North Macedonia women's national handball team

First Women's 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. After the split of the federation, as a single republic from 1992 till 1994 Macedonia didn't manage to enter the qualifications for EC, WC and OG. From 1995 Macedonia participates as a single Republic to all qualifications and Championship tournaments. 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. For the first European Championship 1994 team Macedonia didn't enter the qualifications. For the World Cup 1995 only teams from EURO 1994 qualified so again team Macedonian didn't get a chance to participate. Since EURO 1996 team Macedonia is regular in the qualifications. It entered 5 European Championships first one in 1998 then in 2000, 2006, 2008 and 2012. Most successful was the 2008 when they finished 7th as a host. The Macedonia team qualified for the Euro 2022 as a host nation again. For the World Cup's they entered five times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007). The most successful was in 1997 when they've finished 7th. For the Olympic tournament, they had the best chance in 1999 World Cup when first they lost the 1/4 final game. Then after in the classification games for the 5 th place – last spot that qualifies for the Olympics finished 8th and did not qualify.

The BTSC - Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (Macedonian: Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Sportski centar Boris Trajkovski) in Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, Macedonia. It is named after the former president, Boris Trajkovski. Its capacity is 10,000. There is an Olympic size Swimming Pool and 5 Star Hotel Alexander Palace within the complex. Additional Water Land Fun Park and Ice Skating Rink next to it.

The arena is a home-ground of the Macedonian handball team (men and women). The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar. It was one of two venues for the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship.It was a Venue again for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship

Home Ground

Home ground

During the period 1957 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 3 Olympics and 10 World cup tournaments within the successful team Yugoslavia. After the split Macedonian team started to compete representing the single independent Republic.

World Championship

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L
1957 1993	1957,1962,1965,1971,1973 1975,1978,1982,1986,1990 Within Yugoslavia team 3,4,2,2,1,5,5,3,6,2
1995	Couldn't participate
1997	7th	9	5	1	3
1999	8th	9	4	0	5
2001	21st	5	0	1	4
2003	Did not qualify
2005	15th	5	2	1	2
2007	12th	8	2	1	5
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	5/13	36	13	4	19

European Championship

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L
1994	couldn't participate
1996
1998	8th	6	2	0	4
2000	8th	6	1	3	2
2002
2004
2006	12th	6	1	0	5
2008	7th	6	3	0	3
2010
2012	16th	3	0	0	3
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022	16th	3	0	0	3
2024	TBD
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
Total	6/14	30	7	3	20

Summer Olympics

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1976 1992	1980,1984,1988 Within Yugoslavia team 2,1,4
1996	Did not enter World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not Enter World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter World Cup and European Championship served as qualifiers
2016
2020
Total	0/2	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

• North Macedonia men's national handball team
• Macedonian Handball Federation

• Official website
• IHF provile