FK Pelister
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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Pelister Bitola | ||
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| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Ground | Tumbe Kafe Stadium, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Jovko Krstevski | ||
| Manager | Nedžat Husein | ||
| League | Makedonska Prva Liga | ||
| 2007-08 | 3rd | ||
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FK Pelister (Template:Lang-mk) is a football club based in the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League.
History
The club was formed in 1924 under the name Omladina, followed by Pelister and then SK Bitola. After World War II in 1945 the team was renamed back to Pelister and has used that name ever since. The team played in the lower divisions of the former Yugoslavia and were champions of Skopje in 1960, 1961, 1975 and 1982 along with winning the old Skopje Cup in 1990. Their greatest achievement up to date was winning the 2001 Skopje Cup, after which they played in the UEFA Cup. Since the formation of the Skopje Premier League, Pelister has played there in every season up until 2003 when the team fell on hard times caused by financial problems. Former players Mitko Stojkovski and Toni Micevski were able to save the club from collapse a few years later, after taking over the club they brought back stability with the team winning the Skopje Second League tittle in 2005. The team made a successful comeback to the Premier League a year later where they finished 6th and made it to the Skopje Cup semifinal. Some of the best players to come from the Pelister youth system are: Kanatlarovski, Savevski, Kitanovski, Micevski, Stojkovski, Noveski and Hristov. Overall the team is best known for developing some of the best young talents to come from FYROM Skopje .
Achievements
Pelister in Europe
- Q = qualifier
- 1R = first round / 2R = second round / 3R = third round
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | |
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| 2000-01 | Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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CS Hobscheid | 3-1, 1-0 |
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Västra Frölunda IF | 3-1, 0-0 | ||
| 3R | 
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Celta de Vigo | 1-2, 0-3 | ||
| 2001-02 | UEFA Cup | QR | 
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FC St. Gallen | 0-2, 3-2 |
| 2008-09 | UEFA Cup | QR1 | 
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APOEL F.C. | 0-0 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Supporters
FK Pelister supporters are known as Čkembari