Sports In Skopje
As the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje is home to several sports teams and venues. FK Vardar and FK Rabotnički are the two strongest and most popular football teams, whilst RK Kometal Gjorče Petrov is the most popular handball team, being a European Women's EHF Champions League champion for 2002.While WHC Vardar are five-time medalists with three bronze and two silver medals at Women's EHF Champions League F4. RK Vardar and RK Metalurg are two main male handball teams. RK Vardar are the Men's EHF Champions League 2017 Champions, and MZT Skopje and Rabotnički are best in basketball. Events Recently, Skopje was the host of the following events: * 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships * 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, Skopje Sports Arena * 2008 Women's Junior World Championship * 2009 Men's U20 European Basketaball Championship - Division B * 2010 European Twenty20 Championship * 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship * 2011 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. It is a landlocked country bordering Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical Macedonia (region), region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's 1.83 million people. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians, a South Slavs, South Slavic people. Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks in North Macedonia, Turks, Romani people in North Macedonia, Romani, Serbs in North Macedonia, Serbs, Bosniaks in North Mac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 UEFA Super Cup
The 2017 UEFA Super Cup was the 42nd edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match featured Spanish side Real Madrid, the title holders and winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and English side Manchester United, the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country. Real Madrid won the match 2–1 for their second consecutive and fourth overall UEFA Super Cup title. Teams While the two teams had never met in the Super Cup, they had met 10 times in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League; Real Madrid had the advantage in the teams' previous meetings, with four wins, four draws and two losses. Venue The Philip II Arena was announced as the final venue ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FK Gorno Lisiče
FK Gorno Lisiče ( mk, ФК Горно Лисиче) is a football club from Gorno Lisiče in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently play in the 3.MFL (North). History The club played its first match in 1940 under the name ''Lisiče'' against ''Lebane'' from Leskovac. Over the years, the team has used a few different names, first ''Udarnik'' and later ''Bratstvo Edinstvo''. For a period of time it also used the name ''Tehnokom'', a firm that saved the club when it was in financial trouble. After the sponsor left only with the help of the Gorno Lisiče citizens, players and club board, it was saved from the brink of extinction. Today, the club uses the name ''FK Euromilk Gorno Lisiče'' and successfully competes in the Macedonian Second League. Recent seasons 1The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia The COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Komunalec Stadium
Lokomotiva Stadium (Macedonian Cyrillic: Стадион Локомотива) is a multi-use stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FK Lokomotiva Skopje FK Lokomotiva Skopje ( mk, ФК Локомотива Скопје) is a football club based in the Karpoš neighborhood of Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded in 195 .... The stadium seats 500 people. References External linksFotos Stadion LokomotivaMacedonian FootballFootball Federation of Macedonia {{coord missing, North Macedonia Football venues in North Macedonia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Macedonian Third League
The Macedonian Third League ( mk, Македонска Трета Лига - Makedonska Treta Liga) is the third highest football competition in North Macedonia. In 2019–20, the competition will be divided into five divisions named Third League - North (Трета Лига - Север), Third League - Center (Трета Лига - Центар), Third League - Southeast (Трета Лига - Југоисток), Third League - West (Трета Лига - Запад) and Third League - Southwest (Трета Лига-Југозапад). At the end of the season, the winners of the North, West and Southwest divisions will be play in a play-off for promotion to the Macedonian Second League, while the winners of Center and Southeast divisions will be directly promoted to the Second League. The bottom teams from all divisions are relegated to the Macedonian Municipal Leagues. Winners Key 1992–1994 1994–2000 2000–2004 2004–2017 2017–2021 2021–pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FK Lokomotiva Skopje
FK Lokomotiva Skopje ( mk, ФК Локомотива Скопје) is a football club based in the Karpoš neighborhood of Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded in 1954, as the railway club, therefore it was sometimes called ŽFK Lokomotiva. In the past they played their matches on the home ground of FK Rabotnički, and so often youth players from Rabotnički came to the club for development. Many decades later it moved to the current stadium location in Skopje settlement Karpoš. To the older generation it was known as Komunalec, because on that field played FK Komunalec, and also the club FK Vanila, but now neither team exists anymore. Lokomotiva for the first time in its history during the 2007/08 season, played in the Macedonian Second League The Macedonian Second Football League ( mk, Втора македонска Фудбалска Лига, ''Vtora Makedonska Fudbalska Liga''; also called ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Macedonian Second League
The Macedonian Second Football League ( mk, Втора македонска Фудбалска Лига, ''Vtora Makedonska Fudbalska Liga''; also called Macedonian Second League, 2. MFL and Vtora Liga) is the second-highest professional football (soccer), football competition in North Macedonia. The competition is contested by 16 clubs, playing each other 2 times over 30 rounds. At the end of the season, the winner of the league along with the 2nd placed team will gain promotion to the Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams will go into a play-off against the 8th and 9th placed teams in the Macedonian First League. 2022–23 member clubs *KF Arsimi, Arsimi *FK Belasica, Belasica *KF Besa Dobërdoll, Besa Dobri Dol *FK Borec, Borec *FK Detonit Plačkovica, Detonit Plachkovica *KF Gostivari, Gostivar *FK Karaorman, Karaorman *FK Kožuf, Kozhuf *FK Lokomotiva Skopje, Lokomotiva Skopje *FK Ohrid, Ohrid *FK Pelister, Pelister ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Železarnica Stadium
Železarnica Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home ground for FK Metalurg Skopje of the Macedonian First League and FK Skopje of the Macedonian Second League, but Metalurg Skopje was required to played at both the Petar Miloševski Training Centre and Boris Trajkovski Stadium Boris Trajkovski Stadium (Macedonian Cyrillic: Стадион Борис Трајковски) is a football stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is named after former president Boris Trajkovski and is currently the home of FK Madžari Solidarno ... in the Macedonian First League because the Železarnica does not meet the necessary league requirements for First League matches to be held there. Metalurg Skopje was able to continue playing at the Železarnica to start the 2015/16 season in September of 2015. The stadium capacity holds up to 3,000 spectators. References External links Stadium information ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FK Skopje
FK Skopje ( mk, ФК Скопје) is a football club from Skopje, the capital of the North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League. History The club was created in 1960, by uniting ''FK Metalec'' and ''FK Industrijalec''. They were originally formed as ''FK MIK'' (Metalska Industrija Kale) and later changed their name to ''FK Skopje'' during the 1973–74 season. They won the Macedonian Republic League, regional Yugoslav 3rd tier, in 1970. As ''FK MIK'', the club competed for two seasons in the Yugoslav Second League East where they played with teams from federal Republics of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Since creation of the Macedonian First League, they have played there for 6 seasons: 1997/98, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2021–22 and 2022–23. Current squad As of 8 January 2023. Honours Macedonian Second League: *Winners (2): 1996–97, 2020–21 Macedonian Republic League: *Winners (1): 1969 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gjorče Petrov Stadium
Gjorče Petrov Stadium ( mk, Стадион Ѓорче Петров, Stadion Gjorče Petrov) is a multi-use stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓ.П.) is a football club based in the municipality of Ǵorče Petrov, in Skopje, N .... The stadium seats 3,000 people. References External linksFotos Gjorče Petrov Stadion Macedonian FootballFootball Federation of Macedonia Football venues in North Macedonia FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov Sport in Skopje {{Skopje-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓ.П.) is a football club based in the municipality of Ǵorče Petrov, in Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently playing in the Macedonian First League. History The club was founded in 1932 as ''HASK'' (''Hanrievski amaterski sportski klub''). During its history, the club was also known as ''Lokomotiva'', ''Rudar'', ''Industrijalec'', and ''Jugokokta''. The club received its current name in the 1989/90 season in commemoration of Gyorche Petrov, a revolutionary considered an important figure of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. :Champions 1991 Makedonija had a great season , with 23 victories 9 losses and only 2 draws .Finishing on the top of the league table in front of traditionally great teams like: Rabotnichki , Belasica , SKOPJE , Tikvesh , Metalurg , KUMANOVO all previous Champions at the ti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philip II Arena
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th cent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |