North Macedonia women's national football team
The North Macedonia women's national football team represents North Macedonia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia, the governing body for football in the country.
| Nickname(s) | Црвени лавици The Red Lionesses Црвено-Жолти Red-Yellows | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Macedonia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Kiril Izov | ||
| Captain | Nataša Andonova | ||
| Most caps | Violeta Spirovska (72) | ||
| Top scorer | Gentjana Rochi (22) | ||
| Home stadium | Toše Proeski Arena | ||
| FIFA code | MKD | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 123 12 (14 June 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 90 (December 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 135 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
| Croatia 4–0 Macedonia (Đakovo, Croatia; 7 May 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Macedonia 5–1 Luxembourg (Strumica, Macedonia; 5 March 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Italy 15–0 Macedonia (Vercelli, Italy, 17 September 2014) | |||
History
They are currently coached by Kiril Izov. The North Macedonia women's team find themselves ranked 129th out of 159 active women's footballing nations registered with FIFA.[2]
The women's team played their first official game on 7 May 2005, in which they were beaten 4–0 by Croatia. Two weeks later, on 21 May 2005, Macedonia scored their first ever goal in a 7–1 loss to Slovenia.[3]
Team image
Nicknames
The North Macedonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Црвени Лавици (The Red Lionesses)" or "Црвено-Жолти (Red-Yellows)".
Home stadium
The North Macedonia plays their home matches on the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, but they also use Petar Miloševski Training Centre as an alternative stadium. In the past, they also played some of the matches on Gradski Stadium in Kumanovo, Goce Delčev Stadium in Prilep and stadiums Blagoj Istatov and Kukuš in Strumica.
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
| 22 September 2023 Nations League C | North Macedonia | 0–1 | Bulgaria | , Skopje |
| 15:00 | Report | Stankova 4' | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 27 October 2023–24 Nations League | North Macedonia | 0–2 | Kosovo | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Attendance: 170 Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
| 31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Kosovo | 3–1 | North Macedonia | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Report |
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Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal) |
| 5 December 2023 Nations League C | Bulgaria | 2–2 | North Macedonia | Plovdiv |
| 16:00 (17:00 EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
2024
| 25 February Friendly | Georgia | 3–0 | North Macedonia | Tbilisi |
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Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
| 28 February Friendly | Georgia | 1–0 | North Macedonia | Tbilisi |
| Tatushvili 17' | Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium |
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Latvia | 3–4 | North Macedonia | Riga |
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Report | Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden) |
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | North Macedonia | 0–5 | Slovenia | Skopje |
| Report | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus) |
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | North Macedonia | 1–1 | Moldova | Skopje |
| Maksuti 52' | Report | Țabur 55' | Stadium: FFM Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France) |
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Moldova | 2–4 | North Macedonia | Chișinău |
| Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus) |
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | North Macedonia | v | Latvia | Skopje |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Slovenia | v | North Macedonia | Kidričevo |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Aluminij Sports Park |
Coaching staff
Manager history
- Dobre Dimovski (?–2012)
- Toshe Nacev and Blagoja Filipovski (interim) (2012)
- Gorazd Mihajlov (2012–2013)
- Dobre Dimovski (2013–2014)
- Vancho Balevski (2014–2016)
- Kiril Izov (2016–2024)
- Aleksandar Andov (2024-)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Moldova on the 31 May and 4 June 2024 , respectively .[4]
- Caps and goals updated after the match against Kazakhstan on 27 November 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Berna Kabakchi | Carson | ||||
| 1 | GK | Viktorija Panchurova | 25 December 1999 | 10 | 0 | Tiverija |
| GK | Christina Pavloska | Shkendija | ||||
| 4 | DF | Ana Milchevska | 23 August 2003 | Lanchkahuti | ||
| 6 | DF | Elena Panesca | ŽFK Kamenica Sasa | |||
| 4 | DF | Pavlinka Nikolovska | FK Ljuboten | |||
| 7 | DF | Christina Moissoska | AS United | |||
| 7 | DF | Ihmete Limani | Weinberg | |||
| 7 | DF | Ane Boshevska | Tiveria | |||
| 7 | DF | Kristina Mojsovska | Ace United | |||
| 6 | MF | Radica Velkova | ŽFK Kamenica Sasa | |||
| 10 | MF | Nataša Andonova (captain) | 4 December 1993 | 33 | 14 | Levante |
| 6 | MF | Lenche Andreevska | Horozkentspor | |||
| 6 | MF | Mariana Natseva | Borussia Dortmund | |||
| 4 | MF | Simona Meyer | Maccabi Hadera | |||
| 8 | MF | Aleksandra Markovska | 4 May 1997 | 10 | 0 | FK Ljuboten |
| 9 | MF | Hava Mustafa | 20 September 1997 | 7 | 0 | Shkëndija |
| 4 | MF | Edina Mehmedi | Zurich | |||
| 7 | FW | Laura Sulejmani | GPSO 92 | |||
| 7 | FW | Ulza Maksuti | 8 July 1999 | 7 | 0 | ASS Junajted |
| 11 | FW | Afrodita Salihi | 11 April 1989 | 32 | 4 | Skopje |
| 7 | FW | Vesa Sela | AS United | |||
Recent call ups
- The following players have been called up to the North Macedonia squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lina Samardzievska | v. Kosovo,31 October 2023 | ||||
| GK | Magdalena Lekovska | 20 July 1999 | 2 | 0 | Ljuboten | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 |
| GK | Vedrana Komnenova | Skopje | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| GK | Mia Petrovska | Bochum | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| DF | Kristina Krsteva | v. Kosovo,31 October 2023 | ||||
| DF | Radica Choneva | v. Kosovo,31 October 2023 | ||||
| DF | Dragana Kostova | 2 January 1991 | Kamenica Sasa | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 | ||
| DF | Bojana Petkova | Ljuboten | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 | |||
| DF | Katerina Mileska | 24 February 1989 | 41 | 0 | Cevitana | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 |
| MF | Edina Sulejman | v. Kosovo,31 October 2023 | ||||
| MF | Aleksandra Jovanovska | v. Kosovo,31 October 2023 | ||||
| MF | Elma Shemsovikj | 4 February 1999 | 8 | 1 | Skopje | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 |
| DF | Sara Kolarovska | 14 August 1999 | Skopje | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | ||
| DF | Sara Eftingioska | Skopje | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| DF | Edina Suleimani | AS United | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| DF | Katerina Petkova | Istatov | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| DF | Sweet Georgieva | Tiveria | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| DF | Victoria Nedeva | Tiveria | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| MF | Rabija Dervishi | Skopje | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Biljana Panesca | Tiveria | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| MF | Elena Petrovska | Ljuboten | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024- | |||
| MF | Olivera Cokleska | AC United | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| MF | Marjana Nazeva | Borussia Dortmund | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| MF | Mila Talevska | Atletico | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| MF | Ikmete Limani | Weinberg 76 | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| FW | Kristina Petrushevska | 23 September 2000 | Istatov | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | ||
| FW | Radica Choneva | 8 November 2001 | Istatov | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | ||
| FW | Mila Paneva | Skopje | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 | |||
| FW | Gentjana Rochi | 17 September 1994 | Kups | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | ||
| FW | Theodor Shopov | Tiveria | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
| FW | Stefania Marinkovska Kamenica | Sasa | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 | |||
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Scorers by year
| Players | Overall | 2011 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nataša Andonova | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Gentjana Rochi | 1 | 1 | |
| Afrodita Salihi | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Violeta Spirovska | 1 | 1 | |
| Scorers | Overall | 2009 | 2013 | 2017 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nataša Andonova | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Shireta Brahimi | 1 | 1 | |||
| Eli Jakovska | 2 | 2 | |||
| Simona Krstanovska | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gentjana Rochi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Afrodita Salihi | 2 | 2 | |||
| Elma Shemsovikj | 1 | 1 | |||
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||
| 1991 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Main stage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Main Stage | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 / 10 | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 204 | |||||||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Euro record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Finals record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
| Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1991 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Prel. stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Main stage | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 51 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 51 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/11 | — | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 155 | ||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Women's Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "FIFA Live Scores: FYR Macedonia". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ФФМ ВЕСТИ А РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИИ НАТПРЕВАРУВАЊА ПРОЕКТИ ЕДУКАЦИЈА A репрезентација жени: Александар Андов го објави списокот на повикани фудбалерки за натпреварите со Молдавија
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