FK Sileks
Full nameFudbalski klub Sileks Kratovo / Фудбалски клуб Силекс Кратово
Nickname(s)Кратовци (Kratovo Boys)
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
GroundGradski stadion Sileks
Capacity1,800
ChairmanMite Andonovski
ManagerGorazd Mihajlov
LeagueMacedonian First League
2022–23Macedonian First League, 4th
WebsiteClub website

FK Sileks (Macedonian: ФК Силекс) is a football club based in Kratovo, North Macedonia, who play in the Macedonian First 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 the top level from the start until their relegation in 2013. In the 90s, they won three league titles (including a record five time runners-up) and two national cups.[1]

After 24 years, Sileks managed to win the Macedonian Cup for the third time in 2021. Beating Akademija Pandev 3-2 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw.

Stadium

City 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

Recent seasons

Season League Cup European competitions
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
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
2019–201 1. MFL 23 10 6 7 24 21 36 2nd N/A
2020–21 1. MFL 33 10 6 17 36 45 36 9th ↓ W Champions League
Europa League 		QR1
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2021–22 2. MFL West 27 20 6 1 55 9 66 1st ↑ RU Conference League QR1
2022–23 1. MFL 30 13 9 8 41 34 48 4th SF

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[2]

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 Hungary Vác FC Samsung 3–1 1–1 4–2
R1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 0–3 2–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup PR Iceland ÍA Akranes 1–0 0–2 1–2
1997–98 UEFA Champions League QR1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 0–3 1–3
1998–99 UEFA Champions League QR1 Belgium Club Brugge 0–0 1–2 1–2
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 1–3 3–4
2004–05 UEFA Cup QR1 Slovenia Maribor 0–1 1–1 1–2
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–2 3–4 4–6
2016–17 UEFA Europa League QR1 Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–2 1–3 2–5
2020–21 UEFA Champions League QR1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ — 0–4 —
UEFA Europa League QR2 Kosovo Drita 0–2 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League QR1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 0–1 1–2

Players

Current squad

As of 4 February 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
1 GK North Macedonia MKD Daniel Bozhinovski
2 MF North Macedonia MKD Andrej Richkov
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Bojan Rajkov
4 MF North Macedonia MKD David Manasievski
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Gjorgje Djekov
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muharem Trako
7 FW North Macedonia MKD Antonio Kalanoski
8 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Milosavljević
9 FW North Macedonia MKD David Mateski
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Leonid Ignatov
11 MF The Gambia GAM Ousman Marong
12 GK North Macedonia MKD Matej Andov
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF North Macedonia MKD Gligorche Efremov
14 MF North Macedonia MKD Igor Janevski
16 MF North Macedonia MKD Viktor Serafimovski
18 MF North Macedonia MKD Darko Angjeleski
19 FW North Macedonia MKD Marko Gjorgjievski
20 DF North Macedonia MKD Dimitrij Poposki
22 FW North Macedonia MKD Panche Petrov
23 DF North Macedonia MKD Kristijan Eftimov
24 MF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Lazarevikj
25 GK North Macedonia MKD Ljupche Djekov
26 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Nikolić
29 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Šubert

Historical list of coaches

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2013)

References

  1. ^ "Macedonia – List of Final Tables". Igor Kramarsic and Goran Mancevski. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

External links

Macedonian First Football League
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