# North Macedonia women's national football team

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.
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.

## 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
## 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 Friendly match against Montenegro in December 2024.
* 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 | Viktorija Panchurova | (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 25) | 10 | 0 | Tiverija |
| | 1GK | Kristina Pavloska | (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 19) | | | Shkendija |
| | 1GK | Berna Kabakchi | (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20) | | | Carson |
| 4 | 2DF | Ana Milchevska | (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 21) | | | Lanchkahuti |
| 7 | 2DF | Ane Boshevska | | | | Tiveria |
| | 2DF | Viktorija Nedeva | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) | | | Tiveria |
| 4 | 2DF | Pavlinka Nikolovska | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | | | FK Ljuboten |
| | 2DF | Teona Galabovska | | | | Tiberius Brera |
| | 2DF | Sara Kolarovska | (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 25) | | | Skopje |
| 6 | 2DF | Elena Paneska | (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) | | | ŽFK Kamenica Sasa |
| | 2DF | Bojana Petkova | | | | Ljuboten |
| | 3MF | Melania Grozdanovska | | | | Istatov |
| | 4FW | Stefania Marinkovska Kamenica | | | | Sasa |
| 9 | 3MF | Hava Mustafa | (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) | 7 | 0 | Shkëndija |
| 8 | 3MF | Aleksandra Markovska | (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27) | 10 | 0 | FK Ljuboten |
| 4 | 3MF | Simona Meyer | | | | Maccabi Hadera |
| 6 | 3MF | Lenche Andreevska | (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32) | | | Ünye Gücü |
| 6 | 3MF | Ihmete Limani | | | | SV Weinberg |
| 10 | 3MF | Nataša Andonova (captain) | (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 31) | 33 | 14 | Al-Shabab |
| 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 30) | | | Kups |
| 7 | 4FW | Lora Sulejmani | (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20) | | | GPSO 92 |
| | 3MF | Biljana Panesca | | | | Tiveria |

### 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 | Evgenija Veljanovska | | | | Skopje | v. Moldova,28 October 2024 |
| DF | Katerina Mileska | (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 36) | 41 | 0 | Cevitana | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Kristina Mojsoska | (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20) | | | Ace United | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Helen Petersen | | | | | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Ikmete Limani | (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21) | | | Weinberg | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Christina Moissoska | | | | AS United | v. Moldova,4 June 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 | Ane Bošeska | (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27) | | | Tiberias | v. Moldova,28 October 2024 |
| DF | Aleksandra Jovanovska | | | | Ljuboten | v. Moldova,28 October 2024 |
| MF | Elma Shemsovikj | (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 26) | 8 | 1 | Skopje | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 |
| MF | Edina Mehmedi | | | | Zurich | v. Moldova,4 June 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 | Rabija Dervishi | | | | Skopje | v. Bulgaria,5 December 2023 |
| MF | Marjana Naceva | (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31) | | | Borussia Dortmund | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| MF | Radica Velkova | (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20) | | | ŽFK Kamenica Sasa | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| MF | Olivera Cokleska | | | | AC United | v. Moldova,28 October 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 |
| FW | Gentjana Rochi | (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30) | | | Kups | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 |
| FW | Theodor Shopov | | | | Tiveria | v. Slovenia,9 April 2024 |
| FW | Kristina Petrushevska | (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 24) | | | Istatov | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 |
| FW | Radica Choneva | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23) | | | Istatov | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 |
| FW | Mila Paneva | | | | Skopje | v. Georgia,28 February 2024 |
| FW | Afrodita Saliihi | (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35) | | | Shkendija | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |
| FW | Joanna Pavlovska | (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18) | | | Tiverija | v. Slovenia,16 July 2024 |

## Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

### 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 | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Edition | Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main stage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 68 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main stage | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 74 |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main Stage | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 62 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/9 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Euro record :
| Edition | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Finals record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Edition | Result | Pos. | Pld. | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Result | Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation | Declined participation |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Prel. stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main stage | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 51 | – | – |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main stage | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 51 | – | – |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Main stage | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 39 | – | – |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | League stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | | 45th |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 172 | 45th | 45th |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
* North Macedonia portal
* Association football portal
* Women's association football portal

### 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 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 45th | 45th |
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |