FK Vardar Skopje
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| Full name |
Fudbalski klub Vardar Skopje |
| Nickname(s) |
The Red-Blacks |
| Founded |
22 July 1947; 64 years ago (22 July 1947) |
| Ground |
Philip II Arena
(Capacity: 33,460) |
| Chairman |
Zoran Šiškovski |
| Manager |
Ilčo Gjorgioski |
| League |
1-MFL |
| 2010-11 |
1-MFL, 11th |
| Website |
Club home page |
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FK Vardar Skopje (Macedonian: ФК Вардар Cкoпje) is a Macedonian football club based in the capital city of Skopje. FK Vardar is currently a member of the 1-MFL. FK Vardar is the most popular and renowned Macedonian football club both domestically and abroad, having won 6 national championships and 6 national cups. The club's home ground is the Philip II Arena (capacity 33,460).
[edit] History
Founded in 22 July 1947 with the merger of the city rivals FK Pobeda and FK Makedonija, FK Vardar have taken part in the Yugoslav First League immediately. The club won its first major trophy in the 1961 Yugoslav Cup. The final game was played on 28 May 1961 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. FK Vardar won 2-1 against NK Varteks. Due to massive irregularities during the last 34th week of fixtures, the 1985-86 Yugoslav First League season ended notoriously. Yugoslav Football Association headed by Slavko Šajber voided the last week results ordering a replay of all 9 fixtures. Twelve clubs were docked 6 points due to alleged participation in the match-fixing scandal. All teams agreed to replay their games with the exception of FK Partizan who refused. That decision would eventually cost them the championship. The league title was awarded to FK Crvena Zvezda. What followed is a series of lawsuits on behalf of FK Partizan and the case was taken to the Yugoslav Constitutional Court. The following 1986-87 Yugoslav First League season saw 10 teams starting with -6 points. FK Vardar won the league title. After the completition of the 1986-87 season, the court ruled that there was no evidence of wrongdoing in the week 34 of the previous season. The title was given back to FK Partizan and that also meant that there was no merit for the 6-point docking thus the final standings were re-counted. FK Partizan became the new champion. Nevertheless, FK Vardar represented SFR Jugoslavija in the 1987-88 European Cup. FK Vardar went on to spend 34 seasons in the Yugoslav top flight from 1947-1992. After the dissolution of SFR Jugoslavija, Macedonian First League was launched in 1992-93 and FK Vardar followed. The club has won 5 national championships and 5 national cups since.
All-Time First Yugoslav League Table [1]
| Rank |
Club |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
P |
| 1 |
FK Crvena Zvezda |
1335 |
719 |
328 |
288 |
2560 |
1415 |
+1145 |
1766 |
| 2 |
FK Partizan |
1335 |
657 |
354 |
324 |
2285 |
1428 |
+857 |
1668 |
| 3 |
NK Dinamo |
1302 |
597 |
366 |
339 |
2151 |
1495 |
+1006 |
1560 |
| 4 |
HNK Hajduk |
1302 |
587 |
346 |
369 |
2088 |
1486 |
+602 |
1520 |
| 5 |
FK Vojvodina |
1221 |
465 |
311 |
445 |
1670 |
1595 |
+75 |
1241 |
| 6 |
FK Sarajevo |
1228 |
447 |
311 |
470 |
1674 |
1773 |
-99 |
1205 |
| 7 |
FK Velež |
1174 |
435 |
309 |
430 |
1668 |
1615 |
+53 |
1179 |
| 8 |
FK Željezničar |
1063 |
403 |
274 |
386 |
1456 |
1424 |
+32 |
1080 |
| 9 |
OFK Beograd |
977 |
343 |
281 |
353 |
1355 |
1355 |
0 |
967 |
| 10 |
FK Radnički Niš |
979 |
339 |
250 |
390 |
1088 |
1244 |
-156 |
928 |
| 11 |
FK Vardar |
1005 |
328 |
251 |
426 |
1195 |
1459 |
-264 |
907 |
[edit] Honours
National Championships (6)
Macedonian First League (5): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003
Yugoslav First League (1): 1987
National Cups (6)
Macedonian Cup (5): 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2007
Yugoslav Cup (1): 1961
[edit] Stadium
FK Vardar's home venue is Philip II Arena. Its current capacity is 33,460 [2] spectators which puts it among 10 largest stadiums on the Balkans. The pitch is 105 x 68 m. Two big scoreboards, 18 x 6 m are installed on both East and West stands. There are 494 VIP boxes and 386 media seats, all of them on the North stand. Philip II Arena is an all-seater ground with 80% of the seats covered from inclement weather.
| Capacity |
| North - 10,974 |
| South - 10,562 |
| East - 5,962 |
| West - 5,962 |
| Total - 33,460 |
[edit] European competitions
- Q = qualifier
- PR = preliminary round
- R1 = first round / R2 = second round / R3 = third round
| Season |
Competition |
Round |
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Club |
Score |
| 1961/62 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
R1 |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
0-5, 2-0 |
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| 1985/86 |
UEFA Cup |
R1 |
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Dundee United |
1-1, 0-2 |
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| 1987/88 |
European Cup |
R1 |
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FC Porto |
0-3, 0-3 |
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| 1994/95 |
UEFA Cup |
PR |
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Békéscsabai Elõre |
1-1, 0-1 |
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| 1995/96 |
UEFA Cup |
PR |
 |
FC Samtredia |
1-0, 2-0 |
 |
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|
R1 |
 |
FC Girondins de Bordeaux |
0-2, 1-1 |
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| 1996/97 |
UEFA Cup |
PR |
 |
ND Gorica |
1-0, 2-1 |
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R1 |
 |
Halmstads BK |
0-0, 0-1 |
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| 1998/99 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
QR |
 |
FC Spartak Trnava |
0-1, 0-2 |
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| 1999/00 |
UEFA Cup |
QR |
 |
Legia Warsaw |
0-5, 0-4 |
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| 2001/02 |
UEFA Cup |
QR |
 |
Standard Liège |
0-3, 1-3 |
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| 2002/03 |
UEFA Champions League |
Q1 |
 |
F91 Dudelange |
1-1, 3-0 |
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Q2 |
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Legia Warsaw |
1-3, 1-1 |
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| 2003/04 |
UEFA Champions League |
Q1 |
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Barry Town FC |
3-0, 1-2 |
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Q2 |
 |
PFC CSKA Moscow |
2-1, 1-1 |
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Q3 |
 |
Sparta Prague |
2-3, 2-2 |
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| 2003/04 |
UEFA Cup |
R1 |
 |
AS Roma |
0-4, 1-1 |
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| 2004 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup |
R1 |
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Ethnikos Achna |
5-1, 5-1 |
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R2 |
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KAA Gent |
1-0, 0-1 (p) |
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R3 |
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FC Schalke 04 |
0-5, 1-2 |
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| 2005/06 |
UEFA Cup |
Q1 |
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KF Elbasani |
1-1, 0-0 (a) |
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Q2 |
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FC Rapid Bucureşti |
0-3, 1-1 |
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| 2006/07 |
UEFA Cup |
Q1 |
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KSV Roeselare |
1-2, 1-5 |
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| 2007/08 |
UEFA Cup |
Q1 |
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Anorthosis Famagusta |
0-1, 0-1 |
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[edit] UEFA club competition record
[edit] Rankings
[edit] UEFA rankings
(As of 11 October 2011), Source: [2]
[edit] Current squad
As of February 25, 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Coaching staff
As of 30 September 2011.[3]
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Notable former coaches
[edit] Supporters
FK Vardar supporters are known as Komiti and they were founded in 1987. 'Komiti' are the first organized supporters group of Vardar and they are founded on 4 June 1987 in Skopje, on the match between Vardar and Crvena Zvezda. Through their existence they left significant seal in the history of Vardar and with their support on the matches they have always been the 12th player of the team. "Komiti" have followed Vardar on many away matches in former Yugoslavia, all over Macedonia and everywhere across Europe. 'Komiti' have great relations with Teteks fans 'Vojvodi' and fans of the German giants Schalke 04.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
Macedonian First League (5): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003
Yugoslav First League (1): 1987
AC Juvenes/Dogana
JFK Olimps/RFS
FK Sutjeska
Floriana FC
