North Macedonia national under-21 football team

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.

North Macedonia Under-21
Nickname(s)The Red Lions (Црвени лавови)
AssociationFootball Federation of Macedonia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDragi Kanatlarovski
CaptainFilip Antovski
Darko Churlinov
Enis Fazlagikj
Marko Gjorgjievski
Most capsGoran Bogdanović (28)
Top scorer
FIFA codeMKD
First colours
Second colours
First international
Unofficial
 Macedonia 7–0  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
 Macedonia 5–3  Denmark
(Kočani, 7 September 1994)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Macedonia 7–0  Estonia
(Skopje, 31 May 1994)
Official
 North Macedonia 7–1  Faroe Islands
(Skopje, 10 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Macedonia 0–8  FR Yugoslavia
(Skopje, 7 September 1999)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage, 2017

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 record Manager(s)
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
1996 Did not qualify 104061627−11 Jovo Nikushev
1998 8116317−14 Zoran Smileski
2000 8107225−23 Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski
2002 10127618−12 Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski
2004 8017423−19 Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz
2006 12235918−9 Mirsad Jonuz
2007 4202660
2009 823356−1
2011 8026919−10 Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski
2013 83321415−1 Boban Babunski
2015 8116413−13 Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković
2017 Group stage3012411−7 10631137+6 Blagoja Milevski
2019 Did not qualify 102171724−7 Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski
2021 105322012+8 Blagoja Milevski
2023 To be determined To be determined To be determined
Total 1/14 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 122 30 23 69 128 230 −102

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 10 6 3 1 13 7 +6 21 Final tournament — 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2  France 10 6 2 2 17 8 +9 20 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
3  Iceland 10 5 3 2 13 9 +4 18 3–0 3–2 — 2–4 2–0 1–1
4  Ukraine 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14 0–2 1–0 0–1 — 4–0 1–1
5  Scotland 10 2 2 6 8 17 −9 8 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 3–1
6  Northern Ireland 10 0 2 8 6 18 −12 2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Final tournament
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Serbia 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  Macedonia 3 0 1 2 4 11 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 20 1 +19 28 Final tournament — 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
2  North Macedonia 10 5 3 2 20 12 +8 18 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 7–1 2–1
3  Israel 10 3 4 3 12 14 −2 13 1–1 1–1 — 1–2 3–1 0–0
4  Kazakhstan 10 3 1 6 12 21 −9 10 0–1 1–4 1–2 — 2–3 0–4
5  Faroe Islands 10 3 0 7 11 25 −14 9 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–0
6  Montenegro 10 2 1 7 11 13 −2 7 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 —
Source: UEFA

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (T) 7 6 1 0 22 1 +21 19 Final tournament — 5–0 2 Jun 2–0 3–0 7–0
2  Ukraine 6 4 1 1 7 8 −1 13 Play-offs 9 Jun — 2–1 1–0 5 Jun 2–1
3  Serbia (Y) 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11 0–3 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 2–0
4  Faroe Islands (Y) 8 2 3 3 5 7 −2 9 1–1 1 Jun 7 Jun — 1–1 2–0
5  North Macedonia (E) 8 1 3 4 5 10 −5 6 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 — 2 Jun
6  Armenia (E) 7 1 0 6 5 19 −14 3 6 Jun 12 Jun 1–4 2–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, may only advance to play-offs

Recent results and fixtures
Main article: Macedonia national under-21 football team results

Generation 2000+
Date Venue Opponents Score Macedonia scorer(s) Report
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
2 September 2021 MMArena, Le Mans, France  France 0–3 uefa.com
7 September 2021 SRC Biljanini Izvori, Ohrid, North Macedonia  Serbia 0–0 uefa.com
7 October 2021 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–1 Gjorgjievski 55' uefa.com
12 October 2021 Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–1 Gjorgjievski 25', Maksimov 83' uefa.com
11 November 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia  Ukraine 1–1 Grozdanovski 58' uefa.com
16 November 2021 Todor Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  France 0–1 uefa.com
24 March 2022 Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia  Serbia 1–2 Dimoski 83' uefa.com
29 March 2022 Todor Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  Faroe Islands 0–1 uefa.com
2 June 2022 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia  Armenia
7 June 2022 TBA, Chișinău, Moldova  Ukraine
Friendly matches
24 March 2021 Antalya Orman Stadı, Antalya, Turkey  Kazakhstan 1–2 Kalkan 75' ffm.mk
27 March 2021 Asteria Kremlin Palace Spor Merkezi, Antalya, Turkey  Slovakia 2–2 Churlinov 24', Radulovikj-Velichkovikj 55' ffm.mk
29 March 2021 Antalya Orman Stadı, Antalya, Turkey  Bulgaria 5–1 Ilievski 10', Grozdanovski 30', Maksimov 58', 76', Kalkan 80' ffm.mk
3 June 2021 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia  Slovenia 0–3 nzs.si
  • * Macedonia's scores are always listed first

Generation 2002+
Date Venue Opponents Score Macedonia scorer(s) Report
Friendly matches
16 December 2021 Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia  Kosovo 1–0 Abazi 63' ffm.mk
18 December 2021 3–3 Trpchevski 12', Abazi 74', Todorovski 78' ffm.mk

Squad

Current squad

Squad named for the EURO qualifiers against  Serbia and  Faroe Islands on 24 and 29 March 2022.[1]
Caps and goals as of 27 March 2022, after both matches against Faroe Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK David Denkovski (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 12 0 Bregalnica
22 1GK Damjan Serafimov (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 4 0 Ohrid
12 1GK Marko Alchevski (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 1 0 Borec
3 2DF Filip Antovski (Captain) (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 23 0 Austria
4 2DF Mario Mladenovski (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 9 0 Makedonija Gj. P.
15 2DF Blerton Sheji (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 8 0 Shkupi
2 2DF Adrian Hajdari (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 6 0 Rapid II
5 2DF Viktor Krstevski (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 6 0 Gostivar
5 2DF Jovan Manev (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 5 0 Bregalnica
4 2DF Besir Iseni (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 1 0 Struga
6 2DF Stefan Naumcheski (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 0 0 Tikvesh
20 3MF Tomche Grozdanovski (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 17 2 ViOn
8 3MF Enis Fazlagikj (Captain) (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 16 0 Wisła Kraków
7 3MF Arbi Vosha (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 12 0 Makedonija Gj. P.
19 3MF Metodi Maksimov (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 11 3 Rabotnichki
16 3MF Dimitar Todorovski (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 8 1 Rabotnichki
18 3MF Luka Stankovski (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 7 0 Gaziantep
23 3MF Bojan Dimoski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 6 1 Akademija Pandev
10 3MF Amel Rustemoski (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 5 0 Wil
17 3MF Aleks Zlatkov (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 3 0 Triglav
11 3MF Sefer Emini (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 2 0 Makedonija Gj. P.
14 4FW Mario Ilievski (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 12 1 Septemvri Sofia
9 4FW Marko Gjorgjievski (Captain) (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 11 3 Shkupi

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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ivan Nikoloski (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 1 0 Belasica v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
GK Aleksandar Angjelkovski (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 1 0 Gostivar v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
GK Stefan Tasev U19 (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 0 0 Makedonija Gj. P. v.  Serbia, 8 September 2021
DF Imran Fetai (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 2 0 Gostivar v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Antonio Jankulovski (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 2 0 Västra Frölunda v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Martin Miserdovski (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 2 0 Sasa v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Uran Neziroski (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 2 0 Mauerwerk v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Anatolij Petejchuk (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 2 0 Pobeda v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Reshat Ramadani (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 2 0 Shkëndija v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Gorast Stojmenov (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 2 0 Slovácko U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
DF Agan Mjaki (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 0 0 Groningen U19 v.  Kosovo, 16 December 2021 WD
DF Kristijan Tasevski (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 0 0 Augsburg U19 v.  Kosovo, 16 December 2021 WD
DF Aleksandar Gjurkovski (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 7 0 Shkupi v.  France, 16 November 2021
DF Slave Markoski (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 0 0 Ohrid v.  Ukraine, 11 November 2021 WD
DF Georgije Jankulov (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 5 0 Borec v.  Armenia, 12 October 2021
DF Martin Radulovikj Velichkovikj (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 3 1 Slovan U19 v.  Serbia, 8 September 2021
DF Matthew Bozinovski (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 3 0 Wellington Phoenix v.  Serbia, 8 September 2021
DF Ardian Beqiri (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 0 0 Renova v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
DF Marko Stojcheski (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 0 0 Ohrid v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
MF Hristijan Georgievski (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 2 0 MTK U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
MF Leonid Ignatov (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 2 0 Skopje v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
MF Vane Krstevski (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 2 0 Akademija Pandev v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
MF Andrej Stojchevski (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 2 0 Žilina U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
MF Ivan Nikolov (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 0 0 Vardar v.  Kosovo, 16 December 2021 WD
MF Ali Adem (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 6 0 Veria v.  France, 16 November 2021
MF Florent Ramadani (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 6 0 Shkëndija v.  France, 16 November 2021
MF Besnik Ferati (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 7 0 Shkupi v.  Armenia, 12 October 2021
MF Luka Trajkoski (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 3 0 Borec v.  Armenia, 12 October 2021
MF Agon Elezi INJ (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 8 0 Varaždin v.  Serbia, 8 September 2021
MF Filip Aleksovski (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 4 0 Makedonija Gj. P. v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
MF Jakup Berisha (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 4 0 Pelister v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
MF David Manasievski (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 0 0 Sileks v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
MF Bozhidar Mitrevski (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 0 0 Sloga 1934 v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
MF Luka Zdravkovski (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 0 0 Xanthi v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021
FW Berat Kalkan (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 4 1 Kasımpaşa U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
FW Luan Abazi (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 2 2 Wil U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
FW Filip Trpchevski (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 2 1 Häcken U19 v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
FW Behar Feta (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 2 0 Voska Sport v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
FW Hristijan Maleski (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 2 0 Struga v.  Kosovo, 18 December 2022
FW Arda Kurtulan (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 0 0 Fenerbahçe U19 v.  Kosovo, 16 December 2021 WD
FW Emir Skenderi (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 4 0 Struga v.  France, 16 November 2021
FW David Toshevski (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 6 0 Zemplín Michalovce v.  France, 16 November 2021
FW Stefan Colakovski (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 2 0 Melbourne City v.  Serbia, 8 September 2021
FW Ediz Spahiu (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 0 0 Tikvesh v.  Slovenia, 3 June 2021

Current First Squad

Past squads

Statistics
As of 17 November 2021

See also

References
  1. Канатларовски повика 23 фудбалери за натпреварите против Србија и Фарски О.
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