KK Vardar () is a

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club based in

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

, North Macedonia. Established in 1947, the team has won the Macedonian National League five times and the Macedonian Cup once.

History

On 20 July 1947, MSD Makedonija and ŽSD Pobeda merged into the newly-established Vardar Sports Association, forming a new club named KK Vardar. In the Yugoslav period between 1947 and 1991, Vardar won five Macedonian National League titles (1947, 1953, 1969, 1981, and 1990). During the 2000s, they were runners-up of the

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League (), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of t ...

twice, and also lost in the semifinals on three occasions. They won their first Macedonian Cup in 2007, beating KK Strumica 73–66 in the final.

Arena

KK Vardar plays its home matches at SRC Kale, a multi-purpose indoor sports arena in

. ''Kale'' means "Fortress Citadel", named after the

Skopje Fortress The Skopje Fortress (; ; ), commonly referred to as Kale (from '' kale'', the Turkish word for 'fortress'), is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality "the medie ...

, located right next to the arena. The hall was built in 1970 and its total seating capacity is 2,500. The hall is mainly used for handball, although it is suitable for events in others sports and music concerts.

Honours

*Macedonian National League ''(until 1992)'' :: Winners: 1947, 1953, 1969, 1980–81, 1989–90 *

''(since 1992)'' :: Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06 :: Semifinals: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07 *Macedonian Second League :: Winners: 2010–11, 2017–18 :: Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2015–16 * Macedonian Cup :: Winners: 2007 :: Runners-up: 2005, 2006

Players

Current roster

Notable former players

* Goran Samardziev * Goran Dimitrijević * Ivica Dimčevski * Dimitar Mirakovski * Zlatko Gocevski * Darko Radulović *

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* Enes Hadžibulić * Aleksandar Sovkovski *

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References

External links

Official websiteTeam info at EuroBasket
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