The North Macedonia women's national football team represents
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
in international women's
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
. The team is controlled by the
Football Federation of Macedonia
The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM; mk, Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ; sq, Federata e Futbollit të Maqedonisë) or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in No ...
, 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
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.
The women's team played their first official game on 7 May 2005, in which they were beaten 4–0 by
Croatia
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. Two weeks later, on 21 May 2005, Macedonia scored their first ever goal in a 7–1 loss to
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
Team image
Nicknames
The North Macedonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''Црвени Лавови'' (The Red Lions)" or "''Црвено-Жолти'' (Red-Yellows)".
Home stadium
The North Macedonia plays their home matches on the
Toše Proeski Arena
Toše Proeski National Arena ( mk, Национална арена "Тоше Проески") is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but sometimes also for music concerts or athletics. I ...
in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
, but they also use
Petar Miloševski Training Centre
Petar Miloševski Training Centre ( mk, Тренинг Центар Петар Милошевски) is a football multi-pitch complex in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the official training centre of the Football Federation of North Macedonia
Th ...
as an alternative stadium. In the past, they also played some of the matches on
Gradski Stadium
Gradski stadion ( bg, Градски стадион, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ruse, Bulgaria. It is used for football matches and concerts. It hosts the home games of Dunav Ruse and Lokomotiv Ruse. The stadium holds a capacity of 13,000 s ...
in
Kumanovo
Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in North Macedonia and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic of Macedonia by population, largest municipali ...
,
Goce Delčev Stadium
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in
Prilep
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.
Name
The name of Prilep appear ...
and stadiums
Blagoj Istatov
Blagoj Istatov (; 5 April 1947 – 27 September 2018) was a Macedonian football coach and player who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
During his career, Istatov played for FK Belasica, FK Pobeda, FK Partizan, winning with them the 1975–76 Yugos ...
and
Kukuš in
Strumica
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in English and Macedon ...
.
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
2022
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of November 2020
Manager history
*
Dobre Dimovski (?–2012)
*
Toshe Nacev and
Blagoja Filipovski (interim) (2012)
*
Gorazd Mihajlov
Gorazd Mihajlov (, born 21 August 1974) is a Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian association football, football coach and former player.
He has coached numerous clubs in Europe and Middle East, and has also coached the Macedonia women's national ...
(2012–2013)
*
Dobre Dimovski (2013–2014)
*
Vancho Balevski (2014–2016)
*
Kiril Izov (2016–)
Players
Current squad
* The following players were called up for a friendly match against
Montenegro
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on 21 February 2021.
* Caps and goals updated after the match against Kazakhstan on 27 November 2020.
Recent call ups
* The following players have been called up to the North Macedonia squad in the past 12 months.
Records
* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Scorers by year
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
References
External links
Official websiteFIFA profile
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European women's national association football teams