The North Macedonia national football team (Macedonian: Фудбалска репрезентација на Македонија, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija na Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international football. It is administered by the Football Federation of Macedonia. The team plays their home matches at the Toše Proeski National Arena in Skopje.
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| Association | Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Goce Sedloski | |||
| Captain | Enis Bardhi | |||
| Most caps | Goran Pandev (122) | |||
| Top scorer | Goran Pandev (38) | |||
| Home stadium | National Arena Todor Proeski | |||
| FIFA code | MKD | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 66 1 (22 December 2025) | |||
| Highest | 46 (October 2008) | |||
| Lowest | 166 (March 2017) | |||
| First international | ||||
| Unofficial Vojvodina 3–1 Macedonia (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 3 September 1945) Official Slovenia 1–4 Macedonia (Kranj, Slovenia; 13 October 1993) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Liechtenstein 1–11 Macedonia (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| England 7–0 North Macedonia (Manchester, England; 19 June 2023) | ||||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2020) | |||
| Website | ffm.mk | |||
North Macedonia has reached Euro 2020 (its first major tournament) and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).
History
Early years (1991–96)
The first match after the independence was a non official show match, actually a general rehearsal of the head coach Ivica Osim before the decisive match of Yugoslavia in Vienna, against Austria, for the placement of the European Championship 1992.The menager Gjoko Hadžievski prepared the team for this event.The match was held in Skopje City Park stadium on 9 October 1991 Macedonia – Yugoslavia 1-4 . The second match was also non official show match, to test more domestic players for the national team for Gjoko Hadžievski.The match was held again at Skopje City Park stadium on 11 June 1992, Macedonia Vs Macedonian Selection of journalists 2:3 .The third match was also a test match for more domestic players for the national team .The match this time was held in Kavadarci at the City Park Kavadarci stadium Macedonia Vs Macedonian selection of Journalists 7 October 1992. The national team lead by Gjoko Hadžievski won this time against the Selection of journalists. The rematch Macedonia Vs Macedonian Selection of journalists finished 3- 2 . This match showed that the national team was getting stronger and with better performance more ready for the upcoming international matches.The fourth match was also a test match for more domestic players for the national team. The match was held again at Skopje City Park stadium on 16th of June 1993. The score was Macedonia Vs Macedonian Selection of journalists 2:0 .This time the selector Gjoko Hadžievski made the best choice of players for the first team.This team was ready for its first official international match
First official international match
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. 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
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. Later, Macedonia suffered one of its worst ever defeats, 5–0 against Belgium on 7 June 1995. They failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 1996, finishing fourth in the group with seven points.
Hadžievski, Kanatlarovski and Jovanovski's era (1996–2001)
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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. 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.
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
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.
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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.
Rise and fall (2001–06)
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
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. 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 FIFA World Cup qualification
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.
Srečko Katanec era and best FIFA ranking (2006–10)
Euro 2008 qualifiers
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.
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 victory for Macedonia against a nation 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 UEFA World Cup qualification
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.
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.
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. 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 against Scotland and Norway.
Fall and resurgence (2010–2018)
Euro 2012 qualifiers
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 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 and replaced by John Toshack.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Macedonia's 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign saw them grouped with Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Scotland and Wales. In August 2012, prior to the qualifiers, John Toshack resigned and was 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 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 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 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.
Ironically, a significant number of players originally from Macedonia appeared at the 2014 World Cup, including Blerim Džemaili, Admir Mehmedi and Shkodran Mustafi who couldn't be convinced to represent Macedonia instead.
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
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 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 and replaced by Ljubinko Drulović. 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
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.
In October 2015, Drulović left the national team. 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 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. 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 beaten by Spain in Granada 4–0; Macedonia had not scored a single point, the worst qualifying start in the history of the national team.
In March 2017, Macedonia recorded their first 3–0 qualification victory against Liechtenstein. They later lost against Spain in Skopje 2–1. Macedonia also defeated Israel away through the sole goal by Goran Pandev, which was also a first ever victory against Israel. Macedonia later tied Albania in Strumica 1–1.
2018–present
2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
In the inaugural 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.
Euro 2020 qualifiers
For the 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 with a 1–1 away draw against Slovenia. Prior to the match, Macedonia defeated Latvia 3–1 at home,. However, North Macedonia would soon fall 1–0 to Poland and 4–1 to Austria. Later, the North Macedonia recorded a 1–1 away draw against Israel, and a 2–1 home victory against Slovenia. North Macedonia lost 2–0 away against Poland, and 2–1 away against Austria, ending up in third place.
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.
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
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
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.
2022–23 UEFA Nations League C and Euro 2024 qualification
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.
Team image
Stadiums
- Capacity 36,500
- Capacity 10,000
- Capacity 15,000
- Capacity 15,000
| Number of matches | Stadium | First international | Last international |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje | 23 March 1994 | 13 November 2025 |
| 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
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| 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
2025
| 22 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein | 0–3 | North Macedonia | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
| 25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia | 1–1 | Wales | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 20:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 23,114 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
| 6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia | 1–1 | Belgium | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 23,070 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
| 9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | North Macedonia | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Report |
| Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,694 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
| 4 September Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | North Macedonia | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 17:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: FK Viktoria Stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Dominik Starý (Czech Republic) |
| 7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia | 5–0 | Liechtenstein | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
| 10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Belgium | 0–0 | North Macedonia | Ghent, Belgium |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Planet Group Arena Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia | 1–1 | Kazakhstan | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 19,929 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 13 November Friendly | North Macedonia | 0–0 | Latvia | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro) |
| 18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Wales | 7–1 | North Macedonia | Cardiff, Wales |
| 19:45 UTC+0 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,154 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
2026
| 26 March 2026 World Cup qualification play-offs | Denmark | v | North Macedonia | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Parken Stadium |
| 31 March 2026 World Cup qualification play-offs or Friendly | Czech Republic or Republic of Ireland | v | North Macedonia | Prague, Czech Republic or Dublin, Ireland |
| 20:45 UTC+2 or 19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letná or Aviva Stadium |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Goce Sedloski |
| Assistant coaches | Vlatko Grozdanoski Robert Stojanovski |
| Goalkeeper coach | Gogo Jovčev |
| Physical coach | Vladimir Vuksanovikj |
| Video analyst | Goran Stanić |
| Team doctor | Nebojsha Nastov |
| Physiotherapists | Makedonka Siljanoska |
| Masseur | Mohammed Trapanovski |
| Kit manager | Behar Dimoski |
| Team manager | Zoran Zafirov |
| Sporting director | Goran Pandev |
| Technical director | Zoran Stratev |
Coaching history
Updated on 9 December 2025
| Name | First game | Last game | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gjoko Hadžievski | 9 October 1991 | 16 June 1993 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 50.00 | |
| 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 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 83 | 65 | +18 | 43.40 | UEFA Euro 2020 group stage |
| Blagoja Milevski | 2 September 2021 | 18 November 2025 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 37.50 | |
| Total | 295 | 95 | 75 | 125 | 341 | 364 | −23 | 32.20 | — | ||
Players
Current squad
The following 28 players were called up for North Macedonia's friendly and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Latvia and Wales on 13 and 18 November 2025, respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2025, after the match against Wales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Visar Musliu INJ | 13 November 1994 | 70 | 2 | Sint-Truiden | v. Wales, 18 November 2025 WD |
| DF | Ezgjan Alioski INJ | 12 February 1992 | 89 | 13 | Lugano | v. Kazakhstan, 13 October 2025 |
| DF | Jovan Manev INJ | 25 January 2001 | 11 | 1 | Novi Pazar | v. Kazakhstan, 9 June 2025 |
| MF | Agon Elezi INJ | 1 March 2001 | 12 | 0 | Sarajevo | v. Kazakhstan, 9 June 2025 |
| FW | Dimitar Mitrovski | 28 January 1999 | 8 | 0 | Olimpija | v. Saudi Arabia, 4 September 2025 WD |
| FW | David Toshevski | 16 July 2001 | 1 | 0 | Dender | v. Kazakhstan, 9 June 2025 |
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Statistics
- As of 19 November 2025
- 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 | 98 | 24 | 2011–present |
| 4 | Ezgjan Alioski | 89 | 13 | 2013–present |
| 5 | Stole Dimitrievski | 86 | 0 | 2015–present |
| 6 | Veliče Šumulikoski | 84 | 1 | 2002–2013 |
| 7 | Stefan Ristovski | 82 | 2 | 2011–2023 |
| 8 | Enis Bardhi | 80 | 20 | 2015–present |
| 9 | Eljif Elmas | 75 | 13 | 2017–present |
| 10 | Artim Šakiri | 73 | 15 | 1996–2006 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goran Pandev | 38 | 122 | 0.31 | 2001–2021 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 24 | 98 | 0.24 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Enis Bardhi | 20 | 80 | 0.25 | 2015–present |
| 4 | Georgi Hristov | 16 | 48 | 0.33 | 1995–2005 |
| 5 | Artim Šakiri | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 1996–2006 |
| 6 | Elif Elmas | 13 | 75 | 0.17 | 2017–present |
| Ezgjan Alioski | 89 | 0.15 | 2013–present | ||
| 8 | Goran Maznov | 10 | 45 | 0.22 | 2001–2009 |
| Ilija Nestorovski | 52 | 0.19 | 2016–2023 | ||
| 10 | Bojan Miovski | 9 | 38 | 0.24 | 2021–present |
| Ilčo Naumoski | 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– | 29 (80) |
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 (3; 2024 and 2025).
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
| 1930 to 1990 | 1930,1950,1954,1958,1962,1974,1982,1990 Within Yugoslavia team | Within Yugoslavia team | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | TBD (play-offs) | ||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | 23 | 19 | 38 | 108 | 125 | — | ||
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | ||
| 1960 to 1992 | 1960,1968,1972,1976,1984,1992 Within Yugoslavia team | Within Yugoslavia team | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 78 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 84 | 123 | — | ||
Olympic Record
- 1896-1912 Within Ottoman Empire team
- 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
- 1992 : didn’t participate
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 35th | |
| Total | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 35th | |||
Minor tournaments
- Yugoslav Football Tournament
- 5th place: 1945
- Team Macedonia
- Rustenov, Bogojevski, Vidovik, Martinovski, Petrovski, Davidovski, Janevski, Adamovski, Atanaskov, Balevski, Gerov. Manager: Illes Spitz
- Yugoslav tournament 1975 Brotherhood and Unity
- 2nd place
- Team Macedonia
- Sharenac, Grncharov, Srebrov, Andreevski, Krstanov, Filipovski, Dimitrovski, Rajchevski, Nikolikj, Spasovski, Draganikj, Paunovski. Manager: Chaslav Bozhinovski
Head-to-head record
- As of 18 November 2025, after the match against Wales.
| North 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 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 53.33% | 10 May 1995 | 13 October 2024 |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0% | 16 November 1994 | 10 October 2025 |
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 11.11% | 14 October 1998 | 3 June 2024 |
| Cyprus | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% | 17 December 1994 | 11 October 1995 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0% | 28 February 2001 | 10 June 2024 |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67% | 27 March 2023 | 17 November 2024 |
| Finland | UEFA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 16.67% | 10 January 2002 | 17 November 2022 |
| FR 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 66.67% | 4 June 2021 | 13 October 2025 |
| Kosovo | UEFA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% | 8 October 2020 | |
| Latvia | UEFA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 83.33% | 13 November 2025 | 14 November 2024 |
| Lebanon | AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% | 17 November 2015 | |
| Liechtenstein | UEFA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | +45 | 92.31% | 24 April 1996 | 7 September 2025 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0% | 1 August 2001 | 4 September 2025 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 25% | 18 November 2025 | 25 March 2025 |
| Total | 67 nations | 300 | 95 | 77 | 128 | 364 | 402 | −38 | 31.67% | ||
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 | 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 | 2024 | |
| 136 | 162 | 76 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
See also
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