North Macedonia women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Црвени лавици The Red Lionesses Црвено-Жолти Red-Yellows | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Macedonia | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Aleksandar Andov | |||
| Captain | Nataša Andonova | |||
| Most caps | Violeta Spirovska (72) | |||
| Top scorer | Gentjana Rochi (22) | |||
| Home stadium | Toše Proeski Arena | |||
| FIFA code | MKD | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 135 1 (11 December 2025)[1] | |||
| Highest | 90 (December 2009) | |||
| Lowest | 138 (June 2025) | |||
| 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
2024
| 30 November Friendly | North Macedonia | 3–2 | Montenegro | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia) |
| 3 December Friendly | North Macedonia | 1–5 | Montenegro | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Maksuti 61' | Report | Stadium: FFM Petar Miloshevski Training Center Field 2 Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia) |
2025
| 21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League | North Macedonia | 0–4 | Kosovo | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Report | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Attendance: 197 Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway) |
| 4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League | North Macedonia | 1–2 | Latvia | North Macedonia |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Ulza Maksuti 31' | Report | Karlīna Miksone 2' (81) | Stadium: FFM Training Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Hanna Laajanen (SWE) |
| 8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League | Kosovo | 3–0 | North Macedonia | Pristina, Kosovo |
| 1500 | Report | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 100 or 70 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania) |
| 30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League | Latvia | 1–1 | North Macedonia | Riga |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Attendance: 321 Referee: Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia) |
| 24 October Friendly | North Macedonia | 0-2 | Russia | Strumica, North Macedonia |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Mladost stadium |
| 27 October Friendly | North Macedonia | 0-5 | Russia | Strumica, North Macedonia |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Mladost stadium |
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 named for the friendly matches against Russia on 24 and 27 October 2025.[4]
- Caps and goals updated after the match against Kazakhstan on 27 November 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kristina Pavlovska | 5 October 2005 | Mašinca | |||
| GK | Viktorija Panchurova | 25 December 1999 | 10 | 0 | Tiverija Brera | |
| DF | Slagjana Gjorgjieva | 28 November 2005 | Tiverija Brera | |||
| DF | Ane Boshevska | 5 January 2000 | Tiverija Brera | |||
| DF | Pavlinka Nikolovska | 4 March 1998 | Tiverija Brera | |||
| DF | Iva Jovanovska | 20 January 1999 | Ljuboten | |||
| DF | Katerina Petkova | 21 January 1999 | Istatov | |||
| DF | Elena Paneska | 10 July 2002 | Mura | |||
| DF | Bojana Petkova | 5 January 2003 | Polonia | |||
| DF | Hristina Joshevska | 27 December 2000 | Skopje | |||
| MF | Danche Karpuzovska | 28 November 2003 | Tiverija Brera | |||
| MF | Rabija Dervishi | 4 April 1999 | Skopje | |||
| MF | Hava Mustafa | 20 September 1997 | 7 | 0 | Ljuboten | |
| MF | Aleksandra Markovska | 4 May 1997 | 10 | 0 | Ljuboten | |
| MF | Simona Meyer | 1 January 1997 | Maccabi Hadera | |||
| MF | Andrea Doneva | 1 May 2005 | Kochani | |||
| MF | Eva Velichkova | 5 October 2005 | Ljuboten | |||
| MF | Biljana Paneska | 29 January 2005 | Agia Paraskevi | |||
| FW | Ulza Maksuti | 8 July 1999 | 7 | 0 | Gramshi | |
| FW | Kristina Petrushevska | 23 September 2003 | Istatov | |||
| FW | Melania Grozdanovska | 28 November 2006 | Istatov | |||
| FW | Jovana Pavlovska | 11 September 2006 | AS United | |||
| FW | Mia Golavska | 29 October 2003 | SC Istatov | |||
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 | Berna Kabakci | 26 May 2004 | Carson | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| GK | Evgenija Veljanovska | 3 October 2003 | Skopje | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| DF | Ana Milchevska | 23 August 2003 | Lanchkahuti | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Aleksandra Jovanovska | 28 November 2006 | Ljuboten | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| DF | Ikmete Limani | 28 October 2003 | SV Weinberg | v. Kosovo,8 April 2025 | ||
| DF | Kanita Emini | 28 November 1995 | Istatov | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| DF | Mila Paneva | 28 November 1994 | Skopje | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| DF | Nastasja Nakova | 5 May 2005 | Ljuboten | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| DF | Sara Kolarovska | 14 August 1999 | Skopje | v. Kosovo,8 April 2025 | ||
| DF | Viktorija Nedeva | 20 June 2003 | Tiveria | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| MF | Andrea Kolovska | 26 August 2000 | Tiberius Istatov | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| MF | Ihmete Limani | 26 August 2000 | SV Weinberg | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| MF | Lenche Andreevska | 13 August 1992 | PAOK | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| MF | Marjana Naceva | 16 January 1994 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Kosovo,8 April 2025 | ||
| MF | Nataša Andonova (captain) | 4 December 1993 | 33 | 14 | Al-Shabab | v. Kosovo,8 April 2025 |
| MF | Teona Galabovska | 28 November 1997 | Tiberius Brera | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| FW | Elena Simjanova | 1 January 2005 | Tiberius Ljuboten | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | ||
| FW | Gentjana Roçi | 17 September 1994 | KuPS | v. Kosovo,8 April 2025 | ||
| FW | Legion Saint-Jean | 28 November 2000 | Pavlovska | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| FW | Lora Sulejmani | 21 February 2005 | GPSO 92 | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| FW | Mariana Natseva Panesca | 29 January 2000 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Kosovo,21 February 2025 | ||
| FW | Shkipe Saliji | 28 November 2003 | v. Latvia,30 May 2025 | |||
| FW | Stefania Marinkovska | 16 May 2002 | Kamenica Sasa | v. Montenegro,3 December 2024 | ||
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Scorers by year
| Players | Overall | 2011 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nataša Andonova | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Gentjana Rochi | 1 | 1 | |
| Afrodita Salihi | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Violeta Spirovska | 1 | 1 |
| Scorers | Overall | 2009 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||
| 1991 | Didn't had a team | Didn't had a team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Main stage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 / 3 | — | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 204 | ||||||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Didn't had a team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/2 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Euro record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Finals record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
| Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | ||
| 1991 | Didn't had a team | Didn't had a team | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | League stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | [a] | 45th | |||||||||
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/5 | — | — | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 172 | 45th | ||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 2023–24 | C | 5 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 45th | ||
| 2025 | C | 6 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 45th | |||||
| Promoted at end of season | |
| No movement at end of season | |
| Relegated at end of season | |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
Notes
- ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Македонија А жени: Контролни натпревари против Русија