KK Vardar
| KK Vardar | |
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| KK Vardar logo | |
| Nickname | Црвено-црниот (The Red-Blacks) |
| Leagues | Macedonian First League |
| Founded | 20 July 1947; 77 years ago (20 July 1947) |
| History | Vardar (1947–2001) Vardar Imperijal (2001–2003) Vardar 2000 (2003–2004) Vardar Osiguruvanje (2004–2008) Vardar 2000 (2008–2010) Vardar (2010–present) |
| Arena | SRC Kale |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Location | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Team colors | Red and Black |
| President | Branko Andrievski |
| Head coach | Aleksandar Jovančev |
| Championships | 5 Macedonian National Leagues 1 Macedonian Cup |
| Website | kkvardar |
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Active departments of Vardar Sports Association
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| Football | Basketball | Handball |
KK Vardar (Macedonian: КК Вардар) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Established in 1947, the team has won the Macedonian National League five times and the Macedonian Cup once.
History
[edit ]On 20 July 1947, MSD Makedonija and ŽSD Pobeda merged into the newly-established Vardar Sports Association, forming a new club named KK Vardar.[1] In the Yugoslav period between 1947 and 1991, Vardar won five Macedonian National League titles (1947, 1953, 1969, 1981, and 1990).[2] During the 2000s, they were runners-up of the Macedonian First League twice, and also lost in the semifinals on three occasions.[3] They won their first Macedonian Cup in 2007, beating KK Strumica 73–66 in the final.[4]
Arena
[edit ]KK Vardar plays its home matches at SRC Kale, a multi-purpose indoor sports arena in Skopje. Kale means "Fortress Citadel", named after the Skopje Fortress, located right next to the arena.[5] The hall was built in 1970 and its total seating capacity is 2,500.[5] [6]
The hall is mainly used for handball, although it is suitable for events in others sports and music concerts.
Honours
[edit ]- Macedonian National League (until 1991)
- Winners: 1947, 1953, 1969, 1980–81, 1989–90
- Macedonian First League (since 1992)
- Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Semifinals: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Macedonian Second League
- Winners: 2010–11, 2017–18
- Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2015–16
- Winners: 2007
- Runners-up: 2005, 2006
Players
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable former players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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- North Macedonia Goran Samardziev
- North Macedonia Goran Dimitrijević
- North Macedonia Ivica Dimčevski
- North Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski
- North Macedonia Zlatko Gocevski
- North Macedonia Darko Radulović
- North Macedonia Marjan Gjurov
- North Macedonia Darko Zdravkovski
- North Macedonia Kiril Pavlovski
- North Macedonia Filip Kralevski
- North Macedonia Bojan Krstevski
- North Macedonia Gjorgji Kočov
- North Macedonia Aleksandar Kostoski
- North Macedonia Enes Hadžibulić
- North Macedonia Aleksandar Sovkovski
- North Macedonia Miroslav Despotović
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "ФОРМИРАЊЕ НА КК ВАРДАР" (in Macedonian). KK Vardar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "ЅВЕЗДИТЕ ВАРДАРОВИ" (in Macedonian). KK Vardar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "KK VARDAR SKOPJE basketball team History".
- ^ "КК Вардар историјат !".
- ^ a b "Venues". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "SRC Kale – Venue Information". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
