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North Macedonia women's national handball team

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The North Macedonia women's national handball team is the women's national handball team of North Macedonia. It is governed by the Macedonian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

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Information
NicknameLionesses
AssociationMacedonian Handball Federation
CoachKristijan Grchevski
Assistant coachJulijana Damchevska
Most capsValentina Radulovic (230)
Most goalsValentina Radulovic (813)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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2nd
Team colours
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3rd
Results
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1997)
Best result7th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1998)
Best result7th (2008)
Last updated on Unknown.

History edit

First Women's Handball teams in Macedonia emerged in the second half of the 1940s. Soon Macedonian Handball federation started to organize national championships in big handball -11 players on a soccer field size. By the '60s it was transformed into small handball or indoor handball. Macedonian champions were qualified for federal Yugoslav Championship instead of European cup competitions. The best Macedonian players played for the Federal team of Yugoslavia. In the time of the federation 6 of the constitutional republics were sending one federal team to compete at the Olympics and World cup. Macedonia was participating within the federal team from 1950 till 1991. After the split of the federation, as a single republic from 1992 till 1994 Macedonia didn't manage to enter the qualifications for EC, WC and OG. From 1995 Macedonia participates as a single Republic to all qualifications and Championship tournaments. At the 1992 Olympics Yugoslavia team was banned to participate. At the World cup 1993 only teams from the Olympics qualified so the Macedonian team did not have a chance to qualify. For the first European Championship 1994 team Macedonia didn't enter the qualifications. For the World Cup 1995 only teams from EURO 1994 qualified so again team Macedonian didn't get a chance to participate. Since EURO 1996 team Macedonia is regular in the qualifications. It entered 5 European Championships first one in 1998 then in 2000, 2006, 2008 and 2012. Most successful was the 2008 when they finished 7th as a host. The Macedonia team qualified for the Euro 2022 as a host nation again. For the World Cup's they entered five times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007). The most successful was in 1997 when they've finished 7th. For the Olympic tournament, they had the best chance in 1999 World Cup when first they lost the 1/4 final game. Then after in the classification games for the 5 th place – last spot that qualifies for the Olympics finished 8th and did not qualify.

Home ground edit

The BTSC - Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (Macedonian: Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Sportski centar Boris Trajkovski) in Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, North Macedonia. It is named after the former president, Boris Trajkovski. Its capacity is 10,000. There is an Olympic size Swimming Pool and 5 Star Hotel Alexander Palace within the complex. Additional Water Land Fun Park and Ice Skating Rink next to it.

The arena is a home-ground of the Macedonian handball team (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar. It was one of two venues for the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.It was a Venue again for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship

 
Home Ground
 
Home ground

Results edit

During the period 1957 till 1991 Macedonia was within the Federation of SFRJ. It was represented internationally within the team Yugoslavia as part of the Federation of 6 Republics. Macedonia is not a successor of the results of team Yugoslavia it was just part of it. During that time was present at the 3 Olympics and 10 World cup tournaments within the successful team Yugoslavia. After the split Macedonian team started to compete representing the single independent Republic.

World Championship edit

Year Pos. Pld W D L
  1957
  1993		 1957,1962,1965,1971,1973
1975,1978,1982,1986,1990
Within Yugoslavia team
3,4,2,2,1,5,5,3,6,2
    1995 Couldn't participate
  1997 7th 9 5 1 3
  1999 8th 9 4 0 5
  2001 21st 5 0 1 4
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 15th 5 2 1 2
  2007 12th 8 2 1 5
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
 2019
  2021
      2023
    2025 To be determined
  2027
  2029
    2031
Total 5/18 36 13 4 19

European Championship edit

Year Pos. Pld W D L
  1994 couldn't participate
  1996
  1998 8th 6 2 0 4
  2000 8th 6 1 3 2
  2002
  2004
  2006 12th 6 1 0 5
  2008 7th 6 3 0 3
    2010
  2012 16th 3 0 0 3
    2014
  2016
  2018
  2020
    2022 16th 3 0 0 3
    2024 Qualified
      2026 TBD
    2028 TBD
Total 7/15 30 7 3 20

Summer Olympics edit

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
 1976
  1992		 1980,1984,1988
Within Yugoslavia team
2,1,4
  1996 Did not enter
World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004 Did not Enter
World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
  2008 Did not qualify
  2012 Did not enter
World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 0/2 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

Performance in other tournaments edit

Mediterranean Games
  • 2013: 9th
  • 2018: 4th
  • 2022: 7th

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Ljubomir Savevski

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Matea Churlinovska (2005-12-06) 6 December 2005 (age 18) 1.73 m 0 0   WHC Despina
2 LW Anastasija Nikolovska (1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 25) 1.67 m 0 0   ŽRK Vardar
10 CB Monika Janeska (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 30) 1.73 m 19 41   Konyaaltı Belediyesi SK
11 RB Marija Guguljanova (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 24) 1.73 m 1 0   ŽRK Metalurg
13 P Aleksandra Kolovska (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 1.73 m 3 0   ŽRK Metalurg
14 P Ivana Djatevska (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21) 1.79 m 13 2   ŽRK Vardar
16 GK Marija Jovanovska (2004-08-30) 30 August 2004 (age 19) 1.80 m 2 0   ŽRK Kumanovo
23 LB Angela Jankulovska (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 21) 1.76 m 8 12   ŽRK Vardar
26 GK Jovana Micevska (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 23) 1.76 m 11 1   OGC Nice
30 RB Jovana Kiprijanovska (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22) 1.84 m 9 5   Sambre-Avesnois Handball
32 CB Ivana Arsenievska (2003-12-08) 8 December 2003 (age 20) 1.75 m 3 0   ŽRK Metalurg
33 RW Sara Ristovska (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27) 1.69 m 46 223   CSKA Moscow
43 LW Emilijana Rizoska (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 18) 1.62 m 3 1   WHC Gjorche Petrov
58 LB Simona Madjovska (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 30) 1.81 m 30 51   BSV Sachsen Zwickau
71 LW Jovana Sazdovska (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 30) 1.77 m 36 93   HC Dunărea Brăila
77 P Sanja Dabevska (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28) 1.85 m 11 15   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
88 CB Leonida Gichevska (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 25) 1.78 m 17 36   RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
91 RB Iva Mladenovska (2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 17) 1.80 m 2 0   ŽRK Metalurg

Notable players edit

All-Star Team
Top scorer
Others

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Селекторот на женската сениорска ракометна репрезентација Љубомир Савевски го објавува списокот на повикани ракометарки за собир и настап на WOMEN'S EHF EURO 2022" (in Macedonian). macedoniahandball.com.mk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Roster North Macedonia". eurohandball.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ "2005 World Championship - Match report Cameroon-Macedonia" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

External links edit

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