GFK Tikveš

Foundation and early years

Tikvesh was founded on 21 December 1930 by a group of young enthusiasts who held their meeting in the Balkan restaurant in Kavadarci. Slavcho Temkov became the first president of the newly formed club, Todor Janakiev was chosen as secretary while Aleksandar Hadzhivasilev was the first main sponsor. The club's early years were mostly spent playing friendly matches with other teams from Kavadarci and some neighbouring towns. At this early stage Tikvesh was overshadowed by the other football clubs from Kavadarci, such as FK Zanaetchiski, FK Ljubash, FK Jugoslavija and FK Strasho Pindzhur, but after the resumption of football following World War II Tikvesh were admitted into the Football League and the club established itself. In 1948–49 Tikvesh achieved a 6th-place finish in the Macedonian Republic League, level on points with 5th placed FK Shar Tetovo but weaker goal difference.

1950s and 1960s (Vuko Karov's era)

First taste of success The club made its first notable achievements in the 1950s. In 1950 the Football Association of Yugoslavia based in Belgrade created a unified third-tier football league in Yugoslavia. Tikvesh started their qualification campaign for the Yugoslav Third League with a 4–2 win against FK Crvena Dzvezda (Veles), followed by a 3–1 win over FK Goce Delchev (Prilep). These two wins gave Tikvesh a chance to play further in two-legged play-off games. But they failed to qualify in the Yugoslav Third League…

Macedonian Cup

Tikvesh won the Macedonian Football Cup in the 2023–24 season.

R1 = first round / R2 = second round QF = quarter-finals / SF = semi-finals F = final h = home / a = away p = penalty shoot-out