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North Macedonia national under-21 football team
National U-21 association football team
National U-21 association football team
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | North Macedonia Under-21 | ||||
| Nickname | The Red Lions (Црвени лавови) | ||||
| Association | Football Federation of Macedonia | ||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||
| Coach | Goran Stanić | ||||
| Most caps | Mario Ilievski (31) | ||||
| Top scorer | {{plainlist | ||||
| Captain | Mario Ilievski | ||||
| Home Stadium | Petar Miloshevski TC | ||||
| FIFA Trigramme | MKD | ||||
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| First game | Unofficial | ||||
| 7–0 | |||||
| (Skopje, 31 May 1994) | |||||
| Official | |||||
| 5–3 | |||||
| (Kočani, 7 September 1994) | |||||
| Largest win | Unofficial | ||||
| 7–0 | |||||
| (Skopje, 31 May 1994) | |||||
| Official | |||||
| 7–1 | |||||
| (Skopje, 10 September 2019) | |||||
| Largest loss | 0–8 | ||||
| (Skopje, 7 September 1999) | |||||
| UEFAu21Champ apps | 1 | ||||
| UEFAu21Champ first | 2017 | ||||
| UEFAu21Champ best | Group stage, 2017 |
- Samir Fazli (7)
- Mario Ilievski (7)
- Dimitar Mitrovski (7)}} 7–0 (Skopje, 31 May 1994) Official 5–3 (Kočani, 7 September 1994) 7–0 (Skopje, 31 May 1994) Official 7–1 (Skopje, 10 September 2019) (Skopje, 7 September 1999)
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.
This team is for Macedonian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP 1996 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27 | −11 | Jovo Nikushev | |||||||||
| ROU 1998 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | −14 | Zoran Smileski | ||||||||||
| SVK 2000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | −23 | Perica Gruevski, Blagoja Kitanovski | ||||||||||
| SUI 2002 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | −12 | Blagoja Kitanovski, Nikola Ilievski | ||||||||||
| GER 2004 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 | −19 | Zharko Odjakov, Mirsad Jonuz | ||||||||||
| POR 2006 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | Mirsad Jonuz | ||||||||||
| NED 2007 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| SWE 2009 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |||||||||||
| DEN 2011 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | Mirsad Jonuz, Boban Babunski | ||||||||||
| ISR 2013 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | Boban Babunski | ||||||||||
| CZE 2015 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −13 | Boban Babunski, Vujadin Stanojković | ||||||||||
| POL 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | Blagoja Milevski | ||
| ITASMR 2019 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | Blagoja Milevski, Dobrinko Ilievski | |||||||||
| HUNSVN 2021 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | Blagoja Milevski | ||||||||||
| ROUGEO 2023 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Blagoja Milevski, Dragi Kanatlarovski | ||||||||||
| SVK 2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Dragi Kanatlarovski | ||||||||||
| ALBSRB 2027 | To be determined | Goran Stanikj | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 142 | 36 | 26 | 80 | 144 | 260 | −116 |
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Final tournament
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Group stage
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E
Recent results and fixtures
Main article: Macedonia national under-21 football team results
Generation 2004+
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | North Macedonia scorer(s) | Report | Friendly matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2024 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | 1–3 | Velichkovski | ffm.mk | ||
| 17 November 2024 | 0–1 | |||||
| 21 March 2025 | Ekodizayn football complex, Antalya, Turkey | 1–3 | Stojanov | ffm.mk | ||
| 25 March 2025 | 0–0 | ffm.mk | ||||
| 28 May 2025 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | 0–0 | ffm.mk | |||
| 31 May 2025 | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, North Macedonia | 0–0 | ffm.mk |
- ** Macedonia's scores are always listed first*
Squad
Current squad
Squad named for the European Under-21 qualifiers against Sweden and Poland on 13 and 18 November 2025. Caps and goals as of 19 November 2025, after the match against Poland.
Recent call-ups
Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2027 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.
- A: Called up by the Macedonia A National Team
- U19: Called up by the Macedonia U19 National Team
- INJ: Injured
- WD: Withdrew
- NA: Not available
Current First Squad
Past squads
Statistics
Most appearances
| Rank | Name | U21 Career | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Ilievski | 2020–2024 | 33 |
| 2 | Dimitar Todorovski | 2021–2024 | 32 |
| 3 | Goran Bogdanovikj | 2009–2012 | 28 |
| Metodi Maksimov | 2021–2024 | ||
| 5 | David Babunski | 2012–2017 | 27 |
| Davor Zdravkovski | 2015–2020 | ||
| 7 | Luka Stankovski | 2021–2024 | 25 |
| 8 | Stefan Despotovski | 2022–2024 | 24 |
| Boban Nikolov | 2013–2017 | ||
| Reshat Ramadani | 2021–2024 | ||
| Gjoko Zajkov | 2013–2017 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | U21 Career | Goals | Caps | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Mitrovski | 2018–2020 | 7 | 18 | |
| Samir Fazli | 2008–2012 | 22 | |||
| Mario Ilievski | 2020–2024 | 33 | |||
| 4 | Kire Markoski | 2013–2017 | 6 | 16 | |
| Luan Abazi | 2021–2024 | 18 | |||
| Jani Atanasov | 2018–2020 | ||||
| 7 | Darko Churlinov | 2018–2021 | 5 | 16 | |
| Ilija Nestorovski | 2009–2012 | 19 | |||
| David Babunski | 2012–2017 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Miroslav Gjokikj | 1994–1995 | 4 | 5+ | |
| Artim Shaqiri | 1994–1995 | 9+ | |||
| Muarem Muarem | 2009–2010 | 11 | |||
| Aco Stojkov | 2002–2005 | 13 | |||
| Enis Bardhi | 2014–2017 | 14 | |||
| Berat Kalkan | 2021–2024 | 17 | |||
| Tihomir Kostadinov | 2015–2018 | 18 | |||
| Marjan Radeski | 2013–2017 | 21 | |||
| Metodi Maksimov | 2021–2024 | 28 |
References
References
- (7 November 2025). "Горан Станиќ го објави списокот на фудбалери за пресметките на Македонија до 21 година против Шведска и Полска".
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