Fudbalski klub Trayal (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Трајал) is a professional football club from Kruševac, Serbia. They currently compete in the Serbian League East, the third tier of the national league system.
| Full name | Fudbalski klub Trayal | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Gumari (Tiremen) | |||
| Founded | 1933 | |||
| Ground | Mladost Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 10,331 | |||
| President | Vladan Gašić | |||
| Head coach | Ivica Momčilović | |||
| League | Serbian League East | |||
| 2022–23 | Serbian First League, 14th (relegated) | |||
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History edit
The football club was formed in 1933 as a part of the "Obilićevo" sports association. It was named after the local gunpowder company "Obilićevo". They played the first match in November 1933 and beat Trgovački, also from Kruševac, with 6–0.[1]
After World War II the gunpowder company changed its name to "Miloje Zakić" and by mid-70s developed into what is today a tire manufacturer Trayal Corporation.[2] The football club changed its name accordingly to Trayal.
The club remained in local and regional leagues for most of its history until after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. At the time, Trayal was playing in Serbian League Timok which was a 3rd tier of competition in FR Yugoslavia. The next 1999–2000 season saw the expansion of the Second League and Trayal gained promotion to the national level for the first time. Playing in the Second League group East, they finished mid-table in their first season.
Trayal remained in the Second League East for three consecutive seasons until they were relegated in the 2001–02 season due to the reduction of the number of participating teams. The Trayal Corporation was privatized a few years later and the club fell back to obscurity.
Trayal's current rise started in 2016 when the club was taken over by Vladan Gašić, the son of the former Minister of Defence and the current director of the Security Intelligence Agency, Bratislav Gašić.[3] The club took on from the half-season when they were near the bottom of the Rasina District First League (5th tier) with 18 points less than the first-ranked team Šanac. In the second part of the championship they recorded all 15 victories and in the end finished first with 3 points more than the closest competition. Between 2016 and 2018 they had three successive promotions and went from the 5th tier to the 2nd tier again.
They compete in the 2nd tier since 2018–19 Serbian First League.
Honours edit
Serbian League East (III)
- 2017–18
Zone League West (IV)
- 2016–17
Rasina District First League (V)
- 2012–13, 2015–16[4]
Seasons edit
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 – Rasina District First League | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 83 | 42 | 60 | 1st | — |
| 2016–17 | 4 – Zone League West | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 21 | 75 | 1st | — |
| 2017–18 | 3 – Serbian League East | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 66 | 1st | — |
| 2018–19 | 2 – Serbian First League | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 9th | Preliminary round |
| 2019–20 | 2 – Serbian First League | 30[a] | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 13th | Round of 32 |
| 2020–21 | 2 – Serbian First League | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 44 | 35 | 15th | Round of 32 |
| 2021–22 | 3 – Serbian League East | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 68 | 1st | Round of 32 |
| 2022–23 | 2 – Serbian First League | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 37 | 13th | — |
| 2023–24 | 3 – Serbian League East | — | ||||||||
- Notes
- ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 25 June 2023[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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Team management edit
| Executive Board | |
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| President |  Vladan Gašić
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| Vice-President | Milan Jevtić
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| General Manager | Nebojša Popović
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| Player/Director of Football | Milan Gašić
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| Economic | Radoslav Jeftović
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| First Team Staff | |
| Head coach | Miljojko Gošić
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| Assistant coach | Ivan Radivojević
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| Goalkeepers coach | Saša Bakuš
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| Physiotherapist | Miloš Mihajlović
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| Kit Caretaker | Milovan Janjić
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Managerial history edit
| Coach | from | until |
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| Miljojko Gošić
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1 July 2017 | 4 September 2018 |
| Goran Lazarević
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4 September 2018 | 10 September 2019 |
| Predrag Pešić
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11 September 2019 | 24 October 2019 |
| Nenad Sakić
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1 November 2019 | 30 June 2020 |
| Dragan Tadić (interim)
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1 July 2020 | 14 August 2020 |
| Goran Lazarević
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14 August 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| Miljojko Gošić
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21 July 2021 | Present |
References edit
- ^ FK „Trajal“ obeležio 85 godina postojanja at krusevacgrad.rs (in Serbian) 8-4-2018.
- ^ "Trayal corporation". trayal.rs. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
- ^ GAŠIĆI RUŠE MIŠKOVIĆA Sin bivšeg ministra preuzeo FK "Trajal" at blic.rs (in Serbian) 17-8-2016.
- ^ FK Trajal results at srbijasport.net (in Serbian).
- ^ "Team roster". Serbian PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 3 January 2021.