FK Zvezdara

Zvezdara
Full nameFK Zvezdara
Nickname(s)Bulke (The Poppies)
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
2002; 22 years ago (2002) (refounded)
GroundStadion FK Zvezdara
Capacity1,000[citation needed]
PresidentŽeljko Popović
Head coachIvan Tasić
LeagueSerbian League Belgrade
2023–24Serbian League Belgrade, 3rd of 16
Websitefkzvezdara.com

FK Zvezdara (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Звездара) is a football club based in Zvezdara, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system.

History

The club was founded on 10 March 1951 as FK Bulbulderac.[1] They spent the following decade competing in the local leagues of Belgrade.[1] In 1960, the club changed its name to BSK and continued playing in the lower leagues for another decade.[1] They would change their name to OFK Zvezdara in 1974.[1]

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started to climb up the national league pyramid, gaining promotion to the third tier in 1993. They spent the next two seasons in the Serbian League North (1993–94 and 1994–95), placing second and third respectively. Following the assassination of its president Miodrag Nikšić in July 1995,[2] the club finished runners-up in the newly formed Serbian League Belgrade in the 1995–96 season and earned promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[3]

The club played in the Second League for five seasons between 1996 and 2001, narrowly missing promotion on two occasions (1997–98 and 1998–99).[3] They eventually won first place in Group East in the 2000–01 season and took promotion to the First League for the first time in history.[4][5] However, after the murder of its president Branislav Trojanović in July 2001,[6] the club went through an ownership crisis.[7][8] As a result, they were promptly relegated from the top flight, finishing 16th out of 18 in their debut appearance.[4][9] The club eventually merged with Srem, which continued to compete in the 2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.[10]

Shortly after the club's folding, a group of supporters created a new club called FK Bulbulderac, continuing the tradition of the former club.[1] They gained promotion to the Belgrade First League in 2007 and later to the Belgrade Zone League in 2010.[1] On 12 July 2013, the club changed its name to FK Zvezdara.[1] After spending eight seasons in the fourth tier, they earned promotion to the Serbian League Belgrade in 2018.

Honours

Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Tier 2)

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 FR Yugoslavia
1992–93 4 – Belgrade 30 17 9 4 53 27 43 3rd —
1993–94 3 – North 34 17 13 4 54 20 47 2nd —
1994–95 3 – North 34 21 10 3 73 22 73 3rd —
1995–96 3 – Belgrade 34 23 6 5 63 22 75 2nd —
1996–97 2 – East 34 14 7 13 47 33 49 6th —
1997–98 2 – East 34 20 5 9 57 27 65 2nd —
1998–99 2 – East 21[a] 13 3 5 47 18 42 3rd —
1999–2000 2 – North 34 19 4 11 54 37 61 4th —
2000–01 2 – East 34 29 3 2 97 20 90 1st —
2001–02 1 34 7 8 19 35 64 29 16th[b] —
 Serbia
2006–07 6 – Belgrade 32 21 7 4 88 27 70 2nd —
2007–08 5 – Belgrade 34 13 8 13 50 44 47 10th —
2008–09 5 – Belgrade 34 16 7 11 51 33 55 5th —
2009–10 5 – Belgrade 34 24 6 4 82 34 78 2nd —
2010–11 4 – Belgrade 34 10 11 13 38 47 41 10th —
2011–12 4 – Belgrade 34 13 10 11 46 43 49 7th —
2012–13 4 – Belgrade 32 13 7 12 38 39 46 9th —
2013–14 4 – Belgrade 30 10 11 9 36 30 41 8th —
2014–15 4 – Belgrade 28 10 5 13 32 48 35 9th —
2015–16 4 – Belgrade 28 8 8 12 24 36 32 9th —
2016–17 4 – Belgrade 30 12 10 8 36 36 46 6th —
2017–18 4 – Belgrade 30 21 5 4 68 26 68 2nd —
2018–19 3 – Belgrade 30 12 7 11 36 38 43 8th —
2019–20 3 – Belgrade 17[c] 9 2 6 38 26 29 2nd —
2020–21 3 – Belgrade 38 15 15 8 61 41 60 5th —
2021–22 3 – Belgrade 30 9 7 14 30 41 34 12th —
2022–23 3 – Belgrade 30 12 8 10 39 35 44 4th —
2023–24 3 – Belgrade 30 13 8 9 40 34 47 3rd —
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The club merged with Srem and a new phoenix club was formed.
  3. ^ The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[11]

For a list of all FK Zvezdara players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Zvezdara players.

Managerial history

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Istorija" (in Serbian). fkzvezdara.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Ubijen kroz prozor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Zvezdara u superlativima" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ubici smetali uspeh i bogatstvo" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 22 July 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Danas tačka na agoniju u FK Zvezdara" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 4 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Još jedna dama - predsednik" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 8 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Partizan novi šampion" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Otpor pita Piksija" (in Serbian). nin.co.rs. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ "OFK Zvezdara". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.