FK Ljuboten () is a
football
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club based in
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Å ar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...
, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the
Macedonian Third League (West Division).
History
Founded in 1919, FK Ljuboten is the oldest club in
North Macedonia
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. FK Ljuboten was based in northern Tetovo, built and supported by the locals. The name was derived from the mountain peak of the
Å ar Mountains,
Ljuboten. Through most of the football period under both the
Kingdom and
Socialist Yugoslavia
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, the club relied on local talent and were funded by the locals and the city of Tetovo.
For the 100th birthday of the club, they joined the
Club of Pioneers.
Rivalry
FK Ljuboten's rival is
FK Teteks
FK Teteks () is a football club from the city of Tetovo in North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League.
History
In 1946, there was a club from Tetovo called Å ar Tetovo, and it competed in the Macedonian Re ...
. The rivalry reflected the social and class differences of the respective club's supporters. Ljuboten's supporters are only the citizens of Tetovo, predominantly of
Macedonians. Teteks supporters were the working class, as the club was founded by the
Teteks company and had supporters from Macedonians in Tetovo and all around North Macedonia.
Honours
*
Macedonian Second League
**Winners (1):
1992–93
Current squad
Recent seasons
1The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia
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.
References
External links
FK Ljuboten Blog
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Club info at MacedonianFootballFootball Federation of Macedonia
FK Ljuboten
Football clubs in North Macedonia
Association football clubs established in 1919
FK Ljuboten
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