FC AP Brera Strumica

Brera Strumica
Брера Струмица
Full nameFudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
GroundStadion Kukuš
Mladost Stadium
Capacity1,500
OwnerBrera Holdings (90%)
Goran Pandev (10%)
PresidentGoran Pandev
ManagerBojan Krulj
LeagueMacedonian First League
2023–24Macedonian First League, 7th
Websitehttps://akademijapandev.mk

FK Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica (Macedonian: 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

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Goran Pandev, the clubs founder and current president.

The club was founded in 2010 as Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named.[1] 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.[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.

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.[4] On May 31, 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.[5]

Emblem's evolution

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Akademija Pandev's logo until 2017
Akademija Pandev's logo until 2023
Sports Center "Pandev", home of AP Brera.
Stadium Blagoj Istatov (also known as Stadion Mladost)

Home ground

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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

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Recent seasons

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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 Mirčevski 16
2022–23 1. MFL 30 6 10 14 34 38 28 9th QF Europa Conference League QR1 Kristijan Velinovski 6
2023–24 1. MFL 33 11 9 13 34 33 42 7th QF Đorđe Ivković 8

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[6]

European record

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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

Players

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Current squad

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As of 11 September 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
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Andrej Velkov
4 DF Brazil BRA Kauan
5 DF Serbia SRB Darko Lazić
6 DF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Naumcheski
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Daniel Milovanovikj
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Dragan Stojkov
9 FW Serbia SRB Đorđe Ivković
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Martin Gjorgievski
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Marjan Ristovski
13 MF Colombia COL Jork Becerra
14 DF North Macedonia MKD Mateo Kesikj
15 MF North Macedonia MKD David Ristovski
16 MF North Macedonia MKD Kamencho Andonovski
17 MF North Macedonia MKD Zoran Andonov
21 DF North Macedonia MKD Georgije Jankulov
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF North Macedonia MKD Dimitar Todorovski
23 DF Rwanda RWA Abdul Rwatubyaye
24 DF North Macedonia MKD Marko Stojilevski
26 DF North Macedonia MKD Kosta Manev
29 MF Nigeria NGA Ibrahim Olaosebikan
31 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Stamenić
32 DF North Macedonia MKD Filip Antovski
33 DF North Macedonia MKD Andrej Arizankoski
47 FW Uganda UGA Rogers Mato
77 FW North Macedonia MKD Antonio Kalanoski
92 GK North Macedonia MKD Filip Kupanov
90 GK North Macedonia MKD Daniel Dikovski
98 GK North Macedonia MKD Martin Davkov
99 MF North Macedonia MKD Samuel Nakov

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK North Macedonia MKD Slave Vrgov (at Vardar N until 30 June 2025)
— MF North Macedonia MKD Zhivko Krstev (at Vardar N until 30 June 2025)
— FW North Macedonia MKD Mario Kostov (at Vardar until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW North Macedonia MKD David Spasov (at Vardar N until 30 June 2025)
— FW North Macedonia MKD Kire Stojanov (at Belasica until 30 June 2025)
— FW North Macedonia MKD Nikola Taleski (at Pobeda until 30 June 2025)

Notable players

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Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:

  • Vanche Shikov
    Vanche Shikov
  • Sashko Pandev
    Sashko Pandev
  • Ljupcho Doriev
    Ljupcho Doriev
  • Aco Stojkov
    Aco Stojkov

References

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  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. ^ "Brera is global: da Pandev al Mozambico" (in Italian). Brera Calcio. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ Mendonça, Yasmim (2023-05-31). "Brera Holdings Expands Reach into European Football Market with Acquisition of Akademija Pandev". Best Stocks. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ "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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