FK Pobeda ( mk, ФК Победа) is a
football
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club based in the city of
Prilep
Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.
Name
The name of Prilep appear ...
,
North Macedonia
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.
History
The club was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. FK Pobeda has been a winner of
Macedonian First 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 competiti ...
for two times (eight times as Republic League in
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
), and
Macedonian Football Cup
The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was establ ...
for one time (eight times as Republic Cup in Yugoslavia). Their first great period was the 1950s, when they won the Republic Cup for the first time in 1951. One year later Pobeda won its first championship title in 1952 and in 1954 the second one. They waited for 4 years for their next trophy they won the Republic Cup for the second time in 1958. Next year 1959 they became champions of SR Macedonia again. They continued with their winning series in the 1960s. Pobeda won its 3rd cup in 1960, and again the cup masters won their 4th cup in 1961. Next year it was time for a new championship title in 1962, and then the duble crown in 1963. Last trophy in the 1960s was 1964 Republic Cup for the 6th time. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Pobeda had a stagnation period although it was on the top most of the time and they played pretty good in the cup too. Finally after 13 years Pobeda won again, and again it was the Macedonian Republic Cup in 1977 for the 7th time. Two years after Pobeda was back on track winning its 5th title after 16 years waiting. Two years after in 1981 Pobeda did it again 7th time champion of SR Macedonia. The 1980s was their last good period and they won their 8th championship title in 1986. Next year it was time to win the cup again and they did it for the 8th time in 1987 (and last time in the part of Yugoslavia).
The period of the 1990s, after an independence of
Macedonia, didn't bring much excitement for the Pobeda's fans and they had to wait for better times. The beginning of the 2000s was a good sign and the long period of waiting was over. In 2002 it was time to win the
Macedonian Football Cup
The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was establ ...
for the first and only time. Two years later the club was won the champions title in 2004 for the first time since of the Macedonia's independence. They didn't wait for long to win their second, 3 years later in 2007 Pobeda was champion again and for the last time. Also, Pobeda has represented Macedonia for ten times in the European Football Cups. On March 27, 2009,
UEFA
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, the governing body of football in Europe, charged FK Pobeda over
match fixing
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allegations relating to a Champions League qualifying match against
FC Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik ("Phoenix (mythology), Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the ...
of
Armenia
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in 2004 They were subsequently found guilty and banned from UEFA competitions for eight years. The next season in which they will be eligible to compete is 2017–18. In April 2017, their suspension was expired and Pobeda will be returning to the Macedonian leagues soon.
A successor club which claims rights to Pobeda's honours and records was established in 2010 under the name Viktorija, later renamed to Pobeda Junior and then to the name of the
original club. However, they are not legally considered to be successors to the original Pobeda and the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the
Football Federation of 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 ...
.
Rivalries
The club's biggest rivals are
Pelister
Baba ( mk, Баба; or Baba Mountain, mk, Баба Планина, Baba Planina), or also known by the name of its highest peak, Pelister ( mk, Пелистер), is a mountain in North Macedonia. The Pelister peak (2601 metres, or 8533 feet) ov ...
, and matches between the teams are called the ''Derby of
Pelagonia
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'' (geographical region in Macedonia).
Supporters
FK Pobeda supporters were called ''Majmuni'' (Monkeys).
Honours
Macedonian Republic League:
*Winners (8): 1952, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
,
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, 1986
Macedonian First 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 competiti ...
:
*Winners (2):
2003–04,
2006–07
*Runners-up (2):
1996–97,
1999–2000
Macedonian Republic Cup:
*Winners (8): 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1977, 1987
Macedonian Football Cup
The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was establ ...
:
*Winners (1):
2001–02
*Runners-up (2):
1999–2000,
2006–07
Seasons
Pobeda in Europe
Historical list of coaches
*
Ilija Dimoski
Ilija Dimoski (; born 27 June 1939) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. He is nicknamed "Majstorot".
He played a total of 790 games, 249 with FK Pobeda and 541 with FK Radnički Niš, and despite being a full-back, he scored 7 ...
(1993 – 1994)
*
Dragi Kanatlarovski
Dragi Kanatlarovski - Capar ( mk, Драги Канатларовски - Цапар; born 8 November 1960) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. He represented the Yugoslav national team and the Macedonian national team.
Nam ...
(1994 – 1996)
*
Lazar Plačkov
* Dragi Kanatlarovski (1999)
*
Krume Mitrikeski (2000)
*
Nikola Ilievski
Nikola Ilievski - Djidji (Macedonian: Никола Илиевски - Џиџи, born 16 December 1954) is a football coach and former player from North Macedonia.
Playing career Club
Born in Skopje, during his playing career he played with F ...
(Jul 2000 – Dec 2000)
*
Mirsad Jonuz
Mirsad Jonuz ( mk, Мирсад Јонуз; born 9 April 1962) is a former Macedonian football goalkeeper and head coach.
Playing career
Club
Born in Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia, as a player Jonuz was member of numerous Yugoslav ...
(Jan 2001 – Jun 2002)
*
Zoran Smileski
Zoran Smileski (; born 9 January 1950) is a Macedonian football coach and former player. His brothers Andreja and Branko also played for Partizan. who is current head coach of United States soccer club Tyler in the sixth level soccer in the U ...
(Jul 2002 – Dec 2002)
* Dragi Kanatlarovski (Jan 2003 – 2004)
* Nikola Ilievski (2004)
*
Dragi Hristovski (Jun 2004– Sep 2004)
Pobeda plump for Hristovski
- UEFA
* Petar Kurćubić (3 Oct 2004 - Sep 2005)
* Nikolče Zdravevski (28 Sep 2005 – Feb 2009)
* Nebojša Petrović
Nebojša Petrović (; born 14 June 1960) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
His nickname is ''Maradona'', due to his resemblance to the famous Argentine footballer.
Club career
After coming through the youth system of Red Star Be ...
(1 Mar 2009 - Apr 2009)
* Goran Todoroski (29 Apr 2009 – Jun 2010)
See also
*2009 European football betting scandal
The 2009 European football betting scandal was an attempt to influence the outcome of professional association football matches in Europe, and to defraud the gambling industry by betting on the results. The investigation centres on around 200 fix ...
References
External links
FK Pobeda blog
info at MacedonianFootball
Football Federation of Macedonia
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Association football clubs established in 1941
Football clubs in Yugoslavia
1941 establishments in Yugoslavia
Football clubs in Prilep