KK Vardar (Macedonian: КК Вардар) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Established in 1947, the team has won the Macedonian National League five times and the Macedonian Cup once.

History

On 20 July 1947, MSD Makedonija and ŽSD Pobeda merged into the newly-established Vardar Sports Association, forming a new club named KK Vardar. In the Yugoslav period between 1947 and 1991, Vardar won five Macedonian National League titles (1947, 1953, 1969, 1981, and 1990). During the 2000s, they were runners-up of the Macedonian First League twice, and also lost in the semifinals on three occasions. They won their first Macedonian Cup in 2007, beating KK Strumica 73–66 in the final.

Arena

KK Vardar plays its home matches at SRC Kale, a multi-purpose indoor sports arena in Skopje. Kale means "Fortress Citadel", named after the Skopje Fortress, located right next to the arena. The hall was built in 1970 and its total seating capacity is 2,500.

The hall is mainly used for handball, although it is suitable for events in others sports and music concerts.

SRC Kale

Honours

  • Macedonian National League (until 1992)

Winners: 1947, 1953, 1969, 1980–81, 1989–90

Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06 Semifinals: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07

  • Macedonian Second League

Winners: 2010–11, 2017–18 Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2015–16

Winners: 2007 Runners-up: 2005, 2006

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

KK Vardar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age North Macedonia men's national basketball team Minovski, Milorad 37 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Ivanovikj, Igor 32 – (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Mitrevski, Matej 18 – (2007-04-23)23 April 2007 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Mirkovski, Bogdan 23 – (2002-10-09)9 October 2002 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Atanasov, Andreja 28 – (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Mitkov, Blazho 28 – (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Bajram, Husein 24 – (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Arsovski, Nikola 21 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Marjanovikj, Luka 18 – (2007-10-17)17 October 2007 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Mladenovski, Sergej 19 – (2006-07-18)18 July 2006 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Stojanov, Angel 20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Trajkovski, Darijan 19 – (2006-12-03)3 December 2006 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Lukanoski, Marko 20 – (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Najkov, Ilin 18 – (2007-05-09)9 May 2007 North Macedonia men's national basketball team Nakov, Filip 22 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 Turkey men's national basketball team Sarıoğlu, Emir Acar 20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005Head coach North Macedonia Aleksandar Jovančev Assistant coach(es) North Macedonia Zlatko Mokrov Physiotherapist(s) North Macedonia Brankica Perchinkovska Team manager North Macedonia Branko Andrievski Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: 29 September 2023
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMinovski, Milorad37 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamIvanovikj, Igor32 – (1993-11-15)15 November 1993
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMitrevski, Matej18 – (2007-04-23)23 April 2007
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMirkovski, Bogdan23 – (2002-10-09)9 October 2002
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamAtanasov, Andreja28 – (1997-11-18)18 November 1997
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMitkov, Blazho28 – (1997-06-27)27 June 1997
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamBajram, Husein24 – (2002-01-19)19 January 2002
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamArsovski, Nikola21 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMarjanovikj, Luka18 – (2007-10-17)17 October 2007
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamMladenovski, Sergej19 – (2006-07-18)18 July 2006
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamStojanov, Angel20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamTrajkovski, Darijan19 – (2006-12-03)3 December 2006
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamLukanoski, Marko20 – (2006-03-06)6 March 2006
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamNajkov, Ilin18 – (2007-05-09)9 May 2007
North Macedonia men's national basketball teamNakov, Filip22 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003
Turkey men's national basketball teamSarıoğlu, Emir Acar20 – (2005-06-23)23 June 2005

Notable former players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

See also

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