KK Vardar

Not to be confused with the basketball club Vardar Osiguruvanje.
KK Vardar
Nickname Red Black Army
Leagues Macedonian First League
Founded 1947
History Vardar
(1947-2002)
Vardar Imperijal
(2002-2004)
Vardar Osiguruvanje
(2004-2008)
Vardar 2000
(2008-2010)
Vardar
(2010-present)
Arena Fortress Arena
Location Skopje, Macedonia
Team colors Red and Black
         
President Vlado Voinovski
Head coach Darko Radulović
Championships 1 Macedonian Cup
Website
Uniforms

KK Vardar (Macedonian: КК Вардар) is a Macedonian basketball club in Skopje.

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.In 1990 Vardar won his third title Champion of Macedonia.[1]

Honours

Domestic Achievements

  • Macedonian Champions (3) -1945, 1946 ,1990
  • Macedonian League Regular Season Champion (2)- 2005
  • Macedonian League Finalist (3)- 2005, 2006
  • Macedonian League Semifinals (3)- 2003, 2004, 2007
  • Macedonian Cup Winners (1) - 2007

Current squad 2018/2019

KK Vardar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G Republic of Macedonia Robev, Damjan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997
Republic of Macedonia Kakruki, Valmir 18 – (2000-09-20)20 September 2000
F United States Hairston, Jamarcus 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1994-12-06)6 December 1994
PG United States Prowell, Junious 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Republic of Macedonia Branko Andrievski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2018-07-11

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ "KK VARDAR SKOPJE basketball team History".


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