North Macedonia women's national football team

North Macedonia
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	123 12 (14 June 2024)
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)

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.

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 (2023-09-22) 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	Limani 20' Metaj 41'	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
	Halilaj 7' (pen.) Memeti 14' Biqkaj 34'	Report	Cokleska 90'	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

25 February Friendly	Georgia	3–0	North Macedonia	Tbilisi
	Bebia 53' Cheminava 61', 83 '			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
	Miksone 7', 76' Poļuhoviča 63'	Report	Rochi 17' Ročāne 25' (o.g.) Andonova 32' Gornela 69' (o.g.)	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

Current coaching staff

As of April 2024

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Aleksandar Andov

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
	1GK	Berna Kabakchi				Carson
1	1GK	Viktorija Panchurova	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)	10	0	Tiverija
	1GK	Christina Pavloska				Shkendija

4	2DF	Ana Milchevska	(2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 20)			Lanchkahuti
6	2DF	Elena Panesca				ŽFK Kamenica Sasa
4	2DF	Pavlinka Nikolovska				FK Ljuboten
7	2DF	Christina Moissoska				AS United
7	2DF	Ihmete Limani				Weinberg
7	2DF	Ane Boshevska				Tiveria
7	2DF	Kristina Mojsovska				Ace United

6	3MF	Radica Velkova				ŽFK Kamenica Sasa
10	3MF	Nataša Andonova (captain)	(1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30)	33	14	Levante
6	3MF	Lenche Andreevska				Horozkentspor
6	3MF	Mariana Natseva				Borussia Dortmund
4	3MF	Simona Meyer				Maccabi Hadera
8	3MF	Aleksandra Markovska	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)	10	0	FK Ljuboten
9	3MF	Hava Mustafa	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Shkëndija
4	3MF	Edina Mehmedi				Zurich

7	4FW	Laura Sulejmani				GPSO 92
7	4FW	Ulza Maksuti	(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 24)	7	0	ASS Junajted
11	4FW	Afrodita Salihi	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)	32	4	Skopje
7	4FW	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	(1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 24)	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	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 33)			Kamenica Sasa	v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023
DF	Bojana Petkova				Ljuboten	v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023
DF	Katerina Mileska	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)	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	(1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25)	8	1	Skopje	v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023
DF	Sara Kolarovska	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 24)			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	(2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 23)			Istatov	v. Georgia,28 February 2024
FW	Radica Choneva	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 22)			Istatov	v. Georgia,28 February 2024
FW	Mila Paneva				Skopje	v. Georgia,28 February 2024
FW	Gentjana Rochi	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 29)			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

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Violeta Spirovska	?	72

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Gentjana Rochi	2011–present	22	54
2	Nataša Andonova	2008-	14	33

Scorers by year

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	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
Edition	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	Did not qualify								Main stage	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
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000	Did not enter
2004
2008
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not enter
2024	Did not enter
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	0/9	—	–	–	–	–	–	–

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Euro record
Edition	Finals record								Qualification record
Edition	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