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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica | ||
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| Founded | 2010; 15 years ago (2010) | ||
| Ground | Blagoj Istatov Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,200 | ||
| Owner(s) | Brera Holdings (90%) Goran Pandev (10%) | ||
| President | Vančo Stojanov | ||
| Manager | Martin Alagjozovski | ||
| League | Macedonian First League | ||
| 2024–25 | Macedonian First League, 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | brerastrumica | ||
Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica (Macedonian:ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица), commonly known asAP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based inStrumica, which competes in theMacedonian First League.
The club was founded in 2010 asFK Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football playerGoran 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 theMacedonian First League for the first time in its history.[2]
In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games atStadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent withFK 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 sideBrera 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 toFC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.[6]
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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.
Macedonian First LeagueMacedonian Second LeagueMacedonian Third Football League EastMacedonian Football Cup| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[7]
As of 14 July 2022
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Zrinjski Mostar | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Lechia Gdańsk | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:
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