FK Radnik Surdulica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Радник Сурдулица) is a professional football club based in Surdulica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.
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| Full name | FK Radnik Surdulica | ||
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| Founded | 1926 | ||
| Ground | Efbet Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,312 | ||
| President | Stanislav Tončev | ||
| Head coach | Dejan Đuričić (caretaker) | ||
| League | Serbian SuperLiga | ||
| 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
The club was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on the initiative of Gradimir Antić, a local shoemaker, who brought the first football ball to Surdulica.[1] They stopped operating with the onset of World War II and Axis occupation of Serbia.[1] In 1946, the club was reestablished as FK Polet on the initiative of Borivoje Milenković and Božidar Stanković.[1] They subsequently changed their name to FK Hidrovlasina in 1950.[1] Later the same year, the club merged with FK Molidben from Belo Polje and was named FK Radnik.[1]
In July 2008, the club merged with FK Železničar from Vranjska Banja,[2] taking its spot in the Serbian League East. They spent the next five seasons in the third tier of Serbian football. After winning the title in 2013, the club was promoted to the Serbian First League.[3] They spent the next two seasons in the second tier before placing first in the 2014–15 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.[4] In the 2020–21 season, the club achieved its highest ever league finish of sixth place and also reached the semi-finals of the national cup.
Honours edit
- Serbian First League (Tier 2)
- Serbian League East (Tier 3)
Seasons edit
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
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| 2010–11 | 3 – East | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 3rd | — |
| 2011–12 | 3 – East | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 4th | — |
| 2012–13 | 3 – East | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 34 | 65[a] | 1st | — |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 10th | — |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 64 | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 65 | 25 | 8th | Round of 32 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 48 | 25 | 12th | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | 28 | 9th | Round of 32 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 28 | 9th | Quarter-finals |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 30[b] | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 31 | 11th | Quarter-finals |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 6th | Semi-finals |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 9th | Round of 16 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 50 | 35 | 14th | Quarter-finals |
- ^ The club was docked one point.
- ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 14 February 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players edit
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[6]
Ognjen Čančarević
Samuel Owusu
Witan Sulaeman
Milan Purović- Nedeljko Vlahović
Nenad Lukić- Milan Makarić
- Miljan Mutavdžić
- Miloš Simonović
- Nemanja Tomić
Aleksandar Pantić
For a list of all FK Radnik Surdulica players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Radnik Surdulica players.
Managerial history edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e "ISTORIJA KLUBA" (in Serbian). fk-radnik.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "FUZIJA RADNIKA I ŽELEZNIČARA" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Radnik u Prvoj ligi, Surdulica u transu" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Radnik iz Surdulice ušao u Superligu: Slavlje uz 5.000 navijača" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Radnik" (in Serbian). superliga.rs. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Radnik Surdulica". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Club page at Srbijasport