History
The club was founded in 1953 under the name FK Tekstilec. The founder of FK Teteks is the textile combine Teteks and because of that they are known as "Štofari" (Tailers). They were in the shadow of the older club FK Ljuboten (formed in 1919). FK Ljuboten's squad was full with home grown players from Tetovo, while Teteks had the capability to attract the best players from Macedonia and wider from the former SFR Yugoslavia. They won the Macedonian Republic League on four occasions and along with Vardar, was the only other Macedonian club to have won the Yugoslav Second League.
Teteks played in the inaugural Macedonian First League, but finished 17th and were relegated. The club was bought by a German concern UFA Media Group with Braco Vujčić as chairman. After winning the Macedonian Second League in 2009, they were promoted back to the top level of Macedonian football, for the 2009/2010 season. Teteks claimed their first Macedonian Cup in 2010 and in the summer made their European debut in the UEFA Europa League.
Derby of Tetovo – Tetovo's big derby match used to take place between FK Teteks, whose fans are working class, and FK Ljuboten, whose fans are the oldest citizens of Tetovo. But today's main rival of FK Teteks is FK Shkëndija, whose fans are predominantly of Albanian descent. They currently play at the Teteks Arena Tetovo and its a multi-purpose stadium in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 sits.
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