FK Bačka Topola
Encyclopedia
FK Bačka Topola is a football club based in Bačka Topola
, Serbia
.
In the season 2011-12 competes in the Serbian League Group Vojvodina (3rd national tier).
would become part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. In 1920 the club changed its name into JAK, Jugoslovenski Atletski Klub. In the early 1930s the stadium where the club still plays nowadays was built. In the Second World War the club competes in the Hungarian Second League, finishing in second place in 1942.
After the war the region returned to Yugoslavia, and the club was renamed Eđšeg (Hungarian
: Egység), and in 1951 changes its name again into Topola (Hungarian: Topolya). The club played in the Subotica regional league and later archived promotion to the Serbian League (3rd Yugoslav tier). In 1974 the club is merged with FK Panonija, changing its name into FK AIK Bačka Topola. In 1980. AIK promoted to the Yugoslav Second League
, and in the next 5 years competitioned 4 seasons in the second highest division. In the Yugoslavian Cup competition of the season 1992-93 they entered the 1/8 finals after a win against the First League club Napredak Kruševac 2-1.
In 2003 the club under financial difficulties ceases to compete, and maintains only the youth levels. In 2005 the club is merged with FK Bajša and starts competing again under a new name, FK Bačka Topola. The club was the champion of the Vojvodina League North in the 2006-07 season. The club has dedicated much effort in the youth squads archiving titles in several levels. The club finished the season 2010-2011 on second place, and won the relegation game for the Third League.
Andrija Kaluđerović Zlatko Krmpotić
Savo Pavićević
Nikola Žigić
Dušan Tadić
Other professional footballers: Ištvan Dudaš
Norbert Könyves
Viktor Orsag
Čedomir Pavićević Mitar Peković
Petar Stanišić
Zvezdan Terzić
Nenad Todorović
Backa Topola
Bačka Topola is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
, 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...
.
In the season 2011-12 competes in the Serbian League Group Vojvodina (3rd national tier).
History
The first football club formed in Bačka Topola in 1912, and the club was officially exists since 1913. It was named TSC, Topolyai Sport Club. The town belonged back then to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The first club sponsor was Károly Beer who also brought the first foot ball to the town. Soon the First World War started and after the war the region of BačkaBacka
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...
would become part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. In 1920 the club changed its name into JAK, Jugoslovenski Atletski Klub. In the early 1930s the stadium where the club still plays nowadays was built. In the Second World War the club competes in the Hungarian Second League, finishing in second place in 1942.
After the war the region returned to Yugoslavia, and the club was renamed Eđšeg (Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Egység), and in 1951 changes its name again into Topola (Hungarian: Topolya). The club played in the Subotica regional league and later archived promotion to the Serbian League (3rd Yugoslav tier). In 1974 the club is merged with FK Panonija, changing its name into FK AIK Bačka Topola. In 1980. AIK promoted to 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 in the next 5 years competitioned 4 seasons in the second highest division. In the Yugoslavian Cup competition of the season 1992-93 they entered the 1/8 finals after a win against the First League club Napredak Kruševac 2-1.
In 2003 the club under financial difficulties ceases to compete, and maintains only the youth levels. In 2005 the club is merged with FK Bajša and starts competing again under a new name, FK Bačka Topola. The club was the champion of the Vojvodina League North in the 2006-07 season. The club has dedicated much effort in the youth squads archiving titles in several levels. The club finished the season 2010-2011 on second place, and won the relegation game for the Third League.
Notable players
The following players played for national teams: Slobodan BatričevićSlobodan Batričević
Slobodan Batričević is a Serbian football manager and former player.-External sources:* at Serbian Federation site.* at Playerhistory.* at Transfermarkt....
Andrija Kaluđerović Zlatko Krmpotić
Zlatko Krmpotic
Zlatko Krmpotić is a Serbian football manager and former defender.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. For a while, he was the head coach of Serbia national under-19 football team...
Savo Pavićević
Savo Pavicevic
Savo Pavićević is a Montenegrin football defender, who plays for the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.- Career :...
Nikola Žigić
Nikola Žigic
Nikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City as a centre forward.At , Žigić is among the tallest professional players in the world...
Dušan Tadić
Dušan Tadic
Dušan Tadić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Eredivisie club FC Groningen.-Career in Serbia:...
Other professional footballers: Ištvan Dudaš
Ištvan Dudaš
Dudas Istvan born 2 August 1973 in Bačka Topola) is a former Serbian professional footballer, who currently works as Goalkeeper coach for AFC Tubize-Personal life:...
Norbert Könyves
Norbert Könyves
Norbert Könyves in Serbia, native Hungarian football player who currently plays for MTK Hungária FC.Despite he was born in Senta, he has grown up in Mol, where his family from is.-References:* * *...
Viktor Orsag
Viktor Orsag
Viktor Orsag is a Serbian former football player of Hungarian origin.-Career:...
Čedomir Pavićević Mitar Peković
Mitar Pekovic
Mitar Peković is a Serbian footballer playing for FK Budućnost Podgorica. He last played for FC Anzhi Makhachkala in the Russian Premier League.-External links:* at rfpl.org* at 90minut.pl...
Petar Stanišić
Petar Stanišić
Petar Stanišić is a Montenegrin football player who plays for Nyíregyháza Spartacus.-References:* at HLSZ.* at Srbijafudbal.* at Transfermarkt....
Zvezdan Terzić
Zvezdan Terzic
Zvezdan Terzić is a Serbian retired football player and current administrator of Montenegrin origin...
Nenad Todorović
Nenad Todorovic
Nenad Todorović is a Serbian football defender currently playing for Pécsi Mecsek FC.Before moving to Hungary in summer 2009 to play with Zalaegerszegi TE Nenad has played with Serbian SuperLiga clubs OFK Beograd and FK Hajduk Kula.-External sources:* at Playerhistory.* at Transfermarkt.* on...
External sources
- Official website
- Club profile at FudbalskaZona.
- Club page at SrbijaSport.
- National team players listed by seasons at National-football-teams.