FK Habit Pharm Javor Ivanjica
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FK Javor Ivanjica is a football club from Ivanjica
Ivanjica
Ivanjica is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of Serbia. The population of the town is 11,810, while population of the municipality is 32,047....

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

.

It was founded in 1912 and is one of the oldest clubs in Serbia. The club's stadium, Ivanjica Stadium
Ivanjica Stadium
Ivanjica Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ivanjica, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Habit Pharm Javor Ivanjica. The stadium holds 5,000 people....

, has a capacity of
5,000. The official colours of the club are red and white.

History

There were not many places in Serbia that knew about football, when the student Milan Radojević brought in Ivanjica
Ivanjica
Ivanjica is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of Serbia. The population of the town is 11,810, while population of the municipality is 32,047....

 the first soccer ball. The local youth enthusiastically accepted the new game. Shortly after, the first club was founded, and it received the name of "Jagodina".
After few trainings, familiarization with the rules and marking the fields, everything was ready for the first match to be held with audience. But, until the Second World War only friendly games were played. Afterwords, the club competed in several lower league competitions. The first great success was achieved in the period between 1958 and 1962, when the club competed for the first time in the Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....

 and it had its first great generation of players: Luković, Randjić, Šarčević, Djoko Djurić, Bjelogrlić, Nešovanović, Čukavac, Veljo Luković among others. The club president was Stevo Jovičić and the coach Slavenko Kuzeljević
Slavenko Kuzeljević
Slavenko Kuzeljević is a Serbian football manager and former player.His career as a coach started in Nikšić in January 1993 when he was working with young footballers until June of the same year.-Career as a trainer:*January-June 1993 - FK Sutjeska Nikšić youth team*June 1993-June 1995 - FK Javor...

. Some other famous players in that period were: Tatović, Ćurčić, Vitorović, Milošević, Milekić, Stefanović, Drobnjaković, Sretenović and Langura.

However, the greatest success in the history of the club was in the 2001/02
First League of FR Yugoslavia 2001-02
-League standings:-Champions:Partizan Belgrade Players Radovan Radaković Vuk Rašović Dragoljub Jeremić Igor Duljaj Dejan Ognjanović Milan Stojanovski Goran Trobok Andrija Delibašić Zvonimir Vukić Damir Čakar Miladin Bečanović Radiša Ilić Nenad Mišković Ivan Stanković Aleksandar Nedović Ivica Iliev...

 season when the club achieved promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia, which coincided with the 90-year anniversary of the club. The president of the club Duško Sekulić and three Vice-Presidents; Dragan Lazović, Darko Jovanović and Slobodan Bešević were the main people responsible for the recent success of the club, making them a solid Serbian club. Many players also contributed to this success, including: Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić is a former footballer and current coach, currently caretaker of Serbia.-External links:* at Transfermarkt...

, Milović
Milovan Milovic
Milovan Milović is a right footed Serbian professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Tirana.- Personal :...

, Petaković, Borović, Djoković, Lišanin, Gašić
Srđan Gašić
Srđan Gašić is a retired Serbian football player.-Club career:At the beginning of his career, he played for the club FK Goč of Vrnjačka Banja. He moved to Sloga as a 19 year old player. He later played with Jedinstvo, OFK Belgrade, Javor, Radnički Obrenovac, FC Vihren, Metalac...

, Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević is a retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Sušica, Radosavljević began playing football with local side FK Radnički Kragujevac...

, Jevđović, Petrović
Nenad Petrovic
Nenad Petrović may refer to:* Nenad Petrović , Serbian writer* Nenad Petrović , Croatian chess problemist...

 and Bondžulić
Igor Bondžulic
Igor Bondžulić is a Serbian football goalkeeper currently playing in Serbian Superliga club Jagodina.Bondžulić previously played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG.-References:...

. In this period, the atmosphere in the stadium was great, and the club supporters usually followed the team wherever they played.

In the season 2004/05
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2004-05
The 2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro season, the 3rd since its establishment, started on August 7, 2004 and finished on May 28, 2005...

 the club, having been relegated, was back in the top league, now called First League of Serbia and Montenegro. The Sports Director was Radovan Ćurčić, who now as a coach, achieved the same success with the club, as when he was a player. The club had some fine players: Bondžulić
Igor Bondžulic
Igor Bondžulić is a Serbian football goalkeeper currently playing in Serbian Superliga club Jagodina.Bondžulić previously played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG.-References:...

, Lišanin, Simić, Bogdanović
Aleksandar Bogdanovic
Aleksandar Bogdanović is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including FK Železnik and FK Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga and Erzurumspor in Turkey.-External links:* at Srbijafudbal.*...

, Žunić
Dragiša Žunic
Dragiša Žunić is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Serbian First League club FK Mladost Lučani....

, Vasić
Radojica Vasić
Radojica Vasić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Serbian First League club FK Mladost Lučani....

, Nikitović, Petaković
Aleksandar Petakovic
Aleksandar Petaković was a Serbian football player and manager.-External links:* at Reprezentacija.rs* at Playerhistory....

, Ramić, Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević is a retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Sušica, Radosavljević began playing football with local side FK Radnički Kragujevac...

, Odita
Obiora Odita
Obiora Emmanuel Odita is a Nigerian football striker playing for Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.-Nigeria:Odita first played for a professional soccer club with now-defunct Udoji United F.C., which was based in Awka, Nigeria. In 2001, he was sold to a more financially stable domestic...

, Temwanjera
Mike Temwanjera
Mike Temwanjera is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Romanian Liga I side FC Vaslui. He usually plays as a Centre forward, but he can also serve as a Second Striker. He is one of the longest serving players at his club, playing for Vaslui, since January 2007 and up to now he is...

.
Also a large contribution in the last ten years had the sports director Tomislav Savić and the Secretary in the administrative, technical and organizational departments, Zoran Ristić.
Having been relegated again, in the season 2007/08
Serbian Superliga 2007-08
The 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga season was the second since its establishment in 2006. Red Star Belgrade were the defending SuperLiga champions, having won their twenty-fifth national title the season before.The SuperLiga changed its format from this season...

 the club gained promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

, this time achieving an amazing and unique record of having played the entire season (34 rounds) without defeat in the Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...

 (Serbian second tier).

Current squad 2011/12

As of August 2011.

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.

Notable former players

Željko Đokić
Željko Đokić
Željko Đokić is a Serbian-born Bosnian footballer who currently plays Ruch Chorzów.-National team:He has played for Bosnia and Herzegovina B team.-External links:*...

 Goran Dragović
Goran Dragović
Goran Dragović is a Bosnian Serb professional football player currently playing in the FK Metalurg Skopje.-External sources:* at Srbijafudbal.* at Transfermarkt.* at Utakmica.rs...

 Nemanja Supić
Nemanja Supic
Nemanja Supić is a Bosnian goalkeeper who plays for Vojvodina in the Serbian SuperLiga and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.-International career:...

 Slaven Borović Malesija Vojvoda
Malesija Vojvoda
Malesija Vojvoda is a Montenegrin football manager and former player.After a playing career that included playing in several top league domestic clubs such as FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, FK Javor Ivanjica, FK Zeta, FK Radnički Niš and FK Radnički Jugopetrol, and also with Russian Premier League...

 Branko Vujović
Branko Vujović
Branko Vujović is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who plays for FK Bežanija.-Career:...

 Nnaemeka Ajuru
Nnaemeka Ajuru
Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru is a Nigerian football midfielder who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina....

 Ifeanyi Igbodo Obiora Odita
Obiora Odita
Obiora Emmanuel Odita is a Nigerian football striker playing for Serbian SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.-Nigeria:Odita first played for a professional soccer club with now-defunct Udoji United F.C., which was based in Awka, Nigeria. In 2001, he was sold to a more financially stable domestic...

 Filip Arsenijević
Filip Arsenijević
Filip Arsenijević is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Jagodina in the Serbian SuperLiga.He previously played for OFK Beograd and FK Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga...

 Aleksandar Bogdanović
Aleksandar Bogdanovic
Aleksandar Bogdanović is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including FK Železnik and FK Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga and Erzurumspor in Turkey.-External links:* at Srbijafudbal.*...

 Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić is a former footballer and current coach, currently caretaker of Serbia.-External links:* at Transfermarkt...

 Ivan Cvetkovic
Ivan Cvetković
Ivan Cvetković is a Serbian footballer who plays for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Zhetysu.He played for FC Khimki...


Srđan Gašić
Srđan Gašić
Srđan Gašić is a retired Serbian football player.-Club career:At the beginning of his career, he played for the club FK Goč of Vrnjačka Banja. He moved to Sloga as a 19 year old player. He later played with Jedinstvo, OFK Belgrade, Javor, Radnički Obrenovac, FC Vihren, Metalac...

 Nikola Ignjatijević
Nikola Ignjatijević
Nikola Ignjatijević is a Serbian Left back who plays for Red Star Belgrade.-Early life:Nikola was born on 12 December 1983 in Požarevac, Serbia. Both parents are Serbian....

 Ivan Ješić Vukoman Jolović Vladica Kovačević
Vladica Kovacevic
For the Serbian soldier, see Vladimir KovačevićVladimir "Vladica" Kovačević is a Serbian striker who played at FIFA World Cup 1962 for SFR Yugoslavia. He had a successful playing career in both SFR Yugoslavia with FK Partizan, reaching the 1966 European Cup Final and in France with FC Nantes and...

 Blagoje Krivokuća Petar Krivokuća
Petar Krivokuca
Petar Krivokuća is a Serbian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia....

 Srboljub Krivokuća
Srboljub Krivokuca
Srboljub Krivokuća was a Serbian football goalkeeper and manager.He played 7 matches for the Yugoslav national team.-External links:*...

 Nikola Lišanin Milan Mihajlović Rade Mojović
Rade Mojović
Rade Mojović is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.During his career he has played for Serbian clubs FK Javor, FK Partizan, FK Obilić, Red Star Belgrade, Slovenian NK Beltinci, and Belgian clubs RE Mouscron, Royal Antwerp, Eendracht Aalst, RFC Athois and Francs Borains.-Honours:*Red Star...

 Miljan Mutavdžić
Miljan Mutavdžic
Miljan Mutavdžić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Malmö FF.-Javor:...

 Aleksandar Petaković
Mihajlo Pjanović
Mihajlo Pjanovic
Mihajlo Pjanović is a Serbian football striker.-Career:He started playing in OFK Belgrade from where he will move in 1998 to another Belgrade club Red Star...

 Miloš Radaković Zoran Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević
Zoran Radosavljević is a retired footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Sušica, Radosavljević began playing football with local side FK Radnički Kragujevac...

 Nikola Simić Miloš Trifunović
Miloš Trifunović
Miloš Trifunović is a Serbian footballer currently playing in FC Bunyodkor from Tashkent, on loan from Red Star Belgrade.-Career:...

 Lazar Tripković Radojica Vasić
Radojica Vasić
Radojica Vasić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Serbian First League club FK Mladost Lučani....

 Miroslav Vulićević
Miroslav Vulićević
Miroslav Vulićević is a Serbian international football player. He is regarded as one of the best right backs currently playing in the Serbian Superliga.- Club career :...

 Dragiša Žunić
Dragiša Žunic
Dragiša Žunić is a Serbian footballer currently playing for Serbian First League club FK Mladost Lučani....

 Blessing Makunike
Blessing Makunike
Blessing "Yogo-Yogo" Makunike was a Zimbabwean international football player.-Club career:Blessing Makunike started his career in 1997 playing for Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club CAPS United F.C., where he played until the end of the 2002 season...

 Mike Temwanjera
Mike Temwanjera
Mike Temwanjera is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Romanian Liga I side FC Vaslui. He usually plays as a Centre forward, but he can also serve as a Second Striker. He is one of the longest serving players at his club, playing for Vaslui, since January 2007 and up to now he is...

 Leonard Tsipa
Leonard Tsipa
Leonard "Aghahowa" Tsipa is an international Zimbabwean football striker that playes in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League side Gunners F.C..- Club career :...



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