FK Zemun is a football club located in
ZemunZemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
, a municipality of
BelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, in
SerbiaSerbia , 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
Immediately after the end of the Second World War the sports activities in Zemun are restored. By early 1945 a club
FK Maksim Divnić is formed, named in honour of a player with that name that played before the war and who died as Partisan fighter during the war. After just a couple of played matches the club changes its name into
FK Sremac Zemun. By the end of that year another club is also formed in Zemun,
FK Sparta Zemun. On October 20, 1946, the two clubs were merged to form a new sports society who´s football section would be named
FK Jedinstvo Zemun.
By 1962 the club gets promotion into the group East of the
Yugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
, that was divided back then into two geographical groups, East and West. It stayed at Second national level for two seasons, after which returned into the Serbian republic league, Yugoslav third tier. In the late 1960s the club struggled finantially, and on February 23, 1969, it is merged with FK Galenika, a club sponsored by the Galenika a.d. a pharmaceutical company located in Zemun. Under the new name
FK Galenika Zemun, and with new finantial backing, the club soon returns to the higher leagues, winning promotion as soon as 1970 to the Yugoslav Second League.
Coached by Ivan Čabrinović the club became one of the strongest teams in the second league, and after several times being close, it finally reached promotion to the
Yugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
in 1982. In that same season, the club reached the semi-finals of the
1981–82 Yugoslav CupThe 1981–82 Yugoslav Cup was the 34th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup , also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" , since its establishment in 1946....
where they lost against the cup winners
Red Star BelgradeRed Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. The club played in the 1982–83 Yugoslav First League however it finished bottom of the table subsequently relegated back to the Second League. On Januar 1, 1985, the club changed its name into the one that still carries nowadays,
FK Zemun.
During the late 1980s the club had fall into the lower leagues, but after the stabilization of their finantial situation the club had begin raising again. In 1990, after two consecutive promotions, the club was back in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League. This time the club stabilized in the top league and even menaged to archive good results, like the 4th place in the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, just behind the best Serbian clubs
PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
,
Red StarRed Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
and
VojvodinaFK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
, or the 5th place archive in the 1993–94 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In the 1992-93 season the club had reached again the semi-finals of the
Yugoslav CupThe 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...
.
FK Zemun competed in the top league all the way until 2007. In the season 2004-05 they menaged to archive 5th place once more.
In 2007 Zemun had one of the most memorable seasons in recent history. They competed in the
Serbian First LeagueSerbian 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...
and unfortunately came away with the 15th position and an automatic relegation to the Srpska Liga, third tier. However FK Zemun enjoyed an unbelievable run in the 2007–08 Serbian Cup and found its way to the final. The club won three matches after penalties, defeated two first league sides and goalie
Nemanja JovšićNemanja Jovšić is a Serbian professional football goalkeeper currently playing in Serbian SuperLiga club FK Hajduk Kula.-Honours:*Partizan Belgrade...
was voted most valuable player. They would lose the final 3-0 to Serbian giants
PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
but since Partizan had already qualified for the
Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
Zemun were given the
UEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
spot as they were the runners-up. During the summer however, Zemun was not able to obtain a license from
UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
and had to give their spot to fourth placed side
Borac ČačakFudbalski klub Borac Čačak is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia.It was founded in 1926. Borac plays at the Čačak Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000....
. Borac then gave their Intertoto Cup spot to
OFK BeogradOmladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...
.
In 2008-09, Zemun became the champion of
Serbian League BelgradeSrpska Liga Belgrade is a section of the Srpska Liga, Serbia's third football league. Teams from Belgrade are in this section of the league. The other sections are Srpska Liga East, Srpska Liga West, and Srpska Liga Vojvodina.-Srpska Liga Beograd Teams 10/11:...
and were back to the
Serbian First LeagueSerbian 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...
after only one season.
Honours
Yugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
(1):
Serbian CupThe Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...
:
Stadium
The official stadium of FK Zemun is
Zemun StadiumZemun Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Zemun.-Concerts:...
and can host up to 10,000 spectators.
Supporters
The supporters of the club are known as the
Taurunum Boys. The group was formed in 1987.
The first organised supporting groups of back then FK Galenika begin to appear by mid 1980s. In 1986 the first ultras groups were formed under the names of
Testas Caldas,
Pajtosi and
Godfathers. In 1987 the three groups united under the name Taurunum. The name comes from the Latin name of a setlment tht existed in Roman period in the place where today Zemun is
nowadays, and that was named
Taurunum. The group stands in the north stand of the stadium. Some supporting groups out of the town of Zemun are formed, the most important being the Rangers from
PančevoPančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
. In 1995 by the end of the
Yugoslav WarsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
there is a generational turn-over, and the group standing in the east stand formed by younger supporters and named
The Boys - Dragons, joins Taurunum in the north stand forming a bigger group renamed Taurunum Boys. The moto of the group becomes "
One city, one club, only Zemun".
Nowadays the group is composed ao several sub-groups, and beside supporting their club FK Zemun, they are usually present at the matches of the
Serbian national teamThe Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
.
Current squad
As of November 2010.
Notable players
At beginning most of club players were from the town of Zemun itself, along with some players that came from elsewhere. Most of those players stayed for long periods in the club, with some even spending their entire careers in the club. From that period when the club was named Jedinstvo it is important to mention Pavle Letić, Franc Borovec, Momčilo Dimitrijević, Slobodan Marković, Dragomir Radosavljević, Ljubiša Arsenović, Eugen Gašparović, and the younger Oto Koh, Marjan Jantoljak,
Mane BajićMane Bajić is a Serbian midfielder who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:*...
, Stevan Jovanović, Žarko Eraković, among others.
Vladica PopovićVladimir "Vladica" Popović is a former Serbian footballer and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991....
, a future player of Red Star and the
Yugoslav national teamThe Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
had begin his career in the youth teams of Jedinstvo.
In the period when the club was under the sponsorship of Galenika, the most notable players were Svetozar Bošnjaković, Miroslav Veličković, Stevan Kovačević, Dušan Čelar,
Slobodan TopalovićSlobodan Topalović was a Serbian football Goalkeeper.He played in West Germany, before having a stint of two years with OFK Belgrade. He then ended his career with Olympique Lyonnais.-External links: -References:...
, Zlatko Kežman, Gezim Ljalja, Dragan Lacmanović, Goran Kalušević,
Sima NikolićSima Nikolic is a former tennis player.Nikolic lost in the second round of the Wimbledon in singles in 1953.Nikolic lost in the first round of the Wimbledon in singles in 1954.-References:...
,
Jovica KolbJovica Kolb is a Serbian former football player.Mostly playing as midfielder, he played in the Yugoslav First League for FK Zemun, FK Partizan and FK Sutjeska Nikšić, before moving to Belgium, in 1990, where he played with K.F.C...
, Vančo Nikolovski, Vlada Pejović,
Slobodan SantračSlobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....
,
Ratomir DujkovićRatomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player.-Playing career:...
,
Miloš BursaćMiloš Bursać is a Serbian football striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:* on Serbian federation site.* on National-football-teams....
, and special attention deserves Siniša Gajin who, at the half century club anniversary celebration, was voted as the club best ever player. Two players who later became important
FK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
players,
Zvonko ŽivkovićZvonko Živković was a top Serbian footballer of the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, and now one of the most primising and respected Serbian football coaches....
and
Dragan ManceDragan Mance , was a legendary footballer of FK Partizan Belgrade.- Biography :...
played in the youth teams of Galenika.
In the period after the club was renamed into FK Zemun, special attention deserve Dragan Vitorović, Dejan Đurović,
Miloš ŠestićMiloš Šestić is a Serbian retired footballer who spent most of his career at Red Star Belgrade during the 1970s and early 1980s. He also played for Olympiacos, FK Vojvodina, FK Zemun, OFK Beograd and FK Voždovac as well as the Yugoslavia national football team.- References :...
, Boban Kitanov, Slavko Radović, Dragan Popov and
Predrag StankovićPedrag Stanković is a retired Serbian footballer, who played as a central defender.-Football career:...
. Also important to mention is that
Mateja KežmanMateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
played while young in the youth teams and his first season as senior in FK Zemun.
During more recent times a number of professional players had spells in the club.
The following list contains players that played in the club and that have national team appearances:
Yugoslavia,
Serbia and Montenegro,
Serbia:
- Nikoslav Bjegović
Nikoslav Bjegović is a retired Serbian international football player.-Career:...
- Igor Bogdanović
Igor Bogdanović is a Serbian football striker.-External links:* * at National-football-teams.com* at PFL.bg* at Reprezentacija.rs...
- Miloš Bursać
Miloš Bursać is a Serbian football striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:* on Serbian federation site.* on National-football-teams....
- Ratomir Dujković
Ratomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player.-Playing career:...
- Nenad Džodić
Nenad Džodić is a retired Serbian footballer.Džodić was capped five times for the Yugoslav national team.-External links:* * at lfp.fr* at reprezentacija.rs...
- Nenad Đorđević
- Damir Kahriman
Damir Kahriman is a professional Serbian footballer of Romani descent who plays as a goalkeeper...
- Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
- Aleksandar Kristić
Aleksandar Kristić is a former Serbian international footballer. He won the last edition of SFR Yugoslav First League in 1992...
- Nenad Lalatović
Nenad Lalatović is a retired Serbian international football player.-External sources:* in Serbian Federation website.* in National-football-teams.* at Srbijafudbal....
- Dejan Lekić
Dejan Lekić is a Serbian football striker who plays for CA Osasuna in the Spanish La Liga.He has been member of the Serbian national team since 2009.-External links:* **...
- Dragan Mance
Dragan Mance , was a legendary footballer of FK Partizan Belgrade.- Biography :...
- Vladimir Martinović
Vladimir Martinović is a Serbian international football player.-External sources:* at Reprezentacija.rs* at Srbijafudbal....
- Nenad Milijaš
Nenad Milijaš is a Serbian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers....
- Dragan Mladenović
Dragan Mladenović , , is a professional footballer.Mladenović, an international for Serbia and Montenegro , joined Rangers from Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade for £1m in August 2004. He made his Rangers debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow...
- Aleksandar Pantić
Aleksandar Pantić is a Serbian footballer last playing for Alki Larnaca.-Career:...
- Radovan Radaković
Radovan Radaković is a retired Serbian international football goalkeeper and is current head coach of OFK Mladenovac.-Club career:...
- Predrag Ristović
Predrag Ristović is a Serbian footballer, who is currently playing for RFC de Liege in Belgium.-National team:...
- Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....
- Miroslav Savić
Miroslav Savić is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Masallı in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Club career:...
- Borislav Stevanović
Borislav Stevanović is a Serbian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.-Career:Born in Kosovska Mitrovica, Stevanović played club football in Yugoslavia, Spain and Romania for Radnički Niš, Mérida, Rad, Zemun, Universitatea Craiova and BASK.He also...
- Vladimir Stojković
Vladimir Stojković is a Serbian football goalkeeper who plays for FK Partizan and for the Serbian national team.-Family:Stojković was born into a sporting family...
- Ilija Stolica
Ilija Stolica is a Serbian footballer.-Club:Stolica began his career with Serbian club FK Zemun. In his first year with the club he appeared in 24 matches and scored 6 goals. His play with Zemun attracted the interest of Spanish Second Division side UE Lleida who signed him in 1998...
- Miloš Šestić
Miloš Šestić is a Serbian retired footballer who spent most of his career at Red Star Belgrade during the 1970s and early 1980s. He also played for Olympiacos, FK Vojvodina, FK Zemun, OFK Beograd and FK Voždovac as well as the Yugoslavia national football team.- References :...
Other:
Admir AganovićAdmir Aganović is a Bosnian international football player currently playing for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax.-Career:Aganović joined on 9 January 2009 from FK Čukarički Stankom to FCV Dender....
Nemanja SupićNemanja Supić is a Bosnian goalkeeper who plays for Vojvodina in the Serbian SuperLiga and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.-International career:...
Zoran MamićZoran Mamić is a former Croatian footballer and current sporting director for Dinamo Zagreb.He played for Dinamo Zagreb between 1992 and 1996, after which he went on to spend nine years playing for various clubs in Germany. Between 1996 and 1998, he made 45 Bundesliga appearances and scored four...
Andrei AgiusAndrei Agius is a Maltese footballer who plays as a central defender. He currently plays for U.S. Latina Calcio in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-Club career:Agius started his career with Santa Lucia, his hometown club, before moving to...
For the list of all current and former players with wikipedia article, please see :Category:FK Zemun players.
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