North Macedonia national under-17 football team

North Macedonia Under-17

Nickname(s)	The Red Lions (Црвени лавови)
Association	Football Federation of Macedonia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Dragi Kanatlarovski
FIFA code	MKD
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	0
European championships
Appearances	0

North Macedonia's national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of North Macedonia and is controlled by the Football Federation of North Macedonia. The current manager is Dragi Kanatlarovski. For only players born 1 January 2004 or later are permitted to partake.

Competitive record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Part of Yugoslavia
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA European U-17 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1] [2]
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023
2024	to be determined
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Republic of Ireland (H)	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Elite round
2	Poland	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	North Macedonia	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	4
4	Andorra	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)

15:00 14:00 (IST)

North Macedonia	0–0	Poland
	Report

Mardyke, Cork

Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)

20:00 19:00 (IST)

Republic of Ireland	2–0	North Macedonia
Vata 31' O'Mahony 73'	Report

Turner's Cross, Cork

Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

13 October 2021 (2021-10-13)

14:00 13:00 (IST)

Andorra	0–6	North Macedonia
	Report	Acosta 9' (o.g.) Nazifi 38', 87' Stojanov 48' (pen.), 65' Gjorgievski 68' (pen.)

Mardyke, Cork

Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches. ^[3]
• Match dates: 19, 22 and 25 March 2025
• Opposition: Scotland, Liechtenstein and Romania
• Caps and goals correct as of: 22 March 2025, after the match against Liechtenstein

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Aleksandar Trajkov	(2008-05-25) 25 May 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Brera Strumica
	1 GK	Antonij Trajkovski	(2008-01-30) 30 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Rabotnichki
	1 GK	Darko Jovchev	(2008-03-28) 28 March 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Makedonija G.P.
	2 DF	Mateo Kesikj	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Brodarac
	2 DF	Martin Dzangarovski	(2008-06-11) 11 June 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Makedonija G.P.
	2 DF	Stefan Stamatoski	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Vardar
	2 DF	Kristian Markoski	(2008-02-20) 20 February 2008 (age 17)	4	1	1. FC Köln
	2 DF	Stefan Sekirski	(2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Belasica
	2 DF	Andrej Dimovski	(2008-09-22) 22 September 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Brera Strumica
	2 DF	Muhammed Mustafi	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 (age 17)	3	0	St. Gallen
	2 DF	Alban Rochi	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Brera Strumica
	3 MF	Lorent Zhaku	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008 (age 17)	9	1	Voska Sport
	3 MF	Nenad Damjanoski	(2008-05-30) 30 May 2008 (age 17)	8	2	Domžale
	3 MF	David Angelevski	(2008-02-10) 10 February 2008 (age 17)	8	0	Pelister
	3 MF	Hristijan Jevtoski	(2008-11-05) 5 November 2008 (age 16)	7	0	Vardar
	3 MF	Ivan Tanchev	(2008-12-03) 3 December 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Brera Strumica
	4 FW	Stefan Brankovski	(2008-08-06) 6 August 2008 (age 16)	8	3	Maribor
	4 FW	Ivo Markovski	(2008-07-19) 19 July 2008 (age 16)	8	1	Vardar
	4 FW	Florent Osmani	(2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)	7	1	Shkëndija
	4 FW	Ditmir Hodja	(2008-08-08) 8 August 2008 (age 16)	4	2	Voska Sport
	4 FW	Damjan Bucevski	(2008-12-28) 28 December 2008 (age 16)	4	0	IMT

References

1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "Македонија до 17: Димитар Капинковски го објави списокот со фудбалери за квалификацискиот турнир во Шкотска" (in Macedonian). Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.

See also

• European Under-17 Football Championship
• North Macedonia national football team
• North Macedonia national under-21 football team
• North Macedonia national under-19 football team