The North Macedonia women's national football team represents North Macedonia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Macedonia, 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.
The women's team played their first official game on 7 May 2005, in which they were beaten 4–0 by Croatia. Two weeks later, on 21 May 2005, Macedonia scored their first ever goal in a 7–1 loss to Slovenia.
Team image
Nicknames The North Macedonia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Црвени Лавици (The Red Lionesses)" or "Црвено-Жолти (Red-Yellows)".
Home stadium The North Macedonia plays their home matches on the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, but they also use Petar Miloševski Training Centre as an alternative stadium. In the past, they also played some of the matches on Gradski Stadium in Kumanovo, Goce Delčev Stadium in Prilep and stadiums Blagoj Istatov and Kukuš in Strumica.
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
2025
2026
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff As of April 2024
Position Name Ref. Head coachAleksandar Andov
Manager history
Dobre Dimovski (?–2012) Toshe Nacev and Blagoja Filipovski (interim) (2012) Gorazd Mihajlov (2012–2013) Dobre Dimovski (2013–2014) Vančo Balevski (2014–2016) Kiril Izov (2016–2024) Aleksandar Andov (2024-)
Players
Current squad The following players were named for the friendly matches against Russia on 24 and 27 October 2025.Македонија А жени: Контролни натпревари против Русија 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
#PlayerYear(s)Caps1 Violeta Spirovska ? 72
Top goalscorers
#PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps1 Gentjana Rochi 2011–present 22 542Nataša Andonova 2008- 14 33
Scorers by year +FIFA World Cup, including qualifiersPlayers Overall 2011 2015Nataša Andonova 5 1 4Gentjana Rochi 1 1Afrodita Salihi 2 1 1Violeta Spirovska 1 1 +UEFA Euro, qualifiers includedScorers Overall 2009 2013 2017 2022Nataša Andonova 6 4 2Shireta Brahimi 1 1 Eli Jakovska 2 2 Simona Krstanovska 1 1 Gentjana Rochi 8 2 1 5Afrodita Salihi 2 2 Elma Shemsovikj 1 1
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordEdition Finals record Qualification recordResult*Result 1991Didn't have a team Didn't have a team 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011Did not qualifyMain stage 8 0 0 8 3 68 2015 10 0 1 9 6 74 2019Did not enter Declined participation 2023Did not qualifyMain Stage 10 2 0 8 10 62 2027To be determined To be determined 2031To be determined To be determined 2035To be determined To be determined Total 0 / 3 — — 28 2 1 25 19 204 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA 2000Didn't have a team 2004 2008 2012Did not qualify 2016 2020Did not enter 2024 2028To be determined 2032 Total 0/2—––––––
UEFA Women's Championship UEFA Women's Euro recordEditionFinals recordQualification recordResult*Result 1991Didn't have a team Didn't have a team 1993 1995 1997 2001 2005 2009Did not qualify Prel. stage 3 0 0 3 0 14 – 2013Main stage 13 2 3 8 12 51 2017 8 0 0 8 4 51 2022 8 2 0 6 8 39 2025 League stage 6 2 1 3 10 17 45th 2029To be determinedTo be determined Total 0/5 — — 38 6 4 28 34 172 45th *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League UEFA Women's Nations League recordYearLeagueGroup2023–24C53rd40133845th2025C6 To be determined Total 4 0 1 3 3 8 45th
Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
Notes
References
External links Official website FIFA profile