Fixtures

World Champs Qualification 05/08 18:00 16 Faroe Islands vs North Macedonia - View
World Champs Qualification 05/12 17:00 16 North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands - View
Euro Champs Qualification 2 11/06 16:00 1 North Macedonia vs Estonia - View
Euro Champs Qualification 2 11/09 16:00 2 Lithuania vs North Macedonia - View
Euro Champs Qualification 2 03/12 16:00 3 North Macedonia vs Slovenia - View
Euro Champs Qualification 2 03/15 16:00 4 Slovenia vs North Macedonia - View

Results

European Championships 01/16 17:00 3 [4] North Macedonia v Switzerland [3] W 29-27
European Championships 01/14 19:30 2 [4] North Macedonia v Germany [2] L 25-34
European Championships 01/10 17:00 1 France v North Macedonia L 39-29
International 01/04 16:00 - North Macedonia v Greece W 33-30
Euro Champs Qualification 2 04/30 16:00 6 [2] North Macedonia v Turkey [3] W 30-27
Euro Champs Qualification 2 04/26 18:15 5 [4] Luxembourg v North Macedonia [2] W 23-28
Euro Champs Qualification 2 03/12 17:30 4 [1] Portugal v North Macedonia [2] L 32-27
Euro Champs Qualification 2 03/09 18:00 3 [2] North Macedonia v Portugal [1] L 23-29
World Championships 01/25 17:00 630 [2] South Korea v North Macedonia [2] W 33-36
World Championships 01/23 17:00 3 [2] North Macedonia v Morocco [4] W 40-25
World Championships 01/21 17:00 2 [2] North Macedonia v Tunisia [4] L 28-33
World Championships 01/19 14:30 1 Algeria v North Macedonia W 25-40

The Macedonian national handball team is the national handball team of North Macedonia. The team is run by the Macedonian Handball Federation, the governing body of handball in North Macedonia. Prior to joining the International Handball Federation in 1991 as an independent country, North Macedonia was represented within the Yugoslavia men's national handball team.

History

Macedonian bench at EURO 2018
North Macedonia team Attacks at EURO 2020
  • First Handball teams in Macedonia emerged in the second half of the 1940s. Soon Macedonian Handball federation started to organize national championships in big handball −11 players on a soccer field size. By the '60s it was transformed into small handball or indoor handball. Macedonian champions were qualified for federal Yugoslav Championship instead of European cup competitions. The best Macedonian players played for the Federal team of Yugoslavia. In the time of the federation, 6 of the constitutional republics were sending one federal team to compete at the Olympics and World cup. Macedonia was participating within the federal team from 1950 till 1991.

During the period 1958 till 1991 Macedonia was within the Federation of SFRJ. It was represented internationally within the team Yugoslavia as part of the Federation of 6 Republics. Macedonia is not a successor of the results of team Yugoslavia it was just part of it. During that time was present at the 5 Olympics and 10 World cup tournaments within the successful team Yugoslavia.

  • After the split of the federation, as a single republic from 1992 till 1994 Macedonia did not manage to enter the qualifications for EC, WC and OG. Macedonian team started to compete representing the single independent Republic. At the 1992 Olympics Yugoslavia team was banned to participate. At the World cup 1993 only teams from the Olympics qualified so the Macedonian team did not have a chance to qualify. From 1995 Macedonia participates as a single Republic to all qualifications and Championship tournaments.
  • European Championship For the first European Championship 1994 team Macedonia did not enter the qualifications. Since EURO 1996 team Macedonia is regular in the qualifications. It entered 8 European Championships first one in 1998 then 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. Most successful was the 2012 when they've finished 5th.
  • World Cup For the World cup 1995 only teams from EURO 1994 qualified so again team Macedonian did not get a chance to participate. At the World Cup's they entered 8 times – 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. The most successful was in 2015 when they finished 9th.
  • Olympics For the Olympic tournament qualifications they have entered two times – 2012 finishing 4th and 2016 finishing 3rd. They did not manage to finish in the first two spots and have not qualified.
The FYR Macedonia handball team is a highly skilled and competitive team that represents the country in international handball competitions. The team is known for its strong defense and quick counterattacks, which often catch opponents off guard. The players are highly trained and experienced, with many of them playing professionally in top European leagues. The team has had several notable achievements, including winning the silver medal at the 2012 European Championship and finishing in fourth place at the 2019 World Championship. The team is led by experienced coach Lino Cervar, who has a wealth of experience in international handball. Overall, the FYR Macedonia handball team is a force to be reckoned with and is always a strong contender in any competition they participate in.