Akademija Pandev

FK Akademija Pandev (Macedonian: ФК Академија Пандев), commonly known as Akademija Pandev, is a football club based in Strumica, North Macedonia which competes in the Macedonian First League.

Akademija Pandev
Full nameFudbalski klub Akademija Pandev
Founded2010 (2010) Strumica, North Macedonia
GroundStadion Blagoj Istatov
Capacity9,250
OwnerBrera Holdings (90%)
Goran Pandev (10%)
ChairmanIija Matenicharov
ManagerAleksandar Vasoski
LeagueMacedonian First League
2022–23Macedonian First League, 9th

History

The academy was founded in 2010 by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the Academy was named.[1] As of 2014, Akademija Pandev has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues. In 2017, the senior team was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in its history.[2]

In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica.[3] 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.

Home ground

Mladost Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Strumica, 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.

Stadion Blagoj Istatov

Honours
Academy's logo until 2017

North Macedonia Macedonian First League:

North Macedonia Macedonian Second League:

North Macedonia Macedonian Football Cup:

Recent seasons
Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
2014–15 OFL Strumica ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st ↑
2015–16 3. MFL East 22 20 2 0 94 6 62 1st ↑
2016–17 2. MFL 27 21 3 3 69 24 66 1st ↑ R2
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 W Ljupcho Doriev 16
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 RU Mario Krstovski 7
2021–22 1. MFL 33 19 7 7 55 32 64 2nd R2 Martin Mirchevski 16
2022–23 1. MFL 30 6 10 14 34 38 28 9th QF Europa Conference League QR1 Kristijan Velinovski 6

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[4]

European record

As of 14 July 2022

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–3 0–3 0–6
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Poland Lechia Gdańsk 1–2 1–4 2–6
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Current squad
As of 9 April 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Macedonia MKD Marko Alchevski
3 DF Argentina ARG Nahuel Franko
4 DF North Macedonia MKD Dime Dimov
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Agron Rufati
6 DF Argentina ARG Federico Acosta
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Ivan Galevski
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Ilija Donov
9 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mikheil Ergemlidze
10 FW North Macedonia MKD Kristijan Velinovski
11 FW North Macedonia MKD Vane Krstevski
12 GK North Macedonia MKD Burhan Mustafa
15 MF North Macedonia MKD Gjorgje Djekov
16 FW North Macedonia MKD Dimitar Trajkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF North Macedonia MKD Martin Gjorgievski
19 MF Croatia CRO Mario Vrdoljak
20 DF North Macedonia MKD Zoran Ivanovski
21 DF North Macedonia MKD Georgije Jankulov
22 MF North Macedonia MKD Goran Tomovski
23 DF North Macedonia MKD Bojan Dimoski
25 GK North Macedonia MKD Filip Mukanov
30 MF Turkey TUR Hakan Akgül
55 FW North Macedonia MKD Neat Abdulai
99 FW North Macedonia MKD Matej Cvetanoski
— GK North Macedonia MKD Filip Kupanov
— DF North Macedonia MKD Spase Terziev
— FW North Macedonia MKD Sashko Pandev

References
  1. "Macedonian Football | Akademija Pandev - Macedonian Football". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. "Akademija Pandev wins historic 1.MFL promotion". MacedonianFootball.com. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "Akademija Pandev switches stadium". MacedonianFootball.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020.


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