FK Sileks

Sileks
Full name	Fudbalski klub Sileks Kratovo
Nickname(s)	Кратовци (Kratovo Boys)
Founded	1965; 57 years ago
Ground	Gradski stadion Sileks
Capacity	1,800
Chairman	Mite Andonovski
Manager	Goran Simov
League	Macedonian Second League (West)
2020–21	Macedonian First League, 9th (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

FK Sileks (Macedonian: ФК Силекс) is a football club based in Kratovo, North Macedonia who play in the Macedonian Second League.

History[]

The club was founded in 1965.

Sileks biggest accomplishment in 90s came in the Yugoslav Cup where they reached the quarter-final. It was a remarkable achievement considering they defeated both Sarajevo teams, FK Željezničar and FK Sarajevo in back to back rounds. Since the formation of the First Macedonian Football League, they played at top level from the start until their relegation in 2013. Their biggest success happened during the 90s, when they won three league titles (including a record five time runners-up) and two national cups.^[1]

After 24 years finally Silkes managed to win the Macedonian cup. Beating Akademia Pandev on PK 3-2 after scoreless draw 0-0 in 120 mins extra time.

Home ground[]

Stadium Sileks (Macedonian: Градски стадион Силекс-Кратово) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kratovo, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sileks. The stadium holds 1,800 seats.

Sileks Stadium

Honours[]

Macedonian First League:

Winners (3): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Runners-up (6): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2019–20

Macedonian Second League:

Winners (1): 2013–14

Macedonian Republic Cup:

Winners (2): 1988–89, 1989–90

Macedonian Football Cup:

Winners (3): 1993–94, 1996–97, 2020–21
Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Recent seasons[]

Season	League									Cup	European competitions
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	European competitions
1992–93	1. MFL	34	17	6	11	72	50	40	2nd
1993–94	1. MFL	30	18	8	4	56	19	44	2nd	W
1994–95	1. MFL	30	18	6	6	66	28	60	2nd	RU
1995–96	1. MFL	28	21	7	0	74	20	70	1st	R2	Cup Winners' Cup	R1
1996–97	1. MFL	26	19	5	2	83	23	62	1st	W	UEFA Cup	PR
1997–98	1. MFL	25	15	3	7	40	21	48	1st	SF	Champions League	QR1
1998–99	1. MFL	26	17	6	3	66	22	57	2nd	SF	Champions League	QR1
1999–00	1. MFL	26	11	7	8	43	29	40	6th	QF
2000–01	1. MFL	26	14	1	11	52	40	43	5th	R2
2001–02	1. MFL	20	11	2	7	48	35	35	7th	QF
2002–03	1. MFL	33	14	4	15	40	35	46	6th	SF
2003–04	1. MFL	33	20	6	7	67	32	66	2nd	R1
2004–05	1. MFL	33	15	5	12	56	37	51	4th	SF	UEFA Cup	QR1
2005–06	1. MFL	33	10	11	12	54	58	41	9th	SF	Intertoto Cup	R1
2006–07	1. MFL	33	12	5	16	54	50	41	9th	R1
2007–08	1. MFL	33	10	11	12	33	36	41	9th	R2
2008–09	1. MFL	30	9	9	12	38	41	36	7th	QF
2009–10	1. MFL	26	8	8	10	29	33	32	5th	R2
2010–11	1. MFL	33	13	8	12	39	38	47	5th	R2
2011–12	1. MFL	33	13	3	17	42	51	42	6th	R2
2012–13	1. MFL	33	6	5	22	33	61	23	12th ↓	SF
2013–14	2. MFL	29	20	4	5	66	24	64	1st ↑	R2
2014–15	1. MFL	32	10	11	11	33	42	41	5th	R2
2015–16	1. MFL	32	12	8	12	35	40	44	3rd	QF
2016–17	1. MFL	36	11	14	11	41	43	47	6th	QF	Europa League	QR1
2017–18	1. MFL	36	13	11	12	30	37	50	5th	R2
2018–19	1. MFL	36	11	11	14	27	39	44	8th	QF
2019–20	1. MFL	Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]
2020–21	1. MFL	33	10	6	17	36	45	36	9th ↓	W

Sileks in Europe[]

UEFA club competition record[]

Competition	Played	Win	Draw	Lost	For	Against
UEFA Champions League	5	1	1	3	2	9
UEFA Cup/Europa League	8	2	1	5	6	13
UEFA Europa Conference League	2	0	1	1	1	2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	4	1	1	2	6	8
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	0	2	4	6
Total	21	4	4	13	19	38

Results[]

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Vác FC Samsung	3–1	1–1	4–2
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	0–3	2–6
1996–97	UEFA Cup	PR	ÍA Akranes	1–0	0–2	1–2
1997–98	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Beitar Jerusalem	1–0	0–3	1–3
1998–99	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Club Brugge	0–0	1–2	1–2
1999–00	UEFA Cup	QR	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	1–3	3–4
2004–05	UEFA Cup	QR1	Maribor	0–1	1–1	1–2
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	3–4	4–6
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	QR1	Vaduz	1–2	1–3	2–5
2020–21	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Qarabağ	N/A	0–4	N/A
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	QR2	Drita	0–2	N/A	N/A
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	QR1	Petrocub Hîncești	1–1	0–1	1–2

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 19 February 2022

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	MKD	Daniel Bozhinovski
3	DF	MKD	Bojan Rajkov
4	MF	MKD	David Manasievski
5	DF	MKD	Stojan Stojchevski
6	DF	MKD	Arsim Lamallari
7	FW	MKD	Antonio Kalanoski
8	MF	MKD	Blagoja Spirkoski
9	FW	MKD	Sasho Dukov
10	MF	MKD	Burhan Aliji
12	GK	MKD	Hristijan Petkovski
13	MF	MKD	Gjorgji Tanushev


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	MKD	Igor Janevski
15	DF	MKD	Kristijan Dodevski
17	MF	MKD	Filip Stojchevski
18	MF	MKD	Toni Michkovski
19	DF	MKD	Martin Dimoski
20	MF	MKD	Robert Kocev
21	DF	MKD	Joran Serafimovski
22	FW	MKD	Dejan Cvetanoski
23	DF	MKD	Andrej Petkoski
25	GK	MKD	Metodija Velkovski

Historical list of coaches[]

Zoran Smileski (1995 –1998)
Gjoko Hadžievski (1998 –1999)
(1999)
(2000)
(2000 –2001)
Nenad Stavrić (2001 –2002)
Momcilo Mitevski (2002 –2003)
Nebojša Petrović (2003 –Sep 2005)
(Sep 2005 –Jan 2006)
Josip Pirmajer (10 Jan 2006 –Jun 2006)
(Jul 2006 –Feb 2007)
Momcilo Mitevski (4 Mar 2007 –Jun 2007)
Marjan Sekulovski (Jul 2007 –Oct 2008)
(19 Oct 2008 –Jun 2012)
Ljubodrag Milošević (Jul 2012 –Sep 2012)
Nebojša Petrović (4 Oct 2012 –Apr 2013)
(20 Apr 2013 –Jun 2014)
Gordan Zdravkov (Jul 2014 –Dec 2014)
(Jan 2015 –Jun 2015)
Momchilo Mitevski (Jul 2015 –May 2016)
Gordan Zdravkov (Jun 2016 –Jul 2016)
Zikica Tasevski (25 Oct 2016 –30 Sep 2018)
Goran Simov (Apr 2019 –)

References[]

^ "Macedonia – List of Final Tables". Igor Kramarsic and Goran Mancevski.
^ "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[]

Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
Sileks at Facebook (in Macedonian)
Sileks at UEFA.COM (in English)
Sileks at EUFO.DE (in German)
Sileks at Weltfussball.de (in German)

[1] "Macedonia – List of Final Tables". Igor Kramarsic and Goran Mancevski.

[2] "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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[2]

v t Macedonian Second Football League teams
East	Belasica Bratstvo 07 Detonit Kit-Go Kozhuf Lokomotiva (G) Osogovo Pobeda Sasa Sloga 1934
West	Besa (DD) Gostivar Kadino Korabi Ohrid Sileks Teteks Vardar Veleshta Voska Sport

v t Macedonian First Football League
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
2021–22 teams	Akademija Pandev Borec Bregalnica Makedonija GP Pelister Rabotnichki Renova Shkëndija Shkupi Skopje Struga Tikvesh
Former teams	11 Oktomvri Balkan Bashkimi Belasica Bregalnica (D) Cementarnica 55 Drita Gorno Lisiche Gostivari Karaorman Kozhuf Kumanovo Ljuboten Madjari Solidarnost Metalurg Milano Mladost (CD) Napredok Ohrid Osogovo Pobeda (1941) Pobeda (2010) Rudar Sasa Sileks Sloga Jugomagnat Teteks Turnovo Vardar Vardarski Vëllazërimi
Associated competitions	Macedonian Cup Supercup Second League Third League UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League