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KF Bashkimi

Full name	Klubi Futbollistik Bashkimi Kumanovë
Founded	1947
Dissolved	2008
Ground	Gradski stadion Kumanovo
Capacity	7,000
Final season 2007–08	10th
Home colours Away colours

KF Bashkimi (Macedonian:ФК Башкими) was afootball club, which was played in the town ofKumanovo,North Macedonia. The club was dissolved before the2008–09 Macedonian First League season, when they folded due to financial reasons.

A successor club which claims rights to Bashkimi's honours and records was established in 2011 under thesame name. However, they are not legally considered to be successors to the original Bashkimi and the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by theFootball Federation of Macedonia.

The club was founded in 1947 and represented theAlbanian people, living in the city ofKumanovo (the wordBashkimi inAlbanian meansunity). But for the first time in the club's history in 2002/03 season they debuted in theFirst Macedonian League. They played in the league for 5 seasons. A few days before the start of the season 2008/09, despite staying in the competition last season, the club has been terminated because of the huge financial difficulties.^[1]

The best year in the club's history was the season 2004/05, when he finished sixth place in the Macedonian First League and achieved the greatest success in its history, winning theMacedonian Cup. This allowed them to represent the country in the competition withUEFA Cup. In the first qualifying round eliminated theBosnia and Herzegovina clubNK Žepče, winning the first match by forfeit (because was Žepče fielded ineligible player^[2]) and the second leg 1–1 draw away from home. In the second round players of Bashkimi were nevertheless twice as highIsraeli clubMaccabi Petah Tikva 0–5 and 0–6 and were eliminated from further competition.

FK Bashkimi supporters are calledIlirët.

• Macedonian Second League
  • Winners (1):2002–03
• Macedonian Football Cup
  • Winners (1):2004–05

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2005–06	UEFA Cup	QR1	NK Žepče	3–0	1–1	4–1
		QR2	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0–5	0–6	0–11

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