KK Pelister is a men's professional basketball club based in Bitola, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian League and the ABA League Second Division.
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History
The original club was founded in 1948. Pelister was known as Mladost Metalec from 1992 until 1996 and later Pelister (96-06), Swisslion Pelister (06-09), Pelister (09-11), Pelister Sport (11-14), Pelister (14-15), KK Pelister AD Bitola (2015). They have been competing in the top Macedonian league for many years, having won 3 league titles. First one was in 1975, second one in 1989 and the last one back in 1991. Since then they've competed in the play-offs and made the Macedonian Cup Finals, but have not managed to win a new trophy. On 22nd October 2025, they won their first FIBA Europe Cup match by defeating BC Prievidza 90-83.
Honours
Macedonian Champions
1st Winners (3): 1975, 1989 and 1991
Macedonian League
2nd (3): 2022, 2023 and 2024
3rd (4): 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2026
Macedonian Cup
Finalist (2): 2009 and 2024
Arena
KK Pelister play all their home matches at Sports Hall Boro Čurlevski. The arena has a current seating capacity of 3,500. It hosted the 2007 Macedonian Basketball Cup and had the largest seating capacity in Macedonia before the construction of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center in Skopje.
Supporters
Čkembari (Macedonian: Чкембари) are a supporters' group, established on 25 September 1985, who support the Macedonian sports clubs from Bitola that compete under the Pelister banner, mainly FK Pelister in football and RK Pelister in handball. The group was founded when a caravan of 15 buses traveled to support RK Pelister who was playing against Partizan Bjelovar in a handball relegation play-off match.
European record
Pelister debued in 2025–26 Basketball Champions League against Pallacanestro Reggiana.
Pallacanestro Reggiana Pelister 99 - 87
And qualified for the 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup group stage.