North Macedonia national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see North Macedonia women's national football team.

North Macedonia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Рисови
    Risovi (Lynxes)
  • Лавови
    Lavovi (Lions)
AssociationFootball Federation of Macedonia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBlagoja Milevski
CaptainEnis Bardhi
Most capsGoran Pandev (122)
Top scorerGoran Pandev (38)
Home stadiumToše Proeski Arena
FIFA codeMKD
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 69 Increase 3 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest46 (October 2008)
Lowest166 (March 2017)
First international
Unofficial
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 3–1 Macedonia Socialist Republic of Macedonia
(Belgrade; 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
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020)
Websiteffm.mk

The North Macedonia 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 has reached Euro 2020 (its first major tournament)[3][4] and the European qualifying play-off final of the 2022 World Cup (after defeating Germany in Duisburg and Italy in Palermo).[5]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "North Macedonia Beats Georgia To Qualify For First-Ever Major Soccer Tournament". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "North Macedonia's journey to Euro 2020: A story of perseverance and dedication". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Italy vs. North Macedonia". ESPN. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.