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.

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Nickname	Red-Yellow Lions
Association	Macedonian Handball Federation
Coach	Kiril Lazarov
Assistant coach	Petar Basnarkov Ninoslav Pavelić
Captain	Nikola Mitrevski
Most caps	Stevče Aluševski (245)
Most goals	Kiril Lazarov (1717)
Colours
1st 2nd 3rd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1999)
Best result	9th (2015)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1998)
Best result	5th (2012)
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• 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 BTSC – Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Macedonian: Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Skopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the Karpoš Municipality of Skopje, North 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 and will be used again for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship for the preliminary and main round.

As of 3 May 2021

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Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses) National team Total Olympic Games World Championship European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Algeria 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angola 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Austria 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Belarus 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Belgium 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 10 10 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 2 Brazil 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 1 Bulgaria 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 6 6 0 0 Chile 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0 Croatia 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 Cuba 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Cyprus 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Czech Republic 15 5 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 — — — — 10 4 2 4 Denmark 7 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Egypt 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 — — — — 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Estonia 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 6 4 2 0 Finland 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 4 3 1 0 France 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Germany 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 — — — — 0 0 0 0 Greece 8 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 2 Hungary 12 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 — — — — 11 2 0 9 Iceland 18 4 2 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 — — — — 14 4 1 9 Iran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Israel 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 4 3 0 1 Italy 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Latvia 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0 Lithuania 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 3 0 1 2 Luxemburg 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 4 4 0 0 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Norway 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Poland 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 — — — — 1 0 0 1 Portugal 8 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 8 4 0 4 Qatar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Romania 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 4 2 0 2 Russia 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Serbia 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 1 0 1 Slovenia 7 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 South Korea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 Spain 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Sweden 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — 1 0 0 1 Switzerland 11 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 10 4 0 6 Tunisia 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 — — — — 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Turkey 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 Ukraine 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 4 1 2 1 Total (49) 244 108 21 115

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