FC AP Brera Strumica
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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica | ||
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| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Blagoj Istatov Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,200 | ||
| Owner(s) | Brera Holdings (90%) Goran Pandev (10%) | ||
| President | Vančo Stojanov | ||
| Manager | Shefki Arifovski | ||
| League | Macedonian Second League | ||
| 2025–26 | Macedonian First League, 9th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | brerastrumica | ||
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Fudbalski Klub 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 Second League.
History
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The club was founded in 2010 as FK 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 31 May 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] On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.[6]
Emblem's evolution
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Home ground
[edit]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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Macedonian First League
- Runners-up (1): 2021–22
- Macedonian Second League
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Macedonian Third Football League East
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Macedonian Football Cup
Recent seasons
[edit]| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1. MFL | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | 34 | 9th | SF | Martin Gjorgievski Đorđe Ivković |
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| 2025–26 | 1. MFL | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 56 | 40 | 9th ↓ | R1 | Fahd Ndzengue | 8 | ||
1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[7]
European record
[edit]As of 14 July 2022
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Zrinjski Mostar
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Lechia Gdańsk
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1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 25 July 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth players
[edit]Players from the U19 Youth Team that have been summoned with the first team in the current season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
[edit]Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:
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Vanche Shikov -
Sashko Pandev -
Ljupcho Doriev -
Aco Stojkov
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References
[edit]- ^ "Macedonian Football | Akademija Pandev - Macedonian Football". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Akademija Pandev wins historic 1.MFL promotion". MacedonianFootball.com. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Akademija Pandev switches stadium". MacedonianFootball.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Brera is global: da Pandev al Mozambico" (in Italian). Brera Calcio. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Mendonça, Yasmim (31 May 2023). "Brera Holdings Expands Reach into European Football Market with Acquisition of Akademija Pandev". Best Stocks. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Пандевци стануваат клуб со најдолго име во Европа!" [Pandev become the club with the longest name in Europe!]. Sport1.mk (in Macedonian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- Akademi Archived 30 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Macedonian)