Macedonia women's national handball team

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Information
Association	Macedonian Handball Federation
Coach	Sime Simovski
Most caps	Valentina Radulovic (230)
Most goals	Valentina Radulovic (813)
Colours
Home File:Kit left arm redborder.png File:Kit right arm redborder.png Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1997)
Best result	7th 1997 as Republic of Macedonia
European Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1998)
Best result	7th 2008
Last updated on 01.01.2016.

The Macedonia women's national handball team is the women's national handball team of the Republic of Macedonia. It is governed by the Macedonian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions. The current head coach is Sime Simovski and the team's captain is Elena Gjorgjievska.

Results with the Federal team

Olympic Games

• 1976 - did not qualify
• 1980 - 2nd place
• 1984 - 1st place
• 1988 - 4th place

World Championship

• 1957 - 3rd place
• 1962 - 4th place
• 1965 - 2nd place
• 1971 - 2nd place
• 1973 - 1st place
• 1975 - 5th place
• 1978 - 5th place
• 1982 - 3rd place
• 1986 - 6th place
• 1990 - 2nd place

Results

World Championship

• 1993 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not enter
• 1995 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 1997 World Women's Handball Championship : 7th
• 1999 World Women's Handball Championship : 8th
• 2001 World Women's Handball Championship : 21st
• 2003 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2005 World Women's Handball Championship : 15th
• 2007 World Women's Handball Championship : 12th
• 2009 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2011 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2013 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2015 World Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify

European Championship

• 1994 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not enter
• 1996 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 1998 European Women's Handball Championship : 8th
• 2000 European Women's Handball Championship : 8th
• 2002 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2004 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2006 European Women's Handball Championship : 12th
• 2008 European Women's Handball Championship : 7th
• 2010 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify
• 2012 European Women's Handball Championship : 16th
• 2014 European Women's Handball Championship – Did not qualify

Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 1993: 3rd place
• Carpathian Trophy 1999: 3rd place
• Carpathian Trophy 2000: 4th place
• Carpathian Trophy 2001: 6th place
• Carpathian Trophy 2006: 3rd place
• Carpathian Trophy 2010: 4th place
• Carpathian Trophy 2011: 4th place

Team

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification.

Head coach: Sime Simovski

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Natasha Antikj (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 1.77 m 10 0 ZRK Metalurg 3 LW Sara Mitova (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 1.72 m 2 0 ZRK Vardar junior 4 CB Simona Stojanovska (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 1.75 m 3 1 ZRK Vardar junior 6 LB Angela Todorovska (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 1.76 m 2 0 ZRK Vardar junior 9 P Ivana Gakidova (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 1.80 m 4 1 DHK Banik Most 10 LB Dushica Gjorgjievska (1987-12-28) 28 December 1987 1.77 m 51 62 Trabzon Zagnos 12 GK Dragana Petkovska (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 1.74 m 2 0 ZRK Vardar 14 RB Andrea Beleska (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 1.76 m 4 2 ZRK Metalurg 15 LB Zorica Despodovska (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 1.81 m 18 53 Rosengarten-Buchholz 16 GK Mateja Serafimovska (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 1.78 m 0 0 ZRK Metalurg 17 RW Natasha Nolevska (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 1.68 m 1 0 ZRK Vardar junior 18 RB Elena Gjorgjievska (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 1.79 m 70 150 HCM Baia Mare 20 GK Nina Ladeva (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 1.71 m 0 0 ZRK Vardar junior 22 P Marija Nikolikj (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 1.84 m 3 1 ZRK Metalurg 23 CB Teodora Keramichieva (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 1.76 m 6 6 ZRK Vardar junior 28 LB Dajana Jovanovska (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 1.80 m 10 0 ZRK Metalurg 33 RW Sara Ristovska (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 1.69 m 12 24 ZRK Vardar 55 CB Elena Livrinikj (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 1.80 m 8 1 ZRK Metalurg 71 LW Jovana Sazdovska (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 1.77 m 8 7 ZRK Metalurg

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Sime Simovski
Assistant Coach	Aleksandar Carchev
Team Director	Emil Ugrinovski

See also

• Macedonia national handball team
• Macedonian Handball Federation

References

• European Handball Federation
• International Handball Federation

External links

• EHF Profile (English)
• Macedonian Handball Federation (Macedonian) (English)
• Macedonian Handball Forum (Macedonian)