FK Železnik

Železnik
Full name Fudbalski klub Železnik
Nickname(s) Lavovi (The Lions)
Founded 1930
Dissolved 2015
Ground Stadion Jusa Bulić
Ground Capacity 6,900
2014–15 Serbian League Belgrade, 8th

Fudbalski klub Železnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Железник) is a defunct football club based in Železnik, Belgrade.

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 to Sloboda Užice in the promotion playoff to the Yugoslav Second League.

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.[1]

After the death of his father, Dragan "Aca" Bulić took over the club in May 1998.[2] 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).[3]

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.[4][5]

New beginning and another cessation (2005–2015)

In June 2005, due to the bad financial situation, Železnik was forced to withdraw from the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, before merging with another Belgrade-based club Voždovac, which continued to compete in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga.[6]

The club was later refounded as FK 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.

In the summer of 2015, after finishing in 8th place in the 2014–15 Serbian League Belgrade, the club again ceased to exist.

Honours

Serbia and Montenegro Cup

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Continental
1999–2000 Serbia and Montenegro First League 4015916554754 8th Quarter-finals Did not qualify
2000–2001 Serbia and Montenegro First League 3412814495644 8th Round of 16
2001–2002 Serbia and Montenegro First League 3414713414249 6th Semi-finals
2002–2003 Serbia and Montenegro First League 341888563762 5th Semi-finals
2003–2004 Serbia and Montenegro First League 301776482058 3rd Quarter-finals
2004–2005 Serbia and Montenegro First League 3011514384538 9th Winners UEFA Cup – Second qualifying round

UEFA competitions

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Romania Steaua București 2–4 (H), 2–1 (A)

Notable players

National team players

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

Managerial history

Date Name
1999–2000 Serbia and Montenegro Slobodan Dogandžić
2000 Serbia and Montenegro Saša Milanović
2000 Serbia and Montenegro Dževad Prekazi
2001 Serbia and Montenegro Goran Milojević
2001–2002 Serbia and Montenegro Goran Stevanović
2002–2003 Serbia and Montenegro Saša Nikolić
2003–2004 Serbia and Montenegro Mile Tomić
2004 Serbia and Montenegro Branislav Novaković
2004 Serbia and Montenegro Saša Nikolić
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Miloljub Ostojić
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Čedomir Đoinčević

References

  1. ↑ "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Aleksandar Bulić, najmlađi predsednik u istoriji jugoslovenskog fudbala, preuzeo klub od oca u amanet" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 5 December 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oklop tvrđi od zuba" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 10 April 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Famous first for Železnik". uefa.com. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Železnik do trofeja sa igračem manje" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Železnik merger solves crisis". uefa.com. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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