FK Sloboda Tuzla
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FK Sloboda is a football
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 club from the city of Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom. The club is a member of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 and has been active in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 since it was founded.

Foundation and FK Gorki

FK Sloboda Tuzla was founded in 1919, as a part of the Labour Sport Society Gorki, named after the great socialist Russia
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n poet Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...

. The football club and the labour society was popular in a wide part of the sporting public in Tuzla and beyond. The club was formed on the initiative of the Tuzla branch of the newly formed Communist party of Yugoslavia, under the influence of the ideas of the October revolution
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 of 1917 and revolutionary movements in Yugoslavia
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 and Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 as its integral part.

After the initial congress of unification and the creation of the Socialist Labour Party (Communists) in Yugoslavia that took place in Vukovar
Vukovar
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, Croatia
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 in 1919, the first conference of the Tuzla municipal organisation of the SWPY(c) took place on 17 October 1919 in Tuzla. The elected party council decided on the same day to start with the formation of a worker's sporting society. The official founding of the club took place in the end of October 1919, and gathering was led by Jovo Sretenović, Mato Vidović, Safet Hadžiefendić, Ljubko Simić, Niko Trifuović and Petar Dugonjić.

The men elected into the first Board of directors of the club were: Leonard Banker (mason by profession), Mato Vidović (profession unknown), Niko Trifković (painter), Stjepan Brkljačić and Alfred Puhta (electricians), Mijo Cuvaj and Ahmed Mandžić (carpenters), Franto Bauzek (locksmith), Emil Kranjčec, Jakov Čurić and Petar Dugonjić (bakers), Franjo Miškovski (graphics worker), Safet Hadžiefendić (shoemaker), August Mot (chimney sweep) and Karlo Schwartz (plumber). The origin of the original name of the sporting society, Gorki, was explained by Petar Dugonjić:

When the final preparations for the organising meeting were being dealt with, it was suggested that the club be named Sokolović, after Mićo Sokolović, a known worker's rights activist. Then Mitar Trifunović Učo noticed: "People, few will know that we named the Club after our Mića. Most will think of Mehmed-paša Sokolović
Mehmed-paša Sokolovic
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". The practical Franjo Rezač insisted we go to the meeting with a concrete name suggestion. Mitar Trifunović Učo then said: "If noone objects, I would suggest the club bears the name of Maxim Gorky". I remember it well. Afterwards the name was accepted with enthusiasm at the meeting.

The first headquarters of the club was in Rudarska Street in Tuzla, not far from Skver is today. Afterwars the headquarters moved to the building of the Jewish Bank, then to the Grand Hotel and then back to Rudarska Street. The games were played on two fields - the first one was called the Communist playground between what today are the Chemical and Mechanical high-schools and the second one was the field where the Braća Ribar primary schools stands.

All the players were workers, and the Gorki first team had the following players: Mirko Veseli, Peri Mot, Karlo Krejči, Santo Altarac, Ivica Šifer, Franto Bauzek, Mijo Josić, Lorenc Ajhberger, Vili Zaboš, Slavko Zafani, Ahmed Mandžić, Alfred Puhta, Jozo Vikić, Malaga Mustačević, Stakić (first name unknown) and several others. The coach was Brato Gamberger, former player of HŠK Zrinjski.

The club mostly played against other Tuzla football clubs. Namely, at the time of the formation of FK Gorki there were three other football clubs in Tuzla, Zrinjski, Obilić and Makabi, based around the Croatian, Serbian and Jewish population of Tuzla. In 1921 the Bosniak club Bura was also formed. Unlike these confessional clubs, FK Gorki was multinational and accepted members of all faiths and ethnicities.

It is important to note that the official ground of Tuzla in this period was the field of HŠK Zrinjski built in 1928 on the road to Solina from Brčanska Malta with the help of Kalman Liska, a wood merchant and president of HŠK Zrinjski.

FK Sloboda

In 1924, because of the country-wide ban of communist activities, FK Gorki was banned by the government of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes under the orders of the infamous Obznana. There was an attempt to form another worker's club, called Hajduk, but this was also banned in 1924.

Foundation and activity between 1927-1941

Thanks to the perseverance of labour activists, on the 20th of November 1927 the Labour-cultural and sporting society Sloboda (Bosnian: Radničko-kulturno sportsko društvo Sloboda) was formed in Tuzla. The society initially had four sections: Sports, Tamburica, Choir and Amateur theatre. The first team of the sports section was: Karlo Mot, Nikola Kemenc, Suljo Nezirović, Alfred Puhta, Safet and Ešo Isabegović, Oto i Ivica Milinović, Josip Leder and Muho Mujezinović, Karlo Schwartz, Vlado Mileusnić, Jozo Kemenc, Rihard Žlebnik, Mujo Begić and many others.

In the beginning of 1928, the sports section becomes independent and renames itself to RSK Sloboda. Although officially under the influence of social-democrats, communists continue to have a substantial influence in the club, hence it is a continuation of the formerly banned FK Gorki. That is the reason the year of foundation is always considered to be 1919, the year when Gorki was formed and not 1928. The first game played by the new club was against FK Solvaj from Lukavac. Because of the discontinuation of several other Tuzla football clubs, like Obilić nad Bura, many players transferred to Sloboda and in 1928 it had a formidable team that consisted of the following players: Asim Mulaosmanović, Muho Mujeznović, Dejan Vujasinović, Mujko Mešković, Meša Selimović
Meša Selimovic
Mehmed "Meša" Selimović was a Yugoslav writer. His novel Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-war Yugoslavia. Some of the main themes in his works are relations between individual and authority, life and death, and other existential problems...

, Abdurahman Mujezinović Smrt, Vlado Mileusnić, Karlo Mot, Ivan Majer and others. It is a very interesting fact that Mehmed Meša Selimović, one of the greatest Bosniak writers of all time, played in Sloboda at this period.

Re-foundation in SFRY and rise to the top 1945-1992

During the time of former Yugoslavia, FK Sloboda was active in the Yugoslav First League
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 and the team had much success, despite never winning the title. The best result was achieved in 1977 when FC Sloboda has qualified for the UEFA cup 1977-78. Unfortunately, Las Palmas from Spain was stronger, 5-0 in Spain for Las Palmas and 4-3 for FK Sloboda in Tuzla. This is a club with very rich history in former Yugoslavia giving many stars such as Mesud Nalic, Omer Jusić, Rizah Meskovic, Mersed Kovačević, Fuad Mulahasanović, Ismet Hadžić
Ismet Hadžic
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, Dzevad Secerbegovic, Mustafa Hukic, Midhat Memišević as well as young players members of U 20 national team such as Isanović, Ćulumarević, Milošević, Hajrulahović, Jogunčić.
  • Primary colors: Black & Dark Red
  • Address: Rudarska br. 2, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Honour

Bosnia and Herzegovina Champion 0: .

Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup Winners 0: .

National Cup Runners Up 7: Yugoslav cup 1971., Bosnian cup: 1995, 96, 98, 2000, 2008, 2009.

Yugoslav 3-rd place3: 1976. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996, 2009.

Uefa Intertoto cup/Rapan cup winner: 1983.

Tuzla- regional war champion/division 1 (one time played). 1995.

Yugoslav Secund League Winner 2: 1959-68 and played 40 years in the Yugoslav Championship but Sloboda never was Champion of the highest League.

European record

As of January, 2009:

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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1R   Akureyri
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
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1-1 1-1 (p: 3-2)
2R   Lierse
Lierse S.K.
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1-0 1-5
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup
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1R   Publikum Celje 1-0 1-2
2R   Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava
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0-1 1-2

Current squad

(captain)

Famous players

Kasim Alibegović Fahrudin Avdičević Nail Beširović
Nail Besirović
Nail Beširović is a Bosnian football player.Besirović began his career with FK Sloboda Tuzla. He also had a spell with S.C. Espinho and S.C. Farense in the Portuguese Liga....

 Cvijetin Blagojević
Cvijetin Blagojević
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 Ranko Cakić Ivan Cvjetković
Ivan Cvjetković
Ivan Cvjetković is a retired Croatian international football player.-Club career:Ivan started his career in the SFR Yugoslavia First League in 1982, playing in the Bosnian club Sloboda Tuzla...

 Slobodan Dijamant Josip Duvančić
Josip Duvančić
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 Jovan Geca Dorde Gerum Nevres Gogić Ismet Hadzić
Ismet Hadžic
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 Fuad Hajrović Jusuf Hatunić
Jusuf Hatunić
Jusuf Hatunić was a Bosnian, SFR Yugoslavia international football player.-Club career:He was a player of Yugoslav First League clubs Sloboda Tuzla and FK Partizan , with short spells in Turkish club Galatasaray and Second Yugoslav League club FK Rad where he ended his playing...

 Mustafa Hukić
Mustafa Hukic
Mustafa Hukić was a Bosnian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-Career:He spent most of his career with Yugoslav First League club FK Sloboda Tuzla...

 Said Husejinović
Said Husejinovic
Said Husejinović is a Bosnian football player who played for Werder Bremen.- Career :On 1 July 2008, it was announced that Werder Bremen and Sloboda Tuzla had come to an agreement over the transfer of Husejinović to Werder for €900,000. On 17 January 2009 Husejinović was loaned to 1...

 Ekrem Ibrić Aleksandar Ivoš
Aleksandar Ivoš
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 Ešref Jašarević
Ešref Jašarević
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 Predrag Jovanović
Predrag Jovanovic (footballer)
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 Radomir Jovičić Omer Jusić
Omer Jusić
Omer Jusic was a football player born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for FC "Borac" then in 1966 was transferred to FC "Sloboda" Tuzla where he finished his career in 1975. He was one of the top goal scorers in the history of the team and greatly contributed to Sloboda's placing...


Muhamed Konjić
Muhamed Konjic
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 Mirsad Kovačević Mitar Lukić
Mitar Lukić
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 Zoran Mališević Midhat Memišević Enes Mešanović
Enes Mešanovic
Enes Mešanović is a retired Bosnian international footballer who played for FK Sloboda Tuzla in Bosnia, NK Dinamo Zagreb and NK Osijek in Croatia and had a brief spell with Erzurumspor in the Turkish Super Lig....

 Rizah Mešković
Rizah Meškovic
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 Mirko Mihić
Mirko Mihić
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 Aleksandar Miličić Goran Miljanović
Goran Miljanovic
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 Cvijan Milošević
Cvijan Miloševic
Cvijan Milošević is a Bosnian Serb former football player. He was capped once for the Yugoslav national team....

 Fuad Mulahasanović Vedin Musić
Vedin Music
Vedin Musić is a Bosnian football defender. He is currently unattached.-Early career:Musić started his career at FK Sloboda Tuzla, where he played in Bosniak top league after the end of Bosnian War.-Turkey:...

 Mesud Nalić Fahrudin Omerović
Fahrudin Omerovic
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 Sead Sarajlić
Sead Sarajlić
Sead Sarajlić is a retired Bosnian football player.-Career:During his career he has been one of the most influential players of FK Sloboda Tuzla during the late 70's and 80's. He had a short six months spell in the Yugoslav giant FK Partizan winning the Yugoslav First League 1982-83...

 Dževad Šećerbegović
Dževad Šecerbegovic
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 Ademir Smajlović Zoran Tomić
Zoran Tomić (footballer)
Zoran Tomić was a football midfielder who played for clubs in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.-Career:...

 Rade Tošić
Rade Tošic
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 Nedžad Verlašević
Nedžad Verlašević
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