongside England, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Estonia, and Andorra.

Macedonia opened its UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a 1–0 win away to Estonia on 16 August 2006. Macedonia hosted England on 6 September in their second game of the qualifiers. England went on to win 1–0; this was the first time that Macedonia failed to score against England.[16]

A month later, on 7 October 2006, the two teams met once again in Manchester, where England was held to a 0–0 draw in front of 72,062 people.[17] On 17 October 2007, Macedonia recorded their first win on home soil since August 2004 when they defeated Andorra 3–0 in Skopje.[18]

Macedonia then recorded one of their most impressive wins to date when they picked up a 2–0 victory over eventual group winners Croatia on 17 November 2007; it was also a first win for Macedonia over a side that was ranked in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings.[19] Despite this, Macedonia failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after finishing fifth in the group with 14 points.[20]

Vancho Shikov

2010 World Cup qualifiers

On 25 November 2007, just days after Macedonia completed its qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, the groups for European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup were held in Durban, South Africa, where Macedonia was seeded in Pot 4 and grouped along with the Netherlands, Scotland, Norway and Iceland.[21] Manager Srečko Katanec received a two-year extension on 21 December 2007, which meant he would be under contract through the end of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[22] In the lead up to the campaign, Macedonia played three friendlies against Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland, which all ended in draws.

Macedonia opened their campaign with a 1–0 home win against Scotland on 6 September 2008 when Ilčo Naumoski scored on a rebound after a missed free-kick by Goce Sedloski. Following these impressive results, Macedonia moved up 10 places to 46 in the FIFA World Rankings list for October 2008 which was their highest ever ranking. Srečko Katanec left the team following a 4–0 loss to the Netherlands in Amsterdam in April 2009 for allegedly getting into an argument with Goran Pandev.[23]

Soon afterward, the manager of the under-21 squad, Mirsad Jonuz, became the new coach of the Macedonian senior team and was signed until the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign.[24] On 12 August 2009, a friendly match against Spain was held at the newly built City Park Stadium in Skopje. The defending European champions won 3–2 after being 2–0 down at halftime.[25] In September, Macedonia lost 2–0 to Scotland and then to Norway; Macedonia missed the World Cup again.

Fall and resurgence (2010–2018)

Euro 2012 qualifiers

On 7 February 2010, Macedonia was placed in Group B for the Euro 2012 qualifiers alongside Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Armenia and Andorra.[26] In the lead up to the qualifiers, an under-strength Macedonia side played friendlies against Azerbaijan, Romania, and Malta, winning the first two 3–1 and 1–0 respectively, and tied 1–1 against Malta later the summer.

Macedonia finished in fifth in the group with only two wins against minnows Andorra and two draws, against Armenia and Slovakia, both at home. Manager Mirsad Jonuz was dismissed on 18 June 2011[27] and replaced by John Toshack.[28]

Veliche Shumulikoski

2014 World Cup qualifiers

Macedonia's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland and Wales.[29] In August 2012, prior to the qualifications, John Toshack would leave as manager[30] and would be replaced by Čedomir Janevski.[31] The national team would begin the qualification round with a loss to Croatia in Zagreb and would go on to draw against Scotland in Glasgow. They lost again to Croatia and won against Serbia in Skopje after a penalty kick taken by Agim Ibraimi.[32] Later in qualification, the national team would go on to lose twice to the eventual group winners Belgium.

Macedonia would win against Wales and lose against Scotland at home. Around the end of September 2013, Janevski would leave the team for Belgian club R.A.E.C. Mons[33] and would be replaced by Zoran Stratev for the last two matches.[34] Away losses to Wales and Serbia meant they would finish last in their group.

After the qualification run, Goran Pandev, Nikolče Noveski, Veliče Šumulikoski and others would retire from the national team due to turbulent relations with the Football Federation of Macedonia.[35] In November 2013, Boško Gjurovski would be appointed the new national team manager.[36]

The National team before a match with Ukraine 2014

Euro 2016 qualifiers

On 23 February 2014, Macedonia was placed in Group C for the Euro 2016 qualifiers alongside Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus and Luxembourg.[37] With 5–1 loss to Spain in Valencia, the only win they collected was against Luxembourg in Skopje.

After that match, Macedonia was brought into a run of a four losses; manager Boško Gjurovski was dismissed on 7 April 2015[38] and replaced by Ljubinko Drulović.[39] Further losses ensued against Slovakia and surprisingly Luxembourg by late goal of Sébastien Thill.

In the last match against Belarus in Barysaw, Macedonia played a draw that broke the streak of seven losses. The team still ended qualification last of the group.

Goran Pandev the captain

2018 World Cup qualifiers

On 25 July 2015, in the middle of the Euro 2016 qualifying, the group draws for European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup were held in Saint Petersburg. Macedonia was seeded in Pot 5 and grouped along with Spain again, for the first time with Italy, along with Albania, Israel and Liechtenstein.[40]

In October 2015, Drulović left the national team to join Serbian club Partizan[41] and the manager place was taken over by the former manager of Rabotnički, Igor Angelovski.[42] That same month, 2010 UEFA Champions League champion Goran Pandev came back to the national team after two years of absence.[43]

Macedonia started with another disappointing performance with a loss to Albania in Shkodër, with a goal scored by Bekim Balaj in the last moments of the game, in a match that was played over two days because of interruption in the 76th minute due to weather.[44][45] Later on they also lost to Israel at home after missing a penalty kick by Adis Jahović.[46] After that, the national team also lost to Italy beside their 2–1 lead with the goals scored by Ilija Nestorovski and Ferhan Hasani.[47] At the end of 2016, Macedonia was outclassed by Spain in Granada 4–0;[48] Macedonia had not scored a single point, the worst qualifying start in the history of the national team.[49]

Finally, in March 2017, Macedonia recorded their first win in qualifying against Liechtenstein, 3–0.[50] Then they lost to Spain in Skopje 2–1.[51] They also defeated Israel away through the lone goal by Goran Pandev, which was also a first ever win against Israel.[52] Macedonia later tied Albania in Strumica 1–1.[53]

2018–present

2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

In the first edition of the UEFA Nations League, Macedonia played in League D, the lowest division.[54] Macedonia were drawn in Group 4 with Armenia, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar.[55] The national team won the group with five wins and one loss, were promoted to the League C for the next edition of the Nations League, and were assured of a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs place.[56]

Stefan Ristovski

Euro 2020 qualifiers

For UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, the newly renamed North Macedonia were placed in Group G, along with Austria, Israel, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia.[57] North Macedonia managed two first impressive results, drawing Slovenia 1–1 away[58] and before that, defeated Latvia 3–1 at home,.[59] However, North Macedonia would soon fall 1–0 to Poland[60] and 4–1 to Austria.[61] Then, the recently renamed country recorded a 1–1 away draw to Israel,[62] and a 2–1 win over Slovenia at home.[63] North Macedonia then lost 2–0 away to Poland,[64] and 2–1 away to Austria, ending up in third place.[65]

However, due to them having successfully taken first place in the UEFA Nations League earlier, North Macedonia was able to reach the country's first ever competitive playoff in history and was scheduled against Kosovo. Eventually, in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs semi-final, North Macedonia overcame Kosovo 2–1 at home. Then they faced Georgia in the final of Path D's play-offs on 13 November in Tbilisi, winning 1–0.[66]

2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

After winning the League D group in the first edition of the UEFA Nations League, North Macedonia were promoted to the third division of the competition, League C. North Macedonia was drawn in Group 2 together with Armenia, Estonia and Georgia.[67]

UEFA Euro 2020

The starting lineup against Austria in group C at the UEFA Euro 2020
Ezgjan Alioski

North Macedonia made their Euros debut in 2020, postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All three Group C matches ended up in a loss, to Austria, Ukraine and the Netherlands; Goran Pandev equalized against Austria in the 28th minute and Ezgjan Alioski scored against Ukraine. North Macedonia was the second debutant, after Finland.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands (H)330082+69Advance to knockout phase
2  Austria320143+16
3  Ukraine310245−13
4  North Macedonia300328−60
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

2022 World Cup qualifiers

For the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, North Macedonia was drawn in Group J with Germany, Romania, Iceland, Armenia and Liechtenstein.[69] On matchday 3, North Macedonia inflicted a 2–1 defeat on Germany in Duisburg, which was Germany's first World Cup qualification defeat since 2001 and only the third in their history.[70][71] In the last two games against Armenia and Iceland, North Macedonia won both (5–0 away against Armenia, 3–1 against Iceland) to put them in 2nd in Group J. Qualifying for the play-offs, they defeated reigning European champions Italy in Palermo on 24 March 2022, and faced Portugal in the play-off final on 29 March where they lost 2–0.[72][73]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany10901364+3227Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup—1–22–16–03–09–0
2  North Macedonia105322311+1218Advance to play-offs0–4—0–00–03–15–0
3  Romania10523138+5170–13–2—1–00–02–0
4  Armenia10334920−11121–40–53–2—2–01–1
5  Iceland102351218−690–42–20–21–1—4–0
6  Liechtenstein10019234−3210–20–40–20–11–4—
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 March 2022 – Porto
 
 
  Portugal3
 
29 March 2022 – Porto
 
  Turkey1
 
  Portugal2
 
24 March 2022 – Palermo
 
  North Macedonia0
 
  Italy0
 
 
  North Macedonia1
 

2022–23 UEFA Nations League C and Euro 2024 qualification

North Macedonia played in the UEFA Nations League against Georgia, Gibraltar, and Bulgaria. In the end they managed to get the third place. Meanwhile, in the Euro 2024 qualifying, North Macedonia failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024, finishing fourth in their group after England, Italy, Ukraine and above Malta.[74]

Team image

Stadiums

Number of
matches		StadiumFirst internationalLast international
122Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje[75]23 March 199420 November 2023
5Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep[76]27 March 199615 November 2011
5Stadion Mladost, Strumica[77]12 April 199517 October 2023
1Gradski stadion, Tetovo[78]14 May 199414 May 1994
1Gradski stadion, Kumanovo[79]29 September 199829 September 1998

Kit sponsorship

UEFA Euro 2020 Debut Kit
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Kit supplierPeriod
Adidas1992–1993
Gems1994–1998
Puma1998–2014
Jako2015–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

v  Ukraine
16 June Euro 2024 qualifying North Macedonia  2–3  Ukraine Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 14,370
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
v  North Macedonia
19 June Euro 2024 qualifying England  7–0  North Macedonia Manchester, England
20:45
ReportStadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,708
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
v  Italy
9 September Euro 2024 qualifying North Macedonia  1–1  Italy Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 28,126
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
v  North Macedonia
12 September Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  0–2  North Macedonia Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)
v  North Macedonia
14 October Euro 2024 qualifying Ukraine  2–0  North Macedonia Prague, Czech Republic
15:00
ReportStadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,939
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
v  Armenia
17 October Friendly North Macedonia  3–1  Armenia Strumica, North Macedonia
15:00Trajkovski 43'
Ristovski 59'
Daci 88'		ReportSpertsyan 90+4'Stadium: Stadion Blagoj Istatov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
v  North Macedonia
17 November Euro 2024 qualifying Italy  5–2  North Macedonia Rome, Italy
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 56,364
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
v  England
20 November Euro 2024 qualifying North Macedonia  1–1  England Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 27,982
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

2024

v  North Macedonia
22 March Friendly Moldova  1–1  North Macedonia Antalya, Turkey
15:30
Report
Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)
v  North Macedonia
25 March Friendly Montenegro  1–0  North Macedonia Antalya, Turkey
18:00
ReportStadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Zorbay Küçük (Turkey)
v  North Macedonia
3 June Friendly Croatia  v  North Macedonia Rijeka, Croatia
Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
v  North Macedonia
10 June Friendly Czech Republic  v  North Macedonia Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Stadium: Malšovická aréna
v  North Macedonia
7 September 2024–25 Nations League Faroe Islands  v  North Macedonia Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
14:00 UTC+1Stadium: Tórsvøllur
v  Armenia
10 September 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  v  Armenia Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+2Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
v  North Macedonia
10 October 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  v  North Macedonia Latvia
21:45 UTC+3Stadium: TBD
v  North Macedonia
13 October 2024–25 Nations League Armenia  v  North Macedonia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
v  Latvia
14 November 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  v  Latvia North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+1Stadium: TBD
v  Faroe Islands
17 November 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  v  Faroe Islands North Macedonia
15:00 UTC+1Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

Updated on 25 March 2024[80]

NameFirst gameLast gamePWDLGFGAGDWin %Achievements
Andon Dončevski13 October 199315 November 1995175572323+0029.41
Gjoko Hadžievski27 March 19969 June 199928107114237+5035.71
Dragi Kanatlarovski5 September 199913 February 20053188153237−5025.81
Gjore Jovanovski2 June 200110 January 200213067927−18000.00
Nikola Ilievski27 March 200211 June 2003133462324−1023.08
Slobodan Santrač30 March 200517 August 20054103412−8025.00
Boban Babunski (caretaker)7 September 200510 August 2011421146−2050.00
Srečko Katanec1 March 20061 April 20092797112829−1033.33
Mirsad Jonuz6 June 20094 June 2011207492119+2035.00
Vlatko Kostov (caretaker)7 September 20107 September 2010101022+0000.00
John Toshack2 September 201129 May 2012814348−4012.50
Goce Sedloski (caretaker)15 August 201215 August 2012110010+1100.00
Čedomir Janevski7 September 201210 September 2013145181519−4035.71
Zoran Stratev (caretaker)11 October 201315 October 2013200216−5000.00
Boško Gjurovski5 March 201430 March 201511236712−5018.18
Ljubinko Drulović14 June 201512 October 2015501416−5000.00
Igor Angelovski12 November 201521 June 2021522311188362+21044.23UEFA Euro 2020 group stage
Blagoja Milevski2 September 2021237793130+1030.43
Total2718470117326357−31031.00—

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Moldova and against Montenegro on 22 and 25 March 2024.[81]
  • Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2024, after the match against  Montenegro.[82][83]
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKStole Dimitrievski (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 30)680 Rayo Vallecano
221GKDamjan Shishkovski (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)110 Ararat-Armenia
121GKIgor Aleksovski (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)10 Rabotnichki
231GKDejan Iliev (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)10 Sarajevo
82DFEzgjan Alioski (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)7412 Al-Ahli
62DFVisar Musliu (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 29)591 Paderborn
142DFDarko Velkovski (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 28)493 Dinamo București
52DFGjoko Zajkov (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)281 Universitatea Craiova
42DFNikola Serafimov (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24)140 Fehérvár
132DFBojan Dimoski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 22)110 Akron
152DFJovan Manev (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)71 Adana Demirspor
32DFTodor Todoroski (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25)60 Politehnica Iași
22DFAhmed Iljazovski (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)30 Hvidovre
103MFEnis Bardhi (captain) (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28)6416 Trabzonspor
73MFElif Elmas (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)5812 RB Leipzig
113MFDarko Churlinov (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 23)244 Schalke 04
183MFTihomir Kostadinov (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28)220 Piast
213MFJani Atanasov (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 24)162 Cracovia
163MFDavid Babunski (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30)150 Mezőkövesd
173MFAgon Elezi (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)100 VfL Bochum
243MFDimitar Mitrovski (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25)30 Varaždin
253MFDavor Zdravkovski (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)00 Motherwell
94FWAleksandar Trajkovski (1992-09-05) 5 September 1992 (age 31)8721 Hajduk
194FWMilan Ristovski (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26)244 Bohemians
204FWBojan Miovski (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 24)223 Aberdeen
264FWLirim Qamili (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25)20 Hvidovre

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKDavor Taleski (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 28)00 Shkëndijav.  Malta, 12 September 2023
DFStefan Ashkovski INJ (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32)280 Alashkertv.  Moldova, 22 March 2024 WD
DFStefan Ristovski RET (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)822 Dinamo Zagrebv.  England, 19 June 2023
DFEgzon Bejtulai (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)270 Dritav.  England, 19 June 2023
DFVladica Brdarovski (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34)90 Vardarv.  England, 19 June 2023
MFArijan Ademi RET (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 32)334 Dinamo Zagrebv.  England, 20 November 2023
MFIsnik Alimi INJ (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)50 Sepsi OSKv.  England, 20 November 2023
MFValon Ethemi (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26)40 Konyasporv.  Ukraine, 14 October 2023 WD
MFSefer Emini (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23)00 Sønderjyskev.  England, 19 June 2023
FWErdon Daci INJ (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25)11 Westerlov.  Moldova, 22 March 2024 WD
FWLjupcho Doriev (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 28)90 Sogdianav.  Armenia, 17 October 2023
FWIlija Nestorovski (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)5210 Ascoliv.  Malta, 12 September 2023
FWDorian Babunski (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 27)70 Grasshopperv.  Malta, 12 September 2023
FWMarjan Radeski (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)171 Strugav.  Italy, 9 September 2023 WD
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • SUS = Serving suspension
  • U21 = Player called up to the U21 squad.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad.

Statistics

As of 25 March 2024[84]
Players in bold are still active with Macedonia.

Most appearances

Goran Pandev is North Macedonia's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1Goran Pandev122382001–2021
2Goce Sedloski10081996–2010
3Aleksandar Trajkovski87212011–present
4Veliche Shumulikoski8412002–2013
5Stefan Ristovski8222011–present
6Ezgjan Alioski74122013–present
7Artim Shakiri73151996–2006
8Igor Mitreski7012001–2011
9Stole Dimitrievski6802015–present
10Ivan Trichkovski6772010–2021

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Goran Pandev381220.312001–2021
2Aleksandar Trajkovski21870.242011–present
3Gjorgji Hristov16480.331995–2003
Enis Bardhi16640.252015–present
5Artim Shakiri15730.211996–2006
6Elif Elmas12580.212017–present
Ezgjan Alioski12740.162013–present
8Goran Maznov10450.222001–2009
Ilija Nestorovski10520.192016–present
10Ilcho Naumoski9460.22003–2012

Captains

This is a list of Macedonian captains for five or more official and friendly matches.

PlayerPeriodGames as captain (Total caps)Major tournaments as captain (Games)
Darko Pančev1993–19956 (6)
Toni Micevski1996–200112 (44)
Artim Šakiri2002–200510 (72)
Goce Sedloski2004–200943 (100)
Veliče Šumulikoski2009–201211 (84)
Goran Pandev2010–201322 (75)
Tome Pachovski2014–201510 (46)
Goran Pandev2016–202169 (122)UEFA Euro 2020 (3)
Stefan Ristovski2019–202316 (82)
Enis Bardhi2021–14 (64)

Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Dragi Kanatlarovski (1 cap; 1993), Ilija Najdoski (3; 1994), Dančo Celeski (2; 1995), Ljupčo Markovski (4; 1995 to 1997), Mitko Stojkovski (2; 1998), Boban Babunski (2; 1996 and 1999), Gjorgji Hristov (2; 2002 to 2003), Petar Miloševski (2; 2004 and 2008), Ilcho Naumoski (1; 2008), Igor Mitreski (4; 2007 to 2010), Aleksandar Lazevski (1; 2010), Nikolče Noveski (4; 2011 to 2013), Daniel Mojsov (1; 2012), Boban Grncharov (3; 2012 to 2014), Blazhe Ilijoski (1; 2014), Blagoja Todorovski (1; 2014), Vanche Shikov (4; 2015), Ivan Trichkovski (4; 2018 to 2020), Ilija Nestorovski (1; 2019), Darko Velkovski (1; 2022) and Elif Elmas (1; 2023).

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGAPosition
1930 to 1990Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
1994Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
1998Did not qualify1041522184/6
20021014511184/6
20061223711245/7
201082155114/5
2014102177166/6
20181032515155/6
20221263324132/6 (play-offs)
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
Total0/7––––––7220153795115—

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGAPosition
1960 to 1992Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
1996Did not qualify101459184/6
2000822413144/5
2004813411144/5
20081242612125/7
2012102268145/6
2016101186186/6
2020Group stage23rd3003281262415143/6 (PO winners)
2024Did not qualify822410204/5
2028To be determined
2032
TotalGroup stage1/83003287819184184123—

Olympic Record

  • Within Yugoslavia Team

1920 Round 1, 1924 Preliminary, 1928 Preliminary, 1948 (2nd), 1952 (2nd), 1956 (2nd), 1960 Champion, 1964 1/4 finals, 1980 (4th), 1984 (3rd), 1988 group

  • Since 1996 under 21 team plays at Olympics
  • 1996 did not enter
  • 2000–2024 did not qualify

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPldWDLGFGAGDP/RRK
2018–19D46501145+9 41st
2020–21C2623198+1 40th
2022–23C46213770 42nd
2024–25C4To be determined
Total189453020+1040th

Minor tournaments

Team Macedonia
Rustenov, Bogojevski, Vidovik, Martinovski, Petrovski, Davidovski, Janevski, Adamovski, Atanaskov, Balevski, Gerov. Manager: Illes Spitz

Head-to-head record

As of 25 March 2024, after the match against Montenegro.
Macedonia all-time head-to-head record
AgainstRegionPldWDLGFGAGDWin %First matchLast match
 AlbaniaUEFA10442127+540%14 May 19945 September 2017
 AndorraUEFA641191+866.67%13 October 20046 September 2011
 AngolaCAF10100000%29 May 2012
 ArmeniaUEFA136342318+541.67%10 May 199517 October 2023
 AustraliaAFC201101−10%12 March 199730 March 2015
 AustriaUEFA300339−60%10 June 201913 June 2021
 AzerbaijanUEFA8521158+762.5%26 July 200020 November 2022
 BahrainAFC10101100%7 January 2001
 BelarusUEFA311142+233.33%27 March 201528 March 2017
 BelgiumUEFA401319−80%16 November 199426 March 2013
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA513188020%3 June 199826 March 2008
 BulgariaUEFA922549−522.22%12 April 199526 September 2022
 CameroonCAF200203−30%9 February 201126 May 2014
 CanadaCONCACAF210131+250%18 May 199814 November 2009
 ChinaAFC502304−40%27 January 200422 June 2014
 CroatiaUEFA8125912−312.5%14 October 199812 October 2012
 CyprusUEFA211041+350%17 December 199411 October 1995
 Czech RepublicUEFA301229−70%28 February 20018 June 2005
 DenmarkUEFA311142+233.33%7 September 19946 February 2013
 EcuadorCONMEBOL110021+1100%28 May 2006
 EgyptCAF10102200%29 September 1998
 EnglandUEFA6033413-90%16 October 200220 November 2023
 EstoniaUEFA6420137+666.67%1 June 199415 November 2020
 Faroe IslandsUEFA110010+1100%27 March 2023
 FinlandUEFA6123312−916.67%10 January 200217 November 2022
 YugoslaviaUEFA300349–50%5 September 199923 February 2000
 GeorgiaUEFA512237–420%8 September 202023 September 2022
 GermanyUEFA210125−350%31 March 202111 October 2021
 GibraltarUEFA4400120+12100%6 September 201812 June 2022
 HungaryUEFA201105−50%22 April 199814 November 2001
 IcelandUEFA632195+450%1 June 199614 November 2021
 IranAFC301237−40%9 June 20002 June 2016
 IsraelUEFA721479−228.57%20 November 20026 September 2019
 ItalyUEFA5122710−320%9 October 201617 November 2023
 JamaicaCONCACAF110021+1100%20 April 1998
 KazakhstanUEFA110040+4100%4 June 2021
 KosovoUEFA110021+1100%8 October 2020
 LatviaUEFA330072+5100%5 March 20149 September 2019
 LebanonAFC100101−10%17 November 2015
 LiechtensteinUEFA111010425+3790.91%24 April 19968 October 2021
 LithuaniaUEFA310224−233.33%6 September 199715 August 2012
 LuxembourgUEFA420286+250%20 August 20085 September 2015
 MaltaUEFA8710193+1687.5%27 March 199612 September 2023
 MoldovaUEFA40404400%11 October 200022 March 2024
 MontenegroUEFA420275+250%19 November 200825 March 2024
 NetherlandsUEFA5023311−80%9 October 200421 June 2021
 NigeriaCAF10100000%22 August 2007
 NorwayUEFA411234−125%6 June 200911 November 2017
 OmanAFC100102−20%30 December 2001
 PolandUEFA5014211−90%14 February 200313 October 2019
 PortugalUEFA301203−30%2 April 200329 March 2022
 QatarAFC311122033.33%25 July 200130 May 2014
 Republic of IrelandUEFA6114511−616.67%9 October 19964 June 2011
 RomaniaUEFA7115714−714.29%14 December 19968 September 2021
 RussiaUEFA400407−70%15 November 20062 September 2011
 Saudi ArabiaAFC201112−10%1 August 200122 October 2022
 ScotlandUEFA411235−225%6 September 200810 September 2013
 SerbiaUEFA311136−333.33%6 February 200815 October 2013
 SlovakiaUEFA8026316−130%3 September 200014 June 2015
 SloveniaUEFA7421137+657.14%13 October 19931 June 2021
 South KoreaAFC201134−10%18 April 19987 June 2000
 SpainUEFA7007420−160%12 October 199411 June 2017
 SwedenUEFA300314−30%24 March 20013 June 2013
 TurkeyUEFA8125914−512.5%31 August 19945 June 2017
 UkraineUEFA7115410−625%11 October 200316 October 2023
 United StatesCONCACAF10100000%16 May 1998
 WalesUEFA210122050%6 September 201311 October 2013
Total67 nations2828771124339384−4530.85%

FIFA ranking history

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for North Macedonia. The country reached 46th in October 2008, and 166th in March 2017. As of 25 March 2022, they sit in 66th.[85]

1993199419951996199719981999200020012002
x909486925968768985
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
929287545856657610381
2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
831001361627668686567

See also

Notes

References

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