North Macedonia national under-21 football team

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North Macedonia Under-21
Nickname(s) The Red Lions (Црвени лавови)
Association Football Federation of Macedonia
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Dragi Kanatlarovski
Captain Mario Ilievski
Most caps Mario Ilievski (30)
Top scorer
Home stadium Petar Miloshevski TC
FIFA code MKD
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Unofficial
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg  Macedonia 7–0 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg  Macedonia 5–3 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
(Kočani, 7 September 1994)
Biggest win
Unofficial
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg  Macedonia 7–0 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7–1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
(Skopje, 10 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 0–8 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
(Skopje, 7 September 1999)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2017 )
Best resultGroup stage, 2017

The North Macedonia national under-21 football team is a youth association football national team which represents North Macedonia at this age level and is a feeder team for the North Macedonia national football team. It was formerly known as the Macedonia national under-21 football team.

Contents

This team is for Macedonian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The under-21 age category came into existence with the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976. The Macedonia U21 team was formed following Macedonia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia in 1991 and is controlled by the Football Federation of North Macedonia (from 1976 to 1992 Macedonian players played for Yugoslavia U21). A 7–0 win in a friendly against Estonia played on 31 May 1994 was Macedonia U21s' first result. Four months later, Macedonia also had their first competitive match which ended in a 5–3 win against Denmark.

So far, the team has qualified for one final tournament, the one being the 2017 Euro U21 held in Poland for players born 1994 or later. They ended the tournament on the 11th position with 1 draw and 2 losses over the group stage.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

UEFA U-21 Championship record UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification recordManager(s)
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAGDPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Did not qualify10406162711Jovo Nikushev
Flag of Romania.svg 1998 811631714 Zoran Smileski
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2000 810722523Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2002 1012761812Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 801742319 Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz
Flag of Portugal.svg 2006 122359189Mirsad Jonuz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2007 4202660
Flag of Sweden.svg 2009 8233561
Flag of Denmark.svg 2011 802691910Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski
Flag of Israel.svg 2013 833214151Boban Babunski
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015 811641313Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 Group stage3012411710631137+6 Blagoja Milevski
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of San Marino.svg 2019 Did not qualify1021717247Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 105322012+8Blagoja Milevski
Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg 2023 102358157Blagoja Milevski, Dragan Kanatlarovski
Total1/1530124117132322674136245109

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of France.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Scotland.svgUlster Banner.svg
1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 10631137+621 Final tournament 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2Flag of France.svg  France 10622178+920 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 10532139+418 3–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 1–1
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 104241412+214 0–2 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–1
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1022681798 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–1
6Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 10028618122 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Final tournament

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330091+89 Knockout stage
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320175+26
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 30122531
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 301241171
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Spain.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of Israel.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10910201+1928 Final tournament 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
2Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 105322012+818 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 2–1
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 103431214213 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 103161221910 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–3 0–4
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 103071125149 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–0
6Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10217111327 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
Source: UEFA

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of France.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Serbia.svgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 10820315+2626 Final tournament 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 7–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 107212011+923 Play-offs 3–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 103341011112 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0
4Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10244612610 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–0
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1023581579 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10109728213 1–4 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–2
Source: UEFA

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Netherlands.svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of Sweden.svgFlag of Moldova.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svgFlag of Gibraltar.svg
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7700212+1921 Final tournament 9 Sep '24 14 Oct '24 3–0 5 Sep '24 1–0
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 641163+313 Play-offs 0–3 0–0 5 Sep '24 15 Oct '24 2–0
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6312135+810 2–4 10 Oct '24 4–0 0–1 6 Sep '24
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova (Y)720561596 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–1 10 Sep '24 2–1 1–2
5Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (Y)62043746 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–1 0–2 11 Oct '24 1–0
6Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar (E)8107320173 0–5 0–2 0–5 1–3 9 Sep '24
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may still qualify through play-offs
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Moldova 3, North Macedonia 0.

Recent results and fixtures

Generation 2002+

DateVenueOpponentsScoreMacedonia scorer(s)Report
Friendly matches
16 December 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1–0Abazi Soccerball shade.svg63' ffm.mk
18 December 20213–3 Trpchevski Soccerball shade.svg12', Abazi Soccerball shade.svg74', Todorovski Soccerball shade.svg78' ffm.mk
10 June 2022Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0Abazi Soccerball shade.svg47' ffm.mk
12 June 20222–1 Kurtulan Soccerball shade.svg24', 34' ffm.mk
23 September 2022 Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 3–1 Kalkan Soccerball shade.svg10', Ilievski Soccerball shade.svg47', 55' ffm.mk
26 September 2022Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–1 Ilievski Soccerball shade.svg60' ffm.mk
17 November 2022 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–1 Ilievski Soccerball shade.svg66' ffm.mk
22 November 2022 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–1 Kalkan Soccerball shade.svg20' ffs.rs
22 March 2023 Antalya, Turkey Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0–3 ffm.mk
25 March 2023 Belek, Turkey Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–1 Kalkan Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.) ffm.mk
28 March 2023 Antalya, Turkey Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0–1
15 June 2023 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1–1Abazi Soccerball shade.svg30' ffm.mk
20 June 2023Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4–0Ramani Soccerball shade.svg10', Todorovski Soccerball shade.svg16', Stojchevski Soccerball shade.svg53', Abazi Soccerball shade.svg86' ffm.mk
21 November 2023 Josko Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0–0 oefb.at
2025 UEFA European U21 Championship qualification
8 September 2023 Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping, Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–0 Nikolov Soccerball shade.svg7' uefa.com
12 September 2023 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0–2 uefa.com
17 October 2023 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–2 Stankovski Soccerball shade.svg60' uefa.com
16 November 2023 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0–1 uefa.com
21 March 2024 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–0Abazi Soccerball shade.svg52' uefa.com
26 March 2024Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
5 September 2024Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9 September 2024Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
11 October 2024Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
14 October 2024Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

Squad

Current squad

Squad named for the 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifiers against Gibraltar and Sweden on 21 and 26 March 2024. [1]
Caps and goals as of 27 March 2024, after the match against Sweden.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Marko Alchevski (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)140 Flag of North Macedonia.svg AP Brera
121 GK Ivan Nikoloski (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21)60 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Kamenica Sasa
221 GK Stefan Mitrev (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Kozhuf

112 DF Metodi Maksimov (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 21)264 Flag of Norway.svg Aalesund
42 DF Andrej Stojchevski (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 20)201 Flag of Slovakia.svg Žilina
62 DF Stefan Despotovski (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21)180 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Rabotnichki
152 DF Imran Fetai (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21)130 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Tikvesh
22 DF Mihail Dimitrievski (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)70 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bregalnica

203 MF Dimitar Todorovski (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)272 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Rabotnichki
103 MF Luka Stankovski (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21)221 Flag of Turkey.svg Tuzlaspor
83 MF Ivan Nikolov (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22)191 Flag of Denmark.svg Sønderjyske
53 MF Reshat Ramadani (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 20)180 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkëndija
193 MF Aleks Zlatkov (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22)180 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Makedonija GP
183 MF Vane Krstevski (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)170 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkëndija
213 MF Hamza Ramani (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 21)151 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkupi
143 MF Matej Angelov (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 19)90 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Rabotnichki
163 MF Ardijan Chilafi (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria Primavera
133 MF Xhemil Jahiji (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Voska Sport
33 MF Shaban Zenku (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Struga

94 FW Mario Ilievski (captain) (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)306 Flag of Hungary.svg Kisvárda
174 FW Luan Abazi (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)186 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Gallen U21
74 FW Berat Kalkan (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21)174 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gostivar
234 FW Erkan Semovski (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of Denmark.svg Køge

Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2023 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Vasko Vasilev (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gostivar v. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta, 20 June 2023
GK Stefan Tasev (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar Negotino v. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta, 20 June 2023

DF Viktor Krstevski INJ (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)160 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gostivar v. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, 21 November 2023
DF Dimitrij Poposki (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Sileks v. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, 21 November 2023
DF Mario Richkov INJ (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20)40 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Shkupi v. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 17 October 2023 WD
DF Kristijan Tasevski (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20)50 Flag of Germany.svg Augsburg U19 v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, 8 September 2023

MF Hristijan Georgievski (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Struga v. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, 21 November 2023
MF Fisnik Isaki (2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of Denmark.svg B.93 v. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, 21 November 2023
MF Behar Feta INJ (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)160 Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor v. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 17 October 2023
MF Martin Talakov (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)50 Flag of Slovakia.svg Železiarne Podbrezová v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 12 September 2023

FW Filip Trpchevski (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)21 Flag of Sweden.svg Utsikten v. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar, 21 March 2024 WD
FW Dimitar Trajkov (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 19)40 Flag of North Macedonia.svg AP Brera v. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, 21 November 2023
FW Hristijan Maleski (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)100 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Tikvesh v. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, 17 October 2023

Current First Squad

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Alchevski
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Ramani
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Krstevski
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Abazi
Current First Squad (2002+) with the Club Leagues they play in

Past squads

Statistics

As of 26 March 2024

See also

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