FK Teteks

History

Tetovo is a city with one of the oldest football tradition in Macedonia. The football club Ljuboten was formed in the distant 1910s and, together with Vardar, were the oldest clubs in the Macedonia. Numerous Tetovo residents paraded through the ranks of this club, instilling a love for this sport among the population and leading football to quickly become the most important side job in the world and in the Tetovo region. In 1946, there was a club from Tetovo called Šar Tetovo, and it competed in the Macedonian Republic League and Macedonian Cup. It won the Macedonian Cup two times in 1948 and 1950, and was successful in the Macedonian League. However, it was dissolved after a few years, mostly because of financial difficulties. Not much long after this, a new club was founded on the base of FK Šar, named Tekstilec.The founder of FK Teteks is the Woollen Mill Teteks and because of this they are known as "Štofari" (Tailors).

In 1953, just two years into the existence of the Woollen Mill "Todor Tsipovski-Mergjan" known as "Teteks", on February 18, 1953, at the initiative of Andro Jankovski, then commercial director of the Mill, and the famous sports worker and football enthusiast Aleksandar Apostolov, the Football Club TEXTILEC was formed within the Mill.The formation of Tekstilec, which would bear this name until 1961, when it was renamed FC Teteks, was conditioned by the need, as it was said at the time, for the development of sports among the employs. They were in the shadow of the older club FK Ljuboten (formed in 1919). FK Ljuboten's squad was full with homegrown players from Tetovo, while Teteks had the capability to attract the best players from Macedonia and wider from the former Federation.The 1950s were a boom year for football in the city beneath the Shar Planina Mountains. Matches between local rivals Tekstilec and Ljuboten always attracted large crowds to the old city stadium, which was then new, surrounded by walls and with a concrete stand built in 1952.These were real sporting events for the city and the surrounding area, which were the subject of discussions long before they took place and for a long time afterwards. Simply put, the city lived with and for football. Football fans in Tetovo were divided into two camps, and a healthy competition developed between the teams, which inevitably led to a higher quality of the game. They won the Macedonian Republic League on four occasions and along with Vardar, was the only other Macedonian club to have won the Federal EasternFederal Second League containing teams from 3 federal Republics: Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.It was precisely the entry into the First Federal League that would be the occasion for the start of the construction of the new City Stadium, as the home of Teteks. The stadium began to be built in 1981 at the initiative of The General Director of the Teteks Combine, Stojan Gjorceski, and it is the combine that will participate with 90% in financing the construction of the new stadium, which since its completion in 1984 has become the home of the Teteks Football Club.

Teteks played in the inaugural Macedonian First League, but finished 17th and were relegated. The club was bought by a German concern UFA Media Group with Braco Vujchik as chairman. After winning the Macedonian Second League in 2009, they were promoted back to the top level of Macedonian football, for the 2009/2010 season. Teteks claimed their first Macedonian Football Cup in 2010 and in the summer made their European debut in the UEFA Europa League. In 2013, Teteks made history by becoming the first relegated team in Macedonia to win the national Cup.

Derby of Tetovo – Tetovo's big derby match used to take place between FK Teteks, whose fans are working class, and FK Ljuboten, whose fans are the oldest citizens of Tetovo.

At the end of July 2020, teteks management took over the second-division club FK Labunishta in 2011, and moved the club to Tetovo. According to the move, the club is scheduled to be named Labunishta 2011, in the first half of the season and Tetek 1953, in the second half of the season.

Teteks Arena

The City Park Stadium is the home ground of FK Teteks. Its built by Teteks Confection Company the owners of FK Teteks Football club. Its last expansion is done in 1980. The Arena has a capacity of 12 000 seats with one fully covered stand .

Honours

Macedonia SR Macedonia Champions (4): ::[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] 1st: 1965, 1969, 1974, 1985 :: 2nd League SR Macedonia Federal Second league: ::[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] 1st: 1981

Macedonia Macedonian Second League: ::[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] 1st: 2009

Macedonia SR Macedonia Cup Winners (6): ::[[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] 1st: 1948,1950,1978, 1982, 2010, 2013 ::[[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] 2nd:2011, 2015

Macedonia Macedonian Supercup: ::[[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] 2nd: 2013

Recent seasons

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

Teteks in Europe

Current squad

Historical list of coaches

• MKD Toni Jakimovski (2008 – Jun 2011)
• MKD Dragi Setinov (29 Jul 2011 – 24 Sep 2012)
• MKD Gjorgji Todorovski (25 Sep 2012 – 19 Mar 2013)
• MKD Gorazd Mihajlov (19 Mar 2013 - 31 Jul 2013)
• MKD Zoran Smileski (Jul 2013 – May 2014)
• MKD Zoran Boshkovski (interim) (7 May 2014 - Jun 2014)
• MKD Dobrinko Ilievski (1 Jul 2014 - 4 Sep 2014)
• MKD Gjorgji Todorovski (Sep 2014 - Mar 2015)
• MKD Gorazd Mihajlov (19 Mar 2015 – 30 Jun 2015)
• MKD Ivica Jovanoski (2016–17)
• MKD Miroslav Jakovljević (2018–)
• MKD Gjorgji Todorovski (2019 -)

Supporters

The supporters of FK Teteks are named Vojvodi (Dukes) since 28 October 1988. They are also known as Vojvodi Jug (South Dukes) because their home side tribune is on the south side. The Vojvodi's well-known motto is "Со Верба Во Бог – Војводи До Гроб" (With trust in God, Dukes until the grave). They have a great relations with FK Vardar fans, Komiti Skopje.

References

References

1. (18 February 2018). "ФК Тетекс денеска слави 65 години".
2. "Teteks hold on to lift Macedonian Cup".
3. "Teteks wins Macedonian Cup".
4. (22 July 2020). "Тетекс се фузираше со Лабуништа, се враќа во Втора лига".
5. (22 July 2020). "Тетекс се враќа во ВМФЛ, договори фузија со Лабуништа".
6. (4 June 2020). "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија.
7. [http://macedonianfootball.com/dobrinko-ilievski-leaves-teteks/ Dobrinko Ilievski leaves Teteks] {{Webarchive. link. (6 June 2020 – Macedonian Football)
8. "Интервју: Војводи Тетово".