FC Struga Trim-Lum (Macedonian: ФК Струга Трим-Лум, Albanian: KF Struga Trim-Lum) is a professional football club based in Struga, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
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Full name | Football club Struga Trim-Lum | ||
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Founded | 2015 | ||
Ground | Gradska Plazha Stadium | ||
Capacity | 800 | ||
Chairman | Arbtrim Qyra | ||
Manager | Qatip Osmani | ||
League | Macedonian First League | ||
2023–24 | Macedonian First League, 1st of 12 (champions) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in August 2015 by the well-known company in the field of construction and real estate, "Trim & Lum". As a serious and very ambitious project, from the very beginning, FC Struga started with preparations according to the most modern standards, despite the fact that the competitions started from the Fourth League, or as it is otherwise known, the Municipal League.[1]
In the 2016–17 season the club finished first place in the Third League which allowed them to directly gaining promotion in the Macedonian Second League and also winning the Cup of OFS Struga.
On 28 November 2017 they won Independence Cup, a competition which took place in Korçë, Albania. In the semi-finals they won against KF Tirana (1–0) with a header scored from Migjen Sherifi and in the final they won against KF Otranti from Ulcinj after the penalty shootout (4–1).
On 7 May 2023, the club won the 2022-23 Macedonian First Football League championship after a 3:0 win over FK Sileks.[2]
Honours
edit- Macedonian First League
- Macedonian Second League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Macedonian Third League
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Recent seasons
editSeason | League | Cup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
2015–16 | OFL Struga | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 55 | 1st ↑ | |||||
2016–17 | 3. MFL Southwest | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 59 | 1st ↑ | |||||
2017–18 | 2. MFL West | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 45 | 4th | R2 | ||||
2018–19 | 2. MFL West | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 54 | 1st ↑ | R1 | ||||
2019–201 | 1. MFL | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 10th | N/A | Hristijan Kirovski | 5 | ||
2020–21 | 1. MFL | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 57 | 3rd | SF | Marjan Altiparmakovski | 7 | ||
2021–22 | 1. MFL | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 6th | SF | Conference League | QR1 | Nemanja Bosančić | 8 |
2022–23 | 1. MFL | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 68 | 1st | RU | Besart Ibraimi | 19 | ||
2023–24 | 1. MFL | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 64 | 1st | R2 | Champions League Conference League |
QR1 PO |
Besart Ibraimi Marjan Radeski |
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1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[3]
European record
editSeason | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Liepāja | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 |
2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Žalgiris | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Budućnost Podgorica | 1–0 | 4–3 | 5–3 | |
3QR | Swift Hesperange | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
PO | Breiðablik | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Slovan Bratislava | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Pyunik | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
- Notes
- PO: Play-off
- QR: Qualifying round
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 8 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
edit- As of 20 August 2019[4]
References
edit- ^ "History of FC Struga Trim & Lum". fcstruga.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Struga is first time champion of Macedonia". Kris Ninkovski. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "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 20 October 2022.
- ^ "F.C. STRUGA (kryesia e klubit)" [F.C. STRUGA (the club headship)] (in Albanian). FC Struga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
External links
edit- FC Struga on Facebook (in Albanian)
- Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)