North Macedonia national under-21 football team

The North Macedonia national under-21 football team is a youth association football national team which represents North Macedonia at this age level and is a feeder team for the North Macedonia national football team. It was formerly known as the Macedonia national under-21 football team.

North Macedonia Under-21
Nickname(s)The Red Lions (Црвени лавови)
AssociationFootball Federation of North Macedonia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBlagoja Milevski
CaptainJani Atanasov
Milan Ristovski
Agron Rufati
Davor Zdravkovski
Most capsGoran Bogdanović (28)
Top scorer
FIFA codeMKD
First colours
Second colours
First international
Unofficial
 Macedonia 7–0  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
 Macedonia 5–3  Denmark
(Kočani, 7 September 1994)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Macedonia 7–0  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
 North Macedonia 7–1  Faroe Islands
(Skopje, 10 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Macedonia 0–8  FR Yugoslavia
(Skopje, 7 September 1999)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage, 2017

This team is for Macedonian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The under-21 age category came into existence with the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976. The Macedonia U21 team was formed following Macedonia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991 and is controlled by the Football Federation of North Macedonia (from 1976 to 1992 Macedonian players played for Yugoslavia U21). A 7–0 win in a friendly against Estonia played on 31 May 1994 was Macedonia U21s' first result. Four months later, Macedonia also had their first competitive match which ended in a 5–3 win against Denmark.

So far, the team has qualified for one final tournament, the one being the 2017 Euro U21 held in Poland for players born 1994 or later. They ended the tournament on the 11th position with 1 draw and 2 losses over the group stage.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
UEFA U-21 Championship record UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification record Manager(s)
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
1996 Did not qualify 104061627−11 Jovo Nikushev
1998 8116317−14 Zoran Smileski
2000 8107225−23 Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski
2002 10127618−12 Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski
2004 8017423−19 Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz
2006 12235918−9 Mirsad Jonuz
2007 4202660
2009 823356−1
2011 8026919−10 Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski
2013 83321415−1 Boban Babunski
2015 8116413−13 Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković
2017 Group stage3012411−7 10631137+6 Blagoja Milevski
2019 Did not qualify 102171724−7 Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski
2021 105322012+8 Blagoja Milevski
2023 To be determined To be determined To be determined
Total 1/14 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 122 30 23 69 128 230 −102

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 10 6 3 1 13 7 +6 21 Final tournament — 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2  France 10 6 2 2 17 8 +9 20 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
3  Iceland 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 18 3–0 3–2 — 2–4 2–0 1–1
4  Ukraine 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14 0–2 1–0 0–1 — 4–0 1–1
5  Scotland 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 8 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–1
6  Northern Ireland 10 0 2 8 6 18 −12 2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Final tournament
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Serbia 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  Macedonia 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 20 1 +19 28 Final tournament — 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
2  North Macedonia 10 5 3 2 20 12 +8 18 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 7–1 2–1
3  Israel 10 3 4 3 12 14 −2 13 1–1 1–1 — 1–2 3–1 0–0
4  Kazakhstan 10 3 1 6 12 21 −9 10 0–1 1–4 1–2 — 2–3 0–4
5  Faroe Islands 10 3 0 7 11 25 −14 9 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–0
6  Montenegro 10 2 1 7 11 13 −2 7 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 —
Source: UEFA

Recent results and fixtures

Generation 1998+
Date Venue Opponents Score Macedonia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
10 September 2019 Petar Miloshevski TC, Skopje, North Macedonia  Faroe Islands 7–1 Mitrovski  26', 45+3', 85', Churlinov  32', 88', Daci  59', Lichina  62' uefa.com
10 October 2019 DG Arena, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–1 Atanasov  14', 33' (pen) uefa.com
15 October 2019 Petar Miloshevski TC, Skopje, North Macedonia  Kazakhstan 1–1 Ristovski  20' uefa.com
14 November 2019 Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo, Alcorcón, Spain  Spain 0–3 uefa.com
3 September 2020 Toshe Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  Spain 0–1 uefa.com
8 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–1 Ristovski  16', Ackovski  80' uefa.com
8 October 2020 Ortalyk Stadion, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 4–1 Churlinov  38', 48', Atanasov  41', Mitrovski  67' uefa.com
13 October 2020 Petar Miloshevski TC, Skopje, North Macedonia  Israel 1–1 Atanasov  90+5' uefa.com
12 November 2020 Sala Stadium, Ashkelon, Israel  Israel 1–1 Atanasov  76' uefa.com
17 November 2020 Petar Miloshevski TC, Skopje, North Macedonia  Montenegro 2–1 Gjorgjievski  13', Miovski  78' (pen) uefa.com
Friendly matches
24 May 2018 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–1 Trajanovski  87' affa.az
27 May 2018 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–0 Krivotsyuk  24' (o.g.) affa.az
16 November 2018 Camp FSCG, Podgorica, Montenegro  Serbia 0–1 fss.rs
19 November 2018 Camp FSCG, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–0 Abaz  21', 50' fscg.me
22 March 2019 Bellis SC, Belek, Turkey  Ukraine 1–3 Krstovski  85' ffm.mk
24 March 2019 Limak Arcadia SC, Belek, Turkey  Latvia 0–1 lff.lv
26 March 2019 Limak Arcadia SC, Belek, Turkey  Estonia 1–1 Ristovski  26' jalgpall.ee
6 June 2019 Červeník Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Finland 1–0 Jovanov  4' ffm.mk
  • * Macedonia's scores are always listed first

Squad

Current squad

Squad named for the training camp in Ohrid from 18 to 23 December 2020.[1]
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2020, after the game against Montenegro.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Metodija Velkovski (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 0 0 Struga
12 1GK Aleksandar Angjelkovski (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 0 0 Renova U19
1GK David Denkovski WD (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 0 0 Bregalnica
1GK Stefan Jakimovski WD (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 0 0 Kadino
2 2DF Georgije Jankulov (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 0 0 Železničar
3 2DF Kristijan Dodevski (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 0 0 Sileks
4 2DF Ardit Iljazi (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 0 0 Shkupi
5 2DF Aleksandar Gjurkovski (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 0 0 Vardar
6 2DF Marko Simunovikj (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 0 0 Teleoptik
14 2DF Matej Nikolov (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 0 0 Zlatibor
15 2DF Jovan Manev (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 0 0 Bregalnica
7 3MF Ali Adem (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 0 0 Shkupi
8 3MF Arbi Vosha (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 0 0 Makedonija Gj. P.
13 3MF Bojan Dimoski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 0 0 Akademija Pandev
16 3MF Ramin Alii (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 0 0 Shkupi
17 3MF Florent Ramadani (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 0 0 Shkëndija
18 3MF Besnik Ferati (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 0 0 Akademija Pandev
23 3MF David Kalpachki (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 0 0 Belasica
3MF Filip Aleksovski WD (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 0 0 Makedonija Gj. P.
9 4FW Marko Gjorgjievski (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 4 1 Radnički Pirot
10 4FW Suhejlj Muharem (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 0 0 Renova
11 4FW Ensar Luma (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 1 0 Shkëndija
19 4FW Jakup Berisha (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 0 0 Shkupi
20 4FW Emir Skenderi (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 0 0 Struga
21 4FW Zoran Ivanovski (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 0 0 Belasica

Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2023 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marko Alchevski INJ (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 0 0 Akademija Pandev v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
DF Filip Antovski (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 12 0 Slavia v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
DF Blerton Sheji (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 1 0 Struga v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
DF Viktor Krstevski U19 (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 0 0 Vardar v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
DF Slave Markoski U19 (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 0 0 Ohrid v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
DF Mario Mladenovski (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 0 0 Botev Plovdiv v.  Faroe Islands, 8 September 2020 WD
MF Darko Churlinov (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 13 5 Stuttgart v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
MF Enis Fazlagikj (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 6 0 Žilina v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
MF Tomche Grozdanovski (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 5 0 ViOn v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
MF Agon Elezi (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 3 0 Varaždin v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
MF Sefer Emini (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 1 0 Akron v.  Israel, 13 October 2020
MF Dimitar Todorovski (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 0 0 Rabotnichki v.  Faroe Islands, 8 September 2020
FW David Toshevski (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 5 0 Rostov v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
FW Mario Ilievski U19 (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 1 0 Septemvri Sofia v.  Montenegro, 17 November 2020
  • A: Called up by the Macedonia A National Team
  • U19: Called up by the Macedonia U19 National Team
  • INJ: Injured
  • WD: Withdrew
  • PRE: Preliminary squad

Current First Squad
Current First Squad (98+) with the Club Leagues they play in

Past squads

Statistics
As of 17 November 2020

See also

References
  1. Милевски и Арслани ги одредија фудбалерите за тренинг кампот во Охрид
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