FK Timok

Timok
Full nameFK Timok 1919
Nickname(s)Beli labudovi (The White Swans)
Founded1919; 106 years ago (1919)
GroundStadion Kraljevica
Capacity8,186
PresidentMilorad Vučković
Head coachDenis Jovan
LeagueSerbian League East
2023–24Zone League East, 1st of 16 (promoted)

FK Timok 1919 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Тимок 1919) is a football club based in Zaječar, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League East, the third tier of the national league system.

History

Founded in 1919, the club participated in the regional leagues during its early stages. They achieved their first notable success by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 in the first round of the 1973 Yugoslav Cup. The club also competed in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons between 1981 and 1984.[1][2]

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club reached the second tier for the second time, but finished bottom of the table in the 1992–93 Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They would later spend two seasons in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004, when they were relegated to the Serbian League East.[3]

On 26 October 2005, the club made one of its greatest achievements in its history by eliminating Partizan away in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup round of 16. They won 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time.[4] The club was eventually knocked out of the competition in the quarter-final after losing 2–0 away to Radnički Niš.[5]

In the 2008–09 season, the club finished second in the Serbian League East, subsequently losing 5–4 on penalties to Teleoptik (after two 1–1 draws) in the promotion play-offs.[6] They were finally promoted to the Serbian First League after winning the 2011–12 Serbian League East title.[7] The club spent two seasons in the second tier of Serbian football, before being relegated back to the Serbian League East in 2014.[8]

After finishing second from the bottom in the 2017–18 Serbian League East, the club got relegated to the fourth tier and was supposed to play in the Zone League East.[9] However, they were unable to compete due to financial reasons, causing them to go inactive.[10] Simultaneously, the Zaječar District League champions and the Zone League East newcomers, FK Radnički Lubnica was relocated to Zaječar and renamed to FK Timok 1919, becoming FK Timok's de facto successor.[9][10]

Honours

Serbian League Timok / Serbian League East (Tier 3)

  • 2001–02 / 2011–12, 2020–21

Zone League East (Tier 4)

  • 2023–24

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 3 – Timok 34 16 0 18 72 65 48 6th —
1996–97 3 – Timok 34 16 5 13 73 42 53 4th —
1997–98 3 – Timok 34 15 6 13 71 40 51 5th —
1998–99 3 – Timok 17[a] – – – – – 23 11th —
1999–2000 3 – Timok 38 17 6 15 67 49 57 6th —
2000–01 3 – Timok 34 25 3 6 62 23 78 2nd —
2001–02 3 – Timok 34 23 2 9 105 34 71 1st —
2002–03 2 – East 33 13 11 9 45 29 50 3rd —
2003–04 2 – East 36 13 6 17 43 52 45 9th —
2004–05 3 – East 34 15 7 12 68 46 52 8th —
2005–06 3 – East 34 15 6 13 50 38 51 7th Quarter-finals
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – East 34 13 11 10 52 32 50 9th Round of 32
2007–08 3 – East 30 12 7 11 45 36 43 6th —
2008–09 3 – East 28 17 6 5 44 14 57 2nd —
2009–10 3 – East 30 22 5 3 58 20 71 2nd —
2010–11 3 – East 30 12 6 12 39 34 42 12th —
2011–12 3 – East 30 19 6 5 43 18 63 1st —
2012–13 2 34 11 10 13 37 48 43 11th Round of 32
2013–14 2 30 8 10 12 26 35 34 13th Preliminary round
2014–15 3 – East 30 14 6 10 36 27 48 5th Preliminary round
2015–16 3 – East 30 9 10 11 39 42 37 11th —
2016–17 3 – East 30 11 10 9 28 21 36[b] 10th —
2017–18 3 – East 30 5 4 21 33 58 19 15th —
2018–19 4 – East 30 22 5 3 62 28 71 2nd —
2019–20 4 – East 17[c] 12 3 2 36 13 39 2nd —
2020–21 3 – East 38 26 5 7 73 26 83 1st —
2021–22 2 37 11 7 19 38 44 40 14th —
2022–23 3 – East 30 6 6 18 24 59 24 15th Preliminary round
2023–24 4 – East 28 25 2 1 84 11 77 1st —
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The club was docked seven points.
  3. ^ The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Supporters

Otrovi celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2008

The club's main supporters group is known as Otrovi (The Poisons).[11] They were founded in 1998, celebrating their 10-year anniversary in a Serbian League East fixture with Župa Aleksandrovac on 15 November 2008. The group is traditionally situated in the east stand of the stadium.

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[12]

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

Managerial history

References

  1. ^ "Period 1978. – 1983" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Period 1983. – 1988" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Novi šok u Humskoj" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Bez iznenađenja u četvrtfinalu Kupa" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Teleoptik prvoligaš posle drame" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Fudbaleri "Timoka" plasirali se u Prvu ligu Srbije" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Inđija i naredne sezone u Prvoj ligi Srbije" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ a b "U Zonu "Istok" sa novim imenom: "Radnički" iz Lubnice postao je FK "Timok 1919" iz Zaječara!" (in Serbian). glas-zajecara.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Gde je FK Timok nakon jednog stoleća" (in Serbian). zajecaronline.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Sledeća je Zvezda!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Timok Zaječar". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.