The North Macedonia women's national basketball 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

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competitions.They played their first match in 1999 B -Division for Womens Eurobasket. The National team played 3 times in B-Division Womens Eurobasket .

Competitions

Until 1992 Macedonia was part of the

Yugoslavia women's national basketball team The Yugoslavia women's national basketball team ( sh, Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije / Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије) was the women's basketball side that represented the ...

.After 1992 the national team didn't menage to qualify for the final stage of the competitions. : B-Division or Promotion Cup now called

FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries The FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries is the lowest-ranked tier of the biannual FIBA EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for w ...

was held in Ohrid

Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall The Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall ( mk, Спортска сала Билјанини Извори, transliterated ''Sportska sala Biljanini Izvori'') is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The sports hal ...

twice.First in

2000 European Promotion Cup for Women The 2000 European Promotion Cup for Women was the sixth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Women, today known as FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries. The tournament took place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, ...

the national team was the host of the event.They won tournament by winning for victories against Gibraltar 129:12 ,Malta 83-20,Andora 102:35 and Scotland 68:41. :

2012 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries The 2012 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 12th edition of this competition. The tournament took place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, from 10 to 15 July 2012. Austria women's national basketball team won the tournam ...

After 12 years was held for the second time in Ohrid , and this time they've finished second.The host of the tournament was again Ohrid Sports Center.This time the score was 4-1 after losing the final game.At

they won against Gibraltar 83:36,Austria 41:39, Wales 106:48 in the group stage.In the semi-final they've beat Scotland 80:61.In the final game they faced Austria again ,this time losing the close game by 63:68. left, 300px, Biljanini Izvori Sports Hall After few seasons they entered the Womens Eurobasket qualification . They played 3 times in the Womens Eurobasket Qualification.

Olympic Games

1980 (3) , 1984 (6), 1988 (2)

World Championship

1959 (4), 1964 (6), 1967 (6), 1983 (8), 1990 (2) Former Yugoslavia Flag Map (With Kosovo)

EuroBasket

1954(5),1956(9),1958(4),1960(5),1962(5),1964(7)
1966(6),1968(2),1970(3),1972(8),1974(8),1976(5),1978(2)
1980(3),1981(4),1983(4),1985(5),1987(2),1989(4),1991(2)

Mediterranean Games

Team

:Aleksandra Stojanovska :Tijana Mitreva :Matea Nikolikj :Nena Trajchevska :Merit Hempe : Elena Antikj

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:Ilina Selcova :Milica Nikolikj :Devana Boner :Angela Mitrishanovikj :Ivana Kmetovska * Menager:

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Home ground

The BTSC – Boris Trajkovski Sports Center mk, Спортски центар Борис Трајковски,

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 ...

is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the

Karpoš Municipality Karpoš Municipality ( mk, ) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. Geography Karpoš borders * Saraj Municipality and Ǵorče Petrov Municipality to the west, * Čuč ...

, Macedonia. It is named after the former

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Boris Trajkovski Boris Trajkovski (GCMG) ( mk, Борис Трајковски, pronounced ; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the second President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. Traj ...

. Its capacity is 10,000 .There is an Olympic size Swimming Pool and 5 Star Hotel Alexander Palace within the complex. Additional Water Land Fun Park and Ice Skating Rink next to it. The arena is a home-ground of the Macedonian basketball team (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar.

External links

Basketball Federation Of Macedonia (Official Website)
{{FIBA Europe women's teams Women's national basketball teams B

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