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Kumanovo
Full name	Gradski fudbalski klub Kumanovo
Nickname(s)	Црвени (The Reds)
Founded	1924; 100 years ago
Ground	Stadion Dobroshane
League	Macedonian Third League (North)
2022–23	4th
Home colours	Away colours

GFK Kumanovo (Macedonian: ГФК Куманово) is a football club from Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League (North Division).

History edit

Kumanovo's old logo

The club was founded in 1924^[1] and in the 1970–71 season won the Republic League. Since the independence, the club was in the Second League until the 1999–00 season when debuted in the top flight. That season was immediately relegated and after one season in the second division won promotion again, this time lasting for two consecutive seasons. Kumanovo has spent a total of 3 seasons in the 1. MFL and has won the 2. MFL on two occasions. In 2003–04 got relegated into the 3. MFL North and in the 2006–07 season quit participating on half-season. After two seasons the club was reactivated in the local fourth divisional group, but only for two seasons. In 2012–13 a new subject called Kumanovo 2006 emerged, but never managed to get past the Fourth League and after 5 seasons seized to exist.

Kumanovo was reactivated in January 2023 as a result of merger of the clubs Studena Voda from nearby Dobroshane, Kumanovo 2012 and a youth academy Eurosport-Vardar to form GFK Kumanovo.^[2]

Technical staff edit

Former Chairmans edit

Novica Damjanovski^[3]

Historical list of coaches edit

Nikola Ilievski (1990 - 1991)
Pavle Georgievski^[4]
Erkan Jusuf (1999)
Miroslav Jakovljević (2000)
Vlatko Kostov^[5] (2000 - 2002)
Alekso Mackov (2002)
Dragi Kanatlarovski (2002)
Vančo Spasovski (2003)

Players edit

Former players edit

Pavle Georgievski^[4]
Vujadin Stanojković (1985)
Gorazd Mihajlov
Boban Nikolovski (1993–1995)
Vlade Lazarevski (2000–2001)
Esad Cholakovikj (2002–2003)

Honours edit

Macedonian Republic League:

Winners (2): 1949,1971

Macedonian Second League:

Winners (2): 1998–99, 2000–01
Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1997–98

References edit

^ "Kumanovo". macedonianfootball.com. 26 February 2008.
^ "Studena Voda & others fuse to revive Kumanovo". MacedonianFootball.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "Една година му бев кодош на Драган Даравелски". Dnevnik.mk (in Macedonian). 3 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "ИН МЕМОРИАМ – Павле Георгиевски". Dnevnik.mk (in Macedonian). 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Голема криза во кумановските клубови". Vest.com.mk (in Macedonian). 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.