North Macedonia
UEFA. Played 310 since 13 Oct 1993: won 95, drawn 80, lost 135. Elo 1596, ranked 85 in the world; peak 1724 in 2022.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-13 19:45ScotlandvNorth MacedoniaGroup B1 · Hampden ParkScotland 70% · Draw 19% · North Macedonia 11%Expected goals 2.2–0.8Likeliest 2–0 (13%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-16 19:45North MacedoniavSloveniaGroup B1 · National Arena Todor Proeski North Macedonia 24% · Draw 26% · Slovenia 50%Expected goals 1.0–1.6Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-06LSwitzerland3–0North MacedoniaUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Lucerne4%
- 2026-10-03LNorth Macedonia0–2ScotlandUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Skopje39%
- 2026-09-29LSlovenia2–0North MacedoniaUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Ljubljana24%
- 2026-09-26LNorth Macedonia0–3SwitzerlandUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Skopje19%
- 2026-06-01LTurkey4–0North MacedoniaFriendly · Istanbul9%
- 2026-05-29DBosnia and Herzegovina0–0North MacedoniaFriendly · Sarajevo36%
- 2026-03-31DRepublic of Ireland0–0North MacedoniaFriendly · Dublin23%
- 2026-03-26LDenmark4–0North MacedoniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Copenhagen11%
- 2025-11-18LWales7–1North MacedoniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Cardiff26%
- 2025-11-13DNorth Macedonia0–0LatviaFriendly · Skopje93%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Scotland and Slovenia, held 13 and 16 November 2026.
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 27.1
- Caps between them
- 703
- Most from one club
- Vardar (3)
Where they play
6 at home · 20 abroad in 17 other countries
- North Macedonia 6
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
- Serbia 2
- Albania 1
- Belgium 1
- Bulgaria 1
- Croatia 1
- Greece 1
- Italy 1
- Kazakhstan 1
- Poland 1
- Romania 1
- Slovenia 1
- Spain 1
- Switzerland 1
- Turkey 1
- Ukraine 1
- Uzbekistan 1
Average club rating 1513 (ClubElo; 24 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Atalanta, ranked 53 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 23 | Stole DimitrievskiValencia(Spain) | 32 | 94 | 0 |
| 12 | Damjan ShishkovskiBorac(Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Davor TaleskiVardar | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 8 | Ezgjan AlioskiLugano(Switzerland) | 34 | 92 | 13 |
| 6 | Visar MusliuSint-Truiden(Belgium) | 31 | 78 | 2 |
| 4 | Nikola SerafimovLevski(Bulgaria) | 27 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | Bojan IlievskiTirana(Albania) | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Sebastián HerreraBorac(Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Stefan DespotovskiBeograd(Serbia) | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Mario MladenovskiVaraždin(Croatia) | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Imran FetaiDinamo(Romania) | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Anes MeliqiShkëndija | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 10 | Enis BardhiKonyaspor(Turkey) | 31 | 86 | 20 |
| 7 | Eljif ElmasAtalanta(Italy) | 27 | 83 | 13 |
| 16 | Boban NikolovVardar | 32 | 51 | 4 |
| 21 | Jani AtanasovAktobe(Kazakhstan) | 27 | 34 | 3 |
| 15 | Agon EleziSarajevo(Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 25 | 18 | 0 |
| Luka StankovskiKolos(Ukraine) | 24 | 6 | 1 | |
| Matej GashtarovCrvena Zvezda(Serbia) | 19 | 4 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 11 | Darko ChurlinovPogoń(Poland) | 26 | 42 | 5 |
| 19 | Ljupcho DorievSogdiana(Uzbekistan) | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Dimitar MitrovskiOlimpija(Slovenia) | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| Elmin RastoderPanathinaikos(Greece) | 25 | 11 | 0 | |
| 17 | Azer OmeragikjVardar | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| Hristijan MaleskiStruga | 24 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marko GjorgjievskiShkëndija | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: North Macedonia national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 7 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group B1
| Team | Promoted | Play-off A/B | Stays in B | Play-off B/C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 99% | 1% | – | – | 16.5 |
| Slovenia | 1% | 91% | 9% | – | 9.5 |
| Scotland | – | 9% | 89% | 3% | 6.7 |
| North Macedonia | – | – | 3% | 97% | 1.5 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Euro: 1 appearance
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
North Macedonia v Armenia: played 15, won 8, drawn 3, lost 4; goals 27–18. First met 10 May 1995, last 13 Oct 2024.
- 2024-10-13WArmenia0–2North MacedoniaUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Yerevan54%
- 2024-09-10WNorth Macedonia2–0ArmeniaUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Skopje72%
- 2023-10-17WNorth Macedonia3–1ArmeniaFriendly · Strumica74%
- 2021-11-11WArmenia0–5North MacedoniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Yerevan36%
- 2021-09-02DNorth Macedonia0–0ArmeniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Skopje61%
- 2020-11-18LArmenia1–0North MacedoniaUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Nicosia63%
- 2020-09-05WNorth Macedonia2–1ArmeniaUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Skopje75%
- 2018-10-16LArmenia4–0MacedoniaUEFA Nations League · Group D4 · Yerevan57%
- 2018-09-09WMacedonia2–0ArmeniaUEFA Nations League · Group D4 · Skopje73%
- 2011-10-07LArmenia4–1MacedoniaUEFA Euro qualification · Yerevan39%
- 2010-09-07DMacedonia2–2ArmeniaUEFA Euro qualification · Skopje86%
- 2005-06-04WArmenia1–2MacedoniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Yerevan42%
- 2004-08-18WMacedonia3–0ArmeniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Skopje68%
- 1995-09-06LMacedonia1–2ArmeniaUpsetUEFA Euro qualification · Skopje76%
- 1995-05-10DArmenia2–2MacedoniaUEFA Euro qualification · Yerevan53%
Record by competition
| Friendly | 113 | 38 | 35 | 40 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 81 | 23 | 19 | 39 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 78 | 19 | 18 | 41 |
| UEFA Nations League | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| LG Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Prime Minister's Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top scorers
- Enis Bardhi 18
- Goran Pandev 16
- Aleksandar Trajkovski 16
- Ezgjan Alioski 12
- Elif Elmas 12
- Gjorgji Hristov 9
- Artim Šakiri 9
- Ilija Nestorovski 9
- Bojan Miovski 7
- Ilčo Naumoski 6
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.