FK Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica ( mk, ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица), commonly known as AP Brera, is a Macedonian football club based in

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

, 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 competiti ...

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Akademija Pandev 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 ''Ne ...

, after whom the academy was named. As of 2014, AP Brera has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues and 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 Kukus Stadium ( mk, Стадион Кукуш) is a multi-purpose stadium in Strumica, North Macedonia. It is used mostly for football matches and is currently the home stadium of Akademija Pandev and FK Horizont Turnovo FK Horizont Turnovo ( ...

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. In August 2022, Goran Pandev and Italian based side

Brera Calcio F.C.D. Brera is an Italian football club in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in Seconda Categoria. Colours Its colours are green and black. History Brera Football Club was founded in 2000 by the young publisher and journalist Alessandro Al ...

entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see both sides establish a closer relationship. On May 31, 2023, Akademija Pandev was successfully acquired by Brera Holdings PLC, the holding company of Brera Calcio, with the company receiving 90% of the club's shares.

Emblem's evolution

Home ground

AP Brera plays its home games at its very own Sports Center "Pandev". Opened in 2020, it has a single pitch with a single 1,500 seating capacity stand, and is also equipped with a hotel and the club's administrative facilities. It is also where its youth categories play and train. Mladost Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

, 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.

Honours

*''Runners-up (1):'' 2021–22

Macedonian Second League The Macedonian Second Football League ( mk, Втора македонска Фудбалска Лига, ''Vtora Makedonska Fudbalska Liga''; also called Macedonian Second League, 2. MFL and Vtora Liga) is the second-highest professional football ...

*Winners (1): 2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup *Winners (1): 2018–19 *''Runners-up (1):''

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Recent seasons

¹The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia The COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached North Macedonia in Feb ...

European record

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

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are: ;*

Jani Atanasov Jani Atanasov ( mk, Јани Атанасов; born 31 October 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Hajduk Split. Club career On 5 June 2018, Atanasov joined Bursaspor after successful debut ...

;* Bojan Dimoski ;*

Ljupcho Doriev Ljupcho Doriev ( mk, Љупчо Дориев; born 13 September 1995 in Strumica) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Uzbekistan Super League club Sogdiana Jizzakh as a left wing. Playing career International career Doriev made his debut ...

;* Dimitar Mitrovski ;* Sashko Pandev ;* Vanche Shikov ;*

Aco Stojkov Aco Stojkov ( mk, Ацо Стојков; born 29 April 1983) is a Macedonian retired footballer who last played for Osogovo. Club career Previously he has played with national teammate Goran Pandev in F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera, 2001 ...

File:Vanče Šikov 2011.jpg, Vanche Shikov File:Сашко Пандев2 (cropped).jpg, Sashko Pandev File:Љупче Дориев фудбалер.jpg, Ljupcho Doriev File:20170621 Admira Wacker vs Vardar Skopje Aco Stojkov DSC 6107.jpg, Aco Stojkov

References

External links

Club info at MacedonianFootball

Football Federation of Macedonia

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