FC Struga

Struga

Full name	Football club Struga Trim-Lum
Founded	2015 (2015)
Ground	Gradska Plazha Stadium
Capacity	800
Chairman	Arbtrim Qyra
Manager	Qatip Osmani
League	Macedonian First League
2023–24	Macedonian First League, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	https://www.fcstruga.com/
Home colours Away colours

FC Struga Trim-Lum (Macedonian: ФК Струга Трим-Лум, Albanian: KF Struga Trim-Lum) is a professional football club based in Struga, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.

History

FC Struga Trim & Lum was founded in August 2015 by the renowned company "Trim & Lum," a leader in the construction and real estate sectors. The club emerged as a serious and ambitious project, committed to building a football team that would adhere to the highest standards, even though they began their journey in the Fourth League, also known as the Municipal League. From the outset, FC Struga invested in modern training methods and professional infrastructure, signaling their intent to rise through the ranks of Macedonian football.

Their efforts bore fruit in the 2016–17 season when the club finished first in the Third League, securing direct promotion to the Macedonian Second League. In the same season, FC Struga also clinched the OFS Struga Cup, marking the beginning of their competitive success.

On 28 November 2017, continuing their winning streak, FC Struga triumphed in the Independence Cup held in Korçë, Albania. The club defeated Tirana 1–0 in the semi-finals, thanks to a header from Migjen Sherifi, and went on to win the final against Otrant-Olympic from Ulcinj after a penalty shoot-out (4–1).

Their breakthrough into the top tier of Macedonian football was cemented in the 2022–23 season when FC Struga won the Macedonian First Football League title for the first time. On 7 May 2023, FC Struga secured the championship following a decisive 3–0 victory over FK Sileks. Demonstrating their dominance, FC Struga successfully defended their title in the 2023–24 season, becoming back-to-back Macedonian First Football League champions, further establishing themselves as a rising force in the league.

Honours

• Macedonian First League
  • Winners (2): 2022–23, 2023–24
• Macedonian Second League
  • Winners (1): 2018–19
• Macedonian Third League
  • Winners (1): 2016–17

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	European competitions		Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Player	Goals
2015–16	OFL Struga	21	18	1	2	52	16	55	1st ↑
2016–17	3. MFL Southwest	26	17	8	1	68	16	59	1st ↑
2017–18	2. MFL West	27	13	6	8	44	30	45	4th	R2
2018–19	2. MFL West	27	15	9	3	42	17	54	1st ↑	R1
2019–201	1. MFL	23	6	7	10	19	28	25	10th	N/A			Hristijan Kirovski	5
2020–21	1. MFL	33	15	12	6	39	24	57	3rd	SF			Marjan Altiparmakovski	7
2021–22	1. MFL	33	12	11	10	33	33	47	6th	SF	Conference League	QR1	Nemanja Bosančić	8
2022–23	1. MFL	30	20	8	2	53	19	68	1st	RU			Besart Ibraimi	19
2023–24	1. MFL	33	20	4	9	56	33	64	1st	R2	Champions League Conference League	QR1 PO	Besart Ibraimi Marjan Radeski	15

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

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1QR	Liepāja	1–4	1–1	2–5
2023–24	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Žalgiris	1–2	0–0	1–2
	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Budućnost Podgorica	1–0	4–3	5–3
		3QR	Swift Hesperange	3–1	1–2	4–3
		PO	Breiðablik	0–1	0–1	0–2
2024–25	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Slovan Bratislava	1–2	2–4	3–6
	UEFA Conference League	2QR	Pyunik	2–1	1–3	3–4

Notes

• PO: Play-off
• QR: Qualifying round

Players

Current squad

As of 23 August 2024

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MKD	Hristijan Stevkovski
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Vlajković
3	DF	MKD	Hadis Tairi
4	DF	MKD	Kire Ristevski
5	DF	MKD	Bojan Ilievski
6	MF	MKD	Stefan Spirovski
7	MF	MKD	Arbi Vosha
8	MF	MKD	Flamur Tairi (captain)
10	MF	MKD	Besmir Bojku
11	MF	MKD	Bunjamin Shabani
12	GK	MKD	Raif Mirseloski
14	FW	MKD	Marjan Radeski
16	DF	MKD	Besart Krivanjeva
17	MF	JPN	Masaaki Takahara

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	MKD	Shaban Zenku
19	MF	MKD	Ard Kasami
21	MF	DEN	Bekim Kamberi
25	FW	MKD	Suhejlj Muharem
28	MF	NGA	Effiong Hogan Ukpa
29	FW	MKD	Hristijan Maleski
31	MF	MKD	Jusuf Kaba
33	FW	BFA	Bassirou Compaoré
45	MF	MKD	Stefan Jevtoski
55	DF	SRB	Sava Radić
90	FW	NGA	Lanre Kehinde
95	GK	BIH	Vedran Kjosevski
99	GK	BIH	Filip Dujmović

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	MKD	Jetmir Bauta (at Karaorman)
—	MF	MKD	Arion Ziba (at Karaorman)

Personnel

As of 20 August 2019

Current technical staff
Position	Name
Head coach	Qatip Osmani
Assistant coaches
	Meriton Gega
	Stefan Meckaroski
	Gjoko Cadoski
Physiotherapist
Erblin Domazeti
Afrim Bojku
Board members
Office	Name
President	Arbtrim Qyra
General director	Besar Isaku
Secretary	Miftar Shaqiri
Security director	Lum Qyra
Coordinator of football school	Eugen Xhila
Information and media officer	Ermir Korca

External links

• FC Struga on Facebook (in Albanian)
• Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
• Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)