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Nickname(s) | Рисови Risovi (Lynxes) Лавови Lavovi (Lions) |
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Association | Football Federation of Macedonia |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Igor Angelovski |
Captain | Goran Pandev |
Most caps | Goran Pandev (119) |
Top scorer | Goran Pandev (37) |
Home Stadium | Toše Proeski Arena |
FIFA code | MKD |
FIFA ranking | 62 ![]() |
Highest FIFA ranking | 46 (October 2008) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 166 (March 2017) |
Elo ranking | 60 ![]() |
Highest Elo ranking | 41 (April 2018) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 113 (January 2017) |
First international | Unofficial![]() ![]() (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 5 September 1945) Official ![]() ![]() (Kranj, Slovenia; 13 October 1993) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (Skopje, Macedonia; 7 June 1995) ![]() ![]() (Skopje, Macedonia; 7 October 2001) ![]() ![]() (Budapest, Hungary; 14 November 2001) ![]() ![]() (Teplice, Czech Republic; 8 June 2005) |
European Championship appearances | 1 (First in 2020) |
Best result | TBD |
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The North Macedonia national football team represents North Macedonia in men's international football, and is administered by the Football Federation of Macedonia. The team play their home matches at the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje.
Since gaining independence from Yugoslavia, North Macedonia has achieved some impressive performances, such as two away draws against England, draws both at home and away to the Netherlands, a home draw with Slovakia, an away draw against Italy, a home wins over Serbia and Croatia, and, in 2021, a shock away win at Germany.
Competitive records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
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Within Yugoslavia team 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990 |
Within Yugoslavia team 4th, 5th, 7th, 5th, 4th, 7th, 16th, 5th | ||||||||||||||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4/6 | ||||||||
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10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4/6 | |||||||||
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12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5/7 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4/5 | |||||||||
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6/6 | |||||||||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5/6 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | TBD | ||||||||
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Total | 0/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 80 | 106 | — |
UEFA European Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
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Within Yugoslavia team 1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992 |
Within Yugoslavia team 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 8th, disqualified | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4/6 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5/7 | ||||||||||
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10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5/6 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6/6 | ||||||||||
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Qualified | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3/6 (PO winners) | |||||||||
Total | 1/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 74 | 103 | — |
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
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D | 4 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ![]() |
41st |
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C | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ![]() |
40th |
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C | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 40th |
Results and fixtures[]
2020[]
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 5 September | North Macedonia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
15:00 CET | Alioski ![]() Nestorovski ![]() |
Report | Barseghyan ![]() |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 8 September | Georgia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia | |
18:00 CET | Okriashvili ![]() |
Report | Ristovski ![]() |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark) |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs 8 October | North Macedonia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CET | Kololli ![]() Velkovski ![]() |
Report | Hadergjonaj ![]() |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie (the Netherlands) |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 11 October | Estonia |
3–3 | ![]() |
Tallinn, Estonia | |
18:00 CET | Sappinen ![]() Liivak ![]() |
Report | Kuusk ![]() Pandev ![]() Zajkov ![]() |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 14 October | North Macedonia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CET | Alioski ![]() |
Report | Kvaratskhelia ![]() |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs 12 November | Georgia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Georgia | |
18:00 CET | Report | Pandev ![]() |
Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 15 November | North Macedonia ![]() |
2–1 | Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
15:00 CET | Trichkovski ![]() Stojanovski ![]() |
Report | Sappinen ![]() |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marius Avram (Romania) |
2020–21 UEFA Nations League 18 November | Armenia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Nicosia, Cyprus | |
18:00 CET | Hambardzumyan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
2021[]
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 March | Romania ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Tănase ![]() Mihăilă ![]() Hagi ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Ademi ![]() Trajkovski ![]() |
Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 28 March | North Macedonia ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Bardhi ![]() Trajkovski ![]() Elmas ![]() Nestorovski ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 31 March | Germany ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Duisburg, Germany | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Gündoğan ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Pandev ![]() Elmas ![]() |
Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
Friendly 1 June | North Macedonia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Elmas ![]() |
Report | Črnigoj ![]() |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo) |
Friendly 4 June | North Macedonia ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Alioski ![]() Trichkovski ![]() Ristovski ![]() Churlinov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro) |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group C 13 June | Austria ![]() |
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Bucharest, Romania | |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Arena Națională |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group C 17 June | Ukraine ![]() |
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Bucharest, Romania | |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Arena Națională |
UEFA Euro 2020 Group C 21 June | North Macedonia ![]() |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruijff Arena |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 September | North Macedonia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 September | Iceland ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Reykjavík, Iceland | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 September | North Macedonia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 October | Liechtenstein ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Vaduz, Liechtenstein | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 October | North Macedonia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 November | Armenia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Yerevan, Armenia | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 November | North Macedonia ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Skopje, North Macedonia | |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following is the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and the preceding friendly matches against Slovenia and
Kazakhstan.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Stole Dimitrievski | 25 December 1993 | 42 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Risto Jankov | 5 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
22 | GK | Damjan Shishkovski | 18 March 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Egzon Bejtulai | 7 January 1994 | 21 | 0 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Gjoko Zajkov | 10 February 1995 | 17 | 1 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Kire Ristevski | 22 October 1990 | 47 | 0 | ![]() | ||
6 | DF | Visar Musliu | 13 November 1994 | 31 | 1 | ![]() | ||
8 | DF | Ezgjan Alioski | 12 February 1992 | 44 | 8 | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | Stefan Ristovski | 12 February 1992 | 65 | 2 | ![]() | ||
14 | DF | Darko Velkovski | 21 June 1995 | 28 | 1 | ![]() | ||
5 | MF | Arijan Ademi | 29 May 1991 | 21 | 4 | ![]() | ||
11 | MF | Ferhan Hasani | 18 June 1990 | 41 | 2 | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Tihomir Kostadinov | 4 March 1996 | 10 | 0 | ![]() | ||
16 | MF | Boban Nikolov | 28 July 1994 | 34 | 2 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Enis Bardhi | 2 July 1995 | 34 | 6 | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Stefan Spirovski | 23 August 1990 | 40 | 1 | ![]() | ||
21 | MF | Elif Elmas | 24 September 1999 | 27 | 7 | ![]() | ||
23 | MF | Marjan Radeski | 10 February 1995 | 17 | 1 | ![]() | ||
24 | MF | Daniel Avramovski | 20 February 1995 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | ||
25 | MF | Darko Churlinov | 11 July 2000 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Ivan Trichkovski | 18 April 1987 | 64 | 7 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 5 September 1992 | 65 | 18 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Goran Pandev (Captain) | 27 July 1983 | 119 | 37 | ![]() | ||
18 | FW | Vlatko Stojanovski | 23 April 1997 | 8 | 2 | ![]() | ||
19 | FW | Krste Velkoski | 20 February 1988 | 15 | 0 | ![]() | ||
26 | FW | Milan Ristovski | 8 April 1998 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
INJ Withdrew due to injury Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
External links[]
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