FK Železnik
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| Full name | FK Železnik | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lavovi (The Lions) | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Jusa Bulić | ||
| Capacity | 6,900 | ||
| President | Bratislav Denčić | ||
| Head coach | Dejan Rađenović | ||
| League | Serbian League Belgrade | ||
| 2013–14 | Serbian League Belgrade, 9th | ||
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FK Železnik (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Железник) is a football club based in Železnik, Belgrade. The club competes in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of Serbian football.
History
Early years (1930–1992)
Founded in 1930 under the name of Železnik SK, the club proceeded with more serious activities in 1952. In 1961, the club changed its name to FK Železnik, following the merger with FK Napredak. Between 1963 and 1967, the club competed in the Serbian League (North Group), the third tier of Yugoslav football. In 1965, they lost the Yugoslav Second League playoff against Sloboda Užice.
Rise to the top (1992–2005)
The club continued to participate in the regional leagues without much success until 1992, when Jusuf "Jusa" Bulić, together with his friends, took over the club. In the 1994–95 season, Železnik won the Serbian League (North Group), thus gained promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. In the 1995–96 season, the club was promoted to the First League of FR Yugoslavia (IB League). They finished second in the IB League in the 1996–97 season, which gave them a spot in the IA League in the 1997–98 season.
After the death of his father, Dragan "Aca" Bulić took over the club in May 1998.[1] Led by the youngest president in the history of Serbian football, Železnik continued with the rapid progress, finishing in a higher league position every season. Likewise, the club reached the semi-finals of the national cup in two consecutive seasons (2002 and 2003; they were eliminated by Sartid Smederevo both times).
In the 2003–04 season, the club achieved its best league performance by finishing in third place, thus securing a spot in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup. They were eliminated by Romanian outfit Steaua București in the second qualifying round (4–5 on aggregate). Despite only finishing ninth in the league that season, their worst result in six years, Železnik made the biggest success in the club's history by winning the Serbia and Montenegro Cup.[2][3]
New beginning (2005–present)
In June 2005, due to the bad financial situation, Železnik was forced to withdraw from 2005–06 UEFA Cup, before merging with another Belgrade-based club Voždovac, which continued to compete in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga.[4]
The club was later refounded as Železnik Lavovi and started competing in the Belgrade First League, the fifth tier of the Serbian football league system. In the following two seasons, they were promoted two divisions. Firstly, the club won promotion to the Zone League in the 2010–11 season. In addition, they were promoted to the Serbian League Belgrade in the 2011–12 season.
Honours
Seasons
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup | Continental |
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| 1999–2000 |  First League |
40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 54 | 8th | Quarter-finals | style="text-align:center; rowspan="5"|Did not qualify |
| 2000–2001 | First League |
34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 56 | 44 | 8th | Round of 16 | |
| 2001–2002 | First League |
34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 49 | 6th | Semi-finals | |
| 2002–2003 | First League |
34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 37 | 62 | 5th | Semi-finals | |
| 2003–2004 | First League |
30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 20 | 58 | 3rd | Quarter-finals | |
| 2004–2005 | First League |
30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 9th | Winners | UEFA Cup – Second qualifying round |
UEFA competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |  Steaua București |
2–4 (H), 2–1 (A) |
Notable players
This is a list of FK Železnik players with senior national team appearances:[5]
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For a list of all Železnik players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Železnik players.
Coaching history
| Date | Name |
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| 1999–2000 | Slobodan Dogandžić |
| 2000 | Saša Milanović |
| 2000 | Dževad Prekazi |
| 2001 | Goran Milojević |
| 2001–2002 | Goran Stevanović |
| 2002–2003 | Saša Nikolić |
| 2003–2004 | Mile Tomić |
| 2004 | Branislav Novaković |
| 2004 | Saša Nikolić |
| 2005 | Miloljub Ostojić |
| 2005 | Čedomir Đoinčević |
References
- ↑ "Aleksandar Bulić, najmlađi predsednik u istoriji jugoslovenskog fudbala, preuzeo klub od oca u amanet" (in Serbian). Glas javnosti. 5 December 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Famous first for Železnik". UEFA. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Železnik do trofeja sa igračem manje" (in Serbian). Sportska centrala. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Železnik merger solves crisis". UEFA. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ FK Železnik at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Club page at Srbijasport.net
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