KK Rabotnički ( mk, КК Работнички) is a

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club based in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and 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; r ...

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 Feder ...

. They currently play in the

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 ...

and

ABA League Second Division The ABA League Second Division, also ABA League 2, is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the ABA League system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's professional clubs from six countries: Bosnia and Her ...

. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 times and the

Macedonian 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 estab ...

10 times. Fans of KK Rabotnički are known as ''City Park Boys'' or simply The Boys , the reds or the mighty reds.

History

The club was founded in 1946 in Skopje. In 1964, KK Rabotnički became a member of the first federal "A" league in the former Federation of six republics

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and competed there on a regular basis until 1990. In the 1991–92 season, the team played in the Federal

YUBA Liga The YUBA League was the top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia and Montenegro (previously FR Yugoslavia). Founded in 1992 and folded in 2006, it was run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro. The name ''YUBA Leag ...

. They have never won a Federal championship but they were finalists in the Federal

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

on two occasions in 1976 and 1983. Since the Macedonian Republic League became the new

, Rabotnički have been the most successful Macedonian basketball team of all time, winning a record 15 league titles and 9 national cups.

Honours

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Macedonian Republic League * Winners (9): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 Macedonian Republic Cup * Winners (4): 1976, 1983, 1985, 1988 Macedonian League * Winners (15): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009,

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* Winners (10): 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2019 Macedonian Super Cup Winner * Winners (2): 2001, 2011

European achievements

FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...

* Semi-finalist (1): 1975–76

FIBA Europe Conference South FIBA Europe South Conference was a basketball tournament of FIBA Europe Conference South held from 2002 to 2005. It was part of FIBA Europe Cup tournament. In tournament includes teams from Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Cro ...

* Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Balkan International Basketball League The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features mostly clubs from the Balkans. The league included teams from countries as Bulgaria, North Macedon ...

* Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Players

Roster 2022-2023

Depth chart

Retired numbers

KK Rabotnicki in European competitions

In their rich European history KK Rabotnicki competed in many European competitions. Their most successful period was in the 1990s. They competed for eleven seasons in four different cups. BIBL League Seasons Shield of the European Union

* 2009: (7-5) 2nd Silver medal with cup

* 2010: (3-7) 9th Seasons and results of Rabotnicki in Europe: 1975

FIBA European Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA ...

1993

Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA E ...

1995 FIBA European League 1995 Europe Champions Cup 1996

1997

1999

2000

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr, Куп Радивоја Кораћа / Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after a Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Hal ...

2002 FIBA Euro Challenge 2003 FIBA Euro Challenge – South Conference 2004 FIBA Euro Challenge 2017

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in nation ...

Rivalries

KK Rabotnički Skopje's fiercest and long standing city rival is MZT Skopje, the other large and popular basketball club in Macedonia. They also have supporters in the capital city. The rivalry started after the Independence of Macedonia, and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the Eternal derby.

Notable players

* Goran Veselinovski * Toni Simić *

Gjorgji Čekovski Gjorgji "Stanko" Čekovski ( mk, Ѓорѓи Чековски; born December 11, 1979) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. Macedonian national team Čekovski is also a m ...

* Goran Samardžiev *

Dime Tasovski Dime Tasovski (born November 2, 1980) is a Macedonian professional basketball small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically ...

Aleksandar Dimitrovski Aleksandar "Mačka" Dimitrovski ( mk, Александар "Мачка" Димитровски; born 8 June 1980) is a former Macedonian professional basketball swingman who last played for KK Rabotnički, Rabotnički. He was also member of North ...

Pero Blazevski Pero Blazevski (born September 28, 1972) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player who played for many clubs in Macedonia like MZT Skopje, Rabotnicki, Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative ...

Ognen Stojanovski Ognen Stojanovski ( mk, Огнен Стојановски; born January 25, 1984) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He was under contract with MZT Skopje until 2014. He is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) in height and plays at the point gu ...

Pero Antić Pero Antić ( mk, Перо Антиќ, ; born July 29, 1982), is a North Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member and ...

Bojan Trajkovski Bojan Trajkovski ( mk, Бојан Трајковски; born 11 September 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Feniks 2010 of the Macedonian First League. He is a member of the Macedonian national basketball team. P ...

Dimitar Mirakovski Dimitar Mirakovski (born May 14, 1981), is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. Pro career Since beginning his professional career in 1999, Mirakovski has spent the majority of his career playing in the Macedonian Premier Leagu ...

Aleksandar Kostoski Aleksandar Kostoski ( mk, Александар Костоски; born 5 March 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He currently plays for TFT. He is also a member of the Macedonian national team. Pro career Kostoski started his ...

Dušan Bocevski Dušan Bocevski (born 5 November 1973) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Macedonia national team. Achievements KK Rabotnički * Macedonian First League : 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-19 ...

Jordančo Davitkov Jordanco Davitkov (born 12 September 1963 in Kočani, mk, Јорданчо Давитков) is a former coach of the Macedonian National Basketball Team, and the Kuwait national basketball team. In 2011 on Gulf Games in Bahrain, with Kuwait Natio ...

Gjorgji Knjazev Georgi Knjazev ( mk, Георги Књазев, born May 22, 1971) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player who played for many clubs in Macedonia like MZT Skopje, Rabotnički, Kumanovo and many more. He was also member of Macedonia ...

* Dejan Jovanovski *

Mirza Kurtović Mirza Kurtović (born 2 August 1977) is a former Macedonian professional basketball point guard who played for MZT Skopje Aerodrom, Rabotnički, Kumanovo Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other alternative names) is a city i ...

Todor Gečevski Todor Gečevski ( mk, Тодор Гечевски; born 28 August 1977) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of , he played at the center and power forward positions. Professional career While playing with KK ...

* Srdjan Stanković *

Marjan Gjurov Marjan Gjurov (born May 4, 1980) is a Macedonian professional basketball small forward The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shor ...

* Riste Stefanov * Goce Gerasimovski * Vlatko Vladičevski *

Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov ( mk, Врбица Стефанов, ; born December 19, 1973) is a retired Macedonian professional basketball player and later was a head coach of Macedonian basketball team Kožuv. Professional career After starting his basketb ...

Darko Sokolov Darko Sokolov ( mk, Дарко Соколов; born May 8, 1986) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian First League. Pro career Since beginning his professional career in 2002, Sokolov has ...

* Budimir Jolović * Emil Rajković *

Dimitar Karadžovski Dimitar Karadžovski (born October 7, 1984) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Kožuv of the Macedonian First League. Professional career During his career, Karadžovski played for MZT Skopje, Ungmennafélagið Skal ...

Vlado Ilievski Vlado Ilievski ( mk, Владо Илиевски; born 19 January 1980) is a former Macedonian professional basketball. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. Professional career During his career, Ilievski played for Nemetali Ogra ...

* Toni Grnčarov * Vasko Najkov *

Marjan Srbinovski Marjan Srbinovski (born December 8, 1974) is Macedonian basketball coach for Gostivar, of the Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbal ...

* Jane Petrovski * Marko Simonovski *

Aleksandar Ugrinoski Aleksandar Ugrinoski (; born May 7, 1988) is a Macedonian-Croatian former professional basketball player. Professional career Ugrinoski started out his career by coming off the bench for the KK Cibona, Cibona VIP at age 14, later becoming the you ...

* Eftim Bogoev * Boris Nešović * Đorđe Vojnović * Goran Dimitrijević *

Enes Hadžibulić Enes Hadžibulić (born December 13, 1981) is a former Macedonian professional basketball Guard Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops t ...

Ivica Dimčevski Ivica Dimcevski (born June 27, 1989) is a Macedonian professional basketball player for Feniks 2010 of the Macedonian First League. He is also member of Macedonia national basketball team The North Macedonia men's national basketball team ( ...

Bojan Krstevski Bojan Krstevski ( mk, Бојан Крстевски; born 4 June 1989) is a Macedonian professional basketball player born in Skopje. He currently plays for MZT Skopje. He is also a member of the North Macedonia men's national basketball team ...

Kiril Nikolovski Kiril Nikolovski ( mk, Кирил Николовски; born 9 June 1988) is a Macedonian professional basketball player born in Skopje. He is a former member of the Macedonian national basketball team. Pro career Nikolovski started his pro ca ...

Boban Stajić Boban Stajić (born October 6, 1993) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for KK Rabotnički, Rabotnički. He was also member of U-20 Macedonia national basketball team. References External links Adriatic League ProfileEurob ...

Marko Ivanović Marko Ivanović ( sr-cyr, Марко Ивановић; born July 24, 1962) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He is currently serving as the general manager for Borac Čačak of the Basketball League of Serbia. Po ...

* Zoran Jovanović *

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* Dragan Smiljanić *

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* Vladimir Filipović *

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* Vladimir Popović * Srdjan Božić * Predrag Joksimović *

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* Marcus Ginyard * Russell Robinson * Sean Evans * Paul Culbertson *

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* William Coleman * Phil Zevenbergen *

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* Gary Ware * Vernand Hollins * Vincent King * Igor Bijelić * Danilo Mitrović * Stojan Ivković *

Luka Pavićević Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League. Professional career A poin ...

* Mohamed Abukar * Goran Ikonić * Bariša Krasić *

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* Lazar Lečić *

Predrag Bogosavljev Predrag Bogosavljev ( sr-cyr, Предраг Богосављев; born June 27, 1959) is a Serbian basketball executive and former player. Playing career Bogosavljev played for the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1976–1989. H ...

* Nikola Matovski * Slavko Matovski *

Blagoja Georgievski Blagoja Georgievski ( mk, Благоја Георгиевски; 15 October 1950 – 29 January 2020) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. National tea ...

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* Stefan Todorovski *

Slobodan Bocevski Slobodan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name which means "free" (''sloboda'' / meaning "freedom, liberty") used among other South Slavs as well. It was coined by Serbian liberal politician Vladimir Jovanović w ...

Aleksandar Knjazev Aleksandar Knjazev ( mk, Александар Књазев) is a Macedonian professional basketball coach and former player. He spent most of his playing career in KK Rabotnički Skopje, and as a team leader he helped its promotion to the First ...

* Dragan Radosavljević * Steruli Andonovski *

Stevan Gešovski Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

* Boban Samardžiski * Branko Kacarski * Kosta Hadžitrifunov * Borče Serafimovski

Head coaches

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 ...

* Steruli Andonovski *

* Tihomir Matevski *

Marjan Lazovski Marjan Lazovski ( mk, Марјан Лазовски; 7 September 1962 – 19 December 2020) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach of KK Rabotnički, MZT Aerodrom, Vardar, and AMAK SP. Career Lazovski served as an assistant ...

* Lazar Lečić * Emil Rajković *

* Goran Krstevski * Igor Gacov

References

External links

Official Website
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Team info at MKFEurobasket.com KK Rabotnicki PageSupporters Website
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