FK Ljuboten
FK Ljuboten (Macedonian: ФК Љуботен) is a North Macedonian football club based in Tetovo. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League (West Division).
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Full name | Fudbalski Klub Ljuboten Фудбалски Клуб Љуботен | ||
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Nickname(s) | Plavi/Плави ("The Blues") | ||
Founded | 28 March 1919 | ||
Ground | AMS Sportski Centar Tetovo | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | Pero Jovanovski | ||
Manager | Igor Saveski | ||
League | Macedonian Third League (West) | ||
2018–19 | 6th | ||
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History
Founded in 1919, FK Ljuboten is the oldest club in North Macedonia.[1] FK Ljuboten was based in northern Tetovo, built and supported by the locals. The name was derived from the mountain peak of the Šar Mountains, Ljuboten. Through most of the football period under both the Kingdom and Socialist Yugoslavia, the club relied on local talent and were funded by the locals and the city of Tetovo. For the 100th birthday of the club, they joined the Club of Pioneers.
Rivalry
FK Ljuboten's rival is FK Teteks. The rivalry reflected the social and class differences of the respective club's supporters. Ljuboten's supporters are the oldest locals of Tetovo and consisted predominantly of Albanians and also Macedonians.[2] Teteks supporters were the working class, as the club was founded by the Teteks company and had supporters from Macedonians in Tetovo and all around North Macedonia.
Recent seasons

Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||
1992–93 | 2. MFL | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 32 | 53 | 1st ↑ | |
1993–94 | 1. MFL | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 30(−3) | 5th | QF |
1994–95 | 1. MFL | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 34 | 13th | R1 |
1995–96 | 1. MFL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 87 | 19 | 15th ↓ | QF |
1996–97 | 2. MFL West | 29 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 84 | 6(−3) | 16th ↓ | R1 |
1997–98 | 3. MFL North-Polog | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
1998–99 | 3. MFL North-Polog | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
1999–00 | 3. MFL North-Polog | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2000–01 | 3. MFL North | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2001–02 | 3. MFL North | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2002–03 | 3. MFL North | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2003–04 | 4. OFL Tetovo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2004–05 | 4. OFL Tetovo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2005–06 | 4. OFL Tetovo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2006–07 | 4. OFL Tetovo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
2007–08 | 3. MFL West | 18 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
2008–09 | 3. MFL West | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 39 | 45 | 4th | |
2009–10 | 3. MFL West | 28 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 59 | 2nd | |
2010–11 | 3. MFL West | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 17 | 44 | 2nd | |
2011–12 | 3. MFL West | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 59 | 3rd | R1 |
2012–13 | 3. MFL West | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 40 | 8th | R1 |
2013–14 | 3. MFL West | FFM expelled Ljuboten from the league[3] | ↓ | R1 | ||||||
2014–15 | 4. OFL Tetovo | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 5th | |
2015–16 | 4. OFL Tetovo | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 5th | R1 |
2016–17 | 4. OFL Tetovo | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 28 | 3rd | R1 |
2017–18 | 4. OFL Tetovo | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 40 | 1st ↑ | |
2018–19 | 3. MFL West | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 31 | 6th | |
References
- "Ljuboten".
- "The Collapse of the Oldest Macedonian Football Club". 11 April 2011.
- Zdraveski, Filip (21 October 2013). "Ljuboten expelled from 3rd League (Wild) West". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
External links
- FK Ljuboten Blog (in Macedonian)
- FK Ljuboten Facebook (in Macedonian)
- Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)