The history of North Macedonia encompasses the history of the territory of the modern state of North Macedonia.
The Vardar or Axios is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is 388 km (241 mi) long, out of which 76 km (47 mi) are in Greece, and drains an area of around 25,000 km2 (9,653 sq mi). The maximum depth of the river is 4 m (13 ft).
FC Shkupi is a professional football club based in Čair, Skopje, North Macedonia. The club plays in the Macedonian First Football League, which is the top tier of football in North Macedonia.
FK Vardar is a professional football club based in Skopje, North Macedonia, which competes in the Macedonian First League. They are the most successful football club in North Macedonia, having won eleven Macedonian First League titles, five Macedonian Cups, two Macedonian Super Cups and one Yugoslav Cup. In 2017, they became the first Macedonian club to qualify for the group stage of a European competition.
National Arena Toše Proeski is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also for concerts or athletics. It is the home stadium of Vardar and Rabotnichki from Skopje, who are competing in the Macedonian First League, as well as the home ground of the North Macedonia national football team on almost all occasions.
The Macedonian First Football League, also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in North Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the North Macedonian football league system and has been operating since the 1992–93 season. It is organized by the Football Federation of North Macedonia.
Goce Sedloski is a Macedonian professional football manager who is current manager Macedonian First Football League club Rabotnički and former player.
RK Vardar 1961 is a professional handball club from Skopje, North Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won fifteen national League titles and sixteen Cup titles. Vardar is the most successful team in the regional SEHA League, having won five titles. The team has also won two EHF Champions League titles.
The 1995–96 Macedonian First League was the 4th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 1995 and the last on 9 June 1996. Vardar were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 1995-96 champions were FK Sileks who had won their first title.
The 1992–93 Macedonian First League was the first season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It was the initial season, after Republic of Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia. The first matches of the season were played on 23 August 1992 and the last on 13 June 1993. Vardar won the first championship title without loss.
Football is the most popular sport in North Macedonia. The country became a member of FIFA in 1994.
KK Vardar is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. Established in 1947, the team has won the Macedonian National League five times and the Macedonian Cup once.
The Macedonian Handball Super League, is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by VIP. As of 2018, the Macedonian Handball Federation was ranked 8th in the world.
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of 1.83 million. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Roma, Serbs, Bosniaks, Aromanians and a few other minorities.
The 2011–12 Macedonian First League was the 20th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.
ŽRK Vardar is a Macedonian women's handball club from Skopje, North Macedonia. The team currently competes in the Macedonian women's First League of Handball, Women's Regional Handball League and used to be a top competitor in the Women's EHF Champions League.
Eternal derby, also known as the Macedonia derby, is the name given to matches between the two most popular clubs from North Macedonia, the Skopje-based FK Vardar and Bitola-based FK Pelister, supported by Komiti and Čkembari respectively, with fans at times infamously engaging in hooliganism during the derby.
The 2013–14 Macedonian First League was the 22nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. Vardar are the defending champions after winning their seventh Macedonian championship at the end of the 2012–13 season. It began on 4 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. This was the final season with 12 teams, because the Football Federation of Macedonia approved reducing the league to 10 teams. Therefore, 4 teams was directly relegated.
The 1994–95 season was the 47th season in Vardar’s history and their third in the Macedonian First League. Their 1st place finish in the 1993–94 season meant it was their 3rd successive season playing in the First League.
