A football club named Vardar after the river of Vardar was established in 1911 but existed in the shadow of other major clubs in Skopje in the pre-WWII period . After the WW2 FK Vardar was established with the merger of city rivals FK Pobeda and FK Makedonija , in the hall of cinema " Vardar " on 22 July 1947 . The foundation assembly had decided the club color to be blue and it was , but already at the next assembly the decision was changed to red and white . FK Pobeda has competed in the first season of the Federal League after the World War II , finished at the 8th place and won the relegation play – offs against FK Sloga from Novi Sad , FK Vardar was a member of the Federal league from the very beginning . However , during the following decade they were several times relegated and promoted back again . The present recognizable red and black color was adopted after the 1963 Skopje earthquake
1963 Skopje earthquake
1963 Skopje earthquake
FK Vardar