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FK Pelister is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club based in the city of Bitola

Bitola

Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...

, Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. They currently play in the Macedonian Second League.

History

The club was originally formed back in 1924 under the name Omladina, followed by Pelister and then SK Bitola. In 1945 the team was renamed back to Pelister and has used that name ever since. The team played primarily in the lower divisions of the former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

and were champions of the Macedonian Republic League four times, along with winning the old Macedonian Cup in 1990. They earned promotion to the Yugoslav Second League for the first in team history in 1974. Soon after they were relegated but made another comeback in 1982 with Mitko Butlevski as chairman and Ivan Čabrinović as manager. Their greatest achievement up to date was winning the 2001 Macedonian Cup

Macedonian Cup 2000-01

The 2000-01 Macedonian Cup was the 9th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. FK Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their second title the year before after reaching their fifth Final in a row...

, after which they played in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

. Since the formation of the Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League

The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...

, they played there every season up until 2003 when the team fell on hard times caused by financial problems. A few years later former players Mitko Stojkovski

Mitko Stojkovski

Mitko Stojkovski is a Macedonian former football player.-Career:Stojkovski started his career playing with his home town club FK Pelister, back then playing in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1992 his skills were noted and he moves to the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade where he stayed 3...

and Toni Micevski

Toni Micevski

Toni Mičevski is a retired football midfielder from the Republic of Macedonia.Mičevski made his debut for the Macedonia national football team in 1993, and got 43 caps and 4 goals. He scored his first goal against Armenia in Skopje on 6 June 1995...

were able to save the club from collapse, after taking over the club they brought instant success with the team winning the Macedonian Second League title in 2005. The following year they made a successful comeback to the Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League

The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...

and got to the Macedonian Cup

Macedonian Cup 2006-07

The 2006-07 Macedonian Cup was the 15th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov were the defending champions, having won their first title. The 2006-07 champions were FK Vardar who won their fifth title....

semi-final. Notable players to come from the Pelister youth system are: Gjorgji Hristov, Dragan Kanatlarovski

Dragan Kanatlarovski

Dragan Kanatlarovski is a Macedonian football manager and former player. He represented the Yugoslav national team.- Player career :Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, he played for FK Pelister before moving to FK Vardar where he will play four seasons. In 1989 he moved to Red Star Belgrade...

, Toni Micevski

Toni Micevski

, Nikolče Noveski

Nikolce Noveski

Nikolče Noveski is a Macedonian footballer. He plays as a defender for German Bundesliga outfit 1. FSV Mainz 05....

, Toni Savevski

Toni Savevski

Toni Savevski is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign midfielders to have played in the Greek football league....

and Mitko Stojkovski

Mitko Stojkovski

. Overall the club is best known for developing some of the best young talents in the country.

Achievements

Macedonian Cup
Macedonian Cup
The Macedonian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Macedonian football. It was created in 1992.- Finals :-Performance By Club:The finals were:-External links:* *...

: 1

Winners: 2000–01
Runners-up: 1992-93, 1993-94

Macedonian Republic League: 4

Winners: 1959-60, 1960-61, 1974-75, 1981-82

Pelister in Europe

Q = qualifier

R1 = first round / R2 = second round / R3 = third round

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...	R1	CS Hobscheid CS Hobscheid Cercle Sportif Hobscheid was a football club from Hobscheid, Luxembourg. The club merged with FC Olympique Eischen in 2007 to form FC Alliance Äischdall.-Hobscheid in Europe:* R1 = first round-References:* at weltfussballarchiv.com...	3–1, 1–0
		R2	Västra Frölunda IF Västra Frölunda IF Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club, formed January 1930, is most known for its ability to produce talented youths...	3–1, 0–0
		R3	Celta de Vigo Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...	1–2, 0–3
2001/02	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	QR	FC St. Gallen FC St. Gallen Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.-Brief history:...	0–2, 3–2
2008/09	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	Q1	APOEL F.C.	0–0, 0–1

Former players

Saša Ćirić

Saša Ciric

Saša Ćirić or Sasa Kirik is a former football player from the Republic of Macedonia of Serbian origin.- Career :...

Dragan Dimitrovski

Dragan Dimitrovski is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for FK Pelister in the Macedonian First League. He had also played for the Macedonian national team.-External links:* * * *...

Goran Gančev

Goran Gančev is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a defender for NK Inter Zaprešić in the Prva HNL.-External links:* at Transfermarkt.* at YouTube.* at YouTube....

Dejvi Glavevski

Dejvi Glavevski is a retired Macedonian international football player.-Club career:...

Gjorgji Hristov Mirko Ivanovski

Mirko Ivanovski

Mirko Ivanovski is a Macedonian footballer who plays for Arka Gdynia.-Club:Ivanovski began his career with the youth side of Pelister Bitola who was in summer 2006 promoted to the first team, but he left his club in July 2008 to sign for Makedonija Skopje...

Dragan Kanatlarovski

Blagoja Kitanovski

Blagoja Kitanovski is a former Macedonian football player who, as of February 2009, is an assistant coach at FK Pelister.-Career:Born in Bitola, Kitanovski started playing at FK Pelister in the Yugoslav Second League, and had a football career that included playing in Yugoslav First League clubs...

Toni Micevski

Vančo Micevski

Vančo Micevski is a former footballer from Macedonia, born in 1971. He made 8 international appearances for Macedonia between October 1993 and June 1997, and scored 4 goals....

Petar Miloševski

Petar Miloševski is a football goalkeeper from Macedonia who, as at June 2006, plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni.Miloševski made his debut for the Macedonia football team in 1998, and currently has 56 caps....

Adriano Miranda

Adriano Miranda de Carvalho

Adriano Miranda de Carvalho , is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for São Raimundo .-Career:...

Nikolče Noveski

Nikolce Noveski

Nikolče Noveski is a Macedonian footballer. He plays as a defender for German Bundesliga outfit 1. FSV Mainz 05....

Tome Pačovski Bruno Presilski

Bruno Presilski

Bruno Presilski is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FK Pelister in the Macedonian First League.-External links:* * *...

Toni Savevski

Toni Savevski is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign midfielders to have played in the Greek football league....

Goran Stavrevski

Goran Stavrevski was a Macedonian football defender.Stavrevski made his debut for the Republic of Macedonian national team in 1998, and currently has 41 caps and 3 goals....

Mitko Stojkovski

Dragan Veselinovski

Dragan Veselinovski in Bitola is a former Macedonian football player.-External links:...

Current squad

External links

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