# FK Borec

FK Borec (Macedonian: ФК Борец) is a football club from Veles, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian Second League.

## History

The club was founded in 1919.
FK Borec played in the Macedonian First League from the 1992–93 through the 1994–95 season.
The club was promoted to the First League again following the 1996–97 season.
It has produced many players, among the best are: Zoran Paunov, Ilčo Borov, Panche Stoilov and Panche Kjumbev.

## Supporters

The supporters group Gemidžii is named after the anarchistic group who have committed the bombings in Thessaloniki on 1903. Earlier, the fans were known as Vampiri (Vampires).

## Honours

* Macedonian Republic League:
** Winners (1): 1989
* Macedonian Second League:
** Winners (2): 1996–97, 2018–19
** Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2017–18
* Macedonian Third League:
** Winners (2): 2012-13, 2023–24
** Runners-up (1): 2016-17

## Recent seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup |
| 1992–93 | 1. MFL | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 12th | |
| 1993–94 | 1. MFL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 24$^{(−3)}$ | 14th | |
| 1994–95 | 1. MFL | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 33 | 15th ↓ | |
| 1995–96 | 2. MFL East | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 61 | 2nd | |
| 1996–97 | 2. MFL East | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 24 | 74 | 1st ↑ | R1 |
| 1997–98 | 1. MFL | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 7th | QF |
| 1998–99 | 1. MFL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 8th | |
| 1999–00 | 1. MFL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 9th | R1 |
| 2000–01 | 1. MFL | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 80 | 13 | 13th ↓ | R2 |
| 2001–02 | 2. MFL | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 12th | R2 |
| 2002–03 | 2. MFL | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 43 | 53 | 9th | R2 |
| 2003–04 | 2. MFL | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 11th ↓ | R1 |
| 2004–05 | 3. MFL South | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | R1 |
| 2005–06 | 3. MFL South | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | R1 |
| 2006–07 | 3. MFL South | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 27 | 7th | PR |
| 2007–08 | 3. MFL South | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 3rd | PR |
| 2008–09 | 3. MFL South | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 22 | 9th ↓ | PR |
| 2009–10 | OFL Veles | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st ↑ | PR |
| 2010–11 | 3. MFL South | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 70 | 28 | 14th | PR |
| 2011–12 | 3. MFL South | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 70 | 22 | 13th | PR |
| 2012–13 | 3. MFL South | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 18 | 75 | 1st ↑ | PR |
| 2013–14 | 2. MFL | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 80 | 14 | 15th ↓ | R1 |
| 2014–15 | 3. MFL South | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 50 | 28 | 5th | PR |
| 2015–16 | 3. MFL South | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 5th | PR |
| 2016–17 | 3. MFL South | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 18 | 63 | 2nd ↑ | PR |
| 2017–18 | 2. MFL East | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 15 | 53 | 2nd | R2 |
| 2018–19 | 2. MFL East | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 17 | 66 | 1st ↑ | R1 |
| 2019–20$^1$ | 1. MFL | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 9th | N/A |
| 2020–21 | 1. MFL | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 9th | R1 |
| 2021–22 | 1. MFL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 66 | 21 | 11th ↓ | R2 |
| 2022–23 | 2. MFL | 30 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 102 | 2 | 16th ↓ | R1 |
| 2023–24 | 3. MFL South | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 13 | 51 | 1st ↑ | PR |
$^1$The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.

## Current squad

    As of 15 February 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MKD | Matej Andov |
| 2 | DF | MKD | Bojan Anishikj |
| 4 | DF | MKD | Sumer Hasan |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Stojan Stojchevski |
| 6 | DF | MKD | Ane Tashevski |
| 7 | MF | MKD | Stefan Ristovski |
| 8 | MF | MKD | Matej Cvetanovski |
| 9 | FW | MKD | Bujar Hajdari |
| 10 | MF | MKD | Kiril Ivanovski |
| 11 | FW | MKD | Josif Manasiev |
| 12 | GK | MKD | David Dimitrievski |
| 14 | MF | MKD | Stojan Petkovski |
| 16 | FW | MKD | Edin Mersovski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | MKD | Stefan Filipovski |
| 18 | FW | MKD | Florent Osmani |
| 19 | FW | MKD | Aleks Mitrov |
| 20 | MF | MKD | Aleksandar Kostov |
| 22 | GK | MKD | Andrej Babunski |
| 23 | MF | MKD | Milan Chichevski |
| 40 | GK | MKD | Aleksandar Joldashev |
| 44 | DF | MKD | Onur Emini |
| 70 | DF | MKD | Damjan Zengovski |
| 99 | MF | MKD | Matej Panov |
| — | GK | MKD | Petar Jakimov |
| — | DF | MKD | Kristijan Jordanovski |