Fudbalska Akademija Pandev ( mk, Фудбалска Академија Пандев), commonly known as Akademija Pandev ( mk, Академија Пандев), is a football club based in

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
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which competes in the

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

History

The academy was founded in 2010 by the Macedonian football player

Goran Pandev Goran Pandev ( mk, Горан Пандев, ; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. After establishing himself at Lazio, Pandev moved to Inter Milan in early 2010. While playing for the ''N ...

, after whom the Academy was named. As of 2014, Akademija Pandev has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues. In 2017, the senior team was promoted to the

for the first time in its history. In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with

FK Belasica FK Belasica ( mk, ФК Беласица) is a football club based in the city of Strumica, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded on 22 April 1922 at the cafe of Tašo Todorov, ...

. In the 2018–19 season they won the Macedonian Football Cup winning beating Makedonija G.P on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Akademija won 4–2 on Penalties 6–4 in aggregate.

Home ground

Mladost Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
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, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the stadium's capacity is 6,500 spectators. With the last reconstruction in 2017 the stadium has a capacity of 9,200 seats, and it is a third-class field in accordance with UEFA standards. It meets the conditions for a high-ranking competition and is the second such stadium in the country. Стадион Младост Струмица

Honours

: *Runners-up (1): 2021–22 Macedonian Second League: *Winners (1): 2016–17

Macedonian Football Cup The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in North Macedonia, Macedonia after the First Macedonian Football League, Macedo ...

: *Winners (1): 2018–19 *Runners-up:

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Recent seasons

¹The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the

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European record

''As of 14 July 2022'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

Current squad

Out on loan

References

External links

Academy info at MacedonianFootball

Football Federation of Macedonia

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