The head coach of the Macedonia U17 national team, Iljami Isejni, has announced the list of footballers he will count on for the upcoming qualifying tournament for the UEFA European Championship.
Our team will compete at the tournament in Trabzon, Turkey, from 11 to 17 November. Our opponents in the qualifying group will be Hungary, San Marino and hosts Turkey.
Goalkeepers: Ilan Memeti (Lausanne), Dimitar Petrov (AP Brera), Petar Taleski (Shkëndija);
Defense: Mateja Masev (Crvena Zvezda), Amar Akiki (Shkëndija), Leart Iseini (Bochum), Mihajlo Pavlov (Železničar Pančevo), Filip Gjorgjioski (Vardar), Adrian Veleski (Vardar), Ilija Aksentiev (Makedonija GP);
Middle row: Marin Krstevski (Crvena Zvezda), Aleksandar Polimac (IMT), Dardan Ademi (Aresimi 1973), Matej Bocheski (AP Brera), Bobi Nedanovski (Pelister), Ognen Sivevski (Makedonija GP), Matej Nikolov (Vardar), Džihan Ibraimi (Vardar), Blagojche Sedloski (Skopje);
Attack: Stefan Ristić (Partizan) and Ron Memedi (Belasica);
Match schedule:
11 November: Hungary – Macedonia (10:00)
14 November: Macedonia – San Marino (10:00)
17 November: Macedonia – Turkey (12:00)
The national team gathering is scheduled for 8 November at 10:00 at Hotel „Park“ in Skopje. On the same day, starting at 14:00, a training session is scheduled at the FFM training centre.
According to UEFA's qualifying format for the European Under-17 Championship, the top two national teams from each group will qualify for the second qualifying round – League A. The other two teams, namely the third- and fourth-placed national teams, will continue in League B.
In the second qualifying round, which will be played in spring 2027, the 28 national teams in League A will be divided into seven groups. The group winners will qualify for the final tournament of the European Championship, where they will be joined by hosts Latvia. The UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament is scheduled to take place from 24 May to 6 June 2027.
