FK Sileks

Sileks

Full name	Fudbalski klub Sileks Kratovo
Nickname(s)	Кратовци (Kratovo Boys)
Founded	1965
Ground	Gradski stadion Sileks
Capacity	1,800
Chairman	Stojan Milanov
Manager	Žikica Tasevski
League	Macedonian First League
2015–16	3rd
Home colours Away colours

FK Sileks (Macedonian: ФК Силекс) is a football club based in Kratovo, Republic of Macedonia who play in the Macedonian First League.

History

The club was founded in 1965.

Sileks biggest accomplishment in former Yugoslavia came in the 1989–90 Yugoslav Cup where they reached the quarter-finals. 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 spent their entire history playing there until they were relegated in 2013. The team had its biggest success in the 90's, winning three league titles (including a record five time runners-up) and two national cups.^[1]

Honours

Macedonian First League:

• Winners (3): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
• Runners-up (5): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2003–04

Macedonian Second League:

• Winners (1): 2013–14

Macedonian Republic Cup:

• Winners (2): 1988–89, 1989–90

Macedonian Football Cup:

• Winners (2): 1993–94, 1996–97
• Runners-up (1): 1994–95

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	Other 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		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

Key

1st	2nd	↑	↓
Champions	Runners-up	Promoted	Relegated

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

1. MFL = Macedonian First Football League 2. MFL = Macedonian Second Football League

GS = Group Stage PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Sileks in Europe

UEFA club competition record

Competition	Played	Win	Draw	Lost	For	Against
UEFA Champions League	4	1	1	2	2	5
UEFA Cup/Europa League	8	2	1	5	6	13
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	4	1	1	2	6	8
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	0	2	4	6
Total	18	4	3	11	18	32

Results

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Vác FC Samsung	3–1	1–1	4–2
		R1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	0–3	2–6
1996–97	UEFA Cup	PR	ÍA Akranes	1–0	0–2	1–2
1997–98	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Beitar Jerusalem	1–0	0–3	1–3
1998–99	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Club Brugge	0–0	1–2	1–2
1999–00	UEFA Cup	QR	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	1–3	3–4
2004–05	UEFA Cup	QR1	Maribor	0–1	1–1	1–2
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	1–2	3–4	4–6
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	QR1	Vaduz	1–2	1–3	2–5

Current squad

As of 7 June 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Goran Simov 25 GK Dejan Panovski 27 GK Nikola Vujanac GK Milan Mitrović 3 DF Nemanja Ivanov 5 DF Stojan Stojchevski 22 DF Angelche Timovski 23 DF Gjorgje Djonov 34 DF Ivanche Nasevski 44 DF Milan Aleksikj 2 MF Kristijan Filipovski 4 MF Blagoj Gucev 8 MF Andrej Acevski

No. Position Player 10 MF Gjorgji Tanushev 12 MF Darijo Trajanovski 13 MF Valmir Jonuzi 14 MF Gligor Gligorov 15 MF Dušan Mladenović 16 MF Darko Gjurchinovski 17 MF Liridon Ilazi 18 MF Slagjan Mitevski 29 MF Marjan Mickov 9 FW Lutfi Bilali 19 FW Aleksandar Panovski 21 FW Antonio Kalanoski 99 FW Igor Nedeljković

• Players written with italic letters qualify as U21 players in the squad.

Managers

• Zoran Smileski
• Gjoko Hadžievski
• Marjan Sekulovski (2007–09)
• Andon Andovski (2009–12)
• Ljubodrag Milošević (2012)
• Nebojša Petrović (2012–13)
• Trajche Senev (2013–14)
• Zoran Shterjovski (2014–15)
• Momchilo Mitevski (2015–16)
• Zikica Tasevski (2016– )

References

1. "Macedonia – List of Final Tables". Igor Kramarsic and Goran Mancevski.

External links

• Club info at MacedonianFootball (English)
• Football Federation of Macedonia (Macedonian)
• Sileks at Facebook (Macedonian)
• Sileks at UEFA.COM (English)
• Sileks at EUFO.DE (German)
• Sileks at Weltfussball.de (German)