FK Makedonija Gjorche Petrov (), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. (), is a

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club based in the municipality of

Gjorche Petrov Gyorche Petrov Nikolov,(; ) born Georgi Petrov Nikolov(; ) (April 2, 1865 – June 28, 1921), was a Macedonian Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

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. They are currently playing in the

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History

The club was founded in 1932 as ''HASK'' (''Hanrievski amaterski sportski klub''). During its history, the club was also known as ''Lokomotiva'', ''Rudar'', ''Industrijalec'', and ''Jugokokta''. The club received its current name in the 1989/90 season in commemoration of

Gyorche Petrov Gyorche Petrov Nikolov,(; ) born Georgi Petrov Nikolov(; ) (April 2, 1865 – June 28, 1921), was a Macedonian Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO; ; ), was a secret revolutionary society founded in the Ottoman territories in Europe, that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1893 in Salonica, it initia ...

. :Champions 1991 Makedonija had a great season, with 23 victories 9 losses and only 2 draws. Finishing on the top of the league table in front of traditionally great teams like: Rabotnichki, Belasica, SKOPJE, Tikvesh, Metalurg, KUMANOVO all previous Champions at the time and next season up-coming champion SASA. The title was won mainly because of the great games and victories at the home ground in Gjorche Petrov. That season Makedonija got up on the higher level and established the club as the league favorites. Makedonija entered the

when Macedonian Republic League transformed into First League in 1992. They were relegated in 1993/94 season. After playing one season in the Macedonian Second League they were back in the top division. In the 1997/98 season they finished third and qualified to play in the

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, where they played against NK Olimpija

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in the first round, and

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in the second. In the 2001/02 season they were relegated again, and played three seasons in the second division. Makedonija GP returned to the First League in the 2005/06 season with their best performance, finishing second. FMFL trophy

: Cup Winners 2006 In the season 2005-06 FK Makedonija won the National Cup for the first time. In the final first round they had to face FK Ohrid at their famous Bilyana's Springs stadium. FK Makedonija managed to pull out an easy away win 0–3. In the second round they've eliminated FK Napredok on aggregate 4-2, winning the home game 2-0 and drawing away 2-2. The Quarter-finals came and they faced FK Cementarnica winning both matches home and away 1-0 making it 2-0 on aggregate. In the semi-finals they've faced FK Sileks, drawing the first match at home 1-1, while winning the famous game away 2-1 and reaching their first final. The final game was held at the City Park National Arena. In a thriller match they won their first final by 3-2 with a goal in 92 second minute of stoppage time. The goal scorer was legendary Filip Ivanovski. They played in the qualifying rounds of the

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, where they lost to

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3–1 on aggregate. :Champions 2009 Makedonija had another great season and this time with even more difficult opponents such as: Vardar, Sileks, Pobeda, Pelister, Rabotnichki all numerous times Champions in the decades before. This time Makedonija played great winning both Home and Away games. This season Makedonija managed to reach the European Champions League qualifying stage. They've finished their Marvelous season on the top of the league table by Winning 17 games, 10 draws and only 3 defeats, establishing the reputation of the big team in the domestic league championship. After Makedonija GP quit the first league at the 2009–10 season, the club was unable to participate at any senior level; however, the club's board took over a third-tier club MFK Treska from the nearby village of Šiševo, moving the team to Makedonija's stadium, and became supported by the old Makedonija's fans. MFK Treska won the Macedonian Third League North promotion play-off in 2010–11, and had been playing in the Macedonian Second League in the 2011–12 season with ambitions to gain promotion to the top flight by sharing the top place on the table after the first round of the season. The name change request was expected for some time now, and the

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, on January 10, 2012, finally accepted the request by MFK Treska to change its name and become officially registered as FK Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov, name under which they will compete for the rest of the season. : Cup Winners 2022-The Shoot Out Champions In the season 2021-22 FK Makedonija won the National Cup. In the Final Round 1 they met FK Detonit and managed easy away Victory 0–3. In the second round they draw away with Akademija Pandev 1-1 and the penalty roulette decided the match, ending 3-5 for FK Makedonija. They had the home ground advantage in the quarter-finals eliminating the Champions. Regular time was a draw 0-0 and after the shootout 4-1 for the hosts. In the semi-finals, they had to play away again. The match finished 0-0, and again they've beat the home side FK Struga after penalty roulette 2-4. :The final match was played at the City Park National Arena. It was a draw after the regular time again finishing 0-0. FK Makedonija managed to beat FK Sileks in the final match after the shoot out this time 4-3. FK Makedonija did not manage to climb high on the Championship table in the season 2022-23, and they ended up on 7th place. Only top three teams qualify for the European Competitions, so FK Makedonija had to focus on the national Cup. And they managed to defend the title from 2021-22 that brought them European summer again. : Cup Winners 2023-Again in a Shoot Out thriller In the season 2022-23 FK Makedonija won the National Cup again second time in a row. In the first round 1 they managed easy way through by bye as defending champions. In the second round they met Pobeda away, winning 0-2. They had the home ground advantage beating Akademija Pandev by 1-0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they met with Tetovo team home drawing 1-1 in a tough equal match. They had to go in a penalty roulette for the heavy victory of 4-3. :The final match was played at the FFM Petar Milosevski ground. They had to face the National league Champions and the best team for this season FK Struga. After the regular time it was a draw again finishing 1-1. FK Makedonija won the final match against Champions FK Struga in a penalty shootout 2-0.

Honours

Domestic League

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**Winners (2): 1990-91, 2008–09

Domestic Cup

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**Winners (3): 2005-06, 2021–22,

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Home Ground

Makedonija plays it's matches at George Petrov Stadium .Gjorče Petrov Stadium (Macedonian: Стадион Ѓорче Петров, English: George Petrov Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Skopje, Macedonia. The stadium seats 3,000 people.The FK Makedonija pitch in its current location was created after the 1963 earthquake, when the area of the club's previous stadium (then called FK Rudar) was used to build houses for people who had lost their homes.The new stadium was opened in 1971 and had only one stand. In the 2004/2005 season, reconstruction was carried out: a second stand was built, the infrastructure was improved and the capacity of the old stand was increased.

Recent seasons

¹ In the 2010–11 and in the autumn part of 2011–12 season the club was competed under the name Treska. ² The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the

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Makedonija GP in Europe

* Q = qualifier * R1 = first round / R2 = second round

Players

Current squad

Historical list of coaches

* Zoran Stratev (1991–1995) *

Kiril Dojčinovski Kiril Dojčinovski (; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian football player and manager who played as a defender. Club career Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of FK Vardar in 1958."50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija" ...

(1999) * Slobodan Goračinov (1999) *

Vujadin Stanojković Vujadin Stanojković ( Macedonian: Вујадин Станојковиќ; born 10 September 1963) is a Yugoslav and Macedonian former professional footballer and current manager. Club career Born in Kumanovo, Stanojković made his Yugoslav Fi ...

(2000) * Zoran Tanevski (2001) * Baze Lazarevski (2001) * Dobre Dimovski (2001) * Ane Andovski (2002) * Perica Gruevski (2005 – 9 Feb 2006) *

Radmilo Ivančević Radmilo Ivančević ( sr-cyr, Радмило Иванчевић; born 4 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer. Coaching career Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club Šumadija Aranđ ...

(10 Feb 2006 – 25 Aug 2007) * Zoran Stratev (2007) * Robert Stojanovski (26 Aug 2007 – 10 Nov 2007) * Ilcho Gjorgioski (11 Nov 2007 – 2010) * Ljupcho Matevski (2012) * Vasko Bozhinovski (2012) * Bobi Stojkoski (2012 – 2013) * Borce Hristov (1 Jul 2013 – 5 Aug 2013) *

Gjorgji Todorovski Gjorgji Todorovski (; born 19 February 1955) is a Macedonian football manager and former professional football player. Playing career Club As a player, he played youth football for FK Vardar where he made his senior debut in 1974. He played ove ...

(8 Aug 2013 – 3 Mar 2014) *

Marjan Sekulovski Marjan Sekulovski (; born 13 March 1973) is a Macedonian football manager and former player, who was most recently the head coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League. Playing career Marjan Sekulovski played for Pelis ...

(4 Mar 2014 – 5 May 2014) * Jovica Knežević (1 Jul 2015 – 30 Jun 2016) * Bobi Stojkoski (8 Apr 2016 – 20 Aug 2016) * Jovica Knežević (1 Jan 2016 – 15 Jun 2018) *

Aleksandar Tanevski Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are A ...

(1 Jul 2018 – 11 Nov 2019) *

Naci Şensoy Naci Şensoy ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Nađi Šensoj, Нађи Шенсој; born 20 February 1958) is a Kosovo, Kosovar-Turkey, Turkish association football, football manager and former player. Playing career Born to Turkish people, Tur ...

(20 Nov 2019 – 11 Mar 2020) * Zikica Tasevski (12 Mar 2020 – 25 Apr 2021) *

(26 Apr 2021 – 17 Oct 2021) * Muharem Bajrami (17 Oct 2021 – 9 Mar 2023) * Goran Simov (13 Mar 2023 – present)

References

External links

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Supporters Website

Club info at MacedonianFootball

Football Federation of Macedonia
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