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North Macedonia women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see North Macedonia 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.

North Macedonia
Nickname(s)Црвени лавици
The Red Lionesses
Црвено-Жолти
Red-Yellows
AssociationFootball Federation of Macedonia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachKiril Izov
CaptainNataša Andonova
Most capsVioleta Spirovska (72)
Top scorerGentjana Rochi (22)
Home stadiumToše Proeski Arena
FIFA codeMKD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 131 Decrease 8 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest90 (December 2009)
Lowest135 (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)
Icon for soccer in North Macedonia.

History

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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

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Nicknames

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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

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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

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See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

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31 October 2023–24 Nations League Kosovo   3–1   North Macedonia Pristina, Kosovo
 Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Bulgaria   2–2   North Macedonia Plovdiv
16:00 (17:00 EET) Report Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

2024

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25 February Friendly Georgia   3–0   North Macedonia Tbilisi
 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
 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)
25 October Friendly North Macedonia   1–0   Moldova Banja, North Macedonia
Maksuti   90+3' Stadium: Evima Sport Stadium
28 October Friendly North Macedonia   0–1   Moldova Razlog,Bulgarie,
Colnic   58' Stadium: Stadion Septemvri

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of April 2024

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Aleksandar Andov

Manager history

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  • 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

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See also: Category:North Macedonia women's international footballers

Current squad

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  • The following players were part of the squad ahead of the Friendly match against Moldova in October 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
1 1GK Viktorija Panchurova (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24) 10 0   Tiverija
1GK Kristina Pavloska (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19)   Shkendija
1GK Evgenija Veljanovska   Skopje
4 2DF Ane Bošeska (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)   Tiberias
2DF Viktorija Nedeva (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)   Tiveria
2DF Aleksandra Jovanovska   Ljuboten
2DF Teona Galabovska   Tiberius Brera
6 2DF Elena Paneska (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22)   ŽFK Kamenica Sasa
2DF Bojana Petkova   Ljuboten
4 2DF Ana Milchevska (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 21)   Lanchkahuti
4 2DF Pavlinka Nikolovska (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26)   FK Ljuboten
3MF Olivera Cokleska   AC United
3MF Biljana Panesca   Tiveria
9 3MF Hava Mustafa (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) 7 0   Shkëndija
8 3MF Aleksandra Markovska (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27) 10 0   FK Ljuboten
4 3MF Simona Meyer   Maccabi Hadera
6 3MF Lenche Andreevska (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)   Ünye Gücü
10 3MF Nataša Andonova (captain) (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) 33 14   Levante
6 3MF Ihmete Limani   SV Weinberg
7 4FW Ulza Maksuti (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25) 7 0   ASS Junajted
7 4FW Gentjana Roçi (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30)   Kups
7 4FW Lora Sulejmani (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19)   GPSO 92

Recent call ups

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  • 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 Mia Petrovska   Bochum v.   Slovenia,9 April 2024
GK Vedrana Komnenova   Skopje v.   Georgia,28 February 2024
GK Berna Kabakchi (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20)   Carson v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
DF Katerina Mileska (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35) 41 0   Cevitana v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
DF Kristina Mojsoska (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)   Ace United v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
DF Helen Petersen   v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
DF Ikmete Limani (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21)   Weinberg v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
DF Christina Moissoska   AS United v.   Moldova,4 June 2024
DF Ane Boshevska   Tiveria v.   Moldova,4 June 2024
DF Sara Kolarovska (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 25)   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
MF Elma Shemsovikj (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25) 8 1   Skopje v.   Bulgaria,5 December 2023
MF Edina Mehmedi   Zurich v.   Moldova,4 June 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
MF Rabija Dervishi   Skopje v.   Bulgaria,5 December 2023
MF Marjana Naceva (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30)   Borussia Dortmund v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
MF Radica Velkova (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 19)   ŽFK Kamenica Sasa v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
FW Afrodita Salihi (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35) 32 4   Skopje v.   Moldova,4 June 2024
FW Vesa Sela   AS United v.   Moldova,4 June 2024
FW Gentjana Rochi (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30)   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
FW Kristina Petrushevska (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 24)   Istatov v.   Georgia,28 February 2024
FW Radica Choneva (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23)   Istatov v.   Georgia,28 February 2024
FW Mila Paneva   Skopje v.   Georgia,28 February 2024
FW Afrodita Saliihi (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)   Shkendija v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024
FW Joanna Pavlovska (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18)   Tiverija v.   Slovenia,16 July 2024

Records

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See also: Category:North Macedonia women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Scorers by year

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FIFA World Cup, including qualifiers
Players Overall 2011 2015
Nataša Andonova 5 1 4
Gentjana Rochi 1 1
Afrodita Salihi 2 1 1
Violeta Spirovska 1 1
UEFA Euro, qualifiers included
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

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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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

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Summer Olympics record
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

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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.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2023–24 C 5 3rd 4 0 1 3 3 8 45th
2025–26 C To be determined
Total 18th

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Women's Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "FIFA Live Scores: FYR Macedonia". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ А репрезентација (жени) - Тренинг камп во Банско, Бугарија
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