FK Sileks

FK Sileks
Full name	Fudbalski klub Sileks Kratovo / Фудбалски клуб Силекс Кратово
Nickname(s)	Кратери (Kratovo Boys)
Founded	1965; 59 years ago
Ground	Gradski stadion Sileks
Capacity	1,800
Chairman	Mite Andonovski
Manager	Aleksandar Vasoski
League	Macedonian First League
2023–24	Macedonian First League, 5th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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

History

The club was founded in 1965. Sileks’ biggest accomplishment in 90s came in the Yugoslav Cup where they reached the quarter-final. 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 played at the top level from the start until their relegation in 2013. In the 90s, they won three league titles (including a record five time runners-up) and two national cups.^[1]

After 24 years, Sileks managed to win the Macedonian Cup for the third time in 2021. Beating Akademija Pandev 3–2 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw.

Stadium

City Stadium Sileks (Macedonian: Градски стадион Силекс-Кратово) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kratovo, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sileks. The stadium holds 1,800 seats.

Honours

Macedonian First League
- Winners (3): 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98
- Runners-up (6): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2003–04 and 2019–20
Macedonian Second League
- Winners (2): 2013–14 and 2021–22
Macedonian Republic Cup
- Winners (2): 1988–89 and 1989–90
Macedonian Football Cup
- Winners (3): 1993–94, 1996–97 and 2020–21
- Runners-up (2): 1994–95 and 2021–22

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	European competitions
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	European competitions
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	R2	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
2016–17	1. MFL	36	11	14	11	41	43	47	6th	QF	Europa League	QR1
2017–18	1. MFL	36	13	11	12	30	37	50	5th	R2
2018–19	1. MFL	36	11	11	14	27	39	44	8th	QF
2019–20¹	1. MFL	23	10	6	7	24	21	36	2nd	N/A
2020–21	1. MFL	33	10	6	17	36	45	36	9th ↓	W	Champions League Europa League	QR1 QR1
2021–22	2. MFL West	27	20	6	1	55	9	66	1st ↑	RU	Conference League	QR1
2022–23	1. MFL	30	13	9	8	41	34	48	4th	SF
2023–24	1. MFL	33	10	13	10	36	40	43	5th	QF

¹The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.^[2]

Sileks in Europe

UEFA club competition record

Competition	Played	Win	Draw	Lost	For	Against
UEFA Champions League	5	1	1	3	2	9
UEFA Cup/Europa League	8	2	1	5	6	13
UEFA Europa Conference League	2	0	1	1	1	2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	4	1	1	2	6	8
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	0	2	4	6
Total	21	4	4	13	19	38

Results

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Vác FC Samsung	3–1	1–1	4–2
1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	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
2020–21	UEFA Champions League	QR1	Qarabağ	—	0–4	—
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	QR2	Drita	0–2	—	—
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	QR1	Petrocub Hîncești	1–1	0–1	1–2

Players

Current squad

As of 20 July 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MKD	Daniel Bozhinovski
2	MF	MKD	Andrej Richkov
3	DF	MKD	Bojan Rajkov
5	DF	MKD	Gjorge Djekov
6	DF	BIH	Muharem Trako
9	FW	MKD	David Mateski
10	MF	MKD	Leonid Ignatov
11	MF	GAM	Ousman Marong
12	GK	MKD	Matej Andov
13	MF	MKD	Gligorche Efremov
14	MF	MKD	Igor Janevski
18	MF	MKD	Darko Angjeleski
19	FW	MKD	Marko Gjorgjievski


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	MKD	Dimitrij Poposki
23	DF	MKD	Kristijan Eftimov
25	GK	MKD	Ljupche Djekov
26	DF	SRB	Miloš Nikolić
29	DF	SRB	Ivan Šubert
—	DF	MKD	Angelche Timovski
—	MF	MLT	Nikola Braunović
—	MF	MKD	Ilija Donov
—	MF	MKD	Valentin Kochoski
—	FW	BIH	Adi Alić
—	FW	MKD	Darko Dodev
—	FW	MKD	Alen Jasharoski