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| Full name | FK TSC | |||
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| Founded | 10 February 1913; 113 years ago (1913-02-10) as Topolyai Sport Club[1] 2005; 21 years ago (2005) as FK Bačka Topola | |||
| Ground | TSC Arena | |||
| Capacity | 4,500 | |||
| Owner | MOL | |||
| Chairman | János Zsemberi | |||
| Head coach | Nemanja Miljanović (caretaker) | |||
| League | Serbian SuperLiga | |||
| 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga, 7th of 16 | |||
| Website | fktsc.com | |||
 Current season | ||||
FK TSC (Serbian Cyrillic:ФК ТСЦ), commonly known asTSC, is a Serbian professionalfootball club based inBačka Topola. Its initial founding date in 1913 asTopolyai Sport Club makes it currently the second-oldest football club in theSerbian SuperLiga, although the club dissolved in 2003 and was reformed under its current incarnation in 2005.
The first football club in Bačka Topola formed in 1912,[2] but TSC officially exists since 1913, and was founded byIstván Benis, who was the first president. Back then, the club was namedTopolyai Sport Club.[2] The town was part ofKingdom of Hungary, and theAustro-Hungarian Empire, and the first club sponsor wasKároly Beer, who also brought the first football to the town. Soon theFirst World War started and after the war the region ofBačka would become part of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed into Yugoslavia in 1929. In 1930, the club changed its name intoJugoslovenski Atletski Klub.[2] In the early 1930s, the stadium where the club still plays nowadays was built. In theSecond World War the club competed in theHungarian Second League, finishing in second place in 1942.
After the war the region returned to Yugoslavia, and the club was renamedEgység,[2] and counted with Hungarian internationalJenő Kalmár among its strongest reinforcements.[3] In 1951, the club changes its name again intoTopola. The club played in the Subotica regional league and later achieved promotion to theSerbian League (3rd Yugoslav tier).
In 1974, the club changed its name toFK AIK Bačka Topola.[2] In 1980, AIK was promoted to theYugoslav Second League, and over the next 6 years competed 5 seasons in the second highest division. In the Yugoslavian Cup competition of the season 1992–93 they entered the 1/8 finals after a win against the First League clubNapredak Kruševac 2–1.
In 2003, the club under financial difficulties ceased to compete, and maintained only the youth levels. In 2005, the club merged withFK Bajša and started competing again under a new name,FK Bačka Topola. The club was the champion of the Vojvodina League North in the 2006–07 season. The club has dedicated much effort in the youth squads archiving titles in several levels. The club finished the 2010–11 season in second place, and won the relegation game for the Third League.[4] In 2013, the official name was changed to FK TSC Bačka Topola. On 15 October 2013, the club's anniversary, TSC played againstFK Partizan (1–4).[5] The club finished the season 2013–14 in second place, and lost the promotion play-off game for the Third League after a penalty shootout (2–2, 2–2) againstFK Cement Beočin. In 2014–2015, TSC won the Bačka League, and returned to the Serbian League Vojvodina, national third tier.
The club finished the 2016–17 Serbian League Vojvodina in third place, but got promoted to theSerbian First League. From the Serbian second tier, they were for the first time ever promoted to theSerbian SuperLiga for the 2019–20 season.[2] There in their first ever top flight match away toFK Voždovac in Belgrade, playing at the modern shopping centre stadium, TSC won 1–2, marking a fine debut and the brightest moment in the club's history. Under managerZoltan Sabo, the club finished 4th in their first season in the SuperLiga and qualified for theEuropa League first qualifying round. Throughout the club's debut season strikersNenad Lukić andVladimir Silađi were impressive, finishing the season as triple joint top scorers. Other impressive players in the season for TSC wereJanko Tumbasević,Goran Antonić,Saša Tomanović,Srđan Grabež andĐuro Zec.
In the2022–23 season, the club finished second in the league to qualify to theChampions League third qualifying round for the first time in their history. TSC lost 7–1 on aggregate toS.C. Braga, but were nonetheless assured a spot in theEuropa League group stage.
The club's original colours were green and white, but later replaced by blue. The lion on the crest is the coat of arms ofBačka Topola, which comes from the coat of arms ofPál Kray who was a nobleman in the town in 18th century.
The home ground of TSC was the City Stadium, which held 4,000 people. Construction of the stadium was finished in the 1930s. In 2017, TSC announced its intentions to build a new 4,500-seat stadium. From the 2018–19 to the 2021–22 season, because of the construction of the new stadium, the club's home games were played in City Stadium inSenta. On 3 September 2021 theTSC Arena was opened by the match againstFerencváros.
The officialsupporters group of the club are theBlue Betyárs.
The club is supported by thelocal ethnic Hungarians and receives considerable support from both Hungary and its diaspora elsewhere.
The club's owner and main sponsor is the Hungarianmultinationaloil andgaspublic companyMOL.
Janos Zsemberi became the club's main investor in 2013 which changed the club's fortunes.[6]Viktor Orbán has also taken an interest in supporting the club financially.[6]
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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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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| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |  Petrocub Hîncești | N/a | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Second qualifying round |  FCSB | 6–6 (a.e.t.) | N/a | 6–6(4–5p) | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round |  Braga | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–7 |
| UEFA Europa League | Group A |  West Ham United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4th of 4 | |
 Olympiacos | 2–2 | 2–5 | ||||
 SC Freiburg | 1–3 | 0–5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–8 |
| UEFA Conference League | League Phase |  Astana | N/a | 0–1 | 24th of 36 | |
 Legia Warsaw | 0–3 | N/a | ||||
 Lugano | 4–1 | N/a | ||||
| St. Gallen | N/a | 2–2 | ||||
 Gent | N/a | 0–3 | ||||
 Noah | 4–3 | N/a | ||||
| Knockout phase play-offs | Jagiellonia Białystok | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–6 |
| Current technical staff | |||||||||||||
| Position | Name | ||||||||||||
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| President |  János Zsemberi | ||||||||||||
| General manager | Szabolcs Palágyi | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Nemanja Miljanović (caretaker) | ||||||||||||
| Assistant coach | Goran Žmukić | ||||||||||||
| Assistant coach/Analyst |  Krsto Jokić | ||||||||||||
| Secretary of the A team | Gabriel Miković | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeeper coach | Szilárd Faragó | ||||||||||||
| Fitness trainer |  Kornél Bubori Dávid Szabó | ||||||||||||
| Physiotherapist | Dragan Golubović Dominik Paróci | ||||||||||||
| General secretary | Borislav Banjac | ||||||||||||
| Doctor | Dr. Deák Tibor | ||||||||||||
| A Team economist | Attila Dévity | ||||||||||||
| Secretary | Radomir Šaban | ||||||||||||
| Security commissioner | Zlatko Zsemberi | ||||||||||||
| Source: FK TSC[1] | |||||||||||||
The following players played for national teams:[8] | Other professional footballers:
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For the list of current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see:Category:FK TSC players.
