FK Borac Cacak
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Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Борац Чачак) is a professional football club based in Čačak
, Serbia
.
It was founded in 1926. Borac plays at the Čačak Stadium
(Stadion kraj Morave) which has a capacity of 5,000.
The club's colors are red and white. Mainly because of the horizontally placed stripes, Borac's nickname is Zebre (Zebras). The word Borac in translation means fighter in English.
. According to some sources the first football match took place in 1920. Six years later, a group of union workers who organized on May 1, 1926 founded the club. Initially, the uniform was red and later was changed to red-and-white. The first president of the club was a carpenter worker Jovan Jolović. Before World War II the biggest club success was winning the 1st place in the West Morava district in 1934.
After a break during World War II the club continued to work and in 1946 plays the qualifications for the Yugoslav First League
against Red Star Belgrade
but fails. The following archivement was to win the Serbian Cup in 1958 (regional Yugoslav Cup back then) and four years later made promotion in the Yugoslav Second League
. The first play-off match against OFK Titograd was lost 1:3, but in the home match at the Stadium near the Morava on July 15, 1962 with six goals in the second half, FK Borac secured a promotion to the Second Federal League.
For many years Borac played in the Second Federal League but the dream of the promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia came through in 1994 when Borac got promoted for the first time. Previously Borac had failed in three attempts to make it to the top flight in 1970, 1971, and 1973 losing the play-off matches. The club have been relegated three times since first making the Yugoslav First League but also they have three times managed to win promotion back to the top league, last one in 2003.
In the 2005/06 season, Borac finished in the 7th place which was the best result ever of the club.
However, in the 2007/08 season went even further. Finished 4th, the club for the first time provide a place in European competition. They had a very successful run in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup - they defeated Dacia Chişinău
from Moldova
in the first qualifying round (4-2 on aggregate) and Lokomotiv Sofia
from Bulgaria
in the second qualifying round (2-1 on aggregate). FK Borac then challenged Dutch
giants Ajax in the 1st round and were eliminated after defeats in both games 1-4 in Belgrade and a 0-2 in Amsterdam.
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.
Petar Baralić Milovan Ćirković Branko Čakarević Ivan Čančarević Ivica Dragutinović
Jovan Gojković
Radovan Gudurić Radiša Ilić
Dragan Janićijević Branko Jelić
Aleksandar Jevtić Miloš Jovašević Duško Milinković
Miloš Kostić
Zoran Kostić
Darko Lazović
Marko Lomić
Slobodan Marković
Veljko Negovanović Ilija Petrović Predrag Plazinić Mirko Poledica
Dušan Radonjić Milovan Rajevac Zoran Rendulić
Vladeta Starčević Ivan Stevanović
Rodoljub Tadić Milivoje Vitakić
Dusimir Vulović Saša Zimonjić
Slavko Marić
Saša Stević
Igor Prostran Darko Krsteski
Damir Čakar
Marko Mugoša
Ilija Spasojević
Miloš Stojčev
Mike Temwanjera
(March 8, 2007 - January 8, 2008) Radovan Ćurčić
(- March 3, 2007) Miodrag Božović
(September 23, 2003 - )
Radovan Gudurić Slavko Vojičić Slavenko Kuzeljević
Branko Smiljanić
Milovan Đorić Gojko Zec
Cacak
Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
, 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 1926. Borac plays at the Čačak Stadium
Cacak Stadium
Čačak Stadium, also known as Stadion Borca, is a multi-purpose stadium in Čačak, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Borac Čačak. The stadium has a capacity for approximately 5,000 people....
(Stadion kraj Morave) which has a capacity of 5,000.
The club's colors are red and white. Mainly because of the horizontally placed stripes, Borac's nickname is Zebre (Zebras). The word Borac in translation means fighter in English.
History
At the end of the World War I football begin being played in ČačakCacak
Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
. According to some sources the first football match took place in 1920. Six years later, a group of union workers who organized on May 1, 1926 founded the club. Initially, the uniform was red and later was changed to red-and-white. The first president of the club was a carpenter worker Jovan Jolović. Before World War II the biggest club success was winning the 1st place in the West Morava district in 1934.
After a break during World War II the club continued to work and in 1946 plays the qualifications for the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
against Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red 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...
but fails. The following archivement was to win the Serbian Cup in 1958 (regional Yugoslav Cup back then) and four years later made promotion 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....
. The first play-off match against OFK Titograd was lost 1:3, but in the home match at the Stadium near the Morava on July 15, 1962 with six goals in the second half, FK Borac secured a promotion to the Second Federal League.
For many years Borac played in the Second Federal League but the dream of the promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia came through in 1994 when Borac got promoted for the first time. Previously Borac had failed in three attempts to make it to the top flight in 1970, 1971, and 1973 losing the play-off matches. The club have been relegated three times since first making the Yugoslav First League but also they have three times managed to win promotion back to the top league, last one in 2003.
Recent years
In the 2005/06 season, Borac finished in the 7th place which was the best result ever of the club.
However, in the 2007/08 season went even further. Finished 4th, the club for the first time provide a place in European competition. They had a very successful run in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup - they defeated Dacia Chişinău
FC Dacia Chisinau
FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999...
from Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
in the first qualifying round (4-2 on aggregate) and Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv...
from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in the second qualifying round (2-1 on aggregate). FK Borac then challenged Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
giants Ajax in the 1st round and were eliminated after defeats in both games 1-4 in Belgrade and a 0-2 in Amsterdam.
UEFA competitions
- Qualified for Europe in 1 season
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2008-09 UEFA Cup 2008–09 The UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the event is known as the... |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The 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... |
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Dacia Chişinău FC Dacia Chisinau FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999... |
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Lokomotiv Sofia PFC Lokomotiv Sofia PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. It was founded on September 2, 1929 by a group of railway workers under the name Railway Sports Club . The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv... |
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Current squad
As of August 2011.For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.
Supporters
Borac's supporters are known across Serbia as Čete (troops) and The Mean Machine.Domestic
Radojko AvramovićRadojko Avramovic
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Petar Baralić Milovan Ćirković Branko Čakarević Ivan Čančarević Ivica Dragutinović
Ivica Dragutinovic
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Jovan Gojković
Jovan Gojković
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Radovan Gudurić Radiša Ilić
Radiša Ilic
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Dragan Janićijević Branko Jelić
Branko Jelic
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Aleksandar Jevtić Miloš Jovašević Duško Milinković
Duško Milinković
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Miloš Kostić
Milos Kostic
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Zoran Kostić
Zoran Kostic
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Darko Lazović
Darko Lazovic
Darko Lazović is a Serbian footballer. He currently plays for Red Star Belgrade.-Borac Cacak:His football career began in the team Borac Čačak, Čačak in his home....
Marko Lomić
Marko Lomic
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Slobodan Marković
Slobodan Markovic
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Veljko Negovanović Ilija Petrović Predrag Plazinić Mirko Poledica
Mirko Poledica
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Dušan Radonjić Milovan Rajevac Zoran Rendulić
Zoran Rendulic
Zoran Rendulić is a Bosnian Serb football defender currently playing with FK Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian Superliga....
Vladeta Starčević Ivan Stevanović
Ivan Stevanovic
Ivan Stevanović is a Serbian footballer who last played for French club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.-Club career:...
Rodoljub Tadić Milivoje Vitakić
Milivoje Vitakic
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Dusimir Vulović Saša Zimonjić
Saša Zimonjić
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Foreign
Branko GrahovacBranko Grahovac
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Slavko Marić
Slavko Marić
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Saša Stević
Saša Stević
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Igor Prostran Darko Krsteski
Darko Krsteski
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Damir Čakar
Damir Cakar
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Marko Mugoša
Marko Mugoša
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Ilija Spasojević
Ilija Spasojevic
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Miloš Stojčev
Miloš Stojcev
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Mike Temwanjera
Mike Temwanjera
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Coaching history
Ljubiša Dmitrović (November 12, 2008 – present) Nenad Milovanović (August 14, 2008 - November 11, 2008) Milovan Rajevac (January 17, 2008 - August 13, 2008) Miodrag BožovićMiodrag Božovic
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(March 8, 2007 - January 8, 2008) Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić
Radovan Ćurčić is a former footballer and current coach, currently caretaker of Serbia.-External links:* at Transfermarkt...
(- March 3, 2007) Miodrag Božović
Miodrag Božovic
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(September 23, 2003 - )
Radovan Gudurić Slavko Vojičić 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...
Branko Smiljanić
Branko Smiljanic
Branko Smiljanić is a Serbian football manager, currently employed as the manager of the Libya national football team.- Coaching career :...
Milovan Đorić Gojko Zec
Gojko Zec
Gojko Zec was a famous Serbian football manager. He coached OFK Beograd, FK Partizan, FK Borac Banja Luka, NK Rijeka, Red Star Belgrade, Aris, Yugoslavia FK Borac Čačak....
External links
- FK Borac Čačak official website.
- uefa.com - UEFA.com
- Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal.
- Team profile at JelenFootball
- Team profile 2009/2010 at MojSport
- Borac Stats at Utakmica.rs