Belasica made a little surprise and won the XX edition of the “Vuko Karov” tournament, by defeating Rabotnichki with 2:0 and Tikvesh with 1:0. photo by PhotoKav: the winning team posing with the trophy In contrast to the previous years when the tournament was held in winter, the 2019 edition of “Vuko Karov” was held
The 20th edition of Macedonia’s most prestigious tournament will take place on Saturday, the 3rd of August, with Tikvesh, Belasica and Rabotnichki fighting for the trophy. photo by GFK Tikvesh Kavadarci: official poster of the tournament Same as last year and like many editions before, the tournament will be played using the Italian system. The
Several Macedonian clubs from the top two leagues already started preparing for the second half-season. Most of them had their first training session in snowy conditions. photos by each team, except for Pobeda (by Stojan Dimoski) & Bregalnica (by Shtipski Asovi)
Five new players have so far joined Rabotnichki among which well-known Dejan Blazhevski and Bazhe Ilijoski, two Bulgarian players (midfielder and defender) as well as a Brazilian winger. photo by FK Rabotnichki Skopje: Emil Viyachki, Juninho, Dejan Blazevski & Nikolay Dyulgerov (from L to R) Left winger Dejan Blazhevski joins center forward Bazhe Ilijoski as
Macedonian football has been rising in recent times. The rise has been necessitated by different factors including massive investment into club football by the sponsors, development of more robust youth academies, and the exposure of Macedonian players to other big European clubs. The rise of Macedonian football has had a ripple effect on football clubs
Gjore Jovanovski is not head coach of Rabotnichki anymore as in a deal with the club’s board decided to terminate the contract on mutual agreement. photo by FK Rabotnichki: Jovanovski at Rabotnichki’s bench Jovanovski took over the Club Hero in April this year and successfully lead them into the Europa League qualifications where got eliminated
Both Rabotnichki and Shkupi got eliminated from the Europa League. Shkupi had a mountain to climb after the 2:0 defeat in Scotland, but at least played a draw against Rangers in Skopje, while Rabotnichki despite winning in the first leg suffered a disaster in Hungary. photo by Budapest Honvéd FC: moment into the first half
A minimal win with a goal conceded for Rabitnichki in the first leg in the Europa League match up with Hungarian side Honvéd. photo by Filip Zdraveski: Honvéd attacking in the first half Equal start from both sides with no chances in the opening 15 minutes. Rabotnichki controlled the play without letting the Hungarian oпponent
Shkendija, Vardar, Rabotnichki and Shkupi have all finished playing friendly test matches as their European summer starts on Tuesday. This is the roundup of their results. photo by KF Shkendija: moment of the match against Osijek Champions League participants Shkendija played only three friendly games during their preparations in Slovenia recording a draw and two
Only Vardar got an opponent that they could eliminated. Shkupi got the worst possible draw in Scottish giants Rangers, while Rabotnichki was paired with Hungarian side Honvéd. The draw for the first qualifying round in the new season of the Europa League took place today in the Swiss town of Nyon. And it was not