Wikipedia - KF Gostivari
KF Gostivar (Macedonian: ФК Гостивар; English: FC Gostivar) is a football club based in Gostivar, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
History
The club was founded in 1998 as Rinia Gostivar. They merged with FK Gostivar in 2010 and were renamed KF Gostivari with the original FK Gostivar getting dissolved.
In the 2012–13 season, Gostivar finished second and was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in club history.
Its first win in 2013/14 season was on 18/08/2013 against FK Rabotnički. Gostivar's defender Ekrem Hodžić scored two goals contributing in the 2–0 win.
They finished as runners-up in the 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League and were once again promoted to the Macedonian First League for the 2023/24 season.
Mezi největší úspěchy klubu patří vítězství ve druhé makedonské lize v sezóně 2009/10, které mu zajistilo postup do První ligy. Klub se také několikrát probojoval do semifinále nebo finále makedonského poháru, ale nikdy jej nevyhrál.
V mezinárodních soutěžích se FK Gostivar účastnil předkol Ligy mistrů UEFA a Evropské ligy UEFA, ale do skupinové fáze se nikdy neprobojoval.
Nejznámějšími hráči klubu byli např. Boban Babunski, Dejan Blaževski a Goran Pandev.