FK Radnički 1923

Fudbalski Klub Radnički 1923 (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Рaднички 1923, English: Radnički 1923 Football Club ) is a professional football club from Kragujevac, Serbia.

The club was founded in 1923 and its colors are red. The club competes in the Serbian SuperLiga.

History

Early years

The club was formed in 1923 under the name Mladi Radnik. The first club president was Aleksandar Ratković. The first match Mladi Radnik played was against SK Triglav where they lost 2-0. The first visitor to play FK Mladi Radnik was SK Radnički from Belgrade. The match was played 16 August 1925 with SK Radnički winning 5-0. One week after, 23 August 1925, Mladi Radnik won its first match against Radnički Niš with the result 7-1.

In 1929 Mladi Radnik changed its name to KFK Radnički.

1969 to 1976

In 1969 Radnički made it to the Yugoslav First League after beating Sutjeska and Crvenka in the play-off. In 7 September 1969 Radnički had a great 4-1 victory over Partizan Belgrade at JNA stadium. On 15 September 1969 Radnički played a 4-4 draw with Brazilian club Santos. The scorers for Santos were Edu with 3 and Pelé with 1 while the scorers for Radnički were Nikolić, Paunović, and Paunovski with 2 goals. Radnički finished 15th in their first season in the first league with an average attendance of 10.850 per match which was the 2nd highest in the league.

2010

In 2010, FK Šumadija Radnički 1923 which was a short lived name of the club during the 2009-10 season after the fusion with FK Šumadija 1903, change its name to FK Radnički 1923.

Seasons

Radnicki played in Yugoslav First League in the following seasons (victory was worth 2 points, draw 1 point!):

1969-70 season 15. KFK Radnički 34 11 05 18 34:42 27

1970-71 season 16. KFK Radnički 34 09 10 15 29:50 28

1971-72 season 17. KFK Radnički 34 07 10 17 24:55 24

1974-75 season 15. KFK Radnički 34 09 12 13 27:39 30

1975-76 season 18. KFK Radnički 34 08 07 19 29:57 23

Stadium

The home field of FK Radnički Kragujevac is the Čika Dača Stadium, in Kragujevac. The construction of the town's stadium began in November 1949 and it was finished on 6th June 1957. Newly-built stadium has received 35.000 spectators and the first game which was played on, which was between Radnički and FK Partizan Belgrade and it ended 2-2. After renovations in 2007, stadium capacity is 15,100 seats and it is the 6th largest football stadium in Serbia. There are also plans of building a roof and putting spotlights so that it fulfills the UEFA standards for European mathces.

The largest attendance was on 24th August 1969 when Radnički played against NK Hajduk Split. The attendance was 40,000.

Supporters

Crveni đavoli 1989 (Serbian Cyrillic: Црвени ђаволи 1989, English: The Red Devils 1989) are supporters of the Kragujevac based football club FK Radnički 1923. They were established on 9th March 1989. Besides football club, they also support other sport sections of the Radnički Sport Association.

Current squad

As of November 2011.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.

Current technical body

As of 12 August 2011

Club management

Notable players

Here are some of the many football legends who have played for Radnički Kragujevac:

Sponsors

• Joma

See also

• KK Radnički Kragujevac
• OK Radnički Kragujevac
• RK Radnički Kragujevac

References

• Stašević novi trener Radničkog, Sportske, April 2, 2009

External links

• Official website (Serbian)

Supporters

• Crveni đavoli 1989 (Serbian)
• radnickivolim.com (Serbian)