▁by ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Football ▁Federation ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁instead ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Before ▁entering ▁a ▁compet itive ▁league , ▁K F ▁Z aj azi ▁mainly ▁played ▁friendly ▁matches ▁against ▁other ▁local ▁teams . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁from ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁independence , ▁K F ▁Z aj azi ▁have ▁mainly ▁played ▁their ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Mac ed onian ▁Football ▁Le agues . ▁ ▁First ▁success ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season ▁when ▁K F ▁Z aj azi ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁being ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁favor ites ▁for ▁a ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Mac ed onian ▁Football ▁League , ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁riv als ▁FK ▁V laz rim i ▁being ▁the ▁other ▁one . ▁And ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁both ▁teams ▁lived ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁expect ations . ▁In ▁a ▁very ▁inten se ▁season , ▁both ▁teams ▁managed ▁to ▁beat ▁their ▁respective ▁city ▁riv als ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁games , ▁with ▁the ▁K F ▁Z aj azi ' s ▁win ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁dram atic ▁one , ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁against ▁FK ▁V laz rim i ▁ 1 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁fi xture ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁thus ▁t ying ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table