KK Millenium Strumica ( mk, Струмица 2005; also known previously as KK Strumica 2005) was a Macedonian
basketball
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club based in
Strumica
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in English and Macedon ...
. It was founded in 1991 under the name ''Makedonija '91'', and was later also known as ''Polo Trejd''. After a change in leadership in 2005, the club became known as Strumica 2005 and new president, Pajanotis Karapiperis, formed a strong culture by bringing in significant players to the team. They become champions of 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 ...
in the 2006–07 season and were
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 ...
finalists in 2007 and 2008. However, following the 2007–08 season, the club canceled its participation in the First League and the newly formed Balkan League due to financial concerns. They continued to play in the Second League until 2012, where after winning the 2011–12 championship, they folded completely and merged with
ABA Strumica.
Roster season 2007/2008
Depth chart
Strumica in FIBA competitions
1993
Radivoj Korać Cup
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1997
Eurocup
2007
Eurocup
Notable past players
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Zlatko Gocevski
Zlatko Gocevski (born April 9, 1982) is a Macedonian professional basketball power forward
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Dime Tasovski
Dime Tasovski (born November 2, 1980) is a Macedonian professional basketball small forward
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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 ...
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Eftim Bogoev
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Viktor Krstevski
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Toni Grnčarov
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Tomčo Sokolov
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Dimče Gaštarski
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Slobodančo Hadživasilev
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Vassilis Kitsoulis
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Vasslis Tsimpliaridis
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Savvas Manousos
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Miljan Pupović
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Damir Latović
Damir Latović (born July 10, 1980) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.
References
External links
Damir Latovic at proballers.com
Damir Latovic at bbstate.comDamir Latovic at ESPNDamir Latovic at EurobasketDamir Latovic at Sco ...
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Ivan Bošnjak
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Njegoš Abazović
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Nenad Delić
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Wesley Fluellen
References
{{Reflist
External links
Team infoat Basketball.org.mk
Basketball teams in North Macedonia
Sport in Strumica