MZT Skopje Aerodrom ( mk, МЗТ Скопје Аеродром) is a
basketball
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club based in
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
,
North Macedonia
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. The club competes in the
Macedonian League and
ABA League
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. The club's home ground is
Jane Sandanski Arena
Jane Sandanski Arena ( mk, Спортскиот центар „Јане Сандански“ or ) is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia . It has a capacity of 6,000. It is named after re ...
, but due to small capacity, the matches in the
ABA League
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and
EuroCup between 2012 and 2014 were played in
Boris Trajkovski Arena. Since the 2014–15 season, all matches are held in the renovated Jane Sandanski Arena.
In its history, MZT Skopje has won the
Macedonian championship eight times, the
Macedonian Cup
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ten times, and the
Macedonian Super Cup four times.
The club was a founding member of the
Adriatic Basketball Association
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in 2015. In November 2020, the club's
shares were transferred to the Slovenian club
KK Koper Primorska.
History
The beginnings (1966–1990)
KK Skopje was formed in 1966 by a group of enthusiasts, led by the first president of the club, Mile Melovski. The interest in basketball was high, and even though there were four clubs in
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, there was still need for more clubs. Soon after the club's establishment, a number of young players joined the club and started training on an open field in Avtokomanda. The first team roster consisted of Trpezanovski, Atanasovski, Strezovski, Lazarevski, and Domlevski, who was also the team coach. Two years later, the club became a member of the Macedonian League.
In 1971, Uroš Maljković was chosen to be the new president of the club, with Boris Sokolovski becoming the new head coach. After the reorganization of the leagues in Yugoslavia, KK Skopje gained the right to play in the Second League – South. In the first season in this league, KK Skopje finished seventh. In the second season, the team reached the First League qualifications. KK Skopje lost and due to leaving the field in Ivangrad, received a penalty of eight points for the next season.
KK Skopje got relegated again to the regional league and Taki Dzikov was selected to be the head coach. In 1979, the team finished first in the Macedonian League and gained promotion for the Second Yugoslav League yet again. With this success, the factory Metalski Zavod Tito, or MZT, thanks to
Jovo Panajotović,
Uroš Maljković, and
Slobodan Mucunski, one of the leading people of MZT, who became the president of the club started investing in KK Skopje. In 1984, MZT completely took the club under their wing, building the new
Jane Sandanski Arena
Jane Sandanski Arena ( mk, Спортскиот центар „Јане Сандански“ or ) is an indoor sports arena located in the Aerodrom Municipality of Skopje, Republic of Macedonia . It has a capacity of 6,000. It is named after re ...
in
Aerodrom. In 1986, KK Skopje, under the new name MZT Skopje and the leadership of
Lazar Lečić, reached the
Yugoslav First Basketball League
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where they competed for two seasons.
The team debuted in the Yugoslav First Basketball League in the
1986–87 season with coach Lazar Lečić, who was previously head of their "eternal rivals"
Rabotnički. At that period, the most prominent individuals were
Vlatko Vladičevski with an average of 16,4 points, Vojislav Zivčević with 15,6 points, and Darko Knežević with 14,5 points. There was also a significant contribution by the former player of
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,
Milan Medić, and the former player of
Crvena zvezda
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, Aleksandar Milivojša. In the fourth final of the play-off,
Cibona eliminated MZT in two games.
Independence of Macedonia (1991–2008)
After the independence of
Macedonia, MZT Skopje immediately became one of the leading basketball clubs in the country. In the mid-1990s, MZT Skopje had a few successful runs in the European competitions, the most memorable being the 1996–97 season when the team played in the
Raimundo Saporta Cup. In this period, MZT was led by coach
Aleksandar Knjazev
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, and the team defeated
Real Madrid,
Benfica, and
Ratiopharm
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, and has therefore qualified for the 1/16 finals, without losing one match at home in Jane Sandanski Arena. The draw allocated that MZT Skopje was to play
Porto
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, with the first match to be played at home. The home form continued when MZT Skopje managed to defeat Porto in Jane Sandanski. But the win was not enough, as Porto won at home by a bigger margin, ending MZT Skopje European season. In the
Macedonian National championship, MZT was eliminated by
Žito Vardar in the semifinal. In the next few seasons, MZT Skopje had a marginal role in the European cups, playing against teams like
Žalgiris,
ASVEL
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,
Cholet
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,
Split
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, and others.
In the domestic league, MZT Skopje had a few tries to get to the championship trophy, playing in the play-off finals six times, but the team did not manage to win the championship in this period. However, MZT won four
Macedonian Basketball Cup
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s in this period, in 1996, 1997, 1999, and in 2000.
Moments of downfall (2008–2011)
In 2008, after many years of the poor decision making of the then management of the club, the fans decided to start a boycott in order to change the entire set of the management team of MZT Skopje. In the summer of 2009, the entire management left the club, leaving the club in financial debt. Two weeks before the beginning of the season, MZT Skopje was left without players, coach, youth school, and sponsors. A day before the deadline for application of teams for the current championship, the Family Aerodrom fan group organized a march in order to save the club. As a result, the club was taken over by the
Municipality of Aerodrom. Due to the financial problems of the club, it had the worst season since the independence of Macedonia, so MZT Skopje had to play in the play-out to secure its place in the league. MZT succeeded and therefore secured the place in the first division for the next season. In the next season, 2010–11, the club got new sponsors, there was a complete reorganization of the management set, and the junior school was reactivated, which had been defunct for eight years. All debts were repaid, and the team succeeded in entering the playoff semifinals, and the finals of the Macedonian Cup.
The club's first championship (2011–12)
After all the turmoil and upheavals in the past, after a long time, KK MZT Skopje formed a team which became a favourite for winning the first league title since its existence. Before the start of the season, an agreement has been reached with the
ABA League
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, and the team participated in the
2012–13 ABA League
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.
Aleksandar Todorov, who had previously been on the bench of MZT several times, was appointed as a new coach. Since the last season, the team has included
Toni Grnčarov and
Igor Penov, while the new signings were
Ognen Stojanovski and
Gjorgji Čekovski, as well as the foreign players
Cade Davis,
Noah Dahlman
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College career
Dahlman came to Wofford ...
, and
Igor Mijajlović. In the regular part of the championship, they won the first place, and the roster was completed with the coming of another player from Montenegro, an international player
Nikola Vučurović
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. The first "exam" for the team was the Macedonian Cup, where the team defeated
Feni in the finals at
Boris Trajkovski Arena. Feni was also an opponent in the league finals; Aerodrom won the series 4–1 and became a champion of Macedonia on May 2, 2012, for the first time in its history.
Domination in domestic competitions, ABA League, and Eurocup (2012–2018)
MZT Aerodrom's debuted in the ABA League in the 2012–13 season. In its first official game in the Adriatic League, MZT won against Cibona in Zagreb, which was immediately followed by its first official victory at home over
Široki Breg. In the last round, MZT had a chance to qualify for the
Eurocup. It was necessary to defeat
Krka in Slovenia, and for
Cedevita
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to be defeated by the Široki Breg. The task was fulfilled by the Macedonian champions, but the qualification did not depend on MZT alone, and eventually MZT ranked seventh, with a score of 14 wins and 12 losses, thus ensuring its participation in the ABA League in the next season. The team has won the Cup of Macedonia, defeating
Kumanovo
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in the finals, while in the league playoffs, MZT Skopje succeeded in making it to the title without a single defeat, achieving victories over Feni in the semifinals with 3–0 and over
Kozuv in the finals with 4–0.
The 2013–14 season was historic for MZT and the Macedonian basketball. After a long time, Macedonia had a team which was a part of the group stage in the
Eurocup. The newly named coach
Vlada Vukoičić
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Coaching career
Vukoičić was 19 years old in 1994 when he began workin ...
, who replaced
Aleš Pipan
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Coaching career
Pipan coached Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship ...
, brought some new players, including
Stefan Sinovec,
Uroš Lučić
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He is the older brother of Vladimir Lučić, who is currently playing for Bayern Mu ...
,
Justin Reynolds
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Colle ...
, and Macedonian international
Aleksandar Kostoski
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Pro career
Kostoski started his ...
. The team was drawn in the group with
UNICS,
Banvit
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,
Maccabi Haifa
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,
VEF Riga, and
BC Kalev/Cramo
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. MZT finished in the last place in the group with one win against Cramo at home.
Along with the performance in the Eurocup, MZT also competed in the ABA League. MZT appointed
Zoran Martić as their new head coach. Instead of desired sixth place in the ABA League, MZT ended the season in
ninth place. In February 2014, MZT won the National Cup by defeating
Lirija in the final. After that, MZT won ten league games in a row. In the semifinals of the league, the opponents were again Lirija, which MZT eliminated with a score of 2–0 in series. In the final, MZT Skopje defeated "eternal rivals" Rabotnički. The series ended with a 3–1 victory, and MZT won the league for the third season in a row.
Prior to the 2014–15 season, many of the players has left the club, and
Zmago Sagadin
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was appointed a new coach. He was sacked shortly after the season began, and was replaced by
Vrbica Stefanov
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Professional career
After starting his basketb ...
. Stefanov was also sacked during the season, and was replaced by
Bobi Mitev. Mitev resigned after the series of defeats, and was replaced by
Aleksandar Jončevski
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Coaching career
He started his coaching career in 2010 in KFUM Uppsala U18 in Sweden. After being one year ass.coach in Rabotnicki, he became assistant ...
, who used to be an assistant coach during the mandates of all previous coaches. The elimination from the Macedonian Cup in the semifinals by Kozuv and the next-to-last place in the ABA League meant resignation for Jončevski. He was replaced by
Aleš Pipan
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Coaching career
Pipan coached Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship ...
, who became the fifth coach in the season. In the semifinals of the league, MZT eliminated
Feni Industries, while in the finals, the team defeated the
Kumanovo
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team, winning the championship for the fourth time in a row.
Aleš Pipan was appointed as a head coach again in the 2015–16 season. After mixed performances in the ABA League regular season, the head coach Aleš Pipan was replaced by
Aleksandar Jončevski
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Coaching career
He started his coaching career in 2010 in KFUM Uppsala U18 in Sweden. After being one year ass.coach in Rabotnicki, he became assistant ...
. MZT ended the ABA League season in the tenth place. In domestic competitions, MZT won another cup and league "double", becoming the champions for the fifth time in a row.
In the 2016–17 season, MZT Skopje applied for participation in the Eurocup for the second time in the last four years.
Emil Rajković was appointed as new head coach. After a few games, the coach position was taken up by former assistant Aleksandar Jončevski, but the season ended with Croatian coach
Ante Nazor
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on the bench. The Eurocup campaign ended without a victory out of ten games. In the ABA League, the team defeated Krka in the decisive match in the last part of the season and was thus saved from relegation, finishing in 13th position. The team won their sixth consecutive league title against
Karpoš Sokoli 3–2 in the final.
Charlon Kloof
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was MVP of the finals.
MZT Skopje started the 2017–18 season with Aleksandar Todorov as new head coach. However, due to poor results, he was sacked in December 2017. In the same month December 8, 2017,
Željko Lukajić
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Coaching career
Lukajić began coaching in 1986 when he was the head coach of KK Famos Hrasnica for the 1986–1987 ...
was named as the head coach of MZT Skopje. During the season, there were big changes in the club with completely new management, new coach, and changes in the squad. After six years in the
First ABA league, MZT got relegated with a score of 3–19. In February 2018, MZT won its nine
Macedonian Cup
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trophy with a win over Rabotnički in the final tournament in Kavadarci. In the meantime Lukajić left the team, and for new head coach was appointed his assistant
Gjorgji Kočov Gjorgji is a Macedonian given name and may refer to:
*Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963), Macedonian prosaist and publicist
* Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979), Macedonian professional basketball player
*Gjorgji Hristov
Georgi Hristov (Macedonian langu ...
. In the Macedonian League MZT finished as the runners-up, losing to Rabotnički in the finals.
Seventh domestic title and ABA Second League (2018–19)
In the
2018–19 ABA League Second Division
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Format changes
On March 13, 2018, th ...
, MZT Skopje, coached by
Gjorgji Kočov Gjorgji is a Macedonian given name and may refer to:
*Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963), Macedonian prosaist and publicist
* Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979), Macedonian professional basketball player
*Gjorgji Hristov
Georgi Hristov (Macedonian langu ...
, finished in third place during the regular season. In the play-offs, the club defeated
Spars Sarajevo 2–0 to reach the final, where they lost to
Sixt Primorska (3–0). The club also lost in the ABA League promotion/relegation play-offs against
Zadar
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(2–1), thus staying in the second division. In the domestic competitions, MZT was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Macedonian Cup against Rabotnički. However, MZT won their seventh domestic championship after defeating Rabotnički 3–0 in the final.
Name through history
The club was established in 1966 as the basketball department of the sports club Skopje. Later the names were changed quite a few times, from KK Skopje (1966–1984), to KK MZT Skopje HEPOS (1984–1992), to KK MZT Skopje (1992–1998), to KK MZT BOSS Skopje (1998–2000), to KK MZT Skopje 2000 (2000–2004), to KK MZT Skopje (2004–2008), to KK MZT FON University (2008–2009), and finally, to KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (2009–present). Few times in the names of the team were included names of the main sponsors of the team. However, the club is best known under the name KK MZT Skopje.
Honours
Winning seasons
Macedonian League
Macedonian Cup
Macedonian Super Cup
Arena
Jane Sandanski Arena
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is an indoor sports arena located in the
Aerodrom Municipality of
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, Republic of Macedonia. The arena has a capacity of 7,500. It is named after the Macedonian revolutionary
Jane Sandanski.
On 18 November 2012, it was announced that the arena will be completely demolished, with a new arena called Sports Centre Jane Sandanski planned to be built in its stead. On 14 February 2013, MZT Skopje held their last training in Jane Sandanski, with more than a thousand fans attending. The following day, the arena was officially closed and demolished.
In September 2015, west and east stands were upgraded by 500 seats. Now, the arena is home ground of MZT Skopje,
RK Vardar
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, and
ŽRK Vardar
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. Moreover, Sports Centre Jane Sandanski has fitness centre, aerobics centre, tennis and paddle tennis courts, playground for children, and exclusive sports store and fan shop.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Second team
For the reserves team of MZT Skopje, see MZT Skopje UNI Banka.
Squad changes for the 2022–23 season
In
Out
Former players
For a list of all notable KK MZT Skopje players, former and current, see :KK MZT Skopje players.
Management
;Current staff
* Club Owner: Aerodrom Municipality
* General Manager: Filip Gjorevski
Head coaches
* Boris Sokolovski
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People
* Boris (given name), a male given name
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* Boris (surname)
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* Aleksandar Domlevski
* Taki Džikov
* Lazar Lečić
* Blagoja Georgievski
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National tea ...
* Steruli Andonovski
* Aleksandar Todorov
* Aleksandar Petrović
* Aleksandar Knjazev
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* Boban Mitev
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* Janko Lukovski
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* Marjan Lazovski
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Career
Lazovski served as an assistant ...
* Dimitar Manevski Dimitar ( bg, Димитър; Macedonian: Димитар) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Dimitar is derived from Saint Demetrius (280–306), alternate form of Demetrius. Containing the P ...
* Mitko Lukovski
* Vrbica Stefanov
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Professional career
After starting his basketb ...
* Vasil Kafedžiski
* Gjorgji Kočov Gjorgji is a Macedonian given name and may refer to:
*Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963), Macedonian prosaist and publicist
* Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979), Macedonian professional basketball player
*Gjorgji Hristov
Georgi Hristov (Macedonian langu ...
* Ante Dukovski
* Igor Gacov
* Aleksandar Jončevski
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Coaching career
He started his coaching career in 2010 in KFUM Uppsala U18 in Sweden. After being one year ass.coach in Rabotnicki, he became assistant ...
* Marin Dokuzovski
Marin Dokuzovski ( mk, Марин Докузовски; born July 14, 1960 in Skopje) is a Macedonian former professional basketball coach.
Career
Dokuzovski played club basketball at the senior level from 1978 to 1989 with the Yugoslav League cl ...
* Emil Rajković
* Darko Radulović
* Slobodan Ivković
Slobodan "Piva" Ivković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Ивковић; 4 August 1937 – 28 November 1995) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach.
Playing career
Ivković played club basketball at the senior level in the club R ...
* Vlada Vukoičić
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Coaching career
Vukoičić was 19 years old in 1994 when he began workin ...
* Željko Lukajić
Željko "Struja" Lukajić ( sr-cyr, Жељко Лукајић, born December 14, 1958) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.
Coaching career
Lukajić began coaching in 1986 when he was the head coach of KK Famos Hrasnica for the 1986–1987 ...
* Dražen Dalipagić
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* Peca Jačimović
* Miodrag Baletić
* Aleš Pipan
Aleš Pipan (born 24 May 1959) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former basketball player, who is currently coach of Šentjur in the Liga Nova KBM.
Coaching career
Pipan coached Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship ...
* Zoran Martič
* Zmago Sagadin
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* Ante Nazor
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Supporters and rivalry
MZT Skopje's fans, Family Aerodrom, were formed in spring 1997.
MZT's fiercest and long-standing city rival is Rabotnički. The rivalry started after the independence of Macedonia, and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the "Eternal derby".
MZT Skopje in European Competitions
Korać Cup 1993–94
Raimundo Saporta Cup 1994–95
Korać Cup 1995–96
Raimundo Saporta Cup 1996–97
Raimundo Saporta Cup 1997–98
Raimundo Saporta Cup 1998–99
Korać Cup 2000–01
Eurocup 2013–14
Eurocup 2016–17
MZT Skopje in ABA League
Note: "DNP" indicates that the team did not compete in the league in that season.
Most appearances in ABA League First Division
Most points in ABA League First Division
Seasons
Key
*R1 = First round
*R2 = Second round
*R32 = Round of 32
*R64 = Round of 64
*GS = Group stage
* Players in ''italics'' have left the club during the season.
References
External links
Official website
Team info at MKF
Eurobasket.com KK MZT Skopje Page
Supporters Website
MZT Skopje ABA info
MZT Skopje Eurocup info
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1966 establishments in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Basketball teams in North Macedonia
Sport in Skopje
Basketball teams in Yugoslavia
Basketball teams established in 1966