North Macedonia national football team facts for kids
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| Association | Football Federation of Macedonia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Blagoja Milevski | ||
| Captain | Enis Bardhi | ||
| Most caps | Goran Pandev (122) | ||
| Top scorer | Goran Pandev (38) | ||
| Home stadium | Toše Proeski Arena | ||
| FIFA code | MKD | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 71  3 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 46 (October 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 166 (March 2017) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 77  1 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 41 (12 April 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 113 (January 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Slovenia 1–4 Macedonia  (Kranj, Slovenia; 13 October 1993) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Liechtenstein 1–11 Macedonia  (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 7–0 North Macedonia (Manchester, England; 19 June 2023) |
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| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
| Website | ffm.mk | ||
The North Macedonia men's national football team (Macedonian: Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija, 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 National Arena in Skopje.
North Macedonia have been rising in football in recent years, reaching Euro 2020 (their first major tournament) and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).
Contents
- History
- Team image
- Results and fixtures
- Coaching history
- Players
- Statistics
- Competitive record
- Head-to-head record
- FIFA ranking history
- See also
History
The National team was represented within the Federal team since 1919. Between 1945 and 1992, SR Macedonia was ineligible to play as a team for official matches. The team had mostly played exhibition matches against teams from other republics of SFR Yugoslavia and was represented by Macedonian players under the traditional red, yellow and white colors. As an independent team, it started to compete on international level after the split of the federation in 1991.
Early years (1993–96)
In 1994, the Republic of Macedonia became a single member of FIFA and UEFA after the independence and split of the Yugoslavia. They recorded their first match as a 4–1 victory against Slovenia in a friendly on 13 October 1993 under coach Andon Dončevski.
They went on to win their next two friendlies against Slovenia and Estonia.
Euro 1996 qualifiers
The Euro '96 qualifiers 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. In Euro '96 qualifying, Macedonia suffered one of its worst-ever defeats, 5–0 to Belgium on 7 June 1995. They failed to qualify for Euro '96, finishing fourth in the group with seven points.
Hadžievski, Kanatlarovski and Jovanovski's era (1996–2001)
1998 World Cup qualifiers
Macedonia's first qualifying attempt for the World Cup saw them grouped with Romania, Republic of Ireland, Lithuania, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
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 of Liechtenstein. Macedonia defeated the Republic of Ireland 3–2 at home, their first win over a major European team, but failed again to qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France, finishing fourth in the group on 13 points.
Euro 2000 qualifiers
Macedonia's journey to qualify for the Euro 2000 tournament 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 win 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 Gjorgji Hristov 10 minutes before the end of the game. They helped Yugoslavia to 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.
2002 World Cup qualifiers
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.
Ups and downs (2001–06)
Euro 2004 qualifiers
The Euro 2004 Qualifiers saw Macedonia grouped alongside England, Turkey, Slovakia, and Liechtenstein. Macedonia played England in Southampton, England's first home game 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. Macedonia lost to England 2–1 at home in the return leg, which took place in September 2003. Macedonia's only win of the campaign came on 7 June 2003, when they beat Liechtenstein 3–1 at home.
2006 World Cup qualifiers
Macedonia was drawn in Group 1 and was grouped with the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania, Finland, Armenia, and Andorra. They managed to open their campaign with a comfortable 3–0 win at home against Armenia on 18 August 2004. Macedonia did not win another home game for more than three years.
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, but just four days later, they suffered a 1–0 loss away to Andorra. 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.
Macedonia went on to concede a further eight goals in the next two qualifying games, both against Finland. On 23 August 2005, coach Slobodan Santrač resigned as coach of Macedonia after just five months due to personal problems, with former player Boban Babunski temporarily taking over as coach. The resignation came just days after they were beaten 3–0 by Finland in Skopje. Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Macedonia was the only team in the group to not lose against the Netherlands.
Iran tournament
Following the completion of the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament, in November 2005, Macedonia took part in a friendly tournament in Iran consisting of four teams: Macedonia, Iran, Paraguay, and Togo. In their opening match, they won 2–1 against host nation Iran, booking a spot in the final against Paraguay, where they lost 1–0.
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Srečko Katanec's era and best FIFA ranking (2006–10)
Euro 2008 qualifiers
On 17 February 2006, former Slovenian national team coach Srečko Katanec was appointed as the head coach and was given a two-year contract.
In the lead-up to the beginning of the qualifiers for Euro 2008, Macedonia managed two wins in friendlies, against Ecuador 2–1 in Madrid, and 1–0 Turkey. Macedonia was placed in Group E for the Euro 2008 qualifiers alongside England, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Estonia, and Andorra.
Macedonia opened its UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign with a 1–0 win away to 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; this was the first time that Macedonia failed to score against England.
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. On 17 October 2007, Macedonia recorded their first win on home soil since August 2004 when they defeated Andorra 3–0 in Skopje.
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 win for Macedonia over a side that was ranked in the top ten of the FIFA World Rankings. Despite this, Macedonia failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after finishing fifth in the group with 14 points.
2010 World Cup qualifiers
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. 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. In the lead up to the campaign, Macedonia played three friendlies against Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland, which all ended in draws.
Macedonia opened their campaign with a 1–0 home win against Scotland on 6 September 2008 when Ilčo Naumoski scored on a rebound after a missed free-kick by Goce Sedloski. Following these impressive results, Macedonia moved up 10 places to 46 in the FIFA World Rankings list for October 2008 which was their highest ever ranking. Srečko Katanec left the team following a 4–0 loss to the Netherlands in Amsterdam in April 2009 for allegedly getting into an argument with Goran Pandev.
Soon afterward, the manager of the under-21 squad, Mirsad Jonuz, became the new coach of the Macedonian senior team and was signed until the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign. 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. In September, Macedonia lost 2–0 to Scotland and then to Norway; Macedonia missed the World Cup again.
Fall and resurgence (2010–2018)
Euro 2012 qualifiers
On 7 February 2010, Macedonia was placed in Group B for the Euro 2012 qualifiers alongside Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Armenia and Andorra. 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 in fifth in the group with only two wins against minnows Andorra and two draws, against Armenia and Slovakia, both at home. Manager Mirsad Jonuz was dismissed on 18 June 2011 and replaced by John Toshack.
2014 World Cup qualifiers
Macedonia's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland and Wales. In August 2012, prior to the qualifications, John Toshack would leave as manager and would be replaced by Čedomir Janevski. 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. Later in qualification, the national team would go on to lose twice to the eventual group winners Belgium.
Macedonia would win against 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 and would be replaced by Zoran Stratev for the last two matches. Away losses to Wales and Serbia meant they would finish last in their group.
After the qualification 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. In November 2013, Boško Gjurovski would be appointed the new national team manager.
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Euro 2016 qualifiers
On 23 February 2014, Macedonia was placed in Group C for the Euro 2016 qualifiers alongside Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus and Luxembourg. With 5–1 loss to Spain in Valencia, the only win they collected was against Luxembourg in Skopje.
After that match, Macedonia was brought into a run of a four losses; manager Boško Gjurovski was dismissed on 7 April 2015 and replaced by Ljubinko Drulović. Further losses ensued against Slovakia and surprisingly Luxembourg by late goal of Sébastien Thill.
In the last match against Belarus in Barysaw, Macedonia played a draw that broke the streak of seven losses. The team still ended qualification last of the group.
2018 World Cup qualifiers
On 25 July 2015, in the middle of the Euro 2016 qualifying, the group draws for European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup were held in Saint Petersburg. Macedonia was seeded in Pot 5 and grouped along with Spain again, for the first time with Italy, along with Albania, Israel and Liechtenstein.
In October 2015, Drulović left the national team to join Serbian club Partizan and the manager place was taken over by the former manager of Rabotnički, Igor Angelovski. That same month, 2010 UEFA Champions League champion Goran Pandev came back to the national team after two years of absence.
Macedonia started with another disappointing performance with a loss to 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. Later on they also lost to Israel at home after missing a penalty kick by Adis Jahović. After that, the national team also lost to Italy beside their 2–1 lead with the goals scored by Ilija Nestorovski and Ferhan Hasani. At the end of 2016, Macedonia was outclassed by Spain in Granada 4–0; Macedonia had not scored a single point, the worst qualifying start in the history of the national team.
Finally, in March 2017, Macedonia recorded their first win in qualifying against Liechtenstein, 3–0. Then they lost to Spain in Skopje 2–1. They also defeated Israel away through the lone goal by Goran Pandev, which was also a first ever win against Israel. Macedonia later tied Albania in Strumica 1–1.
2018–present
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
In the first edition of the UEFA Nations League, Macedonia played in League D, the lowest division. Macedonia were drawn in Group 4 with Armenia, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar. 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.
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Euro 2020 qualifiers
For UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, the newly renamed North Macedonia were placed in Group G, along with Austria, Israel, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia. North Macedonia managed two first impressive results, drawing Slovenia 1–1 away and before that, defeated Latvia 3–1 at home,. However, North Macedonia would soon fall 1–0 to Poland and 4–1 to Austria. Then, the recently renamed country recorded a 1–1 away draw to Israel, and a 2–1 win over Slovenia at home. North Macedonia then lost 2–0 away to Poland, and 2–1 away to Austria, ending up in third place.
However, due to them having successfully taken first place in the UEFA Nations League earlier, North Macedonia was able to reach the country's 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.
2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
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.
UEFA Euro 2020
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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.
UEFA Euro 2020 Group C
- 13 June 2021 at Arena Națională, Bucharest: Austria 3–1 North Macedonia
- 17 June 2021 at Arena Națională, Bucharest: Ukraine 2–1 North Macedonia
- 21 June 2021 at Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam: North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
2022 World Cup qualifiers
For the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, North Macedonia was drawn in Group J with Germany, Romania, Iceland, Armenia and Liechtenstein. 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. 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.
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J
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| 24 March 2022 – Porto | ||||||
 Portugal |
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| 29 March 2022 – Porto | ||||||
 Turkey |
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2 | |||||
| 24 March 2022 – Palermo | ||||||
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 Italy |
0 | |||||
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1 | |||||
2022–23 UEFA Nations League C and Euro 2024 qualification
North Macedonia played in the UEFA Nations League against Georgia, Gibraltar, and Bulgaria. In the end they managed to get the third place. Meanwhile, in the 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.
Team image
Stadiums
| Number of matches |
Stadium | First international | Last international |
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| 122 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje | 23 March 1994 | 20 November 2023 |
| 5 | Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep | 27 March 1996 | 15 November 2011 |
| 5 | Stadion Mladost, Strumica | 12 April 1995 | 17 October 2023 |
| 1 | Gradski stadion, Tetovo | 14 May 1994 | 14 May 1994 |
| 1 | Gradski stadion, Kumanovo | 29 September 1998 | 29 September 1998 |
Kit sponsorship
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| UEFA Euro 2020 Debut Kit |
| Kit supplier | Period |
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 Adidas |
1992–1993 |
| Gems |
1994–1998 |
| Puma |
1998–2014 |
| Jako |
2015–present |
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.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
| Euro 2024 qualifying 16 June | Macedonia |
2–3 |  Ukraine |
Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
| 20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036341/ |
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Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 19 June | England |
7–0 | Macedonia |
Manchester, England | ||
| 20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036363/ | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 70,708 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 9 September | Macedonia |
1–1 | Italy |
Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
| 20:45 |
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https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036387/ |
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Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 28,126 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 12 September | Malta  |
0–2 | Macedonia |
Ta' Qali, Malta | ||
| 20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036410/ |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 14 October | Ukraine |
2–0 | Macedonia |
Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| 15:00 |
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https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036432/ | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 12,939 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
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| Friendly 17 October | Macedonia |
3–1 |  Armenia |
Strumica, North Macedonia | ||
| 15:00 | Trajkovski  43'Ristovski 59'Daci 88' |
https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/17/world/friendlies/macedonia-fyr/armenia/4209474/ | Spertsyan 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadion Blagoj Istatov Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 17 November | Italy |
5–2 | Macedonia |
Rome, Italy | ||
| 20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036478/ |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 56,364 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
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| Euro 2024 qualifying 20 November | Macedonia |
1–1 | England |
Skopje, North Macedonia | ||
| 20:45 |
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https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036502/ |
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Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 27,982 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
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2024
| Friendly 22 March | Moldova  |
1–1 | Macedonia |
Antalya, Turkey | ||
| 15:30 |
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https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/macedonia-fyr/macedonia-fyr/1439/ |
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Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Damian Kos (Poland) |
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| Friendly 25 March | Montenegro  |
1–0 | Macedonia |
Antalya, Turkey | ||
| 18:00 |
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https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040201--montenegro-vs-north-macedonia | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Zorbay Küçük (Turkey) |
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| Friendly 3 June | Croatia  |
v | Macedonia |
Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Stadium: Stadion Rujevica |
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| Friendly 10 June | Czech Republic  |
v | Macedonia |
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | ||
| Stadium: Malšovická aréna |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 7 September | Faroe Islands  |
v | Macedonia |
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ||
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Tórsvøllur |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 10 September | Macedonia |
v | Armenia |
North Macedonia | ||
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: TBD |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 10 October | Latvia  |
v | Macedonia |
Latvia | ||
| 21:45 UTC+3 | Stadium: TBD |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 13 October | Armenia |
v | Macedonia |
Yerevan, Armenia | ||
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 14 November | Macedonia |
v | Latvia |
North Macedonia | ||
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: TBD |
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| 2024–25 Nations League 17 November | Macedonia |
v | Faroe Islands |
North Macedonia | ||
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: TBD |
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Coaching history
Updated on 25 March 2024
| Name | First game | Last game | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Achievements |
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| Andon Dončevski |
13 October 1993 | 15 November 1995 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 29.41 | |
| Gjoko Hadžievski |
27 March 1996 | 9 June 1999 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 35.71 | |
| Dragi Kanatlarovski |
5 September 1999 | 13 February 2005 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25.81 | |
| Gjore Jovanovski |
2 June 2001 | 10 January 2002 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 0.00 | |
| Nikola Ilievski |
27 March 2002 | 11 June 2003 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23.08 | |
 Slobodan Santrač |
30 March 2005 | 17 August 2005 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 25.00 | |
| Boban Babunski (caretaker) |
7 September 2005 | 10 August 2011 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 50.00 | |
| Srečko Katanec |
1 March 2006 | 1 April 2009 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 33.33 | |
| Mirsad Jonuz |
6 June 2009 | 4 June 2011 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 35.00 | |
| Vlatko Kostov (caretaker) |
7 September 2010 | 7 September 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
 John Toshack |
2 September 2011 | 29 May 2012 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 12.50 | |
| Goce Sedloski (caretaker) |
15 August 2012 | 15 August 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Čedomir Janevski |
7 September 2012 | 10 September 2013 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 35.71 | |
| Zoran Stratev (caretaker) |
11 October 2013 | 15 October 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| Boško Gjurovski |
5 March 2014 | 30 March 2015 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 18.18 | |
 Ljubinko Drulović |
14 June 2015 | 12 October 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| Igor Angelovski |
12 November 2015 | 21 June 2021 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 44.23 | UEFA Euro 2020 group stage |
| Blagoja Milevski |
2 September 2021 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 30.43 | ||
| Total | 271 | 84 | 70 | 117 | 326 | 357 | −31 | 31.00 | — | ||
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Moldova and against Montenegro on 22 and 25 March 2024.
- Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2024, after the match against Montenegro.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Stole Dimitrievski | 25 December 1993 | 68 | 0 |  Rayo Vallecano |
| 22 | GK | Damjan Shishkovski | 18 March 1995 | 11 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
| 12 | GK | Igor Aleksovski | 24 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | Rabotnichki |
| 23 | GK | Dejan Iliev | 25 February 1995 | 1 | 0 |  Sarajevo |
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| 8 | DF | Ezgjan Alioski | 12 February 1992 | 74 | 12 |  Al-Ahli |
| 6 | DF | Visar Musliu | 13 November 1994 | 59 | 1 | Paderborn |
| 14 | DF | Darko Velkovski | 21 June 1995 | 49 | 3 |  Dinamo București |
| 5 | DF | Gjoko Zajkov | 10 February 1995 | 28 | 1 | Universitatea Craiova |
| 4 | DF | Nikola Serafimov | 11 August 1999 | 14 | 0 |  Fehérvár |
| 13 | DF | Bojan Dimoski | 23 November 2001 | 11 | 0 |  Akron |
| 15 | DF | Jovan Manev | 25 January 2001 | 7 | 1 | Adana Demirspor |
| 3 | DF | Todor Todoroski | 26 February 1999 | 6 | 0 | Politehnica Iași |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Iljazovski | 31 July 1997 | 3 | 0 |  Hvidovre |
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| 10 | MF | Enis Bardhi (captain) | 2 July 1995 | 64 | 16 | Trabzonspor |
| 7 | MF | Elif Elmas | 24 September 1999 | 58 | 12 | RB Leipzig |
| 11 | MF | Darko Churlinov | 11 July 2000 | 24 | 4 | Schalke 04 |
| 18 | MF | Tihomir Kostadinov | 4 March 1996 | 22 | 0 |  Piast |
| 21 | MF | Jani Atanasov | 31 October 1999 | 16 | 2 | Cracovia |
| 16 | MF | David Babunski | 1 March 1994 | 15 | 0 | Mezőkövesd |
| 17 | MF | Agon Elezi | 1 March 2001 | 10 | 0 | VfL Bochum |
| 24 | MF | Dimitar Mitrovski | 28 January 1999 | 3 | 0 | Varaždin |
| 25 | MF | Davor Zdravkovski | 29 March 1998 | 0 | 0 |  Motherwell |
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| 9 | FW | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 5 September 1992 | 87 | 21 | Hajduk |
| 19 | FW | Milan Ristovski | 8 April 1998 | 24 | 4 | Bohemians |
| 20 | FW | Bojan Miovski | 24 June 1999 | 22 | 3 | Aberdeen |
| 26 | FW | Lirim Qamili | 4 June 1998 | 2 | 0 | Hvidovre |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Davor Taleski | 19 May 1995 | 0 | 0 | Shkëndija |
v. Malta, 12 September 2023 |
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| DF | Stefan Ashkovski INJ | 24 February 1992 | 28 | 0 | Alashkert |
v. Moldova, 22 March 2024 WD |
| DF | Stefan Ristovski RET | 12 February 1992 | 82 | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
v. England, 19 June 2023 |
| DF | Egzon Bejtulai | 7 January 1994 | 27 | 0 |  Drita |
v. England, 19 June 2023 |
| DF | Vladica Brdarovski | 7 February 1990 | 9 | 0 | Vardar |
v. England, 19 June 2023 |
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| MF | Arijan Ademi RET | 29 May 1991 | 33 | 4 | Dinamo Zagreb |
v. England, 20 November 2023 |
| MF | Isnik Alimi INJ | 2 February 1994 | 5 | 0 | Sepsi OSK |
v. England, 20 November 2023 |
| MF | Valon Ethemi | 3 October 1997 | 4 | 0 | Konyaspor |
v. Ukraine, 14 October 2023 WD |
| MF | Sefer Emini | 15 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Sønderjyske |
v. England, 19 June 2023 |
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| FW | Erdon Daci INJ | 4 July 1998 | 1 | 1 |  Westerlo |
v. Moldova, 22 March 2024 WD |
| FW | Ljupcho Doriev | 13 September 1995 | 9 | 0 |  Sogdiana |
v. Armenia, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Ilija Nestorovski | 12 March 1990 | 52 | 10 | Ascoli |
v. Malta, 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Dorian Babunski | 29 August 1996 | 7 | 0 |  Grasshopper |
v. Malta, 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Marjan Radeski | 10 February 1995 | 17 | 1 | Struga |
v. Italy, 9 September 2023 WD |
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Statistics
- Players in bold are still active with Macedonia.
Most appearances
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Pandev | 122 | 38 | 2001–2021 |
| 2 | Goce Sedloski | 100 | 8 | 1996–2010 |
| 3 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 87 | 21 | 2011–present |
| 4 | Veliche Shumulikoski | 84 | 1 | 2002–2013 |
| 5 | Stefan Ristovski | 82 | 2 | 2011–present |
| 6 | Ezgjan Alioski | 74 | 12 | 2013–present |
| 7 | Artim Shakiri | 73 | 15 | 1996–2006 |
| 8 | Igor Mitreski | 70 | 1 | 2001–2011 |
| 9 | Stole Dimitrievski | 68 | 0 | 2015–present |
| 10 | Ivan Trichkovski | 67 | 7 | 2010–2021 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Pandev | 38 | 122 | 0.31 | 2001–2021 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 21 | 87 | 0.24 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Gjorgji Hristov | 16 | 48 | 0.33 | 1995–2003 |
| Enis Bardhi | 16 | 64 | 0.25 | 2015–present | |
| 5 | Artim Shakiri | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 1996–2006 |
| 6 | Elif Elmas | 12 | 58 | 0.21 | 2017–present |
| Ezgjan Alioski | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 2013–present | |
| 8 | Goran Maznov | 10 | 45 | 0.22 | 2001–2009 |
| Ilija Nestorovski | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 2016–present | |
| 10 | Ilcho Naumoski | 9 | 46 | 0.2 | 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– | 14 (64) |
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), Gjorgji Hristov (2; 2002 to 2003), Petar Miloševski (2; 2004 and 2008), Ilcho 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), Vanche Shikov (4; 2015), Ivan Trichkovski (4; 2018 to 2020), Ilija Nestorovski (1; 2019), Darko Velkovski (1; 2022) and Elif Elmas (1; 2023).
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
 1930 to 1990 |
Part of  Yugoslavia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
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 1994 |
Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4/6 | ||||||||
  2002 |
10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4/6 | |||||||||
| 2006 |
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5/7 | |||||||||
 2010 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4/5 | |||||||||
 2014 |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6/6 | |||||||||
| 2018 |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5/6 | |||||||||
 2022 |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2/6 (play-offs) | |||||||||
  2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2030 |
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| 2034 |
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| Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 95 | 115 | — | ||
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
 1960 to  1992 |
Part of Yugoslavia |
Part of Yugoslavia |
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| 1996 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4/6 | |||||||||
 2000 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
| 2004 |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4/5 | ||||||||||
  2008 |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5/7 | ||||||||||
| 2012 |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5/6 | ||||||||||
| 2016 |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 6/6 | ||||||||||
 2020 |
Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3/6 (PO winners) | ||
| 2024 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4/5 | |||||||||
  2028 |
To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| 2032 |
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| 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | RK |
| 2018–19 | D | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 |  |
41st |
| 2020–21 | C | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 |  |
40th |
| 2022–23 | C | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
42nd |
| 2024–25 | C | 4 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 40th | |||
Minor tournaments
- Yugoslav Football Tournament
- 5th place: 1945
Team Macedonia- Rustenov, Bogojevski, Vidovik, Martinovski, Petrovski, Davidovski, Janevski, Adamovski, Atanaskov, Balevski, Gerov. Manager: Illes Spitz
Head-to-head record
, after the match against Montenegro.
| Macedonia all-time head-to-head record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | Region | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First match | Last match |
 Albania |
UEFA | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 40% | 14 May 1994 | 5 September 2017 |
 Andorra |
UEFA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 66.67% | 13 October 2004 | 6 September 2011 |
 Angola |
CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 29 May 2012 | |
| Armenia |
UEFA | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 41.67% | 10 May 1995 | 17 October 2023 |
 Australia |
AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | 12 March 1997 | 30 March 2015 |
| Austria |
UEFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0% | 10 June 2019 | 13 June 2021 |
 Azerbaijan |
UEFA | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 62.5% | 26 July 2000 | 20 November 2022 |
 Bahrain |
AFC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 7 January 2001 | |
 Belarus |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33.33% | 27 March 2015 | 28 March 2017 |
| Belgium |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0% | 16 November 1994 | 26 March 2013 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
UEFA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 20% | 3 June 1998 | 26 March 2008 |
 Bulgaria |
UEFA | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 22.22% | 12 April 1995 | 26 September 2022 |
 Cameroon |
CAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | 9 February 2011 | 26 May 2014 |
| Canada |
CONCACAF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% | 18 May 1998 | 14 November 2009 |
 China |
AFC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | 27 January 2004 | 22 June 2014 |
| Croatia |
UEFA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 12.5% | 14 October 1998 | 12 October 2012 |
 Cyprus |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% | 17 December 1994 | 11 October 1995 |
| Czech Republic |
UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0% | 28 February 2001 | 8 June 2005 |
| Denmark |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33.33% | 7 September 1994 | 6 February 2013 |
 Ecuador |
CONMEBOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 28 May 2006 | |
 Egypt |
CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 29 September 1998 | |
| England |
UEFA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0% | 16 October 2002 | 20 November 2023 |
 Estonia |
UEFA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 66.67% | 1 June 1994 | 15 November 2020 |
| Faroe Islands |
UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | 27 March 2023 | |
 Finland |
UEFA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 16.67% | 10 January 2002 | 17 November 2022 |
 Yugoslavia |
UEFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0% | 5 September 1999 | 23 February 2000 |
 Georgia |
UEFA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 20% | 8 September 2020 | 23 September 2022 |
| Germany |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 50% | 31 March 2021 | 11 October 2021 |
 Gibraltar |
UEFA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100% | 6 September 2018 | 12 June 2022 |
| Hungary |
UEFA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% | 22 April 1998 | 14 November 2001 |
 Iceland |
UEFA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50% | 1 June 1996 | 14 November 2021 |
 Iran |
AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0% | 9 June 2000 | 2 June 2016 |
 Israel |
UEFA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 28.57% | 20 November 2002 | 6 September 2019 |
| Italy |
UEFA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 20% | 9 October 2016 | 17 November 2023 |
 Jamaica |
CONCACAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 20 April 1998 | |
 Kazakhstan |
UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% | 4 June 2021 | |
| Kosovo |
UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 8 October 2020 | |
| Latvia |
UEFA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100% | 5 March 2014 | 9 September 2019 |
 Lebanon |
AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | 17 November 2015 | |
| Liechtenstein |
UEFA | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 90.91% | 24 April 1996 | 8 October 2021 |
 Lithuania |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33.33% | 6 September 1997 | 15 August 2012 |
 Luxembourg |
UEFA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50% | 20 August 2008 | 5 September 2015 |
| Malta |
UEFA | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 87.5% | 27 March 1996 | 12 September 2023 |
| Moldova |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 11 October 2000 | 22 March 2024 |
| Montenegro |
UEFA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50% | 19 November 2008 | 25 March 2024 |
| Netherlands |
UEFA | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0% | 9 October 2004 | 21 June 2021 |
 Nigeria |
CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 22 August 2007 | |
 Norway |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 25% | 6 June 2009 | 11 November 2017 |
 Oman |
AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | 30 December 2001 | |
| Poland |
UEFA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0% | 14 February 2003 | 13 October 2019 |
| Portugal |
UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | 2 April 2003 | 29 March 2022 |
| Qatar |
AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 25 July 2001 | 30 May 2014 |
| Republic of Ireland |
UEFA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 16.67% | 9 October 1996 | 4 June 2011 |
| Romania |
UEFA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 14.29% | 14 December 1996 | 8 September 2021 |
| Russia |
UEFA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0% | 15 November 2006 | 2 September 2011 |
| Saudi Arabia |
AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | 1 August 2001 | 22 October 2022 |
| Scotland |
UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 25% | 6 September 2008 | 10 September 2013 |
| Serbia |
UEFA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 33.33% | 6 February 2008 | 15 October 2013 |
 Slovakia |
UEFA | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0% | 3 September 2000 | 14 June 2015 |
| Slovenia |
UEFA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 57.14% | 13 October 1993 | 1 June 2021 |
 South Korea |
AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% | 18 April 1998 | 7 June 2000 |
| Spain |
UEFA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0% | 12 October 1994 | 11 June 2017 |
| Sweden |
UEFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% | 24 March 2001 | 3 June 2013 |
| Turkey |
UEFA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12.5% | 31 August 1994 | 5 June 2017 |
| Ukraine |
UEFA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 25% | 11 October 2003 | 16 October 2023 |
| United States |
CONCACAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 16 May 1998 | |
| Wales |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 6 September 2013 | 11 October 2013 |
| Total | 67 nations | 282 | 87 | 71 | 124 | 339 | 384 | −45 | 30.85% | ||
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.
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | 90 | 94 | 86 | 92 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 89 | 85 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 92 | 92 | 87 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 103 | 81 |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 83 | 100 | 136 | 162 | 76 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 |
See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Macedonia del Norte para niños
- 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
