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~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]^[2]
2022	did not qualify
2023	did not qualify
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	Elite round
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

15:00 14:00 (IST)

North Macedonia	0–0	Poland
	Report

Mardyke, Cork

Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

10 October 2021

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

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 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[3]
Match dates: 25-31 October 2022
Opposition: Iceland, France and Luxembourg
Caps and goals correct as of: 14 September 2022, after the match against Albania

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nathaniel Dimovski	(2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Pelister
1GK	Amar Hadjibulikj	(2006-12-01) 1 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rabotnički
1GK	Slave Vrgov	(2006-10-18) 18 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Akademija Pandev

2DF	Ognen Dejanovski	(2006-04-29) 29 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Makedonija G.P.
2DF	Andrej Ljubevski	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rabotnički
2DF	Anes Meljichi	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Shkëndija
2DF	Fljakron Memishi	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Shkëndija
2DF	Nikola Stojkovski	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Shkëndija
2DF	Andrej Velkov	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Akademija Pandev

3MF	Numan Ajetovikj	(2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Vardar
3MF	Dimitar Danev	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rabotnički
3MF	Maximilian Dimitrijevski	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
3MF	Muhamed Elmas	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Rabotnički
3MF	Martin Jovanovikj	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Makedonija G.P.
3MF	Daniel Kocev	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rabotnički
3MF	Darko Sekovski	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Vardar

4FW	Aldin Alii	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Schaffhausen
4FW	Altin Aliji	(2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Makedonija G.P.
4FW	Agan Aliu	(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Shkupi
4FW	Salim Arifi	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Pobeda
4FW	Nikola Manojlov	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Rabotnički
4FW	Stefan Mladenovski	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade

References

^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "ФФМ ВЕСТИ А РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЈА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИИ НАТПРЕВАРУВАЊА ПРОЕКТИ ЕДУКАЦИЈА Македонија домаќин на квалификациски турнир за фудбалери до 17 години" (in Macedonian). Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.