Tag: komiti
Sport 25.11.23 | 20:39

Bitter football fan rivals from Skopje and Bitola come together to help a fan in need

The two main groups of football fans in Skopje and Bitola, the Komiti and Chkembari, may have a long standing bitter rivalry, but they can also get together when some of their own is facing problems. The group from Bitola issued an appeal for help after one of their fans suffered a major fire in his...
Sport 28.02.23 | 21:17

Serbian handball fans made ugly political and historic taunts against Macedonian Vardar fans

Fans of the Serbian handball team Partizan dragged politics into their game against Vardar in Belgrade. In the first half of the game, the Grobari (gravediggers) fan group of Partizan brought a Greek flag to provoke the Macedonian team. In the second half, they went even further – the Grobari put...
Macedonia 02.05.22 | 11:48

Vardar fans demand action after the opening of a Bulgarian club in Bitola

During their win against Pelister yesterday, the fans of the Vardar’s handball club called out the Bitola fans about the recent opening of a Bulgarian club. The club was opened two weeks ago, in the center of Bitola, with a ceremony that included the top Bulgarian Government officials. It is named...
Macedonia Sport 10.07.21 | 21:06

Vardar fans stand by their team even after its relegation

Groups of Komiti – the fans of Macedonia’s historic Vardar football club, showed up to support the players during their first training session today, under a new management. The team was humiliatingly relegated from the First League, and will compete in the Second League. No matter where you...
Macedonia Sport 16.05.21 | 17:44

Vardar fans gather to protest the club’s relegation

The Komiti group of football fans gathered today to protest the continued decline of their club Vardar, which was relegated from the first league. The fans walked through the Debar Maalo part of the city carrying flags and torches, on their way to the Philip II stadium. Vardar is in decline after its...
Macedonia 04.05.20 | 21:54

Komiti: Sekerinska dishonored Goce Delcev

Following the incident at the St. Spas church, where Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska was booed today while visiting the grave of Goce Delcev, the Vardar Komiti football fans explained their reasons for protesting Sekerinska in this way. The fans shouted “Never North, Only Macedonia” –...
Sport 27.01.20 | 13:05

Rival Macedonian football fan groups join forces for the game against Kosovo

A dozen of Macedonian football fan groups agreed to unite for the game against Kosovo on March 26. Vardar’s fans Komiti declared that they had a meeting with the often rival fans from Bitola, Prilep, Kavadarci, Tetovo, Veles, Gostivar… and decided to show up together at the important game...
Macedonia 19.12.19 | 13:27

The Komiti will only attend Pendarovski’s football group summit if he uses the name Republic of Macedonia

Komiti football fans, a group supportive of the Vardar team, said that it will accept the invitation from President Stevo Pendarovski to attend a meeting with rival Albanian football groups, but only if the President uses the name Republic of Macedonia during the event. Pendarovski said that he will...
Sport 08.12.19 | 12:15

Komiti and Vojvodi football groups light up the old Tetovo fortress

In anticipation of the Shkendija – Vardar football game in Skopje today, Vardar fans Komiti and their Tetovo allies Vojvodi organized a spectacular show on the Tetovo Kale fort. After waiting for dark to set, the football fans lit torches on the old fortress and the surrounding hills that could...
Macedonia 25.11.19 | 23:39

Shverceri claim they didn’t damage the MNT theater, and Vardar’s Komiti demand that they be allowed to celebrate there as well

The notorious ethnic Albanian group of football fans Shverceri issued a press release insisting that they acted in good order during the celebration of their 30th anniversary in the Macedonian national theater. The public was shocked by footage of the nationalist group shouting and chanting hateful slogans...
Macedonia 21.06.19 | 12:21

Mickoski condemns sports songs aimed at Albanians and points to nationalist insults coming from Albanian groups

During his interview with the Albanian language Klan TV, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski was asked about the sports songs sometimes used by Macedonian fans, one of which contains derogatory slurs at ethnic Albanians. Albanian language media, as well as outlets affiliated with the Zaev Government,...
Macedonia 06.06.19 | 23:09

Zaev plans to sic the police on Vardar’s fans for defying his name change project even as can’t touch threatening Albanian groups

The police and state prosecutors announced today that they will begin criminal prosecution against supporters of the Vardar handball club which they deem used hate speech during the celebration of Vardar’s second title. The Zaev regime faced a mass act of open defiance, as an estimated 100.000...

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