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Brera Strumica
File:Brera Strumica logo.png
Full nameFudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica
Founded2010; 16 years ago (2010)
GroundBlagoj Istatov Stadium
Capacity9,200
Owner(s)Brera Holdings (90%)
Goran Pandev (10%)
PresidentVančo Stojanov
ManagerMartin Alagjozovski
LeagueMacedonian First League
2024–25Macedonian First League, 9th of 12
Websitebrerastrumica.com

Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica (Macedonian: ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица), commonly known as AP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based in Strumica, which competes in the Macedonian First League.

History

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File:Горан Пандев.jpg
Goran Pandev, the clubs founder.

The club was founded in 2010 as FK Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named.[1] As of 2014, AP Brera has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues and in 2017, the senior team was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in its history.[2]

In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica.[3] In the 2018–19 season they won the Macedonian Football Cup winning beating Makedonija G.P on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Akademija won 4–2 on Penalties 6–4 in aggregate.

In August 2022, Goran Pandev and Italian based side Brera Calcio entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see both sides establish a closer relationship.[4] On 31 May 2023, Akademija Pandev was successfully acquired by Brera Holdings PLC, the holding company of Brera Calcio, with the company receiving 90% of the club's shares.[5] On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.[6]

Emblem's evolution

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Akademija Pandev's logo until 2017
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Akademija Pandev's logo until 2023
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Sports Center "Pandev", home of AP Brera.
File:Стадион Младост Струмица.jpg
Stadium Blagoj Istatov (also known as Stadion Mladost)

Home ground

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AP Brera plays its home games at its very own Sports Center "Pandev". Opened in 2020, it has a single pitch with a single 1,500 seating capacity stand, and is also equipped with a hotel and the club's administrative facilities. It is also where its youth categories play and train.


Mladost Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Strumica, Republic of North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the stadium's capacity is 6,500 spectators. With the last reconstruction in 2017 the stadium has a capacity of 9,200 seats, and it is a third-class field in accordance with UEFA standards. It meets the conditions for a high-ranking competition and is the second such stadium in the country.

Honours

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Recent seasons

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Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
2014–15 OFL Strumica ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st ↑
2015–16 3. MFL East 22 20 2 0 94 6 62 1st ↑
2016–17 2. MFL 27 21 3 3 69 24 66 1st ↑ R2
2017–18 1. MFL 36 10 12 14 43 47 42 6th SF Zoran Baldovaliev 14
2018–19 1. MFL 36 17 7 12 45 35 58 3rd W Ljupcho Doriev 16
2019–201 1. MFL 23 7 7 9 20 20 28 7th N/A Europa League QR1 Marko Rajković 4
2020–21 1. MFL 33 12 5 16 32 36 41 7th RU Mario Krstovski 7
2021–22 1. MFL 33 19 7 7 55 32 64 2nd R2 Martin Mirčevski 16
2022–23 1. MFL 30 6 10 14 34 38 28 9th QF Europa Conference League QR1 Kristijan Velinovski 6
2023–24 1. MFL 33 11 9 13 34 33 42 7th QF Đorđe Ivković 8
2024–25 1. MFL 33 9 7 17 41 56 34 9th SF Martin Gjorgievski
Đorđe Ivković 		9

1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[7]

European record

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As of 14 July 2022

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–3 0–3 0–6
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Poland Lechia Gdańsk 1–2 1–4 2–6
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Players

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Current squad

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As of 12 September 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Slave Vrgov
3 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Andrej Velkov
5 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Marko Stojilevski
6 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Stefan Naumcheski
7 FW File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Nikola Velichkovski
8 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Mile Todorov
9 FW File:Flag of Gabon.svg GAB Fahd Ndzengue
11 FW File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Igor Ristov
14 MF File:Flag of Djibouti.svg DJI Warsama Hassan
15 DF File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG Manuel Cuestas (on loan from Vardar)
20 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Zoran Ivanovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Filip Antovski (captain)
22 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Filip Mihailov
23 MF File:Flag of The Gambia.svg GAM Foday Trawally
30 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Andrej Arizankoski
31 DF File:Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Luka Luković
77 FW File:Flag of Mali.svg MLI Hadji Dramé
88 MF File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg BIH Emrah Makić
99 FW File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Kire Stojanov
— GK File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Daniel Dikovski
— DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Mihail Milevski

Youth players

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Players from the U19 Youth Team that have been summoned with the first team in the current season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Mario Mitrev
16 DF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Kamencho Andonovski
17 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Gabriel Taleski
18 FW File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Matej Sejmenov
19 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Viktor Delov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD David Iloski
28 FW File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Ivan Shirikj
90 GK File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Metodi Davchev
91 MF File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKD Ivan Tanchev

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Notable players

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Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:

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