KK Vardar

Basketball team in Skopje, North Macedonia

KK Vardar

Nickname| Црвено-црниот (The Red-Blacks)
Leagues| Macedonian First League
Founded| 20 July 1947; 78 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.mk

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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

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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

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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

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* Macedonian National League (until 1992)

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

* Macedonian Cup

Winners: 2007
Runners-up: 2005, 2006

## Players

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### Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

KK Vardar roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. |  | Age |

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|  |  | Minovski, Milorad |  |  |  37 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988  |
|  |  | Ivanovikj, Igor |  |  |  31 – (1993-11-15)15 November 1993  |
|  |  | Mitrevski, Matej |  |  |  18 – (2007-04-23)23 April 2007  |
|  |  | Mirkovski, Bogdan |  |  |  22 – (2002-10-09)9 October 2002  |
|  |  | Atanasov, Andreja |  |  |  27 – (1997-11-18)18 November 1997  |
|  |  | Mitkov, Blazho |  |  |  28 – (1997-06-27)27 June 1997  |
|  |  | Bajram, Husein |  |  |  23 – (2002-01-19)19 January 2002  |
|  |  | Arsovski, Nikola |  |  |  21 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004  |
|  |  | Marjanovikj, Luka |  |  |  17 – (2007-10-17)17 October 2007  |
|  |  | Mladenovski, Sergej |  |  |  19 – (2006-07-18)18 July 2006  |
|  |  | Stojanov, Angel |  |  |  20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005  |
|  |  | Trajkovski, Darijan |  |  |  18 – (2006-12-03)3 December 2006  |
|  |  | Lukanoski, Marko |  |  |  19 – (2006-03-06)6 March 2006  |
|  |  | Najkov, Ilin |  |  |  18 – (2007-05-09)9 May 2007  |
|  |  | Nakov, Filip |  |  |  21 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003  |
|  |  | Sarıoğlu, Emir Acar |  |  |  20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005  |

Head coach

* Aleksandar Jovančev

Assistant coach(es)

* Zlatko Mokrov

Physiotherapist(s)

* Brankica Perchinkovska

Team manager

* Branko Andrievski

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: 29 September 2023

### Notable former players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Goran Samardziev
* Goran Dimitrijević
* Ivica Dimčevski
* Dimitar Mirakovski
* Zlatko Gocevski
* Darko Radulović
* Marjan Gjurov
* Darko Zdravkovski
* Kiril Pavlovski
* Filip Kralevski
* Bojan Krstevski
* Gjorgji Kočov
* Aleksandar Kostoski
* Enes Hadžibulić
* Aleksandar Sovkovski
* Miroslav Despotović

## See also

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* WBC Vardar

## References

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1. ^ "ФОРМИРАЊЕ НА КК ВАРДАР" (in Macedonian). KK Vardar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. ^ "ЅВЕЗДИТЕ ВАРДАРОВИ" (in Macedonian). KK Vardar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. ^ "KK VARDAR SKOPJE basketball team History".
4. ^ "КК Вардар историјат !".
5. ^ a b "Venues". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
6. ^ "SRC Kale – Venue Information". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* Team info at EuroBasket

* v
* t
* e

Macedonian First League

Seasons|

* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

Clubs|

| 2020–21|

* Akademija FMP
* Crn Drim
* EuroNickel 2005
* FMP
* Gostivar
* Kožuv
* Kumanovo 2009
* MZT Skopje
* MZT Skopje UNI Banka
* Pelister
* Rabotnički
* Vardar

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Former|

* AMAK SP
* AV Ohrid
* Balkan Steel
* Best
* Blokotehna
* Centar
* Goce Delčev
* Karpoš Sokoli
* Kočani Delikates
* Lirija
* Nemetali Ogražden
* Ovče Pole
* Playmaker Cubus
* Pop Sport
* Shkupi
* Strumica
* Strumica 2005
* Torus
* Ultimate Basket
* Vardar Osiguruvanje
* Veles 2000
* Vodnjanski Lisici
* Žito Vardar
* Favoriti

Associated competitions|

* Macedonian Cup

* v
* t
* e

Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League (1945–1992)

Clubs|

* Bosna
* Borac Čačak
* Budućnost
* Cibona
* Crvena zvezda
* Čelik
* Dalvin
* Dinamo Pančevo
* Eđšeg
* Igman
* IMT
* Industromontaža
* Ivangrad
* Jugoplastika
* Jugoslovenska armija
* Kvarner
* Lesonit
* Lokomotiva Rijeka
* Makedonija
* Maribor 66
* Metalac
* Milicionar
* Mladost
* MZT Skopje
* Novi Zagreb
* OKK Beograd
* Olimpija
* Oriolik
* Partizan
* Proleter Zrenjanin
* Rabotnički
* Radnički Belgrade
* Slavija
* Sloboda Tuzla
* Sloboda Užice
* Sloga
* Slovan
* Spartak Subotica
* Šibenka
* Vojvodina
* Zadar
* Zastava Kragujevac
* Zorka Šabac
* Železničar Belgrade
* Željezničar Karlovac
* Željezničar Sarajevo
* ŽKK Ljubljana
* ŽKK Maribor

Seasons|

* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

Statistics|

* Scoring leaders
* Annual
* Career

Associated
competitions|

* Clubs in international competitions
* First B Federal League

* v
* t
* e

City of Skopje

Municipalities|

* Aerodrom
* Butel
* Čair
* Centar
* Gazi Baba
* Ǵorče Petrov
* Karpoš
* Kisela Voda
* Saraj
* Šuto Orizari

Geography|

* Matka Canyon
* Skopje Statistical Region
* Skopska Crna Gora
* Vardar River
* Vodno Mountain

History|

* Timeline of Skopje history
* 1555 Skopje earthquake
* Skopje fire of 1689
* 1963 Skopje earthquake
* Reconstruction of Skopje 1963

Landmarks|

* Cerje
* Čifte Hammam
* Kale Fortress
* Kapan Han
* Kuršumli An
* Macedonia Square
* Millennium Cross
* Old Bazaar
* Pella Square
* Porta Macedonia
* Ristiḱ Palace
* Scupi
* Skanderbeg Square
* Skopje Aqueduct
* Skopje Zoo
* Sobranie Palace
* Stone Bridge
* Suli Han
* Tauresium
* Tumba Madžari
* Warrior on Horseback

Churches|

* Church of the Ascension of Jesus
* Church of St Clement of Ohrid
* Church of St Nicetas
* Church of St Panteleimon
* Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
* Marko's Monastery

Mosques|

* Mustafa Pasha Mosque
* Sultan Murad Mosque

Museums & archives|

* Cinematheque of Macedonia
* Museum of North Macedonia
* Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
* National Gallery
* Museum of Contemporary Art
* Skopje City Museum
* Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
* Memorial House of Mother Teresa
* Historical Archive of Skopje

Sports venues|

* Avtokomanda
* Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
* Boris Trajkovski Stadium
* Čair Stadium
* Cementarnica Stadium
* Independent Macedonia sport hall
* Ǵorče Petrov Stadium
* Jane Sandanski Arena
* Lokomotiva Stadium
* Toše Proeski Arena
* Rasadnik Hall
* SRC Kale
* Training Centre Petar Miloševski
* Železarnica Stadium

Sports clubs|

* FK Aerodrom
* FK Alumina
* FK Balkan Skopje
* FK Butel
* FK Cementarnica 55
* FK Goce Delčev Skopje
* FK Gorno Lisiče
* FK Ilinden Skopje
* KK Karpoš Sokoli
* FK Lokomotiva Skopje
* FK Madžari Solidarnost
* FK Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov
* FK Metalurg Skopje
* FK Rabotnički
* FK Shkupi
* FK Skopje
* FK Sloboden
* FK Sloga Jugomagnat
* FK Vardar
* MZT Skopje
* KK Rabotnički
* KK Torus
* KK Vardar
* ŽKK Badel 1862
* RK Metalurg Skopje
* RK Tineks Prolet
* RK Vardar
* ŽRK Metalurg
* ŽRK Vardar

Education|

* FON University
* European University
* Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
* University American College Skopje
* Yahya Kemal College
* Nova International Schools
* Georgi Dimitrov High School
* Rade Jovčevski-Korčagin High School
* Orce Nikolov High School
* Josip Broz Tito High School
* Nikola Karev High School
* Kočo Racin High School
* Panče Arsovski High School
* Lazar Ličenoski Art School
* Dr. Panče Karagjozov Medical High School
* Vasil Antevski-Dren Economical/Legal High School
* Ilija Nikolovski-Luj Musical High School
* Mihailo Pupin Electrotechnical High School

Events|

* Basker Fest
* Dance Fest Skopje
* Oro Bez Granici
* Kota 2023
* Skopje Book Fair
* Skopje Fest
* Skopje Film Festival
* Skopje Jazz Festival
* Skopje Summer Festival
* Super Dzvezda
* Theatre Fest

Transportation|

* Skopje Airport
* Transportation Center Skopje

People|

* List of people from Skopje

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