FK Ovče Pole () is a football club from Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Third League (Region 3).
History The club was founded in 1925 and has established itself as one of the oldest clubs in the Republic of North Macedonia. The club was formed by local merchants and craftsmen. Football as a game was accepted with great pleasure by the local population in the Sveti Nikole Municipality, which as a game for the specific urban environment, through the football game and expressed the culture of living of the population.
At the very beginning, the game was played in the natural meadows of Suvo Pole and others areas, but as football evolved and became increasingly more organized, the need arose to construct a modern stadium which would provide better conditions for playing football.
The City Stadium was built in 1965 in the Sveti Nikole Municipality with construction costs assisted by local companies. Construction began a real renaissance of Ovče Pole Sveti Nikole in the coming years, which saw the club achieve its greatest success, playing in the Macedonian Republic League for the first time in the 1970–71 season. The club won first place in the first part of the championship.
The greater names from that generation are: Panche Kocev, Ratko Milanov, Vane Stoilev, Blagoj Mishev, Lazo Andronikov and others. Ovče Pole saw players who emerged and achieved a lot in their careers. Particularly, Gordan Zdravkov played in the Yugoslav First League with FK Vardar, participant in the UEFA Champions League and the international player, Robert Petrov the player of the North Macedonia national football team, Angel Efremov the goalkeeper of FK Vardar, Andreja Efremov the goalkeeper of FK Metalurg Skopje and FK Rabotnički and the player of the North Macedonia national under-21 football team and the others.
In the club into the past he worked a youth team that took care of future of the football in his city, but one of the most important benefits that any and Sveti Nikole experienced constant promotion through the football club Ovče Pole.
Supporters The Ovče Pole supporters are called Ovčari.
Current squad
References
External links Official website Ovče Pole Facebook Club info at MacedonianFootball Football Federation of Macedonia