FK_Struga
FC Struga
Football club
FC Struga Trim-Lum (Macedonian: ФК Струга Трим-Лум, Albanian: KF Struga Trim-Lum) is a football club based in Struga, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
| Full name | Football club Struga Trim-Lum | ||
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| Founded | 2015; 9 years ago (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 | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in August 2015 by the well-known company in the field of construction and real estate, "Trim & Lum". As a serious and very ambitious project, from the very beginning, FC Struga started with preparations according to the most modern standards, despite the fact that the competitions started from the Fourth League, or as it is otherwise known, the Municipal League.[1]
In the 2016–17 season the club finished first place in the Third League which allowed them to directly gaining promotion in the Macedonian Second League and also winning the Cup of OFS Struga.
On 28 November 2017 they won Independence Cup, a competition which took place in Korçë, Albania. In the semi-finals they won against KF Tirana (1–0) with a header scored from Migjen Sherifi and in the final they won against KF Otranti from Ulcinj after the penalty shootout (4–1).
On 7 May 2023, the club won the 2022-23 Macedonian First Football League championship after a 3:0 win over FK Sileks.[2]
Macedonian First League
- Macedonian Second League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Macedonian Third League
- Winners (1): 2016–17
| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
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1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[3]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 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 |
- Notes
- PO: Play-off
- QR: Qualifying round
Current squad
- As of 6 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- As of 20 August 2019[4]
| Current technical staff | |
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| Position | Name |
| Head coach |  Shpëtim Duro |
| 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 |
- "History of FC Struga Trim & Lum". fcstruga.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- "Struga is first time champion of Macedonia". Kris Ninkovski. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "F.C. STRUGA (kryesia e klubit)" [F.C. STRUGA (the club headship)] (in Albanian). FC Struga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- FC Struga on Facebook (in Albanian)
- Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
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