North Macedonia national football team

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North Macedonia has reached Euro 2020 (its first major tournament)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Early years (1991–96)

Template:Football squad on pitch They had their first official international match as a 4–1 victory against Slovenia in a friendly on 13 October 1993 under coach Andon Dončevski.<ref name="svnmkd1993" /> In 1994, the Republic of Macedonia became a single member of FIFA and UEFA after the independence and split of the Yugoslavia federal team.

Euro 1996 qualifiers

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying was the first major qualifying tournament that Macedonia participated in as an independent nation, grouped with Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Cyprus and Armenia. In their opening game, which was also their first ever official match, Macedonia played the reigning European champions Denmark, finishing 1–1 after Macedonia led for most of the game.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later, Macedonia suffered one of its worst ever defeats, 5–0 against Belgium on 7 June 1995.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 1996, finishing fourth in the group with seven points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Hadžievski, Kanatlarovski and Jovanovski's era (1996–2001)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The tournament began on 24 April 1996 with a 3–0 win at home against Liechtenstein. On 9 November 1996, Macedonia recorded their biggest ever, an 11–1 thrashing victory against Liechtenstein.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia defeated the Republic of Ireland 3–2 at home, their first victory against a major European team, but failed again to qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France, finishing fourth in the group on 13 points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UEFA Euro 2000 qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Macedonia's journey to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium saw them grouped with FR Yugoslavia, Republic of Ireland, Croatia, and Malta. They once again opened their qualifying campaign with a victory after beating Malta 4–0 at home on 6 September 1998. Their most notable result in the campaign was a 1–1 draw against Croatia in June 1999, with an equalizer of Georgi Hristov ten minutes before the end of the game. They helped Yugoslavia qualify directly and eliminate Croatia because they drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland with a last-minute equalizer of Goran Stavrevski. However, they failed to qualify again, finishing fourth in the group with eight points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Macedonia's 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Sweden, Turkey, Slovakia, Moldova, and Azerbaijan. They were unsuccessful in their opening match, going down to Slovakia 2–0 in Bratislava on 3 September 2000. The Macedonians once again failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup as they finished fourth in the group with seven points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rise and fall (2001–06)

UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Euro 2004 Qualifiers saw Macedonia grouped alongside England, Turkey, Slovakia, and Liechtenstein. Macedonia played England in Southampton, England's first home match in Southampton in almost 100 years. Macedonia grabbed the lead early in the first half after Artim Šakiri scored directly from a corner kick. England soon leveled the game, before Macedonia led again. The game eventually ended 2–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia lost to England 2–1 at home in the return leg, which took place in September 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia's only win of the campaign came on 7 June 2003, when they beat Liechtenstein 3–1 at home.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On 9 October 2004, Macedonia managed to hold the Netherlands to a surprise 2–2 draw in Skopje in front of a crowd of 17,000 at the Skopje City Stadium,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but just four days later, they suffered a 1–0 loss away to Andorra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia then set a new team record for most goals conceded in a game when they lost 6–1 away to the Czech Republic in June 2005.

Srečko Katanec era and best FIFA ranking (2006–10)

Euro 2008 qualifiers

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Agim Ibraimi

Macedonia opened its UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a 1–0 away victory against Estonia on 16 August 2006. Macedonia hosted England on 6 September in their second game of the qualifiers. England went on to win 1–0, the first time that Macedonia failed to score against the country.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A month later, on 7 October 2006, the two teams met once again in Manchester, where England was held to a 0–0 draw in front of 72,062 people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 17 October 2007, Macedonia recorded their first win on home soil since August 2004 when they defeated Andorra 3–0 in Skopje.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Macedonia then recorded one of their most impressive wins to date when they picked up a 2–0 victory over eventual group winners Croatia on 17 November 2007. It was also a first victory for Macedonia against a nation that was ranked in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite this, Macedonia failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after finishing fifth in the group with 14 points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010 UEFA World Cup qualification

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Vanče Šikov

On 25 November 2007, just days after Macedonia completed its qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, the groups for European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup were held in Durban, South Africa, where Macedonia was seeded in Pot 4 and grouped along with the Netherlands, Scotland, Norway and Iceland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Manager Srečko Katanec received a two-year extension on 21 December 2007, which meant he would be under contract through the end of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the lead up to the campaign, Macedonia played three friendlies against Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland, which all ended in draws.

On 6 September 2008, Macedonia opened their campaign with a 1–0 home win against Scotland when Ilčo Naumoski scored on a rebound after a missed free kick by Goce Sedloski. Following these impressive results, they moved up ten places to 46th in the FIFA world rankings for October 2008, their highest ever ranking. However, Katanec resigned following a 4–0 loss to the Netherlands in Amsterdam in April 2009, allegedly for getting into an argument with Goran Pandev.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Soon afterwards, the manager of the under-21 team, Mirsad Jonuz, was appointed senior coach and remained until the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 12 August 2009, a friendly match against Spain was held at the newly built City Park Stadium in Skopje. The defending European champions won 3–2 after being 2–0 down at halftime.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In September, Macedonia lost 2–0 against Scotland and Norway.

Fall and resurgence (2010–2018)

Euro 2012 qualifiers

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Veliče Šumulikoski

Macedonia was placed in Group B for the Euro 2012 qualifiers alongside Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Armenia and Andorra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the lead up to the qualifiers, an under-strength Macedonia side played friendlies against Azerbaijan, Romania, and Malta, winning the first two 3–1 and 1–0 respectively, and tied 1–1 against Malta later the summer.

Macedonia finished fifth in the group with only two victories against Andorra as well as two home draws, against Armenia and Slovakia. Coach Mirsad Jonuz was dismissed on 18 June 2011<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and replaced by John Toshack.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Macedonia's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland and Wales.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In August 2012, prior to the qualifiers, John Toshack resigned<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was replaced by Čedomir Janevski.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The national team would begin the qualification round with a loss to Croatia in Zagreb and would go on to draw against Scotland in Glasgow. They lost again to Croatia and won against Serbia in Skopje after a penalty kick taken by Agim Ibraimi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later in qualification, the national team would go on to lose twice to the eventual group winners Belgium.

Macedonia would beat Wales and lose against Scotland at home. Around the end of September 2013, Janevski would leave the team for Belgian club R.A.E.C. Mons<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and would be replaced by Zoran Stratev for the last two matches.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Away losses to Wales and Serbia meant they would finish last in their group.

After the run, Goran Pandev, Nikolče Noveski, Veliče Šumulikoski and others would retire from the national team due to turbulent relations with the Football Federation of Macedonia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2013, Boško Gjurovski would be appointed the new national team manager.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

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The team before a match with Ukraine in 2014

On 23 February 2014, Macedonia was placed in Group C for the Euro 2016 qualifiers alongside Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus and Luxembourg.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With 5–1 loss against Spain in Valencia, the only victory they earned was against Luxembourg in Skopje.

After four losses, coach Boško Gjurovski was dismissed on 7 April 2015<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and replaced by Ljubinko Drulović.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Further losses came against Slovakia and surprisingly Luxembourg. Macedonia drew their last match with Belarus in Barysaw, but still finished last in their group.

2018 World Cup qualifiers

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On 25 July 2015, in the middle of the Euro 2016 qualifying, Macedonia was seeded in Pot 5. They were put in the same group as Spain again, for the first time with Italy, along with Albania, Israel, and Liechtenstein.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In October 2015, Drulović left the national team to join Serbian club Partizan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the manager place was taken over by the former manager of Rabotnički, Igor Angelovski.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That same month, 2010 UEFA Champions League champion Goran Pandev came back to the national team after two years of absence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Macedonia started with another disappointing loss against Albania in Shkodër, with a goal scored by Bekim Balaj in the last moments of the game, in a match that was played over two days because of interruption in the 76th minute due to weather.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later on they also lost to Israel at home after missing a penalty kick by Adis Jahović.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After that, the national team also lost to Italy beside their 2–1 lead with the goals scored by Ilija Nestorovski and Ferhan Hasani.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the end of 2016, Macedonia was beaten by Spain in Granada 4–0;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia had not scored a single point, the worst qualifying start in the history of the national team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In March 2017, Macedonia recorded their first 3–0 qualification victory against Liechtenstein.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They later lost against Spain in Skopje 2–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia also defeated Israel away through the sole goal by Goran Pandev, which was also a first ever victory against Israel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia later tied Albania in Strumica 1–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2018–present

2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

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Goran Pandev

In the inaugural UEFA Nations League, Macedonia played in League D, the lowest division.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Macedonia were drawn in Group 4 with Armenia, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The national team won the group with five wins and one loss, were promoted to the League C for the next edition of the Nations League, and were assured of a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs place.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Euro 2020 qualifiers

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Stefan Ristovski

For the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, the newly-renamed North Macedonia were placed in Group G, along with Austria, Israel, Latvia, Poland, and Slovenia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> North Macedonia managed two first impressive results with a 1–1 away draw against Slovenia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Prior to the match, Macedonia defeated Latvia 3–1 at home,.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, North Macedonia would soon fall 1–0 to Poland<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 4–1 to Austria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later, the North Macedonia recorded a 1–1 away draw against Israel,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a 2–1 home victory against Slovenia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> North Macedonia lost 2–0 away against Poland,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 2–1 away against Austria, ending up in third place.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

However, due to them having successfully taken first place in the UEFA Nations League earlier, North Macedonia eventually reached its first ever competitive playoff in history and was scheduled against Kosovo. Eventually, in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs semi-final, North Macedonia overcame Kosovo 2–1 at home. Then they faced Georgia in the final of Path D's play-offs on 13 November in Tbilisi, winning 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} After winning the League D group in the first edition of the UEFA Nations League, North Macedonia were promoted to the third division of the competition, League C. North Macedonia was drawn in Group 2 together with Armenia, Estonia and Georgia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UEFA Euro 2020

Template:Football squad on pitch North Macedonia made their Euros debut in 2020, postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All three Group C matches ended up in a loss, to Austria, Ukraine, and the Netherlands; Goran Pandev equalized against Austria in the 28th minute and Ezgjan Alioski scored against Ukraine. North Macedonia was the second debutant, after Finland.

2022 World Cup qualifiers

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For the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, North Macedonia was drawn in Group J with Germany, Romania, Iceland, Armenia and Liechtenstein.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On matchday 3, North Macedonia inflicted a 2–1 defeat on Germany in Duisburg, which was Germany's first World Cup qualification defeat since 2001 and only the third in their history.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the last two games against Armenia and Iceland, North Macedonia won both (5–0 away against Armenia, 3–1 against Iceland) to put them in 2nd in Group J. Qualifying for the play-offs, they defeated reigning European champions Italy in Palermo on 24 March 2022, and faced Portugal in the play-off final on 29 March where they lost 2–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2022–23 UEFA Nations League C and Euro 2024 qualification

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North Macedonia played in the UEFA Nations League against Georgia, Gibraltar, and Bulgaria – eventually finishing third place. Meanwhile, in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, North Macedonia failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024, finishing fourth in their group after England, Italy, Ukraine, and above Malta.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Team image

Stadiums

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Number of matches	Stadium	First international	Last international
126	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	23 March 1994	25 March 2025
5	Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	27 March 1996	15 November 2011
5	Stadion Mladost, Strumica<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	12 April 1995	17 October 2023
1	Gradski stadion, Tetovo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	14 May 1994	14 May 1994
1	Gradski stadion, Kumanovo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	29 September 1998	29 September 1998

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Template:Flagicon Adidas	1992–1993
Template:Flagicon Gems	1994–1998
Template:Flagicon Puma	1998–2014
Template:Flagicon Jako	2015–present

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Template:Flagicon Blagoja Milevski
Assistant coach	Template:Flagicon Vlatko Grozdanoski
Goalkeeper coach	Template:Flagicon Gogo Jovčev
Physical coach	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Vuksanović
Video Analysis	Template:Flagicon Goran Stanić
Team Doctor	Template:Flagicon Nebojsha Nastov
Physiotherapists	Template:Flagicon Makedonka Siljanoska
Masseur	Template:Flagicon Mohammed Trapanovski
Kit Manager	Template:Flagicon Behar Dimoski
Team Manager	Template:Flagicon Zoran Zafirov
Sporting Director	Template:Flagicon Goran Pandev
Technical Director	Template:Flagicon Zoran Stratev

Coaching history

Updated on 22 March 2025<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	First game	Last game	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Abbr	Achievements
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	13 October 1993	15 November 1995
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	27 March 1996	9 June 1999
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	5 September 1999	13 February 2005
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	2 June 2001	10 January 2002
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	27 March 2002	11 June 2003
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	30 March 2005	17 August 2005
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname (caretaker)	7 September 2005	10 August 2011
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	1 March 2006	1 April 2009
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	6 June 2009	4 June 2011
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname (caretaker)	7 September 2010	7 September 2010
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	2 September 2011	29 May 2012
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname (caretaker)	15 August 2012	15 August 2012
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	7 September 2012	10 September 2013
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname (caretaker)	11 October 2013	15 October 2013
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	5 March 2014	30 March 2015
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	14 June 2015	12 October 2015
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	12 November 2015	21 June 2021	UEFA Euro 2020 group stage
Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname	2 September 2021
Total			—

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for North Macedonia's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Belgium and Kazakhstan on 6 and 9 June 2025 respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Recent call-ups

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Notes

• ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury
• ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
• ^RET = Retired from the national team
• ^SUS = Serving suspension
• ^U21 = Player called up to the U21 squad.
• ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad.

Statistics

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Players in bold are still active with Macedonia.

Most appearances

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Goran Pandev is North Macedonia's top goalscorer and their most capped player.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Goran Pandev	122	38	2001–2021
2	Goce Sedloski	100	8	1996–2010
3	Aleksandar Trajkovski	93	22	2011–present
4	Veliče Šumulikoski	84	1	2002–2013
5	Ezgjan Alioski	83	12	2013–present
6	Stefan Ristovski	82	2	2011–2023
7	Stole Dimitrievski	78	0	2015–present
8	Artim Šakiri	73	15	1996–2006
9	Enis Bardhi	72	18	2015–present
10	Igor Mitreski	70	1	2001–2011

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Goran Pandev	38	122	{{#expr: 38 / 122 round 2}}	2001–2021
2	Aleksandar Trajkovski	22	93	{{#expr: 22 / 93 round 2}}	2011–present
3	Enis Bardhi	18	72	{{#expr: 18 / 72 round 2}}	2015–present
4	Georgi Hristov	16	48	{{#expr: 16 / 48 round 2}}	1995–2005
5	Artim Šakiri	15	73	{{#expr: 15 / 73 round 2}}	1996–2006
6	Elif Elmas	13	67	{{#expr: 13 / 67 round 2}}	2017–present
7	Ezgjan Alioski	12	83	{{#expr: 12 / 83 round 2}}	2013–present
8	Goran Maznov	10	45	{{#expr: 10 / 45 round 2}}	2001–2009
	Ilija Nestorovski	10	52	{{#expr: 10 / 52 round 2}}	2016–2023
10	Ilčo Naumoski	9	46	{{#expr: 9 / 46 round 2}}	2003–2012

Captains

This is a list of Macedonian captains for five or more official and friendly matches.

Player	Period	Games as captain (Total caps)	Major tournaments as captain (Games)
Darko Pančev	1993–1995	6 (6)
Toni Micevski	1996–2001	12 (44)
Artim Šakiri	2002–2005	10 (72)
Goce Sedloski	2004–2009	43 (100)
Veliče Šumulikoski	2009–2012	11 (84)
Goran Pandev	2010–2013	22 (75)
Tome Pachovski	2014–2015	10 (46)
Goran Pandev	2016–2021	69 (122)	UEFA Euro 2020 (3)
Stefan Ristovski	2019–2023	16 (82)
Enis Bardhi	2021–	22 (72)

Note: Some of the other players to have captained the team include: Dragi Kanatlarovski (1 cap; 1993), Ilija Najdoski (3; 1994), Dančo Celeski (2; 1995), Ljupčo Markovski (4; 1995 to 1997), Mitko Stojkovski (2; 1998), Boban Babunski (2; 1996 and 1999), Georgi Hristov (2; 2002 to 2003), Petar Miloševski (2; 2004 and 2008), Ilčo Naumoski (1; 2008), Igor Mitreski (4; 2007 to 2010), Aleksandar Lazevski (1; 2010), Nikolče Noveski (4; 2011 to 2013), Daniel Mojsov (1; 2012), Boban Grncharov (3; 2012 to 2014), Blazhe Ilijoski (1; 2014), Blagoja Todorovski (1; 2014), Vanče Šikov (4; 2015), Ivan Trichkovski (4; 2018 to 2020), Ilija Nestorovski (1; 2019), Darko Velkovski (1; 2022), Elif Elmas (1; 2023) and Stole Dimitrievski (2; 2024).

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Position
Template:Flagicon 1930 to Template:Flagicon 1990	Part of Template:Fb									Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1998	Did not qualify									10	4	1	5	22	18	4/6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002										10	1	4	5	11	18	4/6
Template:Flagicon 2006										12	2	3	7	11	24	5/7
Template:Flagicon 2010										8	2	1	5	5	11	4/5
Template:Flagicon 2014										10	2	1	7	7	16	6/6
Template:Flagicon 2018										10	3	2	5	15	15	5/6
Template:Flagicon 2022										12	6	3	3	24	13	2/6 (play-offs)
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026	To be determined									2	1	1	0	4	1	TBD
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030										To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total		Template:Tooltip	–	–	–	–	–	–		74	21	16	37	99	116	—

UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship record										UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Position
Template:Flagicon 1960 to Template:Flagicon 1992	Part of Template:Fb									Part of Template:Fb
Template:Flagicon 1996	Did not qualify									10	1	4	5	9	18	4/6
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000										8	2	2	4	13	14	4/5
Template:Flagicon 2004										8	1	3	4	11	14	4/5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008										12	4	2	6	12	12	5/7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012										10	2	2	6	8	14	5/6
Template:Flagicon 2016										10	1	1	8	6	18	6/6
Template:Flagicon 2020	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	8		12	6	2	4	15	14	3/6 Template:Nowrap
Template:Flagicon 2024	Did not qualify									8	2	2	4	10	20	4/5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028	To be determined									To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2032
Total	Group stage	1/8	3	0	0	3	2	8		78	19	18	41	84	123	—

Olympic Record

• Within Yugoslavia Team

1920 Round 1, 1924 Preliminary, 1928 Preliminary, 1948 (2nd), 1952 (2nd), 1956 (2nd), 1960 Champion, 1964 1/4 finals, 1980 (4th), 1984 (3rd), 1988 group

• Since 1996 under 21 team plays at Olympics
• 1996 did not enter
• 2000–2024 did not qualify

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Abbr	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
2018–19	D	4	6	5	0	1	14	5	+9	Template:Rise	41st
2020–21	C	2	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	Template:Same position	40th
2022–23	C	4	6	2	1	3	7	7	0	Template:Same position	42nd
2024–25	C	4	6	5	1	0	10	1	+9	Template:Rise	35th
Total			24	14	5	5	40	21	+19	35th

Minor tournaments

• Yugoslav Football Tournament
  • 5th place: 1945

Template:Flagicon Team Macedonia

Rustenov, Bogojevski, Vidovik, Martinovski, Petrovski, Davidovski, Janevski, Adamovski, Atanaskov, Balevski, Gerov. Manager: Illes Spitz

• Yugoslav tournament 1975 Brotherhood and Unity
  • 2nd place

Template:Flagicon Team Macedonia

Sharenac, Grncharov, Srebrov, Andreevski, Krstanov, Filipovski, Dimitrovski, Rajchevski, Nikolikj, Spasovski, Draganikj, Paunovski. Manager: Chaslav Bozhinovski

Head-to-head record

Template:Updated, after the match against Wales.

Macedonia all-time head-to-head record
Against	Region	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Win %	First match	Last match
Template:Fb	UEFA	10	4	4	2	12	7	+5	{{#expr:4/10*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	4	1	1	9	1	+8	{{#expr:4/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CAF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	15	8	3	4	27	18	+9	{{#expr:8/15*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	8	5	2	1	15	8	+7	{{#expr:5/8*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	0	1	3	1	9	−8	{{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	1	3	1	8	8	0	{{#expr:1/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	9	2	2	5	4	9	−5	{{#expr:2/9*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CAF	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CONCACAF	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	5	0	2	3	0	4	−4	{{#expr:0/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	9	1	2	6	9	15	−6	{{#expr:1/9*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8	{{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CONMEBOL	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CAF	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	0	3	3	4	13	-9	{{#expr:0/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	{{#expr:4/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	1	2	3	3	12	−9	{{#expr:1/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	0	0	3	4	9	–5	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	1	2	2	3	7	–4	{{#expr:1/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	{{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	{{#expr:3/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	7	2	1	4	7	9	−2	{{#expr:2/7*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	1	2	2	7	10	−3	{{#expr:1/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CONCACAF	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	5	0	0	11	2	+9	{{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	12	11	1	0	45	5	+40	{{#expr:11/12*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	{{#expr:2/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	8	7	1	0	19	3	+16	{{#expr:7/8*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	0	4	0	4	4	0	{{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	{{#expr:2/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	0	2	3	3	11	−8	{{#expr:0/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CAF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	5	0	1	4	2	11	−9	{{#expr:0/5*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	{{#expr:1/6*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	7	1	1	5	7	14	−7	{{#expr:1/7*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	0	0	4	0	7	−7	{{#expr:0/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	8	0	2	6	3	16	−13	{{#expr:0/8*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	{{#expr:4/7*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	AFC	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	{{#expr:0/2*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	7	0	0	7	4	20	−16	{{#expr:0/7*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	{{#expr:0/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	8	1	2	5	9	14	−5	{{#expr:1/8*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	7	1	1	5	4	10	−6	{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	CONCACAF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts
Template:Fb	UEFA	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	{{#expr:1/3*100 round 2}}%	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Total	67 nations	292	93	73	126	354	391	−37	{{#expr:93/292*100 round 2}}%

FIFA ranking history

FIFA-ranking yearly averages for North Macedonia. The country reached 46th in October 2008, and 166th in March 2017. As of 25 March 2022, they sit in 66th.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
x	90	94	86	92	59	68	76	89	85	92
2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
92	87	54	58	56	65	76	103	81	83	100
2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
136	162	76	68	68	65	67	65	65

See also

• List of Macedonia international footballers
• Macedonia national football team results
• Macedonia national under-21 football team
• Macedonia national under-19 football team
• Macedonia national under-17 football team
• Macedonia women's national football team

External links

• Template:Official website Template:In lang
• Macedonia at FIFA
• Macedonia at UEFA
• Macedonian Football
• Fans forum Template:In lang
• Macedonia – International Results (1993–present) at RSSSF

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