| Full name | Fudbalski klub Tekstilac Bijelo Polje |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Tekstilci |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Dissolved | 2014 |
| Ground | Gradski stadion (Bijelo Polje) |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
Fudbalski klub Tekstilac Bijelo Polje was aMontenegrinfootball club based inBijelo Polje. Their last official season was 2013–14, spent in theMontenegrin Third League.
FK Tekstilac was founded in 1963, as a team of Textile industry fromBijelo Polje. At that time, they were second team from that northern Montenegrin team, beside much successfulFK Jedinstvo.
Only year after foundation, FK Tekstilac gained promotion to theMontenegrin Republic League (Third rank).[1] First significant success came in the 1973–74 season, when FK Tekstilac finished as fourth-placed team in the Republic League. In the 1979–80 season, the team finished as a runner-up, but without promotion to theYugoslav Second League. During that time, FK Tekstilac became more successful team from Bijelo Polje, while the other local team FK Jedinstvo often played in the lowest-division.
Notable success of that era, FK Tekstilac made in the 1985–86 season. For the first and the only time in history, the team won theMontenegrin Republic Cup and qualified for theYugoslav Cup season 1986–87. In the First Round of that competition, FK Tekstilac hosted prominent member ofYugoslav First League -Hajduk Split (0–7).[2] The match was played onGradski stadion in front of 8,000 spectators, which remains the biggest-ever attendance in the history of football inBijelo Polje.
From 1990 to 2006, FK Tekstilac mostly played in theFourth League - Northern region, with only few seasons in the Montenegrin Republic League.
FollowingMontenegrin independence, FK Tekstilac became a member of theMontenegrin Third League and won the title on inaugural season (2006–07). After the playoffs againstFK Otrant andFK Iskra, FK Tekstilac made historical promotion to theMontenegrin Second League.[3]
On their debut in Second League (season 2007-08), FK Tekstilac finished as a last-placed team, so they were relegated to the lowest-rank. During the season, they played three local-derbies against FK Jedinstvo (0–4, 0–2, 1–4).
From 2008 to 2014, FK Tekstilac played in the Third League, but without any significant success. At that time, as a winner or runner-up of theNorthern Region Cup finals, FK Tekstilac played twice in theMontenegrin Cup. First time, in the2012-13 season, they were eliminated in the First Round against elite-division sideFK Sutjeska (0–6).Next season, they were defeated again in the First phase, againstFK Mladost (0–2).
After the 2013–14 season, the club was dissolved due to financial difficulties.
For the first and only time, FK Tekstilac played in the Montenegrin Second League in the2007–08 season.[4]
| Season | Place | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20:58 | 24 |
FK Tekstilac played their home games onGradski stadion. There are two stands with overall capacity of 4,000 seats. At the north side of stadium is situated indoor sports hall 'Nikoljac'.