North Macedonia women's national football team

North Macedonia
Nickname(s)	Црвени Лавови; The Red Lions; 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	Nataša Andonova (14)
Home stadium	Toše Proeski Arena
FIFA code	MKD
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	117 12 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest	90 (December 2009)
Lowest	129 (September 2019)
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 association 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 Macedonian 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 Лавови (The Red Lions) or Црвено-Жолти (Red-Yellows)".

Home stadium

The North Macedonia women's national football team play 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.

Win Draw Lose Fixtures

2020

6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Serbia	8–1	North Macedonia	Belgrade
18:00	Poljak 4', 8' Filipović 45', 53' Damjanović 49' Čanković 52', 90+2' Radojičić 72'	Report	Rochi 14'	Stadium: Stadion FK Kolubara Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	North Macedonia	0–7	France	Skopje
21:00		Report	Le Sommer 15', 19' (pen.) Katoto 22' de Almeida 52', 90+3' Torrent 79' Asseyi 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)

23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)[note 1] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	France	11–0	North Macedonia	Orléans
21:00	Gauvin 1' Le Sommer 5', 21', 73', 78' de Almeida 39' Diani 45+1' Asseyi 55' Geyoro 60', 63' D. Cascarino 76'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Source Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)[note 1] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Kazakhstan	0–3	North Macedonia	Almaty, Kazakhstan
12:00		Report	Rochi 11', 34' Shemsovikj 37'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Referee: Lucie Šulcová (Czech Republic)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of November 2020

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Kiril Izov
Assistant coaches	Ferdi Ismaili Aleksandar Andov Tanja Krstevska

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–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Euro 2021 qualification fixture against Kazakhstan on 27 November 2020.[5]

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	Magdalena Lekovska	(1999-07-20) 20 July 1999	2	0	Istatov
12	1GK	Verica Kolevska	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003	0	0	Despina

3	2DF	Ane Bošeska	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997	6	0	Tiverija
17	2DF	Maja Angelovska	(1994-02-12) 12 February 1994	16	0	Krim
20	2DF	Teodora Gjorgjevska	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000	0	0	Skopje
23	2DF	Ana Milchevska	(2003-08-23) 23 August 2003	0	0	Istatov

4	3MF	Sara Husein	(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998	1	0	Istatov
5	3MF	Sara Kolarovska	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999	3	0	Skopje
6	3MF	Elma Shemsovikj	(1999-02-04) 4 February 1999	8	1	Skopje
8	3MF	Aleksandra Ristovska	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995	13	0	Tiverija
14	3MF	Sindis Polozhani	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002	3	0	ASS Junajted
15	3MF	Dragana Gegova	(2000-06-18) 18 June 2000	1	0	Skopje
19	3MF	Sara Velkova	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002	1	0	Tiverija
21	3MF	Teodora Nikolovska	(2003-08-15) 15 August 2003	0	0	Tiverija

2	4FW	Kristina Petrushevska	(2000-09-23) 23 September 2000	0	0	Istatov
13	4FW	Julija Zivikj	(2000-10-29) 29 October 2000	7	0	Ljuboten
7	4FW	Gentjana Rochi	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994	34	12	KuPS
9	4FW	Hava Mustafa	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	7	0	Shkëndija
10	4FW	Nataša Andonova (C)	(1993-12-04) 4 December 1993	33	14	Levante
11	4FW	Afrodita Salihi	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989	32	4	Skopje
16	4FW	Teodora Dimoska	(2000-09-29) 29 September 2000	6	0	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	Viktorija Panchurova	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999	10	0	Tiverija	v. France, 23 October 2020
GK	Suarta Rechi	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	0	0	ASS Junajted	v. Serbia, 6 March 2020

DF	Katerina Mileska	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989	41	0	Despina	v. Kazakhstan, 27 November 2020 ^WD
DF	Daniela Veleska	(1997-03-09) 9 March 1997	4	0	Despina	v. Kazakhstan, 27 November 2020 ^WD
DF	Pavlina Nikolovska	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998	9	0	Kamenica	v. France, 23 October 2020 ^WD

MF	Jana Chubrinovska	(1999-02-12) 12 February 1999	11	0	Despina	v. France, 23 October 2020
MF	Romana Trajkovska	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993	4	0	Rapperswil-Jona	v. France, 23 October 2020
MF	Hristina Joshevska	(2000-12-27) 27 December 2000	2	0	Kamenica	v. France, 23 October 2020
MF	Rabija Dervishi	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000	1	0	Kamenica	v. France, 23 October 2020
MF	Marjana Naceva	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994	13	0	Kamenica	v. France, 23 October 2020
MF	Ivana Nikolova	(2001-06-19) 19 June 2001	0	0	Tiverija	v. France, 22 September 2020 ^INJ

FW	Ulza Maksuti	(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999	7	0	ASS Junajted	v. France, 23 October 2020
FW	Eli Jakovska	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995	15	2	Lokomotiv Stara Zagora	v. France, 22 September 2020
FW	Elena Petrovska	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	1	0	Skopje	v. France, 22 September 2020
FW	Kristina Mojsoska	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004	0	0	ASS Junajted	v. France, 22 September 2020

Records

Individual 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	Nataša Andonova	2008–present	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
1995	Did not enter
1999	Did not enter
2003	Did not enter
2007	Did not enter
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
2023	To be determined
Overall	0 / 9	—								18	0	1	17	9	142

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic finals record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
1993	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
2001	Did not enter
2005	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify								Prel. Stage	3	0	0	3	0	14
2013	Did not qualify								Main Stage	13	2	3	8	12	51
2017	Did not qualify								Main Stage	8	0	0	8	4	51
2021	Did not qualify								Main Stage	8	2	0	6	8	39
Overall	0 / 10	—								30	3	3	24	21	144