Pelister
- Leagues Played
- Severné Macedónsko - 1. liga 208 Jadranská liga - 2. divízia 40 Pohár Severného Macedónska 8 Priateľské zápasy klubov 2
- Links
- Website Wikipedia
- Related Teams
- Pelister Women
Wikipedia - KK Pelister
KK Pelister is a men's professional basketball club based in Bitola, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian League and the ABA League Second Division.
History
The club was founded in 1948. Pelister is one of the most representative Clubs in Macedonia. The name changed many times in the rich history of the Club such as : Mladost Metalec (92-96), Pelister (96-06), Swisslion Pelister (06-09), Pelister (09-11), Pelister Sport (11-14), Pelister (14-15), KK Pelister AD Bitola (2015). They are competing for many decades in the top Macedonian leagues. They won 3 titles Champions of Macedonia. First one was in 1975. Second one came in 1989 and the last one 3rd title came in 1991. Since then they played in the play-offs few times and also in the Macedonian Cup Finals but they did not manage to win.
Pelister sa pravidelne zúčastňuje regionálnych súťaží, ako je Baltická basketbalová liga (BBL) a FIBA Europe Cup. V sezóne 2022/23 vyhral klub BBL po výhre vo finále nad bulharským tímom Levski Sofia.
Medzi významných hráčov, ktorí hrali za Pelister, patria:
* Gjorgji Čekovski
* Stojan Gjuroski
* Darko Sokolov
* Igor Mihajlovski
* Bojan Trajkovski
Klub je známy svojou silnou fanúšikovskou základňou a športovou atmosférou svojich domácich zápasov.