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KK Kumanovo

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Kumanovo
Kumanovo logo
LeaguesMacedonian First League
Founded1946
ArenaSports Hall Kumanovo
Capacity6,500
LocationKumanovo, North Macedonia
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentNenad Stojanovski
Head coachMarin Dokuzovski

MKK Kumanovo (Macedonian: МКК Куманово) is a professional basketball club based in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club play their home matches at the Sports Hall Kumanovo.

History

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After its foundation in 1946[1] the team was only able to achieve national success in 1980. In the 90s Kumanovo team qualified for the Korac Cup 1998/99, in which they lost a two-legged home game against KK Krka as well as two years later in the same competition against the BK Jambol. A season later, they also moved into the 2002 play-off final series for the Macedonian championship, in which they lost two to four wins against record champions and defending champion Feršped Rabotnički from the capital Skopje. Already in the following season the team could not keep up due to financial difficulties and occupied a relegation zone and dissolved in 2003.

In 2009 the club was renewed and returned under the name Kumanovo 2009 in the 2010/11 season to the Macedonian First League. After being re-established in the top division, the first successes were achieved when one reached the cup final in 2013, which was lost to defending champion and champion KK MZT Skopje, and on the other hand in the supranational Balkan League when it participated for the first time reached the Final Four tournament, in which they lost to the title holder Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the semi-finals. With the following participation, the team in the Balkan League 2014 in the quarter-finals against the later title winner Lewski Sofia and also achieved no chances of winning the title in national competitions. This was to change in the 2014/15 season, when the team beat record champion Rabotnički in the play-off semi-final of the championship after beating Rilski Sportist Samokov in the quarterfinals of the Balkan League. In the final series, however, they lost in three games against defending champion KK MZT Aerodrom. For the 2015/16 season, the team registered for the FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16 and refrained from further participation in the Balkan League. In the continental club competition, in six preliminary round matches, it was only enough for one home win against Kotkan TP-Basket. In the national championship play-offs, the third round of the semifinals was still played in five games and, in the final series, they were able to achieve at least one home win against series master MZT before losing another chance of winning the title in four games.

In the following years, Kumanovo had financial problems, and young domestic players mostly played in the club. In the 2020/2021 season, the club played in the semi-finals of the Macedonian Championship, where they lost 2-1 to the then champion MZT Skopje. In the 2022/2023 season, the club dropped out of the first league after 15 years. After a season where there was no club in the first league, Kumanovo got a new first league club, MKK Kumanovo, which is the successor of the old club. And after many years, the Kumani fan group returned to the stands.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘇𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗶 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯-

When the club dropped out of the second league on the bench sat down the most trophy Macedonian coach, a coach who reached the 4th place at Eurobasket 2011 with the Macedonian national basketball team Marin Dokuzovski. He brought a new era to the club, returned the club in the first league after a season, and brought quality basketball players like Uros Lukovic, who returned to Kumanovo after 10 years, also signed Antabia Waller Tadija Tadic and Aleksandar Radukic.

Honours

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Winner : 1980
Runner-up: 2002, 2015, 2016[2]
Runner-up: 2013
Runner-up: 2017

Home ground

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Sports Hall Kumanovo

Sports Hall Kumanovo is a home ground indoor sport venue for BC Kumanovo located in Kumanovo, Macedonia. The hall has capacity of 6,500 seats and was built in 1980.

It is the biggest indoor sport hall in Kumanovo, where competitions of basketball, futsal, handball, volleyball and boxing matches.

Current roster

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MKK Kumanovo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 2 North Macedonia Blazevski, Karlo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-07-08)8 July 2003
G 5 North Macedonia Stošić, Bogdan 22 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
SF 6 North Macedonia Stojanovski, Filip 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997
F 7 North Macedonia Dimitrievski, Renato 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-10-17)17 October 1991
G 8 North Macedonia Stošić, Jovan 22 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
PG 10 Serbia Tadić, Tadija 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-04-22)22 April 1999
PF 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Radukić, Aleksandar 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991
G 13 North Macedonia Dimitrievski, Luka 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 20 – (2004-06-29)29 June 2004
G 14 North Macedonia Jovanović, Miloš 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-09-01)1 September 2003
PF/C 15 North Macedonia Janeski, Marjan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 36 – (1988-02-26)26 February 1988
G 16 North Macedonia Blazevski, Paolo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2003-07-08)8 July 2003
SG 23 North Macedonia Georgievski, Gjorgji 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
G 24 United States Waller, Antabia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988
C 55 Serbia Luković, Uroš 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 35 – (1989-06-08)8 June 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • North Macedonia Martin Atanasovski
Physiotherapist(s)
  • North Macedonia Voja Angelovski
  • North Macedonia Dalibor Stamenkovski
Team manager
  • North Macedonia Andrej Madzovski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2024-10-09

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Uroš Luković Marjan Janeski
PF Aleksandar Radukić Renato Dimitrievski
SF Filip Stojanovski Miloš Jovanović
SG Antabia Waller Gjorgji Georgievski Karlo Blazevski Bogdan Stošić
PG Tadija Tadić Luka Dimitrievski Paolo Blazevski Jovan Stošić

Management

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Position Name
Board President North Macedonia Nenad Stojanovski
Team Manager North Macedonia Andrej Madzovski

Supporters

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Kumani Zapad logo

The supporters of Kumanovo are called Kumani they were formed in 1990 with the merging of couple of smaller ultras groups. Kumanovo home court is considered one of the hardest to play in because of the loyal supporters.

Former players

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Head coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "KK KUMANOVO basketball team History". eurobasket.com.
  2. ^ "Македонска Прва Лига Листа на финални натпревари и шампиони". basketball.org.mk.
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