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FK Sloga Jugomagnat () was a
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club that played in
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History


Zafer's era (1927–1945)

The club was established in 1927 under the name FK Zafer by the football enthusiasts coming from Skopje's neighborhood Livadishta meaning Meadow. Like other clubs from Skopje at that time, Zafer also played friendly matches with other clubs from the city. Shortly after, Zafer begun competing in the Skopje League (city league), and then in the regional league of the
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, a league made of the best clubs coming from the Southern part of the Vardar Duchy, SCS. The club from its beginning was the place where players from different minorities could gather, mostly Arnaut and Torbesh players, but not limited to. There were also numerous Bosnian, Roma and Macedonian players which played in the club.


Sloga's era (1945–1989)

At the end of
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, the clubs name was changed to Sloga (which means 'United' in
Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...
). In that time the club was financed by local citizens and people (fans) gathered money to pay for players and staff salaries. Club in that time played in regional Macedonian Republic League, ranked as a 2nd and 3 rd league in the Yugoslav league system. The team always had a big army of fans who followed it, no matter if they played home or away.


Sloga Jugomagnat's era (1989–2009)

In 1989, major improvement in all levels occurred with the arrival of Rafet Muminović and his company, “Jugomagnat” as sponsors of the club. At that time Sloga played in the Macedonian Second League (ranked as a 5th league in Yugoslavia). That year club changed its name to Sloga Jugomagnat and was promoted to higher level with plan to further promote to the Third Federal League in the following season. However, that year SFR Yugoslavia broke-up and Macedonia became an independent country. Sloga Jugomagnat along with 17 other best teams from Macedonia was directly promoted to 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 ...
, finishing in 6th place in its inaugural season. In second season they achieved 8th place and the following season the club made it to 3rd place. Champion striker Blagoja Ardjaliev was the top goal scorer in 1996 Later, Sloga achieved few runners up positions and won the championship three times. By 2015, Sloga is still the club holding the record of playing the most
Macedonian 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 League championship. The cup was established in 1992 after local clubs ...
finals, eight in total, having it won in 3 occasions. By 2015, Sloga is the second most successful club in the country with 3 championships and 3 cup titles with keeping a record win in all time Cup finals, against
Pobeda Prilep FK Pobeda () was a football club based in the city of Prilep, North Macedonia. History The club was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. FK Pobeda has been a winner of Macedonian First League for two times (eight time ...
with result of 6:0. During the 1990s Sloga was very popular in whole country. In 1996, after winning the first cup, more than 1,000 youngsters from Skopje and other cities were registered in the youth school. Many of them later played in different clubs and also in other countries. In
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, after financial problems of the main sponsor, the club was relegated to the Second League where stayed four years and in the season 2008–09, with the help of its fans, achieved again promotion to the First League. But next season, Sloga Jugomagnat together with Makedonija Gjorče Petrov started boycotting all competitions organized by the
Football Federation of Macedonia The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM () or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje. History FFM was officially formed as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia ...
as a protest because of the re-election of the president
Haralampie Hadži-Risteski Haralampie "Hari" Hadži-Risteski ( Macedonian: Харалампие Хаџи-Ристески) was a president of the Football Federation of Macedonia. A former president of FK Pobeda, he was elected president of the Macedonian Football Union in 2 ...
. Both teams didn't appear on the matches in the rounds 14 and 15 and according to the regulations by FFM, they have been suspended and expelled from competing in the Macedonian First League. In the beginning,
Vardar Skopje FK Vardar () is a professional Association football, football club based in Skopje, North Macedonia, which competes in the Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League. They are the most successful football club in Football in Maced ...
, Pelister Bitola, Rabotnički Skopje, Metalurg Skopje, Sileks Kratovo, were also active in this boycott, however later they stopped it, and continued to play except Sloga Jugomagnat and Makedonija Gjorče Petrov. In 2012, the club was merged with FC Albarsa to form
KF Shkupi FC Shkupi (, ) is a professional association football, football football team, club based in Municipality of Čair, Čair, Skopje, North Macedonia. The club plays in the Macedonian First Football League, which is the top tier of football in Nort ...
. However, they are not legally considered to be successors to the original Sloga Jugomagnat and the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the
Football Federation of Macedonia The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM () or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje. History FFM was officially formed as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia ...
.


Honours

*
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 ...
: **Winners (3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 **Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 1997–98 * Macedonian Second League: **Runners-up (1): 2008–09 *
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 (3): 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2003–04 **Runners-up (5): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03


Seasons


Sloga in Europe


Historical list of coaches

* Abdül Melik Kurtiş *
Nedžad Verlašević Nedžad "Smajo" Verlašević (8 October 1955 – 21 January 2001) was a Bosnian football manager and player. Club career He played a club record of 350 league matches for hometown club Sloboda Tuzla. He also had a season with Željezničar.
(1994 - 1996) *
Zlatko Krmpotić Zlatko Krmpotić (; born 7 August 1958) is a Serbian former player and manager. Club career Between 1977 and 1986, Krmpotić spent nine seasons with Red Star Belgrade, making over 200 appearances in all competitions and winning five major troph ...
(1997 - 1998) *
Gjore Jovanovski Gjorgji "Gjore" Jovanovski (; born 22 March 1956) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. Playing career As a player, he played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League and for Turkish club Samsunspor and A ...
(1999 - 2001) * Ekrem Maglajlija (2001) * Gjore Jovanovski (2001 - 2002) * Nedžat Šabani (2002) * Adnan Zekir (2003 - Oct 2004) *
Blagoja Kitanovski Blagoja Kitanovski (, born 14 July 1962) is a football coach and former player from North Macedonia. Playing career Born in Bitola, Kitanovski started playing at FK Pelister in the Yugoslav Second League, and had a football career that included ...
(31 Oct 2004 - Apr 2005) *
Husein Beganović Husein Beganović (; born 16 June 1971) is a North Macedonia, Macedonian former professional association football, footballer, who played as a defender (association football), defender. International career Beganović made his senior debut fo ...
(10 Apr 2005 -) *
Šener Bajramović Šener Bajramović (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Bosnian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, f ...
(2005 - 2006) * Mensur Nedžipi (2008 - Oct 2009) * Nedžat Šabani (27 Oct 2009 -)


References


External links


Official Website

Supporters Website

Football Federation of Macedonia
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