Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica (), commonly known as AP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based in

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

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History

The club was founded in 2010 as FK Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player

Goran Pandev Goran Pandev (, ; born 27 July 1983) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for his goal-scoring ability, consistency, and intelligence, he is regarded as one of the best Macedonian footballers of all time. ...

, 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 due to a disagreement over rent with

FK Belasica FK Belasica () is a professional association football, football club based in the city of Strumica, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second Football League, Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded on ...

. 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

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entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see both sides establish a closer relationship. On 31 May 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. On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.

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, Republic of 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 **Winners (1): 2016–17 * Macedonian Third Football League East **Winners (1): 2015–16 *

Macedonian Football Cup The Cup of Macedonia (, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in North Macedonia after the Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League championship. The cup was esta ...

**Winners (1): 2018–19 **''Runners-up (1):'' 2020–21

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

Players

Current squad

Youth players

Players from the U19 Youth Team that have been summoned with the first team in the current season.

Out on loan

Notable players

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

Jani Atanasov Jani Atanasov (; born 31 October 1999) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Puszcza Niepołomice, on loan from Cracovia, and the North Macedonia national team. Club career On 5 June 2018, Atanasov ...

;* Bojan Dimoski ;* Ljupcho Doriev ;* Dimitar Mitrovski ;* Sashko Pandev ;* Vanche Shikov ;* Aco Stojkov 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

Akademi
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