# FC AP Brera Strumica

Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica (Macedonian: ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица), commonly known as AP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based in Strumica, which competes in the Macedonian First League.

## History

The club was founded in 2010 as FK Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named. As of 2014, AP Brera has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues and in 2017, the senior team was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in its history.
In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica. In the 2018–19 season they won the Macedonian Football Cup winning beating Makedonija G.P on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Akademija won 4–2 on Penalties 6–4 in aggregate.
In August 2022, Goran Pandev and Italian based side Brera Calcio entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see both sides establish a closer relationship. On 31 May 2023, Akademija Pandev was successfully acquired by Brera Holdings PLC, the holding company of Brera Calcio, with the company receiving 90% of the club's shares. On 26 June 2023, the club was officially renamed to FC Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica.

### Emblem's evolution

| Akademija Pandev's logo until 2017 | Akademija Pandev's logo until 2023 |

## Home ground

AP Brera plays its home games at its very own Sports Center "Pandev". Opened in 2020, it has a single pitch with a single 1,500 seating capacity stand, and is also equipped with a hotel and the club's administrative facilities. It is also where its youth categories play and train.
Mladost Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Strumica, Republic of North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the stadium's capacity is 6,500 spectators. With the last reconstruction in 2017 the stadium has a capacity of 9,200 seats, and it is a third-class field in accordance with UEFA standards. It meets the conditions for a high-ranking competition and is the second such stadium in the country.

## Honours

* Macedonian First League
** Runners-up (1): 2021–22
* Macedonian Second League
** Winners (1): 2016–17
* Macedonian Third Football League East
** Winners (1): 2015–16
* Macedonian Football Cup
** Winners (1): 2018–19
** Runners-up (1): 2020–21

## Recent seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup | European competitions | European competitions | Player | Goals |
| 2014–15 | OFL Strumica | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st ↑ | | | | | |
| 2015–16 | 3. MFL East | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 62 | 1st ↑ | | | | | |
| 2016–17 | 2. MFL | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 66 | 1st ↑ | R2 | | | | |
| 2017–18 | 1. MFL | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 42 | 6th | SF | | | Zoran Baldovaliev | 14 |
| 2018–19 | 1. MFL | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 35 | 58 | 3rd | W | | | Ljupcho Doriev | 16 |
| 2019–20$^1$ | 1. MFL | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 7th | N/A | Europa League | QR1 | Marko Rajković | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 1. MFL | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 7th | RU | | | Mario Krstovski | 7 |
| 2021–22 | 1. MFL | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 64 | 2nd | R2 | | | Martin Mirčevski | 16 |
| 2022–23 | 1. MFL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 9th | QF | Europa Conference League | QR1 | Kristijan Velinovski | 6 |
| 2023–24 | 1. MFL | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 7th | QF | | | Đorđe Ivković | 8 |
$^1$The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.

## European record

As of 14 July 2022
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Zrinjski Mostar | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Lechia Gdańsk | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |

### Notes

* QR: Qualifying round

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 17 March 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 | Slave Vrgov |
| 3 | DF | MKD | Andrej Velkov |
| 4 | DF | MKD | Mihail Milevski |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Hristijan Jankuloski |
| 6 | DF | MKD | Stefan Naumcheski |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Revaldo Mitchell (on loan from Rabotnički) |
| 8 | MF | UGA | Shafiq Kagimu (on loan from Rabotnički) |
| 9 | FW | GAB | Fahd Ndzengue |
| 10 | MF | MKD | Martin Gjorgievski (captain) |
| 11 | MF | MKD | Igor Ristov |
| 15 | MF | MKD | David Ristovski |
| 17 | DF | MKD | Zoran Andonov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | MKD | Nikola Taleski |
| 20 | DF | MKD | Zoran Ivanovski |
| 22 | MF | MKD | Filip Mihailov |
| 23 | MF | GAM | Foday Trawally |
| 24 | DF | MKD | Marko Stojilevski |
| 29 | MF | NGA | Ibrahim Olaosebikan |
| 32 | DF | MKD | Filip Antovski |
| 33 | MF | MKD | Andrej Arizankoski |
| 37 | DF | BIH | Dragan Bilbija |
| 77 | FW | MLI | Hadji Dramé |
| 82 | GK | MKD | David Iloski |
| 90 | GK | MKD | Daniel Dikovski |

### Youth players

Players from the U19 Youth Team that have been summoned with the first team in the current season.
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 |
| 2 | DF | MKD | Filip Mitev |
| 16 | MF | MKD | Kamencho Andonovski |
| 18 | FW | MKD | Matej Sejmenov |
| 26 | MF | MKD | Florian Rochi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | MKD | Zdravko Pereski |
| 28 | DF | MKD | Jovan Drvoshanov |
| 91 | MF | MKD | Martin Sharenkovski |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | GK | MKD | Filip Kupanov (at Tikvesh until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | MKD | Martin Pivkovski (at Kozhuf until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | MKD | Mario Kostov (at Detonit until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | MKD | Zhivko Krstev (at Belasica until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | MKD | David Spasov (at Vardar Negotino until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | MKD | Kire Stojanov (at Belasica until 30 June 2025) |

### Notable players

Some notable players to have played for AP Brera are:
   * Jani Atanasov
   * Bojan Dimoski
   * Ljupcho Doriev
   * Dimitar Mitrovski
   * Sashko Pandev
   * Vanche Shikov
   * Aco Stojkov
* Vanche Shikov
* Sashko Pandev
* Ljupcho Doriev
* Aco Stojkov