FK Smederevo
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Fudbalski klub Smederevo (Serbian Cyrillic
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: Фудбалски клуб Смедерево) is a Serbia
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n professional football club
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 based in the city of Smederevo
Smederevo
Smederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528...

.

History

Acting on suggestion from chief engineer Ernest Radlinski, the club was first founded on 6 May 1924 by SARTID (Srpsko akcionarsko rudarsko topioničarsko industrijsko društvo) as the iron factory's football team. In the beginning, FK Sartid's roster was mostly filled with second and third tier professional players from Hungary
Hungary
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, Austria
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 and Germany
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 and the club failed to make much noise on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...

's football scene.

Then in 1944, it was essentially disbanded by Yugoslavia's new communist authorities following the end of World War II
World War II
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, along with the entire Sartid factory whose property was nationalized.

Though it's not certain if what followed can be viewed in continuity with FK Sartid, many fans consider it to be a part of club's history, so depending on one's opinion, either a new club appeared or the name was simply changed to FK Metalac in 1944.

The following period was marked by numerous name changes. Two years later in 1946 the name was switched to FK Jedinstvo, and it lasted only three years until 1949 when it was changed to FK Smederevo.

In 1958, Smederevo merged with Metalac to form OFK Budućnost, the name that stuck around until 1962 when it was switched back to FK Smederevo. That setup lasted until 1967 when the club became FK Metalurg.

In 1976, the name was switched to FK Smederevo for the third time, lasting until the breakup of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...

 in 1992.

All throughout this 48-year period, the club toiled in lower leagues (Serbian regional league, etc.).

FK Sartid was reborn in 1992 when Sartid metallurgical concern took over the club's ownership and sponsorship, and promptly switched to its original name. The renaissance commenced immediately as the club went from Smederevo Zone League to Yugoslav First League in 6 seasons. The 1998–99 campaign will go down in history as the club's first in top flight. The club's success in this period was tied to their main board president Dušan Matković. In addition to his position at FK Sartid, Matković was also a high ranking official of Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...

's party SPS
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...

 as well as Minister of Industry in the government of Mirko Marjanović
Mirko Marjanovic
Mirko Marjanović was a former Prime Minister of Serbia and a high-ranking official in Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia .-Biography:Marjanović was born into a large working-class family with 7 children...

. The allegations that the club was involved in various illegal and irregular activities, and also protected from persecution because of their powerful benefactor, during this period are numerous.

After several years of reaching the playoffs, they won the 2003 Serbia and Montenegro Cup
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
The Serbia and Montenegro Cup is a defunct cup tournament. The competition was formed in 2003 after FR Yugoslavia had changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro on February 4, 2003. The format from this tournament did not change at all from that of the Yugoslav Cup the only difference was the name...

, with a victory over FK Crvena zvezda. In the summer of 2004 the club changed its name back to FK Smederevo.

The most noted player is former team captain Goran Bogdanović
Goran Bogdanovic (footballer)
Goran Bogdanović is a former Serbian footballer. He is the current director of football for FK Smederevo....

. He retired after the 2003–04 season.

2001–02

The trio of Nenad Mirosavljević
Nenad Mirosavljevic
Nenad Mirosavljević is a Serbian football striker who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cypriot First Division.-Club career:...

 (15 league goals), Vladimir Mudrinić
Vladimir Mudrinic
Vladimir Mudrinić is a Serbian football midfielder. He last played for FK Sevojno in the Serbian First League.He was famous for his free kick, from which he scored many times in his career....

 (earned a mid-season move to Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

) and Goran Bogdanović
Goran Bogdanovic (footballer)
Goran Bogdanović is a former Serbian footballer. He is the current director of football for FK Smederevo....

 led the way on pitch during 2001–02 campaign that, among other things, will be remembered for the absence of now customary mid-season Sartid coaching changes. Head coach Jovica Škoro confidently guided his team to a 3rd place league finish and a Yugoslav Cup final where they were unlucky to lose to the more experienced FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski 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...

 side.

On the European front, Sartid competed in UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

 where they recorded a memorable first round win versus Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

 (0–0 away, 5–2 at home before 16,000 fans). Unfortunately, the journey ended in second round versus an experienced TSV 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...

 side featuring veterans Thomas Häßler
Thomas Häßler
Thomas Jürgen "Icke" Häßler is a former German football midfielder and is currently a coach for 1. FC Köln. He was formerly a coach for the Nigeria national team....

 and Vidar Riseth
Vidar Riseth
Vidar Riseth is a Norwegian football player, playing for Vålerenga's recruit team in Norwegian Second Division-Early career:...

 (1–3 away, 2–3 at home).

2002–03

The year that started off in high style almost turned sour towards the end with a string of poor results that sent the team spiraling down the table. Management reacted quickly, sacking coach Škoro in April, and bringing in Milenko Kiković for his second stint with the club. The move paid immediate dividends and relegation was avoided comfortably. And if that wasn't enough cause for celebration, Sartid managed to beat FK Crvena zvezda 1–0 in Serbia and Montenegro Cup
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
The Serbia and Montenegro Cup is a defunct cup tournament. The competition was formed in 2003 after FR Yugoslavia had changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro on February 4, 2003. The format from this tournament did not change at all from that of the Yugoslav Cup the only difference was the name...

 final at Stadion FK Partizan, achieving the club's greatest success in history.

Similarly to Sartid's domestic campaign, the year in Europe started off glowingly. They quickly disposed of Welsh
Wales
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 side Bangor City
Bangor City F.C.
Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

 to reach the UEFA Cup first round where Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 was waiting. The hopes were further raised following a favourable away result 1–1, meaning they just needed to keep a clean sheet at home to progress. However, the combination of Marcus Bent
Marcus Bent
Marcus Nathan Bent is an English football striker who plays for Indonesian club Mitra Kukar. A former England under-21 international, the journeyman striker has played for fourteen different clubs, playing over 570 games and scoring 110 goals in the process.A England under-21 international, he...

 converting an early 9th minute penalty and Sartid failing to score for the remainder of the match spelled painful elimination.

2003–04

The 2003–04 campaign was another fairly stable season in top league result wise. Though as usual not on the coaching front. New head coach Ratko Dostanić
Ratko Dostanic
Ratko Dostanić is a Serbian football coach and former player.-Playing career:Ratko Dostanić started his youth career as a member of FK Partizan....

, brought in before the season, started off tremendously. In UEFA Cup, he led the squad to a memorable win in a matchup against FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...

. With Dostanić firmly in charge, Sartid's form continued in the domestic league, too. At the midway point of the season Sartid was sitting in third place, just behind Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade 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...

 powerhouses Crvena zvezda and Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski 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...

. During the winter break, Dostanić wanted the team captain Goran Bogdanović
Goran Bogdanovic (footballer)
Goran Bogdanović is a former Serbian footballer. He is the current director of football for FK Smederevo....

 promoted to the role of technical director, but new club president Thomas Kelly would have none of it so Dostanić decided to leave. In January 2004, Zvonko Varga
Zvonko Varga
Zvonko Varga is a former Serbian/Yugoslav football manager and former player of Partizan Belgrade.With "black - white" team he won 2 national championship and Mitropa Cup 1978.He has been working as manager of FK Teleoptik, a satellite club of FK Partizan.He previously managed OFK Beograd, FK...

 was appointed as a new coach, but he left the club after only few matches. Afterwards, old face Milenko Kiković was brought back to coach and he managed to complete a successful season for the club.

2004–05

The following 2004–05 season was not nearly as happy. It started off alright with demolition of lowly Andorra
Andorra
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n side Sant Julià
UE Sant Julià
Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border....

 in Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

 first round, but the painful next round exit at the hands of Dinamo Minsk turned out to be ominous. All throughout the domestic campaign Smederevo battled relegation threat. During the winter break coach Kiković resigned leaving the team in 10th place with 17 points. New head coach Tomislav Sivić managed to narrowly keep the club in top flight.

2005–06

The 2005–06 season has been another difficult one for the club. The embarrassing Intertoto Cup first round exit to Prilep
Prilep
Prilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...

's FK Pobeda
FK Pobeda
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 was a sign of things to come. After managing only 13 points from 11 league matches, head coach Tomislav Sivić resigned on 1 November 2005 in the wake of the team's third straight league loss. Following a period under a caretaker, club appointed Spaniard Jaime Bauzá on 28 November 2005. Though the team's overall play somewhat improved, it was enough to avoid relegation at the end of the season.

UEFA competition records

  • Qualified for Europe in 5 seasons
    Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
    2001–02 Intertoto Cup R1   Dundee
    Dundee F.C.
    Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

    5–2 0–0 5–2
    R2   1860 Munich
    TSV 1860 München
    Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...

    2–3 1–3 3–6
    2002–03 UEFA Cup QR   Bangor City
    Bangor City F.C.
    Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

    2–0 0–1 2–1
    R1   Ipswich Town
    Ipswich Town F.C.
    Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

    0–1 1–1 1–2
    2003–04 UEFA Cup QR   Sarajevo
    FK Sarajevo
    FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...

    3–0 1–1 4–1
    R1   Slavia Prague 1–2 1–2 2–4
    2004–05 Intertoto Cup R1   Sant Julià
    UE Sant Julià
    Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border....

    3–0 8–0 11–0
    R2   Dinamo Minsk 1–3 2–1 3–4
    2005–06 Intertoto Cup R1   Pobeda
    FK Pobeda
    FK Pobeda is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep. It was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. The club plays at the Goce Delčev Stadium ....

    0–1 1–2 1–3

Current squad

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.

Stadium

FK Smederevo's stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in Serbia. The stadium can hold up to 17,200 spectators. It also has one of the best pitches in the country.

Notable former players

Bellow are the notable players who have represented the club in national and international competitions since the club's foundation in 1924. To appear in the section bellow, a player must have played in at least 100 league matches for the club, at least 50 league matches for the club and have at least 1 appearance for their national team, or have at least 10 appearances for their national team.
Saša Antunović
Saša Antunovic
Saša Antunović is a Serbian football striker.-Career statistics:-Media appearances:In March 2009, Antunović took part in the Bulgarian third series of Celebrity Big Brother....

 Goran Bogdanović
Goran Bogdanovic (footballer)
Goran Bogdanović is a former Serbian footballer. He is the current director of football for FK Smederevo....

 Dejan Kekezović
Dejan Kekezović
Dejan Kekezović is a Serbian football midfielder currently playing in Serbian SuperLiga club FK Hajduk Kula....

 Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....

 Saša Kocić
Saša Kocic
Saša Kocić is a Serbian fooballer who currently plays for FK Radnički Kragujevac.During his career he had previously played for FK Mladi Radnik, FK Sartid, later renamed FK Smederevo, Red Star Belgrade, FK Bežanija and FK Borac Čačak.-External sources:* at Playerhistory.* at Srbijafudbal.* at...

 Nenad Mirosavljević
Nenad Mirosavljevic
Nenad Mirosavljević is a Serbian football striker who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cypriot First Division.-Club career:...

 Nenad Mladenović
Nenad Mladenovic
Nenad Mladenovic is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Serbian League Belgrade club Balkan Mirijevo.-External sources:* in Serbian Federation website....

 Vladimir Mudrinić
Vladimir Mudrinic
Vladimir Mudrinić is a Serbian football midfielder. He last played for FK Sevojno in the Serbian First League.He was famous for his free kick, from which he scored many times in his career....


Marko Pantelić
Marko Pantelic
Marko Pantelić is a Serbian footballer, who plays for Olympiacos.-Early years:...

 Dragan Radosavljević
Dragan Radosavljević
Dragan Radosavljević is a Serbian football defender currently plays for Aris Limassol....

 Marko Sočanac
Marko Sočanac
Marko Sočanac is a Serbian football defender currently playing with FK Mladi Radnik in the Serbian First League....

 Boris Vasković
Boris Vasković
Boris Vasković is a former Serbian footballer.During his career, he played for FK Željezničar Sarajevo, FK Mačva Šabac, FK Vojvodina, FK Sartid, OFK Beograd and FK Mladost Apatin....

 Milorad Zečević
Milorad Zečević
Milorad Zečević , is a Serbian footballer who plays for Serbian Superliga club FK Smederevo.-Career:...

 Dragan Žilić
Dragan Žilic
Dragan Žilić is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper.-Rijeka:During the summer of 2005, Žilić's transfer from FK Smederevo to HNK Rijeka caused a minor sensation as it marked the first occasion in a very long time that a player of Serbian ethnicity moved to a Croatian club...

 Saša Zorić
Saša Zorić
Saša Zorić is a retired Serbian international football player.-Honours:*Red Star Belgrade**1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia Champion: 2000-01-External sources:...



Managerial history

Dates Name
2000   Milenko Kiković
2000   Slobodan Dogandžić
2000–2003   Jovica Škoro
2003   Milenko Kiković
2003   Ratko Dostanić
Ratko Dostanic
Ratko Dostanić is a Serbian football coach and former player.-Playing career:Ratko Dostanić started his youth career as a member of FK Partizan....

2004   Zvonko Varga
Zvonko Varga
Zvonko Varga is a former Serbian/Yugoslav football manager and former player of Partizan Belgrade.With "black - white" team he won 2 national championship and Mitropa Cup 1978.He has been working as manager of FK Teleoptik, a satellite club of FK Partizan.He previously managed OFK Beograd, FK...

2004   Milenko Kiković
2005   Tomislav Sivić

Dates Name
2005–2006   Jaime Bauzá
2006–2007   Mihailo Ivanović
2007   Goran Milojević
Goran Milojevic
Goran Milojević Radivojević , known as Milojević, is a retired Serbian football attacking midfielder, and a current manager.-Club career:...

2007–2008   Radmilo Ivančević
Radmilo Ivančević
Radmilo Ivančević is a Serbian football manager of Alki Larnaca and former footballer.-Coaching career:Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club FK Sumadija Arandjelovac, he then moved on to train the Kazma Sporting Club in Kuwait in 1984 and remained there until 1988,...

2008–2009   Dragan Đorđević
2009–2010   Blagoje Paunović
Blagoje Paunovic
Blagoje Paunović is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.-Playing career:...

2010–present   Dragan Đorđević


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