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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] |
Multi-purpose Stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multifunctionality over specificity. It is used most commonly in Canada and the United States, where the two most popular outdoor team sports – Canadian football/American football and baseball – require radically different facilities. Football uses a rectangular field while baseball is played on a diamond and large outfield. Since Canadian football fields are larger than American ones, the design specifications for Canadian facilities is somewhat less demanding. The particular design to accommodate both is usually an oval, although some later designs use an octorad. While building stadiums in this way means that sports teams and governments can share costs, it also imposes some challenges. In North America, multipurpose st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Skopje Fortress, Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Originally a Paeonia (kingdom), Paeonian city, Scupi became the capital of Kingdom of Dardania, Dardania in the second century BC. On the eve of the 1st century AD, the settlement was seized by the Romans and became a military camp. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine Empire, Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the Early Middle Ages, early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines and the First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarian Empire, whose capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 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, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Romani, Serbs, Bosniaks, Aromanians and a few other minorities. The region's history begins with the kingdom of Paeonia, a mixed Thraco- Illyrian polity. In the late sixth century BC, the area was subjugated by the Persian Achaemenid Empire, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Metalurg Skopje
FK Metalurg ( mk, ФК Металург) is a football club from Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently not playing in any of the four highest tiers of Macedonian football. History The club was founded in 1964. Metalurg has entered the Macedonian First League in the 1992–93 season and were relegated the same year. After playing 15 seasons in the Macedonian Second League they were back in the Macedonian First League for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season they finished in 3rd place and played in Europe for the first time in club history. UEFA.com In 2015–16 season Metalurg was relegated from the First League after 8 seasons. Season-by-season record A season-by-season record of Metalurg le ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian First Football League
The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in North Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Macedonian football league system and has been operating since the 1992–93 season. It is organized by the Football Federation of North Macedonia. Format Throughout the 1. MFL history, the number of clubs competing at the top level has been gradually decreased until the 2020–21 season. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history: The league has 12 teams, and each team plays the other sides three times, for a total of 33 matches each. Due to the UEFA ranking coefficients ranking (shown below), the winners of the league enter the 1st qualifying round of the Champions Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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): 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonian Second Football 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] |
Petar Miloševski Training Centre
Petar Miloševski Training Centre ( mk, Тренинг Центар Петар Милошевски) is a football multi-pitch complex in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the official training centre of the Football Federation of North Macedonia The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM; mk, Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ; sq, Federata e Futbollit të Maqedonisë) or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in No ... (FFM). Originally, it was named as ''Training Centre FFM'', but in 2014 it is renamed after the former football national team goalkeeper Petar Miloševski, who died in a car wreck earlier that year. It is usually the home ground of the Macedonian national youth football teams. The seating capacity of the centre is 2,500 people. References Football venues in North Macedonia Sport in Skopje Petar Miloševski National football academies {{NorthMacedonia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Solidarnost FK Madžari Solidarnost Junior ( mk, ФК Маџари Солидарност Јуниор ) is a football club from Madžari neighborhood, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League (North ... and FK Vardar for alternate venue used. The stadium seats 3,000 people, including 100 VIP seats and press section of 60. References External linksFotos Stadium Boris TrajkovskiMacedonian FootballFootball Federation of Macedonia {{coord, 42.0004, N, 21.5029, E, source:wikidata, display=title Football venues in North Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Venues In North Macedonia
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport 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 Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
