| Full name | Fudbalski klub Leotar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tigrovi (The Tigers) | ||
| Founded | 19 August 1925; 100 years ago (19 August 1925) | ||
| Ground | Police Stadium,Trebinje | ||
| Capacity | 8,550 | ||
| Chairman | Rajko Mičeta | ||
| Manager | Vlado Jagodić | ||
| League | First League of RS | ||
| 2023–24 | First League of RS, 4th of 18 | ||
| Website | fkleotar | ||
FK Leotar (Serbian Cyrillic:ФК Леотар), commonly known asLeotar Trebinje or simplyLeotar, is a professionalfootball club based in the city ofTrebinje that is situated in southernBosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 and named after the mountain located just north of the city, the club's home ground is the 8,550-seaterStadion Police.
They currently play in theFirst League of the Republika Srpska, the second-tier competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Founded in 1925, Leotar was a member of theFirst League of the Republika Srpska after the 1992–95Bosnian War, winning its final season before integration in the2001–02 season. In its first season in thePremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Leotar won its only national championship and qualified for theUEFA Champions League.
Founded in 1925 in theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the club served as a training ground for many players who went on to enjoy notable careers elsewhere.[citation needed] Leotar never managed to gain promotion to theYugoslav First League.
Leotar entered the first-ever season of theFirst League of Republika Srpska in 1995–96, playing in the Eastern Group and failing to reach the play-offs.[1] In 2001–02, Leotar won the last league championship in the Republika Srpska before the entity's clubs were integrated into a national league.[2] In its first season in the national league in 2002–03, Leotar became the champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the only time, denyingŽeljezničar Sarajevo a third consecutive title by gaining 85 points to their 82.[3] The club fell to fourth in the next season.[4]
The following season, Leotar played in the qualification stages for the2003–04 UEFA Champions League. The club defeatedGrevenmacher of Luxembourg in the first qualifying round, but was defeated by Czech clubSlavia Prague 1–2 at home and 2–1 away in the second.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2003–04 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Source:uefa.com, Last updated on 5 July 2013
Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won;D = Matches drawn;L = Matches lost;GF = Goals for;GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Champions League | QR1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| QR2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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