FC AP Brera Strumica

{{short description|Macedonian association football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Brera Strumica | image = Brera Strumica logo.png | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica | founded = {{Start date and age|2010}} | ground = Blagoj Istatov Stadium | capacity = 9,200 | owner = Brera Holdings (90%) Goran Pandev (10%) | manager = Martin Alagjozovski | league = Macedonian Second League | season = 2025–26 | position = Macedonian First League, 9th of 12 (relegated) | pattern_la1 = _sassuolo1617h | pattern_ra1 = _sassuolo1617h | pattern_sh1 = _sassuolo1617h | pattern_so1 = _sassuolo1617h | leftarm1 = 16603f | body1 = 16603f | rightarm1 = 16603f | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = 16603f | pattern_b1 = _sassuolo1617h | pattern_la2 = _blueborder | pattern_b2 = _blueshoulders | pattern_ra2 = _blueborder | pattern_sh2 = _blue stripes | pattern_so2 = _bluetop | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | website = {{URL|https://brerastrumica.com/}} | chairman = Vančo Stojanov | chrtitle = President }}

'''Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica''' ({{langx|mk|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== thumb|left|Goran Pandev, the clubs founder. The club was founded in 2010 as '''FK Akademija Pandev''' by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named.<ref name="macedonianfootball">{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/team/akademija-pandev/|title=Macedonian Football | Akademija Pandev - Macedonian Football|publisher=macedonianfootball.com|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8417:akademija-pandev-wins-historic-1mfl-promotion&catid=1:domestic&Itemid=63|title=Akademija Pandev wins historic 1.MFL promotion|publisher=MacedonianFootball.com|date=22 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/akademija-pandev-switches-stadium/|title=Akademija Pandev switches stadium|publisher=MacedonianFootball.com|date=16 February 2018|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brera is global: da Pandev al Mozambico |url=https://brerafc.com/it/brera-is-global-da-pandev-al-mozambico/ |publisher=Brera Calcio |access-date=22 June 2023 |language=it |archive-date=22 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622033903/https://brerafc.com/it/brera-is-global-da-pandev-al-mozambico/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendonça |first=Yasmim |date=31 May 2023 |title=Brera Holdings Expands Reach into European Football Market with Acquisition of Akademija Pandev |url=https://beststocks.com/brera-holdings-expands-reach-into-european-fo/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=Best Stocks |language=en-US}}</ref> On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to '''FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport1.mk/fudbal/domashno-prvenstvo/od-deneska-i-oficijalno-strumichani-se-rebrendiraa-vo-akademija-pandev |title=Пандевци стануваат клуб со најдолго име во Европа! |trans-title=Pandev become the club with the longest name in Europe! |website=Sport1.mk |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=22 January 2025 |language=mk}}</ref>

===Emblem's evolution=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | 165px|thumbnail|Akademija Pandev's logo until 2017 | 165px|thumbnail|Akademija Pandev's logo until 2023 |}

==Home ground== 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==

*'''{{Flagicon|Macedonia}} Macedonian First League''' **''Runners-up (1):'' 2021–22 *'''{{Flagicon|Macedonia}} Macedonian Second League''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2016–17 * '''{{Flagicon|North Macedonia}}Macedonian Third Football League East''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2015–16 *'''{{Flagicon|Macedonia}} Macedonian Football Cup''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2018–19 **''Runners-up (1):'' 2020–21

==Recent seasons== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%" |- !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=9|League !rowspan=2 width="30"|Cup !rowspan=2 colspan=2 width="200"|European competitions !colspan=2 width="220"|Top goalscorer |- !Division !width="25"|P !width="25"|W !width="25"|D !width="25"|L !width="25"|F !width="25"|A !width="25"|Pts !width="40"|Pos !Player !Goals |- |2014–15 |OFL Strumica |? |? |? |? |? |? |? |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑ | | | | | |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |2015–16 |3. MFL East |22 |20 |2 |0 |94 |6 |62 |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑ | | | | | |- |2016–17 |2. MFL |27 |21 |3 |3 |69 |24 |66 |bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1st ↑ |R2 | | | | |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |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 |bgcolor="gold"|W | | |Ljupcho Doriev |16 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |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 |bgcolor="silver"|RU | | |Mario Krstovski |7 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |2021–22 |1. MFL |33 |19 |7 |7 |55 |32 |64 |bgcolor="silver"|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 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |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 |9 |-bgcolor=#EEEEEE |2025–26 |1. MFL |33 |10 |10 |13 |46 |56 |40 |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|9th ↓ |R1 | | |Fahd Ndzengue |8 |}

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ffm.mk/vonredna-sednica-na-upraven-odbor-na-fudbalska-federacija-na-makedonija-prekin-na-natprevaruvachkata-sezona-20192020|title=Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020|publisher=Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија|date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

==European record==

''As of 14 July 2022'' {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Agg. |- | 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | {{flagicon|BIH}} Zrinjski Mostar |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–6''' |- | 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | {{flagicon|POL}} Lechia Gdańsk |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4 |bgcolor="#FFDDDD" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–6''' |}

;Notes * '''QR''': Qualifying round

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|12 September 2025}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=Slave Vrgov}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Andrej Velkov}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Kamencho Andonovski}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=Leonardo Petrović}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Mile Todorov}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Nikola Velichkovski}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Kire Stojanov}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Igor Ristov}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Ivan Tanhev}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Zoran Ivanovski}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=SRB|pos=DF|name=Luka Luković}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Filip Mihailov}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Marko Stojilevski}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=MWI|pos=FW|name=Kouadio Yann Kouakou}} {{Fs player|no=26|pos=MF|nat=MKD|name=Gjorgji Doshev}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=DJI|pos=MF|name=Warsama Hassan}} {{fs player|no=32|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Filip Antovski|other={{small|captain}}}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Andrej Arizankoski}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=BIH|pos=MF|name=Emrah Makić}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=David Illoski}} {{Fs player|no=91|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Bojan Velkov}} {{Fs player|no=98|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=Daniel Dikovski}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Gabriel Taleski}} {{Fs end}}

===Youth players=== Players from the U19 Youth Team that have been summoned with the first team in the current season.

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Mario Mitrev}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Viktor Delov}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Ivan Tanchev}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Matej Sejmenov}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Ivan Shirikj}} {{Fs player|no=41|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=Metodi Davchev}} {{fs player|no=82|nat=MKD|pos=GK|name=David Iloski}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}

===Notable players=== Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are: ;* Jani Atanasov ;* Bojan Dimoski ;* Ljupcho Doriev ;* Dimitar Mitrovski ;* Sashko Pandev ;* Vanche Shikov ;* Aco Stojkov

<gallery class="center" widths="150"> File:Vanče Šikov 2011.jpg|Vanche Shikov File:Сашко Пандев2 (cropped).jpg|Sashko Pandev File:Љупче Дориев фудбалер.jpg|Ljupcho Doriev File:20170621 Admira Wacker vs Vardar Skopje Aco Stojkov DSC 6107.jpg|Aco Stojkov </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://macedonianfootball.com/team/akademija-pandev/ Club info at MacedonianFootball] {{in lang|en}} *[http://ffm.mk/ Football Federation of Macedonia] {{in lang|mk}} *[http://akademijapandev.mk/ Akademi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030224858/http://akademijapandev.mk/ |date=30 October 2019 }} {{in lang|mk}}

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