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	131 8 (16 August 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	1–2	Latvia	Skopje
TBC		Report		Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Slovenia	4–0	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 Latvia and Slovenia on the 12 and 16 July 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	(2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20)			Carson
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 18)			Shkendija

4	2DF	Ana Milchevska	(2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 21)			Lanchkahuti
4	2DF	Ane Bošeska	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)			Tiberias
4	2DF	Pavlinka Nikolovska	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26)			FK Ljuboten
	2DF	Viktorija Nedeva	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)			Tiveria
	2DF	Katerina Mileska	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)	41	0	Cevitana
7	2DF	Kristina Mojsoska	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)			Ace United
6	2DF	Elena Paneska	(2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22)			ŽFK Kamenica Sasa
7	2DF	Helen Petersen
7	2DF	Ikmete Limani	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20)			Weinberg

6	3MF	Marjana Naceva	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30)			Borussia Dortmund
6	3MF	Radica Velkova	(2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 19)			ŽFK Kamenica Sasa
9	3MF	Hava Mustafa	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Shkëndija
8	3MF	Aleksandra Markovska	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)	10	0	FK Ljuboten
6	3MF	Lence Andreevska	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32)			Horozkentspor
4	3MF	Simona Meyer				Maccabi Hadera
10	3MF	Nataša Andonova (captain)	(1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30)	33	14	Levante

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 29)			Kups
7	4FW	Lora Sulejmani	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19)			GPSO 92
7	4FW	Afrodita Saliihi	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)			Shkendija
7	4FW	Joanna Pavlovska	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17)			Tiverija

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	Mia Petrovska				Bochum	v. Slovenia,9 April 2024
GK	Vedrana Komnenova				Skopje	v. Georgia,28 February 2024
GK	Magdalena Lekovska	(1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Ljuboten	v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023
GK	Lina Samardzievska					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	Kristina Krsteva					v. Kosovo,31 October 2023
DF	Radica Choneva					v. Kosovo,31 October 2023

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 Sulejman					v. Kosovo,31 October 2023
MF	Aleksandra Jovanovska					v. Kosovo,31 October 2023
DF	Christina Moissoska				AS United	v. Moldova,4 June 2024}
DF	Ane Boshevska				Tiveria	v. Moldova,4 June 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
MF	Biljana Panesca				Tiveria	v. Georgia,28 February 2024
MF	Rabija Dervishi				Skopje	v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023
MF	Edina Mehmedi				Zurich	v. Moldova,4 June 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
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	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

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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 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.^{[dead link]}
^ А репрезентација жени: Селекторот Андов го објави списокот со повикани фудбалерки за квалификациските натпревари со Летонија и Словенија

External links

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-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: Селекторот Андов го објави списокот со повикани фудбалерки за квалификациските натпревари со Летонија и Словенија

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e North Macedonia national football team
General	Football Federation of North Macedonia History Managers
Venues	Home venues Toše Proeski Arena Stadion Goce Delčev Stadion Mladost Petar Miloševski Training Centre
Results	Men's 1993–2018 2019–present Under-21
Players	Player records North Macedonia national football team players
UEFA Euro Finals	Summary 2020
Other men's teams	Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
Women's teams	Women

v t e National women's football teams of Europe (UEFA)
Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Other	Great Britain Vatican City