FK Pelister

Football club infobox
clubname = ФК Пелистер
FK Pelister


fullname = Fudbalski Klub Pelister Bitola
nickname =
founded = 1945
ground = Tumbe Kafe Stadium,
Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
capacity = 8,000
chairman = flagicon|Macedonia Krume Volnarov
manager = flagicon|Macedonia Nedžat Husein
league = Makedonska Prva Liga
season = 2007-08
position = 3rd
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FK Pelister ( _mk. ФК Пелистер) is a football club based in the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League.

History

The club was formed in 1924 under the name Omladina, followed by Pelister and then SK Bitola. After World War II in 1945 the team was renamed back to Pelister and has used that name ever since. The team played in the lower divisions of the former Yugoslavia and were champions of Macedonia in 1960, 1961, 1975 and 1982 along with winning the old Macedonian Cup in 1990. Their greatest achievement up to date was winning the 2001 Macedonian Cup, after which they played in the UEFA Cup. Since the formation of the Macedonian Premier League, Pelister has played there in every season up until 2003 when the team fell on hard times caused by financial problems. Former players Mitko Stojkovski and Toni Micevski were able to save the club from collapse a few years later, after taking over the club they brought back stability with the team winning the Macedonian Second League tittle in 2005. The team made a successful comeback to the Premier League a year later where they finished 6th and made it to the Macedonian Cup semifinal. Some of the best players to come from the Pelister youth system are: Kanatlarovski, Savevski, Kitanovski, Micevski, Stojkovski, Noveski and Hristov. Overall the team is best known for developing some of the best young talents to come from Macedonia.

Achievements

* Macedonian Cup
** Winner: 2001
** Finalist: 1993, 1994

Pelister in Europe

* Q = qualifier
* 1R = first round / 2R = second round / 3R = third round

Current squad

Supporters

FK Pelister supporters are known as [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ckembari&search=Search Čkembari]

External links

* [http://www.fkpelister.com.mk Official Website] mk icon
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=64396/domestic.html UEFA Profile] en icon
* [http://forums.cjb.net/ckembari.html Supporters Forum] mk icon
* [http://www.macedonianfootball.com Macedonian Football] en icon
* [http://www.ffm.com.mk Football Federation of Macedonia Official Site] mk icon en icon