FK Jugovic Kac
Encyclopedia
OFK Jugović is a football club based in Kać
, Novi Sad
, Serbia
.
it played several friendly matches against mostly neighbouring clubs from Kovilj
, Temerin
and Budisava
.
After the war the club was reagrouped again in 1923. In summer 1926 changes its name to Sport Klub Jugović Kać, SK Jugović Kać. The first club president after the war was Andrija Najtman. In 1926 the president became Milivoj Dobanovački. Until the World War II
the other presidents were Sima Tomić, Toša Stajić, Sava Botoški, Rada Dražić and Mita Šević. In 1934 the club becomes member of the Yugoslav Football Association and since 1934 begins competing in national lower leagues.
During World War II, and under Hungarian occupation of the Bačka
region, the club is renamed Levente. A number of players and club members lost their life in a struggle for the Yugoslav liberation and a monument in their memory was built in the Siget sports centre.
The town of Kać was liberated on 24 October 1944 and the club soon begins activity again, this time renamed into Omladinac and as part of the youth (Omladina) organization that was the engine of all sports activities in the town. The club would be also named Crvena zvezda (Red Star) for a short period until 1952 when the it was renamed Jugović again. In this hard post-war period, special dedication to the club was provided by Stevan Stankov who would become an honorary lifetime president of the club. However the club wan´t have much sports success playing mostly in lower regional leagues. During the 1970s the youth squads were created and the club became part f a wider sports society with same name. It is also in this period that the club begins playing in the Yugoslav Cup
. In 1977 with the help of many club supporters and volunteers, the infrastructure was modernised.
After this period the clubs begins archiving better results and after several promotions, in 1988, became member of the Vojvodina League West. Since then it will play in that league the following two decades. During the 1990s the infrastructure was further improved. In the period between 1974 and 1994, Živko Kondić, the sports society president, is the person behind all clubs archivements. He will entirely dedicate himself to the club until his death in 1994. During the late 1990s the club will suffer a crisis, but all this changed with the new millennium, with a series of good results culminated with the promotion to the newly formed First League of Vojvodina (4th national league) for its 90th birthday, in the 2001-02 season. In 2004 Jovo Petrović was elected president and the infrastructure works were completed and the financial situation was stabilised with the help of many donations, sponsors, the company Unimet, the municipality of Kać and the department for sports of the city of Novi Sad. In 2006 Vukašin Plavšić was elected president.
It is worth notecing that within the sports society, the handball club RK Jugović
, created in 1956, has archived a number of national and international successes, being the winning of the European EHF Challenge Cup
the most notable one.
KAC
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, Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, 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...
.
History
The club was formed on 16 August 1912 still inside Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was formed as OKSK, Omladinski Kaćki Sport Klub. Before World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
it played several friendly matches against mostly neighbouring clubs from Kovilj
Kovilj
Kovilj is a village located in the Novi Sad municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, Temerin
Temerin
Temerin is a town and municipality in South Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
and Budisava
Budisava
Budisava is a village in Serbia. It is located in the Novi Sad urban municipality, in the South Bačka District, Vojvodina province...
.
After the war the club was reagrouped again in 1923. In summer 1926 changes its name to Sport Klub Jugović Kać, SK Jugović Kać. The first club president after the war was Andrija Najtman. In 1926 the president became Milivoj Dobanovački. Until the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the other presidents were Sima Tomić, Toša Stajić, Sava Botoški, Rada Dražić and Mita Šević. In 1934 the club becomes member of the Yugoslav Football Association and since 1934 begins competing in national lower leagues.
During World War II, and under Hungarian occupation of the Bačka
Backa
Bačka is a geographical area within the Pannonian plain bordered by the river Danube to the west and south, and by the river Tisza to the east of which confluence is located near Titel...
region, the club is renamed Levente. A number of players and club members lost their life in a struggle for the Yugoslav liberation and a monument in their memory was built in the Siget sports centre.
The town of Kać was liberated on 24 October 1944 and the club soon begins activity again, this time renamed into Omladinac and as part of the youth (Omladina) organization that was the engine of all sports activities in the town. The club would be also named Crvena zvezda (Red Star) for a short period until 1952 when the it was renamed Jugović again. In this hard post-war period, special dedication to the club was provided by Stevan Stankov who would become an honorary lifetime president of the club. However the club wan´t have much sports success playing mostly in lower regional leagues. During the 1970s the youth squads were created and the club became part f a wider sports society with same name. It is also in this period that the club begins playing in the Yugoslav Cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
. In 1977 with the help of many club supporters and volunteers, the infrastructure was modernised.
After this period the clubs begins archiving better results and after several promotions, in 1988, became member of the Vojvodina League West. Since then it will play in that league the following two decades. During the 1990s the infrastructure was further improved. In the period between 1974 and 1994, Živko Kondić, the sports society president, is the person behind all clubs archivements. He will entirely dedicate himself to the club until his death in 1994. During the late 1990s the club will suffer a crisis, but all this changed with the new millennium, with a series of good results culminated with the promotion to the newly formed First League of Vojvodina (4th national league) for its 90th birthday, in the 2001-02 season. In 2004 Jovo Petrović was elected president and the infrastructure works were completed and the financial situation was stabilised with the help of many donations, sponsors, the company Unimet, the municipality of Kać and the department for sports of the city of Novi Sad. In 2006 Vukašin Plavšić was elected president.
It is worth notecing that within the sports society, the handball club RK Jugović
RK Jugovic
Rukometni klub Jugović is a handball club from Kać, Serbia. Currently, RK Jugović competes in the Handball League of Serbia.-Current squad:1.Kukobat GK SRB2.Lalic3.Vasic4.Sipka RW SRB5.Kankaras6.Radakovic...
, created in 1956, has archived a number of national and international successes, being the winning of the European EHF Challenge Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
The EHF Challenge Cup is an official European Handball Federation competition for men's clubs of Europe and takes place every year. Before 1999/2000, it was called EHF City Cup....
the most notable one.
Current team
External sources
- Club page at SrbijaSport.
- Club profile at FudbalskaZona.