FC Struga

Football club
FC Struga
Full nameFootball club Struga Trim-Lum
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundGradska Plazha Stadium
Capacity800
ChairmanArbtrim Qyra
ManagerShpëtim Duro
LeagueMacedonian First League
2022–23Macedonian First League, 1st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

FC Struga Trim-Lum (Macedonian: ФК Струга Трим-Лум, FK Struga Trim-Lum) is a football club based in Struga, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.

History

The club was founded in August 2015 by the well-known company in the field of construction and real estate, "Trim & Lum". As a serious and very ambitious project, from the very beginning, FC Struga started with preparations according to the most modern standards, despite the fact that the competitions started from the Fourth League, or as it is otherwise known, the Municipal League.[1]

In the 2016–17 season the club finished first place in the Third League which allowed them to directly gaining promotion in the Macedonian Second League and also winning the Cup of OFS Struga.

On 28 November 2017 they won Independence Cup, a competition which took place in Korçë, Albania. In the semi-finals they won against KF Tirana (1–0) with a header scored from Migjen Sherifi and in the final they won against KF Otranti from Ulcinj after the penalty shootout (4–1).

On 7 May 2023, the club won the 2022-23 Macedonian First Football League championship after a 3:0 win over FK Sileks.[2]

Honours

Recent seasons

Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
2015–16 OFL Struga 21 18 1 2 52 16 55 1st ↑
2016–17 3. MFL Southwest 26 17 8 1 68 16 59 1st ↑
2017–18 2. MFL West 27 13 6 8 44 30 45 4th R2
2018–19 2. MFL West 27 15 9 3 42 17 54 1st ↑ R1
2019–201 1. MFL 23 6 7 10 19 28 25 10th N/A Hristijan Kirovski 5
2020–21 1. MFL 33 15 12 6 39 24 57 3rd SF Marjan Altiparmakovski 7
2021–22 1. MFL 33 12 11 10 33 33 47 6th SF Conference League QR1 Nemanja Bosančić 8
2022–23 1. MFL 30 20 8 2 53 19 68 1st RU Besart Ibraimi 19

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[3]

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Latvia Liepāja 1–4 1–1 2–5
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1QR Lithuania Žalgiris 1–2 0–0 1–2
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 4–3 5–3
3QR Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 3–1 1–2 4–3
PO Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 0–1 0–2
Notes
  • PO: Play-off
  • QR: Qualifying round

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024

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 Kristijan Kitanovski
2 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Vlajković
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Hadis Tairi
6 DF North Macedonia MKD Mexhit Neziri
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Besart Ibraimi
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Flamur Tairi (captain)
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Besmir Bojku
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Bunjamin Shabani
12 GK North Macedonia MKD Raif Mirseloski
14 FW North Macedonia MKD Marjan Radeski
16 DF North Macedonia MKD Besart Krivanjeva
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Kosovo KOS Mentor Mazrekaj
18 MF North Macedonia MKD Shaban Zenku
19 MF North Macedonia MKD Ard Kasami
20 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bassirou Compaoré
21 FW Denmark DEN Bekim Kamberi
24 DF North Macedonia MKD Edis Maliqi
26 MF North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Georgievski
28 MF Nigeria NGA Effiong Hogan Ukpa
33 DF Albania ALB Vangjel Zguro
55 DF Serbia SRB Sava Radić
95 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedran Kjosevski

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF North Macedonia MKD Jetmir Bauta (at Karaorman)
— MF North Macedonia MKD Fikri Dani (at Karaorman)
— MF North Macedonia MKD Jusuf Kaba (at Karaorman)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF North Macedonia MKD Arion Ziba (at Karaorman)
— FW Germany GER Senad Jarović (at Kosovo Gjilani)
— FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Maleski (at Tikvesh)

Personnel

As of 20 August 2019[4]
Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Albania Shpëtim Duro
Assistant coaches
North Macedonia Meriton Gega
North Macedonia Stefan Meckaroski
North Macedonia Gjoko Cadoski
Physiotherapist
North Macedonia Erblin Domazeti
North Macedonia Afrim Bojku
Board members
Office Name
President North Macedonia Arbtrim Qyra
General director North Macedonia Besar Isaku
Secretary North Macedonia Miftar Shaqiri
Security director North Macedonia Lum Qyra
Coordinator of football school North Macedonia Eugen Xhila
Information and media officer North Macedonia Ermir Korca

References

  1. ^ "History of FC Struga Trim & Lum". fcstruga.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ "Struga is first time champion of Macedonia". Kris Ninkovski. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. ^ "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ "F.C. STRUGA (kryesia e klubit)" [F.C. STRUGA (the club headship)] (in Albanian). FC Struga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

External links

  • FC Struga Facebook (in Albanian)
  • Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
  • Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
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