Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning theYugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group East) in 1989, thus earning promotion to theYugoslav Second League. However, they were relegated after justone season, finishing bottom of the table.[1]
Upon thebreakup of Yugoslavia, the club started off in theSecond League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in1995 and took promotion to theFirst League (I/B League). The club spent the following three seasons in the First League (the last two in the I/A League), before suffering relegation in1998.[2] They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League (Group West) in2001, but were narrowly relegated back thenext year.[3] Regardless, the club's strikerZoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals.[4]
After winning theSerbian First League in2007, the club was promoted to theSerbian SuperLiga. They placed in the middle of the table in theirdebut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues.[5] Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in itscomeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover,Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.[6]
Led by managerNenad Milovanović, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history.[7] They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani sideInter Baku in the first qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 5–0 on aggregate.[8] On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the2017–18 Serbian Cup.[9] They eventually lost 2–1 toPartizan after initially leading 1–0.[10]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia
Inter Baku
Ognjen Čančarević
Admir Aganović
Misdongarde Betolngar
Milan Jovanović
Tome Kitanovski
Badara Badji
Husniddin Gafurov
