FK Smederevo 1924
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fudbalski klub Smederevo 1924 (Template:Lang-sr-cyr), commonly known as Smederevo, is a Serbian professional football club based in Smederevo. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.
At the beginning of the 2000s, the club (then known as Sartid Smederevo) became one of the most successful clubs in the country and took part in European competitions in five consecutive seasons, with some memorable matches against the likes of TSV 1860 Munich and Ipswich Town. The club achieved its greatest success by defeating Red Star Belgrade 1–0 in the 2002–03 Serbia and Montenegro Cup final.
History
Acting on suggestion from chief engineer Ernest Radlinski, the club was first founded on 6 May 1924 by SARTID (Srpsko akcionarsko rudarsko topioničarsko industrijsko društvo) as FK Sartid. At the beginning, FK Sartid's roster was mostly filled with professional players from Hungary, Austria and Germany and the club failed to make much noise in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's football scene. Then in 1944, it was essentially disbanded by Yugoslavia's new communist authorities following the end of World War II, along with the entire Sartid factory whose property was nationalized.
Though it is not certain if what followed can be viewed in continuity with FK Sartid, many fans consider it to be a part of club's history, so depending on one's opinion, either a new club appeared or the name was simply changed to FK Metalac in 1944.
The following period was marked by numerous name changes. Two years later in 1946 the name was switched to FK Jedinstvo, and it lasted only three years until 1949 when it was changed to FK Smederevo.
In 1958, FK Smederevo merged with FK Metalac to form OFK Budućnost, the name that stuck around until 1962 when it was switched back to FK Smederevo. That setup lasted until 1967, when the club became FK Metalurg.
In 1976, the name was switched to FK Smederevo for the third time, lasting until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992.
All throughout this 48-year period, the club toiled in lower leagues (Serbian regional league, etc.).
FK Sartid was reborn in 1992 when Sartid metallurgical concern took over the club's ownership and sponsorship, and promptly switched to its original name. The renaissance commenced immediately as the club went from Smederevo Zone League to Yugoslav First League in six seasons. The 1998–99 campaign will go down in history as the club's first in top flight. The club's success in this period was tied to their main board president Dušan Matković. In addition to his position at FK Sartid, Matković was also a high-ranking official of Slobodan Milošević's party SPS as well as Minister of Industry in the government of Mirko Marjanović. The allegations that the club was involved in various illegal and irregular activities, and also protected from persecution because of their powerful benefactor, during this period are numerous.
After losing the national cup final to Crvena Zvezda in 2002, the club won the competition against the same opponent in 2003.[1] In the summer of 2004, the club changed its name back to FK Smederevo.[2][3]
The most noted player is former team captain Goran Bogdanović. He retired after the 2003–04 season.[4]
In summer 2014, FK Smederevo merged with FK Seljak from Mihajlovac to form FK Semendrija 1924. In January 2015, the club changed its name to FK Smederevo 1924. They finished 7th in the 2014–15 Serbian League West.[5]
In the 2018–19 season FK Smederevo 1924 finished first in the Serbian League West and were promoted to the Serbian First League.
In the 2022–23 season FK Smederevo 1924 won the Serbian League West and were promoted to the Serbian First League again.
Names of the club through history
| Year | Club |
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| 1924–1944 | FK Sartid Smederevo |
| 1944–1946 | FK Metalac Smederevo |
| 1946–1949 | FD Jedinstvo Smederevo |
| 1949–1952 | ŽSD Smederevo |
| 1952–1958 | FK Smederevo |
| 1958–1962 | OFK Budućnost Smederevo – fusion FK Smederevo and FK Metalac |
| 1962–1967 | FK Smederevo |
| 1967–1976 | FK Metalurg Smederevo |
| 1976–1992 | FK Smederevo |
| 1992–2004 | FK Sartid Smederevo |
| 2004–2014 | FK Smederevo |
| 2014–2015 | FK Semendrija 1924 Smederevo – fusion FK Smederevo and FK Seljak Mihajlovac |
| 2015– | FK Smederevo 1924 |
European seasons
2001–02
The trio of Nenad Mirosavljević (15 league goals), Vladimir Mudrinić (earned a mid-season move to Zenit Saint Petersburg) and Goran Bogdanović led the way on pitch during 2001–02 campaign that, among other things, will be remembered for the absence of now customary mid-season Sartid coaching changes. Head coach Jovica Škoro confidently guided his team to a 3rd place league finish and a Yugoslav Cup final where they were unlucky to lose to the more experienced Red Star side.
On the European front, Sartid competed in UEFA Intertoto Cup where they recorded a memorable first round win versus Dundee (0–0 away, 5–2 at home before 16,000 fans). Unfortunately, the journey ended in second round versus an experienced TSV 1860 München side featuring veterans Thomas Häßler and Vidar Riseth (1–3 away, 2–3 at home).
2002–03
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The year that started off in high style almost turned sour towards the end with a string of poor results that sent the team spiraling down the table. Management reacted quickly, sacking coach Škoro in April,[6] and bringing in Milenko Kiković for his second stint with the club.[7] The move paid immediate dividends and relegation was avoided comfortably. And if that wasn't enough cause for celebration, Sartid managed to beat Crvena Zvezda 1–0 in Serbia and Montenegro Cup final at Partizan Stadium, achieving the club's greatest success in history.[8]
Similarly to Sartid's domestic campaign, the year in Europe started off glowingly. They quickly disposed of Welsh side Bangor City to reach the UEFA Cup first round where Ipswich Town was waiting. The hopes were further raised following a favourable away result 1–1, meaning they just needed to keep a clean sheet at home to progress.[9] However, the combination of Marcus Bent converting an early 9th-minute penalty and Sartid failing to score for the remainder of the match spelled painful elimination.[10]
2003–04
The 2003–04 campaign was another fairly stable season in top league result wise. Though as usual not on the coaching front. New head coach Ratko Dostanić, brought in before the season, started off tremendously. In UEFA Cup, he led the squad to a memorable win in a tie against Sarajevo. With Dostanić firmly in charge, Sartid's form continued in the domestic league, too. At the midway point of the season Sartid was sitting in third place, just behind Belgrade powerhouses Crvena Zvezda and Partizan. During the winter break, Dostanić wanted the team captain Goran Bogdanović promoted to the role of technical director, but new club president Thomas Kelly would have none of it so Dostanić decided to leave.[11][12] In January 2004, Zvonko Varga was appointed as a new coach,[13] but he left the club after only few matches. Afterwards, old face Milenko Kiković was brought back to coach and he managed to complete a successful season for the club.
2004–05
The following 2004–05 season was not nearly as happy. It started off alright with demolition of lowly Andorran side Sant Julià in Intertoto Cup first round, but the painful next round exit at the hands of Dinamo Minsk turned out to be ominous. All throughout the domestic campaign Smederevo battled relegation threat. During the winter break coach Kiković resigned leaving the team in 10th place with 17 points. New head coach Tomislav Sivić managed to narrowly keep the club in top flight.
2005–06
The 2005–06 season has been another difficult one for the club. The embarrassing Intertoto Cup first round exit to Prilep's Pobeda was a sign of things to come. After managing only 13 points from 11 league matches, head coach Tomislav Sivić resigned on 1 November 2005 in the wake of the team's third straight league loss. Following a period under a caretaker, club appointed Spaniard Jaume Bauzà on 28 November 2005. Though the team's overall play somewhat improved, it was enough to avoid relegation at the end of the season.
Season-by-season record
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| Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | Div 2 ↑ | 1st † | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 20 | 82 | — | — | |||||
| 1997–98 | Div 1B ↑ | 2nd ‡ | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 63 | QF | — | |||||
| 1998–99 | Div 1 | 9th | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 30 | QF | — | |||||
| 1999–00 | Div 1 | 16th | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 47 | 50 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2000–01 | Div 1 | 4th | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 54 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2001–02 | Div 1 | 3rd | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 58 | F | UEFA Intertoto Cup – R2 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Div 1 | 11th | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 45 | W | UEFA Cup – R1 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Div 1 | 5h | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 49 | R2 | UEFA Cup – R1 | |||||
| 2004–05 | Div 1 | 10th | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 37 | QF | UEFA Intertoto Cup – R2 | |||||
| 2005–06 | Div 1 | 11th | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 39 | QF | UEFA Intertoto Cup – R1 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Div 1 | 8th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 43 | R1 | — | |||||
| 2007–08 | Div 1 ↓ | 10th | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 44 | 36 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2008–09 | Div 2 ↑ | 2nd ‡ | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 66 | QF | — | |||||
| 2009–10 | Div 1 | 10th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 34 | QF | — | |||||
| 2010–11 | Div 1 | 10th | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 35 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2011–12 | Div 1 | 13th | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 42 | 29 | QF | — | |||||
| 2012–13 | Div 1 ↓ | 16th | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 53 | 15 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2013–14 | Div 2 ↓ | 16th | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 31 | R1 | — | |||||
| 2014–15 | Div 3 | 7th | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 44 | PR | — | |||||
| 2015–16 | Div 3 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 52 | — | — | |||||
| 2016–17 | Div 3 | 7th | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 27 | 39 | — | — | |||||
| 2017–18 | Div 3 | 3rd | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 31 | 64 | — | — | |||||
| 2018–19 | Div 3 ↑ | 1st † | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 64Template:Efn | — | — | |||||
| 2019–20 | Div 2 ↓ | 16th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 22Template:Efn | — | — | |||||
| 2020–21 | Div 3 | 6th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 40 | 53 | R1 | — | |||||
| 2021–22 | Div 3 | 6th | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 48 | — | — | |||||
| 2022–23 | Div 3 ↑ | 1st † | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 17 | 77 | — | — | |||||
| 2023–24 | Div 2 | 5th | 37 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 56 | R2 | — | |||||
| 2024–25 | Div 2 | 12th | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 41 | R1 | — | |||||
UEFA competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2001–02 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | Dundee | 5–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 |
| R2 | Template:Flagicon | 1860 München | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | ||
| 2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR | Template:Flagicon | Bangor City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| R1 | Template:Flagicon | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR | Template:Flagicon | Sarajevo | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| R1 | Template:Flagicon | Slavia Praha | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | Sant Julià | 3–0 | 8–0 | 11–0 |
| R2 | Template:Flagicon | Dinamo Minsk | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | Template:Flagicon | Pobeda | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Stadium
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Smederevo's stadium, its unofficial and popular name is The Fortress,[14] is one of the most modern stadiums in Serbia. The stadium can hold up to 17,200 spectators. It also has one of the best pitches in the country. It was first built in 1930, but it was greatly expanded into a modern-day stadium in 2000.
The unofficial name of the stadium is based on one of the biggest fortresses in Europe that is located in Smederevo.[15]
Supporters
The supporters of FK Smederevo are known as Despoti (The Despots).[16] The name is based on a famous ruler of medieval Serbia Đurađ Branković and his title of Despot.
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Club officials
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Nikola Mitić |
| Assistant manager | Template:Flagicon Stefan Subotić Template:Flagicon Branko Mihajlović |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Stefan Radulović |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Stefan Radić |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Milanče Raičković Template:Flagicon Mihailo Marković |
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Fedor Zogović |
| Economic | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Osmanović |
| Club president | Template:Flagicon Časlav Ilić |
| Sporting director | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Simović |
| General secretary | Template:Flagicon Marjan Milenković |
Notable players
Below are the notable players who have represented the club in national and international competitions since the club's foundation in 1924. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 league matches for the club, at least 50 league matches for the club and have at least 1 appearance for their national team, or have at least 5 appearances for their national team.
| Rank. | Player | Period | Apps | Goals | Int. Apps | Int. Goals |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Milorad Zečević | 2000–2010 | 240 | 39 | n/a | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Saša Kocić | 1995–2001; 2002–2006 | 224 | 18 | n/a | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Dejan Ranković | 2000–2001; 2002–2012 | 180 | 0 | n/a | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Dejan Živković | 2006–2013 | 166 | 16 | n/a | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Marko Sočanac | 2000–2008 | 166 | 2 | n/a | |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Dragan Radosavljević | 2000–2006; 2007–2008; 2013 | 157 | 11 | n/a | |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Mudrinić | 2000–2001; 2003–2004; 2006–2008 | 148 | 30 | n/a | |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Nenad Mirosavljević | 2000–2004; 2007 | 130 | 63 | n/a | |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Dragan Ćeran | 2005–2011 | 129 | 18 | n/a | |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Ivan Milosavljević | 2010–2012; 2015–2019 | 129 | 1 | n/a | |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Dragan Paunović | 2000–2006 | 114 | 2 | n/a | |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Dragan Žilić | 2001–2005 | 112 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Goran Bogdanović | 2000–2004 | 105 | 7 | n/a | |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Željko Kovačević | 2003–2007; 2009 | 104 | 3 | n/a | |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Saša Antunović | 1998–2002; 2004 | 102 | 21 | n/a | |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Dejan Kekezović | 2002–2006 | 102 | 3 | n/a | |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Nenad Mladenović | 2006–2010 | 92 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Boris Vasković | 2000–2003 | 92 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Template:Flagicon Saša Zorić | 2003–2006 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon Dejan Ognjanović | 2010–2012 | 45 | 2 | 7Template:Efn | 0 |
| 21 | Template:Flagicon Marko Pantelić | 2003 | 31 | 13 | 43 | 10 |
| 22 | Template:Flagicon Blaže Georgioski | 1998–1999 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Template:Flagicon Mateja Kežman | 1998 | 14 | 4 | 49 | 17 |
| 24 | Template:Flagicon Goran Trobok | 2017 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Template:Flagicon Omega Roberts | 2012–2013 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 26 | Template:Flagicon Ivan Radovanović | 2007 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Template:Flagicon Vlade Lazarevski | 2012 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
For a list of all Smederevo players with a Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Smederevo 1924 players.
Historical list of coaches
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- Template:Flagicon Mirko Damjanović
- Template:Flagicon Franjo Glaser
- Template:Flagicon Dušan Mitošević (1988-1990)
- Template:Flagicon Miroslav Vukašinović (1997-1998)
- Template:Flagicon Branko Radović (1998)
- Template:Flagicon Boško Antić (1998–1999)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Golac (1999)
- Template:Flagicon Milenko Kiković (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Slobodan Dogandžić (2000)
- Template:Flagicon Jovica Škoro (2000–2003)
- Template:Flagicon Milenko Kiković (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Ratko Dostanić (2003)
- Template:Flagicon Zvonko Varga (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Milenko Kiković (2004)
- Template:Flagicon Tomislav Sivić (2005)
- Template:Flagicon Jaume Bauzà (2005–2006)
- Template:Flagicon Mihailo Ivanović (2006–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Goran Milojević (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Radmilo Ivančević (2007-2008)
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Đorđević (2008-2009)
- Template:Flagicon Blagoje Paunović (2009-2010)
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Đorđević (2010-2012)
- Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Janjić (2012)
- Template:Flagicon Miloš Velebit (2012-2013)
- Template:Flagicon Ljubomir Ristovski (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Radovan Radaković (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Branko Smiljanić (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mile Tomić (2013-2014)
- Template:Flagicon Nemanja Smiljanić (2014)
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Paunović (2014–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Mihailo Ivanović (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Milorad Zečević (2016–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Ljubiša Stamenković (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Zoran Vujičić (18 Oct 2018–Jun 2019)[19]
- Template:Flagicon Nikola Puača (20 Jun 2019-Aug 2019)[20]
- Template:Flagicon Nebojša Vučićević (20 Aug 2019-Dec 2019)[21]
- Template:Flagicon Ognjen Koroman (29 Dec 2019–Jun 2020)[22]
- Template:Flagicon Nebojša Maksimović (3 Jun 2020-1 Jul 2020)[23]
- Template:Flagicon Igor Savić (24 Jul 2020-Dec 2020)[24]
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Stevanović (30 Dec 2020–Sep 2021)[25]
- Template:Flagicon Sava Šašić (14 Sep 2021–Jun 2023)[26]
- Template:Flagicon Saša Mićović (5 Jul 2023–Jun 2024)[27]
- Template:Flagicon Dragan Radojičić (13 Jun 2024-3 Oct 2024)[28]
- Template:Flagicon Jovan Golić (4 Oct 2024- Apr 2025)[29]
- Template:Flagicon Branko Mirjačić (9 Apr 2025-Jun 2025)[30]
- Template:Flagicon Nikola Mitić (17 Jun 2025-)[31]
Honours
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Second League of FR Yugoslavia
- Champions (1): 1996–97 (Group West)
- Serbian League West
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2001–2003 | NAAI | SARTID |
| 2003–2004 | USS | |
| 2005–2011 | Nike | |
| 2012 | City of Smederevo | |
| 2012–2014 | NAAI | None |
See also
References
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External links
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- Profile, results and tables club at srbijasport.net Template:In lang
- Profile, results and tables club (youth) at srbijasport.net Template:In lang
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