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FC AP Brera Strumica

{{short description|Macedonian association football club}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Brera Strumica

| image = Brera Strumica logo.png

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| fullname = Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica

| founded = {{Start date and age|2010}}

| ground = Blagoj Istatov Stadium

| capacity = 9,200

| owner = Brera Holdings (90%)
Goran Pandev (10%)

| manager = Panče Stojanov

| league = Macedonian First League

| season = 2024–25

| position = Macedonian First League, 9th of 12

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Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica ({{langx|mk|ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица}}), commonly known as AP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based in Strumica, which competes in the Macedonian First League.

History

File:Горан Пандев.jpg

The club was founded in 2010 as FK Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named.{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/team/akademija-pandev/|title=Macedonian Football | Akademija Pandev - Macedonian Football|publisher=macedonianfootball.com|access-date=19 March 2018}} 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 Macedonian First League for the first time in its history.{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8417:akademija-pandev-wins-historic-1mfl-promotion&catid=1:domestic&Itemid=63|title=Akademija Pandev wins historic 1.MFL promotion|publisher=MacedonianFootball.com|date=22 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017}}

In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica.{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/akademija-pandev-switches-stadium/|title=Akademija Pandev switches stadium|publisher=MacedonianFootball.com|date=16 February 2018|access-date=26 May 2018}}

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 entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see both sides establish a closer relationship.{{cite web |title=Brera is global: da Pandev al Mozambico |url=https://brerafc.com/it/brera-is-global-da-pandev-al-mozambico/ |publisher=Brera Calcio |access-date=22 June 2023 |language=it}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Mendonça |first=Yasmim |date=31 May 2023 |title=Brera Holdings Expands Reach into European Football Market with Acquisition of Akademija Pandev |url=https://beststocks.com/brera-holdings-expands-reach-into-european-fo/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=Best Stocks |language=en-US}} On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.{{cite web |url=https://sport1.mk/fudbal/domashno-prvenstvo/od-deneska-i-oficijalno-strumichani-se-rebrendiraa-vo-akademija-pandev |title=Пандевци стануваат клуб со најдолго име во Европа! |trans-title=Pandev become the club with the longest name in Europe! |website=Sport1.mk |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=22 January 2025 |language=mk}}

=Emblem's evolution=

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File:Akademija Pandev Logo.jpg

| File:Akademija Pandev logo.svg

File:Sportskiot centar na Goran Pandev (10.02.2019).jpg

File:Стадион Младост Струмица.jpg

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

Recent seasons

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rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=9|League

!rowspan=2 width="30"|Cup

!rowspan=2 colspan=2 width="200"|European competitions

!colspan=2 width="220"|Top goalscorer

Division

!width="25"|P

!width="25"|W

!width="25"|D

!width="25"|L

!width="25"|F

!width="25"|A

!width="25"|Pts

!width="40"|Pos

!Player

!Goals

2014–15

|OFL Strumica

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|?

|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑

|

|

|

|

|

bgcolor=#EEEEEE

|2015–16

|3. MFL East

|22

|20

|2

|0

|94

|6

|62

|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑

|

|

|

|

|

2016–17

|2. MFL

|27

|21

|3

|3

|69

|24

|66

|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑

|R2

|

|

|

|

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|2017–18

|1. MFL

|36

|10

|12

|14

|43

|47

|42

|6th

|SF

|

|

|Zoran Baldovaliev

|14

2018–19

|1. MFL

|36

|17

|7

|12

|45

|35

|58

|3rd

|bgcolor="gold"|W

|

|

|Ljupcho Doriev

|16

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|2019–201

|1. MFL

|23

|7

|7

|9

|20

|20

|28

|7th

|N/A

|Europa League

|QR1

|Marko Rajković

|4

2020–21

|1. MFL

|33

|12

|5

|16

|32

|36

|41

|7th

|bgcolor="silver"|RU

|

|

|Mario Krstovski

|7

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|2021–22

|1. MFL

|33

|19

|7

|7

|55

|32

|64

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|R2

|

|

|Martin Mirčevski

|16

2022–23

|1. MFL

|30

|6

|10

|14

|34

|38

|28

|9th

|QF

|Europa Conference League

|QR1

|Kristijan Velinovski

|6

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|2023–24

|1. MFL

|33

|11

|9

|13

|34

|33

|42

|7th

|QF

|

|

|Đorđe Ivković

|8

2024–25

|1. MFL

|33

|9

|7

|17

|41

|56

|34

|9th

|SF

|

|

|Martin Gjorgievski
Đorđe Ivković

|9

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.{{cite web|url=https://ffm.mk/vonredna-sednica-na-upraven-odbor-na-fudbalska-federacija-na-makedonija-prekin-na-natprevaruvachkata-sezona-20192020|title=Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020|publisher=Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија|date=4 June 2020}}

European record

As of 14 July 2022

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! Season

! Competition

! Round

! Club

! Home

! Away

! Agg.

2019–20

| UEFA Europa League

| 1QR

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Zrinjski Mostar

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 0–6

2022–23

| UEFA Europa Conference League

| 1QR

| {{flagicon|POL}} Lechia Gdańsk

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4

|bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 2–6

;Notes

  • QR: Qualifying round

Players

=Current squad=

{{updated|2 July 2025}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=Slave Vrgov}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Andrej Velkov}}

{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Mihail Milevski}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Hristijan Jankuloski}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=GAB|pos=FW|name=Fahd Ndzengue}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Martin Gjorgievski|other=captain}}

{{fs player|no=11|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Igor Ristov}}

{{fs player|no=15|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=David Ristovski}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Zoran Andonov}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Zoran Ivanovski}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Filip Mihailov}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GAM|pos=MF|name=Foday Trawally}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Marko Stojilevski}}

{{fs player|no=32|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Filip Antovski}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Andrej Arizankoski}}

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=Dragan Bilbija}}

{{Fs player|no=77|nat=MLI|pos=FW|name=Hadji Dramé}}

{{fs player|no=82|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=David Iloski}}

{{Fs player|no=90|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=Daniel Dikovski}}

{{Fs end}}

=Youth players=

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

{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no= 2|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Filip Mitev}}

{{fs player|no=16|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Kamencho Andonovski}}

{{fs player|no=18|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Matej Sejmenov}}

{{fs player|no=26|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Florian Rochi}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=27|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Zdravko Pereski}}

{{fs player|no=28|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Jovan Drvoshanov}}

{{fs player|no=91|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Martin Sharenkovski}}

{{Fs end}}

=Out on loan=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Martin Pivkovski|other={{small|at Kozhuf until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Mario Kostov|other={{small|at Detonit until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Zhivko Krstev|other={{small|at Belasica until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=David Spasov|other={{small|at Vardar Negotino until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Kire Stojanov|other={{small|at Belasica until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs end}}

=Notable players=

Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:

;* Jani 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

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://macedonianfootball.com/team/akademija-pandev/ Club info at MacedonianFootball] {{in lang|en}}
  • [http://ffm.mk/ Football Federation of Macedonia] {{in lang|mk}}
  • [http://akademijapandev.mk/ Akademi] {{in lang|mk}}

{{Macedonian First Football League}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brera Pandev, FC}}

Category:Football clubs in North Macedonia

Category:2010 establishments in the Republic of Macedonia

Category:Sport in Strumica