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Struga
Full name	Football club Struga Trim-Lum
Founded	2015; 9 years ago
Ground	Gradska Plazha Stadium
Capacity	800
Chairman	Arbtrim Qyra
Manager	Qatip Osmani
League	Macedonian First League
2023–24	Macedonian First League, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	https://www.fcstruga.com/
Home colours	Away colours

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FC Struga Trim-Lum (Macedonian: ФК Струга Трим-Лум, Albanian: KF Struga Trim-Lum) is a professional football club based in Struga, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.

History

FC Struga Trim & Lum was founded in August 2015 by the renowned company "Trim & Lum," a leader in the construction and real estate sectors. The club emerged as a serious and ambitious project, committed to building a football team that would adhere to the highest standards, even though they began their journey in the Fourth League, also known as the Municipal League. From the outset, FC Struga invested in modern training methods and professional infrastructure, signaling their intent to rise through the ranks of Macedonian football.^[1]

Their efforts bore fruit in the 2016–17 season when the club finished first in the Third League, securing direct promotion to the Macedonian Second League. In the same season, FC Struga also clinched the OFS Struga Cup, marking the beginning of their competitive success.

On 28 November 2017, continuing their winning streak, FC Struga triumphed in the Independence Cup held in Korçë, Albania. The club defeated Tirana 1–0 in the semi-finals, thanks to a header from Migjen Sherifi, and went on to win the final against Otrant-Olympic from Ulcinj after a penalty shoot-out (4–1).

Their breakthrough into the top tier of Macedonian football was cemented in the 2022–23 season when FC Struga won the Macedonian First Football League title for the first time. On 7 May 2023, FC Struga secured the championship following a decisive 3–0 victory over FK Sileks.^[2] Demonstrating their dominance, FC Struga successfully defended their title in the 2023–24 season, becoming back-to-back Macedonian First Football League champions, further establishing themselves as a rising force in the league.

Honours

Macedonian First League
- Winners (2): 2022–23, 2023–24
Macedonian Second League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
Macedonian Third League
- Winners (1): 2016–17

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	European competitions		Top goalscorer
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	European competitions		Player	Goals
2015–16	OFL Struga	21	18	1	2	52	16	55	1st ↑
2016–17	3. MFL Southwest	26	17	8	1	68	16	59	1st ↑
2017–18	2. MFL West	27	13	6	8	44	30	45	4th	R2
2018–19	2. MFL West	27	15	9	3	42	17	54	1st ↑	R1
2019–20¹	1. MFL	23	6	7	10	19	28	25	10th	N/A			Hristijan Kirovski	5
2020–21	1. MFL	33	15	12	6	39	24	57	3rd	SF			Marjan Altiparmakovski	7
2021–22	1. MFL	33	12	11	10	33	33	47	6th	SF	Conference League	QR1	Nemanja Bosančić	8
2022–23	1. MFL	30	20	8	2	53	19	68	1st	RU			Besart Ibraimi	19
2023–24	1. MFL	33	20	4	9	56	33	64	1st	R2	Champions League Conference League	QR1 PO	Besart Ibraimi Marjan Radeski	15

¹The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.^[3]

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1QR	Liepāja	1–4	1–1	2–5
2023–24	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Žalgiris	1–2	0–0	1–2
	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Budućnost Podgorica	1–0	4–3	5–3
		3QR	Swift Hesperange	3–1	1–2	4–3
		PO	Breiðablik	0–1	0–1	0–2
2024–25	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Slovan Bratislava	1–2	2–4	3–6
2024–25	UEFA Conference League	2QR	Pyunik	2–1	1–3	3–4

Notes

PO: Play-off
QR: Qualifying round

Players

Current squad

As of 23 December 2024

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	Hristijan Stevkovski
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Vlajković
3	DF	MKD	Hadis Tairi
4	DF	MKD	Kire Ristevski
5	DF	MKD	Bojan Ilievski
6	MF	MKD	Stefan Spirovski
8	MF	MKD	Flamur Tairi (captain)
10	MF	MKD	Besmir Bojku
11	MF	MKD	Bunjamin Shabani
12	GK	MKD	Raif Mirseloski
14	FW	MKD	Marjan Radeski
16	DF	MKD	Besart Krivanjeva
17	MF	JPN	Masaaki Takahara


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	MKD	Shaban Zenku
19	MF	MKD	Ard Kasami
21	MF	DEN	Bekim Kamberi
25	FW	MKD	Suhejlj Muharem
28	MF	NGA	Effiong Hogan Ukpa
29	FW	MKD	Hristijan Maleski
31	MF	MKD	Jusuf Kaba
33	FW	BFA	Bassirou Compaoré
45	MF	MKD	Stefan Jevtoski
55	DF	SRB	Sava Radić
90	FW	NGA	Lanre Kehinde
95	GK	BIH	Vedran Kjosevski

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
—	MF	MKD	Jetmir Bauta (at Karaorman)
—	MF	MKD	Arion Ziba (at Karaorman)

Personnel

As of 20 August 2019^[4]

Current technical staff
Position	Name
Head coach	Qatip Osmani
Assistant coaches
	Meriton Gega
	Stefan Meckaroski
	Gjoko Cadoski
Physiotherapist
Erblin Domazeti
Afrim Bojku
Board members
Office	Name
President	Arbtrim Qyra
General director	Besar Isaku
Secretary	Miftar Shaqiri
Security director	Lum Qyra
Coordinator of football school	Eugen Xhila
Information and media officer	Ermir Korca

References

^ "History of FC Struga Trim & Lum". fcstruga.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
^ "Struga is first time champion of Macedonia". Kris Ninkovski. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^ "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "F.C. STRUGA (kryesia e klubit)" [F.C. STRUGA (the club headship)] (in Albanian). FC Struga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

External links

FC Struga on Facebook (in Albanian)
Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)

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[Official_site-1] "History of FC Struga Trim & Lum". fcstruga.com. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.

[macedonianfootball.com-2] "Struga is first time champion of Macedonia". Kris Ninkovski. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

[3] "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

[4] "F.C. STRUGA (kryesia e klubit)" [F.C. STRUGA (the club headship)] (in Albanian). FC Struga. Archived from the original on 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

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 | ground   = [[Gradska Plaža Stadium|Gradska Plazha Stadium]]
 | capacity = 800
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-| manager = [[Qatip Osmani]]
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-'''FC Struga Trim-Lum''' ({{lang-mk|ФК Струга Трим-Лум}}, {{lang-sq|KF Struga Trim-Lum}}) is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Struga]], [[North Macedonia]]. They are currently competing in the [[Macedonian First Football League|Macedonian First League]].
+'''FC Struga Trim-Lum''' ({{langx|mk|ФК Струга Трим-Лум}}, {{langx|sq|KF Struga Trim-Lum}}) is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Struga]], [[North Macedonia]]. They are currently competing in the [[Macedonian First Football League|Macedonian First League]].
 ==History==
-The club was founded in August 2015 by the well-known company in the field of construction and real estate, "Trim & Lum". As a serious and very ambitious project, from the very beginning, FC Struga started with preparations according to the most modern standards, despite the fact that the competitions started from the Fourth League, or as it is otherwise known, the Municipal League.<ref name="Official site">{{cite web|url=https://fcstruga.com/historia-e-klubit/|title=History of FC Struga Trim & Lum|date=16 August 2023|publisher=fcstruga.com|access-date=2023-08-16|archive-date=2023-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601032928/https://fcstruga.com/historia-e-klubit/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+FC Struga Trim & Lum was founded in August 2015 by the renowned company "Trim & Lum," a leader in the construction and real estate sectors. The club emerged as a serious and ambitious project, committed to building a football team that would adhere to the highest standards, even though they began their journey in the Fourth League, also known as the Municipal League. From the outset, FC Struga invested in modern training methods and professional infrastructure, signaling their intent to rise through the ranks of Macedonian football.<ref name="Official site">{{cite web|url=https://fcstruga.com/historia-e-klubit/|title=History of FC Struga Trim & Lum|date=16 August 2023|publisher=fcstruga.com|access-date=2023-08-16|archive-date=2023-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601032928/https://fcstruga.com/historia-e-klubit/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In the [[2016–17 Macedonian Third Football League|2016–17]] season the club finished first place in the Third League which allowed them to directly gaining promotion in the [[Macedonian Second Football League|Macedonian Second League]] and also winning the Cup of OFS Struga.
+Their efforts bore fruit in the [[2016–17 Macedonian Third Football League|2016–17 season]] when the club finished first in the [[Macedonian Third Football League|Third League]], securing direct promotion to the [[Macedonian Second League]]. In the same season, FC Struga also clinched the OFS Struga Cup, marking the beginning of their competitive success.
-On 28 November 2017 they won [[Independence Cup (Albania)|Independence Cup]], a competition which took place in [[Korçë]], [[Albania]]. In the semi-finals they won against [[KF Tirana]] (1–0) with a header scored from Migjen Sherifi and in the final they won against [[FK Otrant|KF Otranti]] from [[Ulcinj]] after the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] (4–1).
+On 28 November 2017, continuing their winning streak, FC Struga triumphed in the [[Independence Cup (Albania)|Independence Cup]] held in [[Korçë]], [[Albania]]. The club defeated [[KF Tirana|Tirana]] 1–0 in the semi-finals, thanks to a header from Migjen Sherifi, and went on to win the final against [[FK Otrant-Olympic|Otrant-Olympic]] from [[Ulcinj]] after a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] (4–1).
-On 7 May 2023, the club won the [[2022-23 Macedonian First Football League]] championship after a 3:0 win over [[FK Sileks]].<ref name="macedonianfootball.com">{{cite web|url=https://macedonianfootball.com/struga-is-first-time-champion-of-macedonia-video/|title=Struga is first time champion of Macedonia|date=7 May 2023|publisher=Kris Ninkovski|access-date=2023-07-05|archive-date=2023-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144541/https://macedonianfootball.com/struga-is-first-time-champion-of-macedonia-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Their breakthrough into the top tier of [[Macedonian First Football League|Macedonian football]] was cemented in the [[2022–23 Macedonian First Football League|2022–23 season]] when FC Struga won the [[Macedonian First Football League|Macedonian First Football League title]] for the first time. On 7 May 2023, FC Struga secured the championship following a decisive 3–0 victory over [[FK Sileks]].<ref name="macedonianfootball.com">{{cite web|url=https://macedonianfootball.com/struga-is-first-time-champion-of-macedonia-video/|title=Struga is first time champion of Macedonia|date=7 May 2023|publisher=Kris Ninkovski|access-date=2023-07-05|archive-date=2023-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705144541/https://macedonianfootball.com/struga-is-first-time-champion-of-macedonia-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> Demonstrating their dominance, FC Struga successfully defended their title in the [[2023–24 Macedonian First Football League|2023–24 season]], becoming back-to-back [[Macedonian First Football League]] champions, further establishing themselves as a rising force in the league.
 ==Honours==
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-| [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League|2024–25]]
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 | [[UEFA Champions League]]
 | [[2024–25 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|1QR]]
 | {{flagicon|SVK}} [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
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+| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|2QR]]
+| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik]]
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+| style="text-align:center;  background:#fdd;"| '''3–4'''
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-{{Fs player|no=7|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=[[Besart Ibraimi]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=4|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=[[Kire Ristevski]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=[[Bojan Ilievski]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=6|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Spirovski]]}}
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 {{Fs player|no=16|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Besart Krivanjeva}}
+{{Fs player|no=17|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Masaaki Takahara}}
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-{{Fs player|no=26|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Hristijan Georgievski}}
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 {{Fs player|no=28|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Effiong Hogan Ukpa}}
+{{Fs player|no=29|nat=MKD|pos=FW|name=Hristijan Maleski}}
+{{Fs player|no=31|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=Jusuf Kaba}}
+{{Fs player|no=33|nat=BFA|pos=FW|name=[[Bassirou Compaoré]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=45|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Jevtoski]]}}
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-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=BIH|pos=GK|name=[[Filip Dujmović]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=90|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=[[Lanre Kehinde]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Bojan Ilievski}}
+{{Fs player|no=95|nat=BIH|pos=GK|name=[[Vedran Kjosevski]]}}
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-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Jevtoski]]}}
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-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Senad Jarović]]}}
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 |Head coach
-|{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Shpëtim Duro]]
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 |rowspan="4"|Assistant coaches

v t e Macedonian First Football League
Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 teams	AP Brera Besa (DD) Gostivari Pelister Rabotnichki Shkëndija Shkupi Sileks Struga Tikvesh Vardar Voska Sport
Former teams	11 Oktomvri Balkan Bashkimi Belasica Borec Bregalnica (D) Bregalnica (Sh) Cementarnica 55 Drita Gorno Lisiche Karaorman Kozhuf Kumanovo Ljuboten Madjari Solidarnost Makedonija G.P. Metalurg Milano Mladost (CD) Napredok Ohrid Osogovo Pobeda (1941) Pobeda (2010) Renova Rudar Sasa Skopje Sloga Jugomagnat Teteks Turnovo Vardarski Vëllazërimi 77
Associated competitions	Macedonian Cup Supercup Second League Third League UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League

v t e Struga
Geography	Southwestern statistical region Black Drin Lake Ohrid Jablanica Mountain Kjafa San
Events	Struga Poetry Evenings
Language	Struga dialect Vevčani-Radožda dialect
Sports	FC Struga FK Karaorman FK Vlaznimi Gradska Plaža Stadium
Education	FON University Nikor Nestor High School Yahya Kemal College
Region	Struga municipality Struški Drimkol Struška Malesija Settlements
Transportation	St. Paul the Apostle Airport
People	List of people from Struga