FK Metalurg Skopje

Metalurg Skopje

Full name	Fudbalski klub Metalurg Skopje
Nickname(s)	Металурци (Metallurgists)
Founded	1964 (1964)
Ground	Železarnica Stadium
Ground Capacity	3,000
Owner	Petar Tanev
Chairman	Aleksandar Panov
Manager	Alekso Mackov
League	Macedonian Third League
2016–17	Macedonian Second League, 9th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

FK Metalurg (Macedonian: ФК Металург) is a football club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They compete in the Macedonian Third League.

History

The club was founded in 1964.

Metalurg was entered the Macedonian First League in the 1992–93 season and were relegated the same year. After playing 15 seasons in the Macedonian Second League they were back in the Macedonian First League for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season they finished in 3rd place and played in Europe for the first time in club history.^[1] In 2015–16 season Metalurg was relegated from the First League after 8 seasons.

Season-by-season record

A season-by-season record of Metalurg league performances:

Honours

Macedonian Republic League:

• Winners (1): 1987

Macedonian First League:

• Runners-up (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Macedonian Second League:

• Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 2007–08

Macedonian Football Cup:

• Winners (1): 2010–11
• Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Macedonian Football Super Cup:

• Runners-up (1): 2011

Metalurg in Europe

• Q = qualifier

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	Q1	Qarabağ FK	1–1	1–4	2–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	Q2	PFC Lokomotiv Sofia	0–0	2–3	2–3
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	Q1	Birkirkara FC	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a)
		Q2	Ruch Chorzów	0–3	1–3	1–6
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	Q1	Qarabağ FK	0–1	0–1	0–2
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	Q1	UE Santa Coloma	2–0	3–0	5–0
		Q2	FK Željezničar	0–0	2–2	2–2 (a)
		Q3	AC Omonia	0–1	0–3	0–4

Current squad

As of 1 February 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Filip Lazarevski 99 GK Petar Tanev 2 DF Hristos Papuli 4 DF Hristijan Karanfilovski 5 DF Darko Digalovski 16 DF Martin Lekoski 24 Bujar Mustafa DF Ognen Sazdovski

No. Position Player 3 MF Petar Kanzurov 6 MF Ramadan Sherifi 7 MF Shaban Suliman 14 MF Nikola Chamdjikj 17 MF Teodor Fidanoski 18 MF Tihomir Fidanoski 10 FW Dimitar Ivanov 14 FW Aleksandar Maksimov

Managers

• Nikola Ilievski (1991–92)
• Gjore Jovanovski (2008–09)
• Nikola Ilievski (2009)
• Zhikica Tasevski (2010–11)
• Gjorgji Hristov (2011–12)
• Srgjan Zaharievski (2012–15)
• Marjan Gerasimovski (2015)
• Alekso Mackov (2015–)

References

External links

• Club info at Macedonian Football (in English)
• Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
• Makedonski fudbal (in Macedonian)