KK Vardar

KK Vardar (Macedonian: КК Вардар) is a North Macedonian basketball club based in Skopje. Established in 1947, the team has won the Macedonian championship seven times.

For another club, see KK Vardar Osiguruvanje.
KK Vardar
NicknameRed Black Army
LeaguesMacedonian First League
Founded1947 (1947)
HistoryVardar
(1947-2002)
Vardar Imperijal
(2002-2004)
Vardar Osiguruvanje
(2004-2008)
Vardar 2000
(2008-2010)
Vardar
(2010-present)
ArenaSRC Kale
Capacity4,300
LocationSkopje, North Macedonia
Team colorsRed and Black
         
PresidentVlado Voinovski
Head coach Darko Radulović
Championships1 Macedonian Cup
Websitekkvardar.mk

History

In 1945 first basketball team of Macedonia named KK Makedonija played its first game as official champions of Macedonia. Next year in 1946 they won the championship again for the second time. In the season 1947 the club transformed and joined the newly made Sports Association Vardar same as the Football team FK Makedonija. So the club KK Vardar was founded on 27 July 1947 and changed its name from Makedonija to Vardar. For many Years Vardar competed in the Macedonian league with success being in the top 5. In 1990 Vardar won his 7th title Champion of Macedonia [1]. The 2000 were come back on the big stage for Vardar. They were second 2 times and 3 times third. They won the Macedonian Cup in 2007 beating KK Strumica 73-66 in the final. [2]

Arenas
The Arena Kale, home arena of KK Vardar

KK Vardar plays its home matches at Fortress Arena, a multi-functional indoor sports arena. Kale means Fortress Citadel, named after the Skopje's Fortress, located right next to the Arena. The capacity of the hall is 4,300 spectators built in 1970. The arena is also known as “Macedonian handball fortress”. The hall is mainly used for handball, although it is suitable for matches in others sports: boxing, wrestling, basketball, volleyball, and music concerts.

Honours

Domestic achievements
Champion (7): 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1952–53, 1968–69, 1980–81, 1989–90
Runner-up (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
Third place (3): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Winners(1): 2007

Players

Current roster
KK Vardar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 2 Krstevski, Damjan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1999-06-30)30 June 1999
PG 4 Stanimirović, Mile 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999
7 Jovanovski, Stefan 18 – (2002-04-24)24 April 2002
G 8 Bajram, Husein 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2002-01-19)19 January 2002
PF 9 Dunhour, Micah 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1993-01-05)5 January 1993
G 10 Ivanović, Igor (C) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 26 – (1993-11-15)15 November 1993
PG 11 Prowell, Junious 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 26 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993
C 15 Kone, Sidiki 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – (2001-01-21)21 January 2001
PF 19 Radoš, Dino 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991
23 Ivanov, Danail 17 – (2002-12-28)28 December 2002
PG 77 Tašovski, Viktor 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 18 – (2001-11-22)22 November 2001
G Lefkoski, Vojče 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1991-03-08)8 March 1991
SF Mihajloski, Pavle 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
G Petkov, Marin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2003-02-20)20 February 2003
PF Atanasov, Pavel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 17 – (2003-07-21)21 July 2003
Head coach
  • Aleksandar Jovančev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aleksandar Ašadanov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DL) Double-licence player
  • Injured
Updated: 2018-10-19

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Sidiki Kone
PF Dino Radoš Micah Dunhour Stefan Jovanovski Pavel Atanasov
SF Damjan Krstevski Danail Ivanov Husein Bajram
SG Igor Ivanović Marin Petkov
PG Junious Prowell Mile Stanimirović Viktor Tašovski

Notable former players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References
  1. "KK VARDAR SKOPJE basketball team History".
  2. []
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