North Macedonia women's national football team

North Macedonia
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
FIFA ranking
Current	135 1 (11 December 2025)
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)

Captain of the national team Nataša Andonova

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	Meijer 6' Rochi 18' Maksuti 43'	Report	Karličić 16' Petrović 59'	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	Đurđevac 41' Kuč 50' Đoković 64', 68' Simonović 89'	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	Biqkaj 6', 49' Fetaj 65' Metaj 67'	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	Biqkaj 50', 66' Memeti 85'	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	Ševcova 65'	Report	Meyer 16'	Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Attendance: 321 Referee: Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia)

24 October Friendly	North Macedonia	0–2	Russia	Strumica, North Macedonia
15:00			Yuklyaeva 11' Zalmieva 90+4'	Stadium: Mladost stadium

27 October Friendly	North Macedonia	0–5	Russia	Strumica, North Macedonia
15:00			Durnova 15' Yuklyaeva 53' Ishmukhametova 65', 90+1' (pen.) Zhukova 72'	Stadium: Mladost stadium

2026

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Azerbaijan	v	North Macedonia	Azerbaijan
		Report

7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	North Macedonia	v	Andorra	North Macedonia
		Report

14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	North Macedonia	v	Hungary	North Macedonia
		Report

18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Hungary	v	North Macedonia	Hungary
		Report

5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	Andorra	v	North Macedonia	Andorra
		Report

9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	North Macedonia	v	Azerbaijan	North Macedonia
		Report

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)
Vančo 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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Kristina Pavlovska	(2005-10-05) 5 October 2005			Mašinca
1GK	Viktorija Panchurova	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999	10	0	Tiverija Brera

2DF	Slagjana Gjorgjieva	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005			Tiverija Brera
2DF	Ane Boshevska	{{{age}}}			Tiverija Brera
2DF	Pavlinka Nikolovska	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998			Tiverija Brera
2DF	Iva Jovanovska				Ljuboten
2DF	Katerina Petkova				Istatov
2DF	Elena Paneska	(2002-07-10) 10 July 2002			Mura
2DF	Bojana Petkova				Polonia
2DF	Hristina Joshevska				Skopje

3MF	Danche Karpuzovska				Tiverija Brera
3MF	Rabija Dervishi				Skopje
3MF	Hava Mustafa	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	7	0	Ljuboten
3MF	Aleksandra Markovska	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997	10	0	Ljuboten
3MF	Simona Meyer				Maccabi Hadera
3MF	Andrea Doneva				Kochani
3MF	Eva Velichkova				Ljuboten
3MF	Biljana Paneska				Agia Paraskevi

4FW	Ulza Maksuti	(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999	7	0	Gramshi
4FW	Kristina Petrushevska				Istatov
4FW	Melania Grozdanovska				Istatov
4FW	Jovana Pavlovska	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006			AS United
4FW	Mia Golavska				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	(2004-05-26) 26 May 2004			Carson	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
GK	Evgenija Veljanovska				Skopje	v. Latvia,30 May 2025

DF	Ana Milchevska	(2003-08-23) 23 August 2003			Lanchkahuti	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
DF	Aleksandra Jovanovska				Ljuboten	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
DF	Ikmete Limani	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003			SV Weinberg	v. Kosovo,8 April 2025
DF	Kanita Emini				Istatov	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
DF	Mila Paneva				Skopje	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
DF	Nastasja Nakova				Ljuboten	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
DF	Sara Kolarovska	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999			Skopje	v. Kosovo,8 April 2025
DF	Viktorija Nedeva	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003			Tiveria	v. Latvia,30 May 2025

MF	Andrea Kolovska				Tiberius Istatov	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
MF	Ihmete Limani				SV Weinberg	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
MF	Lenche Andreevska	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992			PAOK	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
MF	Marjana Naceva	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994			Borussia Dortmund	v. Kosovo,8 April 2025
MF	Nataša Andonova (captain)	(1993-12-04) 4 December 1993	33	14	Al-Shabab	v. Kosovo,8 April 2025
MF	Teona Galabovska				Tiberius Brera	v. Latvia,30 May 2025

FW	Elena Simjanova				Tiberius Ljuboten	v. Latvia,30 May 2025
FW	Gentjana Roçi	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994			KuPS	v. Kosovo,8 April 2025
FW	Legion Saint-Jean				Pavlovska	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
FW	Lora Sulejmani	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005			GPSO 92	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
FW	Mariana Natseva Panesca				Borussia Dortmund	v. Kosovo,21 February 2025
FW	Shkipe Saliji					v. Latvia,30 May 2025
FW	Stefania Marinkovska				Kamenica Sasa	v. Montenegro,3 December 2024

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	Gentjana Rochi	2011–present	22	54
2	Nataša Andonova	2008-	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	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	Did not qualify								Main stage	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
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Didn't had a team
2004
2008
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not enter
2024	Did not enter
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	0/2	—	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	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

External links

[5] 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.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

[2] "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Women's Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[3] "FIFA Live Scores: FYR Macedonia". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] Македонија А жени: Контролни натпревари против Русија

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North Macedonia national football team
General	Football Federation of North Macedonia History Managers
Venues	Home venues Toše Proeski Arena Stadion Goce Delčev Stadion Mladost Petar Miloševski Training Centre
Results	Men's 1993–2018 2019–present Under-21
Players	Player records North Macedonia national football team players
UEFA Euro Finals	Summary 2020
Other men's teams	Under-21 Under-19 Under-17 Amateur
Women's teams	Women

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