{{Infobox basketball club | name = KK Vardar | logo = KK Vardar.png | imagesize = 150px | nickname = ''Црвено-црниот'' (The Red-Blacks) | leagues = Macedonian First League | founded = {{Start date and age|20 July 1947}} | history = '''Vardar'''<br />(1947–2001)<br />'''Vardar Imperijal'''<br />(2001–2003)<br />'''Vardar 2000'''<br />(2003–2004)<br />'''Vardar Osiguruvanje'''<br />(2004–2008)<br />'''Vardar 2000'''<br />(2008–2010)<br />'''Vardar'''<br />(2010–present) | arena = SRC Kale | capacity = 2,500 | location = Skopje, North Macedonia | colors = Red, black<br /> {{color box|red}} {{color box|black}} | president = Branko Andrievski | coach = Aleksandar Jovančev | website = {{URL|http://kkvardar.mk/}} | championships = '''5''' Macedonian National Leagues<br />'''1''' Macedonian Cup | h_body = 000000 | h_pattern_b = _redstripes | h_shorts = 000000 | h_pattern_s = _redsides | a_body = ffffff | a_pattern_b = _redblack_horizontal | a_shorts = ffffff | a_pattern_s = _redsides }}
'''KK Vardar''' ({{langx|mk|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=ФОРМИРАЊЕ НА КК ВАРДАР |url=http://kkvardar.mk/?page_id=3662 |access-date=28 December 2020 |language=mk|publisher=KK Vardar}}</ref> In the Yugoslav period between 1947 and 1991, Vardar won five Macedonian National League titles (1947, 1953, 1969, 1981, and 1990).<ref>{{cite web |title=ЅВЕЗДИТЕ ВАРДАРОВИ |url=http://kkvardar.mk/?page_id=3668 |publisher=KK Vardar |access-date=28 December 2020 |language=mk}}</ref> During the 2000s, they were runners-up of the Macedonian First League twice, and also lost in the semifinals on three occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/North-Macedonia/KK-Vardar-Skopje/2592?Page=5 |title=KK VARDAR SKOPJE basketball team History }}</ref> They won their first Macedonian Cup in 2007, beating KK Strumica 73–66 in the final.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://vardarfans.mk/index.php/ostanati_sportovi/kkvardar-istorijad | title=КК Вардар историјат ! }}</ref>
==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.<ref name="fiba">{{Cite web|title=Venues|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18b/2018/venues|access-date=28 December 2020|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en}}</ref> The hall was built in 1970 and its total seating capacity is 2,500.<ref name="fiba"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=SRC Kale – Venue Information|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/info/venues/1445/SRC-Kale|access-date=28 December 2020|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>
The hall is mainly used for handball, although it is suitable for events in others sports and music concerts. 300 px|thumb|SRC Kale
==Honours== *'''Macedonian National League''' ''(until 1992)'' :: '''Winners''': 1947, 1953, 1969, 1980–81, 1989–90 *'''Macedonian First League''' ''(since 1992)'' :: 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 *'''Macedonian Cup''' :: '''Winners''': 2007 :: Runners-up: 2005, 2006
==Players== ===Current roster=== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} <section begin=roster />{{Basketball roster header | team=KK Vardar |wt=n|age=y}} <!-- list of players --> {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Milorad | last = Minovski | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=1988 | month=8 | date=8}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Igor | last = Ivanovikj | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=1993 | month=11 | date=15}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Matej |last = Mitrevski | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2007 | month=4 | date=23}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Bogdan |last = Mirkovski | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2002| month=10| date=9}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Andreja |last = Atanasov | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=1997| month= 11| date=18}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Blazho |last = Mitkov | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=1997| month=6| date=27}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Husein|last = Bajram| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2002| month=1| date=19}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Nikola |last = Arsovski| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2004| month=5| date=17}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Luka |last = Marjanovikj | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2007| month=10| date=17}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Sergej |last = Mladenovski| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2006| month=7| date=18}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Angel |last = Stojanov| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2005| month=6| date=23}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Darijan |last = Trajkovski | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2006| month=12| date=3}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Marko |last = Lukanoski| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2006| month=3| date=6}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Ilin |last = Najkov| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2007| month=5| date=9}} {{player3 | num= | nat = MKD | first = Filip |last = Nakov | pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2003| month=9| date=9}} {{player3 | num= | nat = TUR| first = Emir Acar |last = Sarıoğlu| pos= | m= | kgs=| year=2005| month=6| date=23}} <!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = {{player||MKD|Aleksandar Jovančev}} | asst_coach = {{player||MKD|Zlatko Mokrov}} | str_cond = | physio = {{player||MKD|Brankica Perchinkovska}} | team_man = {{player||MKD|Branko Andrievski}} | roster_url = https://kfsm.mk/codeframe/view/page/players?team=149&gender=male&category=1&competition=56 | transaction_url = | accessdate = {{dts|format=dmy|2023|9|29}} | otherlegend = | otherlegend2 = }}
===Notable former players=== {{Basketball notable players criteria}} {{colbegin}} *{{flagicon|MKD}} Goran Samardziev *{{flagicon|MKD}} Goran Dimitrijević *{{flagicon|MKD}} Ivica Dimčevski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Dimitar Mirakovski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Zlatko Gocevski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Darko Radulović *{{flagicon|MKD}} Marjan Gjurov *{{flagicon|MKD}} Darko Zdravkovski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Kiril Pavlovski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Filip Kralevski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Bojan Krstevski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Gjorgji Kočov *{{flagicon|MKD}} Aleksandar Kostoski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Enes Hadžibulić *{{flagicon|MKD}} Aleksandar Sovkovski *{{flagicon|MKD}} Miroslav Despotović *{{flagicon|MKD}} Valmir Kakruki {{colend}}
== See also == * WBC Vardar * FK Vardar (football) * RK Vardar (handball)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://kkvardar.mk/ Official website] *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/FYR-Macedonia/Vardar-Skopje/8432 Team info at EuroBasket]
{{Macedonian First League (basketball)}} {{Yugoslav First Basketball League seasons}} {{Skopje}}
Category:Basketball teams in North Macedonia Category:Sport in Skopje Category:Basketball teams in Yugoslavia Category:Basketball teams established in 1947 Category:1947 establishments in Yugoslavia