As the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje is home to several sports teams and venues. FK Vardar and FK Rabotnički are the two strongest and most popular football teams, whilst RK Kometal Gjorče Petrov is the most popular handball team, being a European Women's EHF Champions League champion for 2002.While WHC Vardar are five-time medalists with three bronze and two silver medals at Women's EHF Champions League F4. RK Vardar and RK Metalurg are two main male handball teams. RK Vardar are the Men's EHF Champions League 2017 Champions, and MZT Skopje and Rabotnički are best in basketball.
Recently, Skopje was the host of the following events:
Skopje has four major sports indoor halls, of which the Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena is the biggest. The main stadium is the Philip II Arena and it hosts the North Macedonia national football team.
Venue | Capacity | |
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Philip II Arena | 36,400 | |
Železarnica Stadium | 4,000 | |
Boris Trajkovski Stadium | 3,000 | |
Gjorče Petrov Stadium | 3,000 | |
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena | 10,000 | |
Jane Sandanski Arena | 6,500 | |
SRC Kale | 2,500 | |
Avtokomanda Hall | 2,000 | |
Rasadnik Hall | 1,000 | |
Independent Macedonia sport hall | 500 |