FK Rad

Full name

Fudbalski klub Rad

Nickname(s)

Građevinari (The Builders)

Founded

10 March 1958

Ground

King Petar I Stadium, Belgrade

Capacity

6,000

President

Vladimir Savić

Head coach

Gordan Petrić

League

Serbian SuperLiga

2016–17

Serbian SuperLiga, 11th of 16

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Fudbalski klub Rad (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Рад), commonly known as Rad, is a professional Serbian football club based in Belgrade. FK Rad is one of the most successful and supported clubs in Serbia. Translated into English, the club's name signifies "work" or "labour" due to being formed by the construction company of the same name in 1958.

History

Rad was founded in 1958 by workers of the GRO Rad company. From the start the club had two major local rivals: Banjica and Jajinci, these rivalries were the rivals of the company but quickly it passed to football. The following individuals are considered as club's founders: Petar Đerasimović, the first president, Radojica Tanasijević, the first general selector, Željko Marjanović, the first financial adviser, and Ljubomir Lazić, the first vice president. The players that have played in 1958 can feel like founders as well, Rad had a lot of young players that were schooled in the First league teams, some players would include: Lazar Slavković, Đurđe Ivković, Vladimir Acević, Teodor Šušnjar, Milan Abramović, Brana Djaković, Aleksandar Banić, Živojin Rafailović, Aleksandar Andrejić, and a little later Sreten "Sele" Antić, Milan "Selja" Jovanović, and others.

The first head coach was Nikola Marjanović. The parliament has given the club a pitch in the center of Banjica, a few concrete stands were made, and later locker rooms were added, as well as the restaurant. The club had supporters in the Banjica region,which followed their club away and home. Rad quickly got promoted to the Belgrade League. In the period from 1965 to 1969, a change of generations had taken place. At that time the leaders were Ljubomir Lazić and Radomir Antić, notable managers were Đorđević and Đurđević, leaders for the players were Ratomir Janković, Vlada Vlaović, Matović, Zoran Bulatović, Dutina, Čeh and others.

The club's greatest success occurred in 1988–89 season when it finished the Yugoslav First League competition in fourth spot, ahead of many richer clubs such as Partizan. This success qualified Rad for the UEFA Cup in the 1989–90 season, where it was eliminated 2–3 on aggregate in the first round by Olympiacos (Rad lost 0–2 in Athens after winning 2–1 on home ground).

In 2011 Rad competed in the Europa League the club's second appearance in European competition and again the opponent was from Greece this time Olympiakos Volou. The first game played in Belgrade at the home ground of FK Obilic finished in a 0–1 loss for Rad, the second leg in Greece finished 1–1 which meant Rad where eliminated from the Europa League at the first hurdle.^[1]

In February 2017, a section of Rad suporters were accused of shouting racist abuse during a match against FK Partizan that reduced opposition player Everton Luiz to tears and resulted in confrontation between the opposing sides at the end of the match.^[2]

Name changes through history

1958: club founded under the name of FK Rad
1990: renamed to FK GRO Rad
1993: renamed again to FK Rad

Stadium

The stadium of Rad is the King Petar I Stadium, commonly known as "Stadion na Banjici" (Stadium at Banjica), which is located in the southern part of Belgrad's Banjica neighbourhood, and holds about 6,000 people. It was built in 1977 although its stand dates back to the pre-World War II period when it was used for military parades and other state celebrations during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.^[3]

Supporters & Rivalries

Rad's supporters call themselves United Force, a relatively small group. They profess far-right ultra-nationalist views, making them very unpopular with FK Novi Pazar fans.^[4] They also have a rivalry with the OFK Beograd-FK Voždovac alliance with whom they contest Belgrade derbies.

Honours

Yugoslav Second League

1986–87 (East)

Rad in European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1989–90	UEFA Cup	R1	Olympiacos Piraeus	2–1	0–2	2–3
2011–12	Europa League	QR1	Tre Penne	6–0	3–1	9–1
2011–12	Europa League	QR2	Olympiakos Volos	0–1	1–1	1–2

Current squad

As of 8 July 2017

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Darko Dejanović
2	DF	Matija Košanin
3	DF	Luka Petrović
5	DF	Miloš Obradović
6	DF	Zoran Ljubinković
9	FW	Boško Guzina
10	MF	Đorđe Denić
12	GK	Dušan Marković
14	MF	Njegoš Petrović
15	MF	Marko Stojanović
17	FW	Aleksandar Lutovac
18	FW	Marko Jović
23	DF	Nikola Šipčić

No.	Position	Player
24	DF	Stefan Vico
25	DF	Nikola Maraš (captain)
27	FW	Lazar Milošev
31	GK	Miljan Pribić
33	MF	Bogdan Mladenović
35	GK	Danijel Mićanović
44	MF	Filip Bainović
55	DF	Stevan Bates
70	MF	Duško Petković
77	FW	Borko Veselinović
—	MF	Jong-Won Hwang
—		Ognjen Bodlović

Players with multiple nationalities

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player

No.		Position	Player

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2017.

Technical staff

Milan Milanović – Head Coach
Dragoslav Milenković – Assistant Coach
Slađan Nikolić – Trainer
Vladan Radača – Goalkeeper Coach
Vladimir Procikijević – Physical Coach
Zdravko Marinković – Recovery Coach
Zoran Rakić – Recovery Coach

Notable players

The club official website considers Duško Ajder and Dragan Kokotović as club´s two major legends. Beside them, important players in different historical periods are considered Miodrag Vranješ, Ratomir Janković and Lazar Slavković.^[5]

For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Rad players.

Managers

Zvonko Varga (July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002)
Milan Milanović (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004)
Zdravko Zemunović (Jan 29, 2004–04)
Radmilo Ivančević (2004–05)
Mihajlo Ivanović (Jan 7, 2008–??)
Aleksandar Janjić (July 1, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008)
Marko Nikolić (Oct 29, 2008 – May 23, 2011)
Predrag Rogan (interim) (May 23, 2011 – May 30, 2011)
Slavko Petrović (May 31, 2011 – Sept 18, 2011)
Milan Bosanac (interim) (Sept 19, 2011 – Oct 5, 2011)
Nebojša Vignjević (Oct 5, 2011 – Feb 14, 2012)
Radoje Smiljanić (interim) (Feb 15, 2012 – March 5, 2012)
Marko Nikolić (March 6, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
Nebojša Milošević (July 1, 2013 – Oct 27, 2013)
Nebojša Petrović (Nov 22, 2013 – Dec 25, 2013)
Aleksandar Janković (Dec 25, 2013 – March 24, 2014)
Stevan Mojsilović (March 25, 2014–)

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
2010–2012	Patrick	None
2012–2013	Joma	None
2014–present	NAAI	Rubikon

References

↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/rad-vs-olympiacos-volou/245042
↑ "Racist Serb fans torment Brazilian footballer Everton Luiz". BBC News. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
↑ FK Rad at srpskistadioni.in.rs
↑ http://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3236-rad-belgrade-novi-pazar-21-02-2015.html
↑ Club legends at FK Rad official website, retrieved 18-9-2013 (in Serbian)

External links

Official website (in Serbian)
United Force website
Club page at Utakmica
Club page at Srbijafudbal

Serbian SuperLiga

2017–18 clubs

Former clubs (2006–present)

Former clubs (1992–2006)

Serbia and Montenegro seasons

FR Yugoslavia:	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Serbia and Montenegro:	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005−06

Serbian SuperLiga seasons

Associated competitions

The league was preceded by Yugoslav First League and since 2006 Montenegro separated and formed their own First League.

Yugoslav First League

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)
Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
Clubs	Bačka BASK BSK Belgrade Concordia Crnogorac Građanski Niš Građanski Skoplje Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split HAŠK Ilirija Jedinstvo Beograd Jugoslavija Krajišnik Banja Luka Ljubljana Mačva NAK Novi Sad Pobeda Skoplje Primorje Ljubljana Radnički Kragujevac SAŠK SAND Subotica Slavija Osijek Slavija Sarajevo Slavija Varaždin Somborski SK Sparta Zemun Viktorija Zagreb Vojvodina ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Velika Kikinda

FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)
Seasons	1945 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Clubs	14. Oktobar Bor Borac Budućnost Crvenka Čelik Dinamo Vinkovci Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Iskra Lokomotiva Mačva Maribor Nafta Napredak Naša Krila Novi Sad OFK Belgrade Olimpija Osijek Partizan Pelister Ponziana Priština Proleter Rabotnički Rad Radnički Belgrade Radnički Kragujevac Radnički Niš Red Star Belgrade Rijeka Sarajevo Sloboda Spartak RNK Split Sutjeska Teteks Trepča Trešnjevka Vardar Velež Vojvodina NK Zagreb Zemun Željezničar

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