Pelister
- Leagues Played
- Nordmakedonien - Prva League 208 Adriatic League - 2. division 40 Nordmakedonien - Pokal 8 Klubvenskabskampe 2
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- 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 blev grundlagt i 1946 og har hjemmebane i Mladost Sports Hall. Holdet trænes af Gjorgji Kochov og har en række erfarne spillere, herunder Goran Samardziev, Dragan Labovic og Nenad Dimitrijevic.
Pelister er et af de mest succesfulde basketballhold i Nordmakedonien og har repræsenteret landet i europæiske konkurrencer. I sæsonen 2019-20 deltog Pelister i FIBA Europe Cup, hvor de nåede anden runde.