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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Zemun | ||
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| Founded | 20 October 1946; 79 years ago (20 October 1946) | ||
| Ground | Zemun Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,600 | ||
| President | Gavrilo Kovačević | ||
| Head coach | Milan Kuljić | ||
| League | Serbian First League | ||
| 2024–25 | Serbian First League, 9th of 16 | ||
| Website | fkzemun | ||
Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professionalfootballclub based inZemun,Belgrade, that competes in theSerbian First League.
Immediately after the end of theSecond World War, the sports activities in Zemun were restored. By early 1945, a clubFK Maksim Divnić was formed, named in honour of a player with that name that played before the war and who died asPartisan fighter during the war. After just a couple of played matches the club changed its name intoFK Sremac Zemun. By the end of that year another club is also formed in Zemun,FK Sparta Zemun. On 20 October 1946, the two clubs were merged to form a new sports society whose football section wasFK Jedinstvo Zemun.[1]
By 1962, the club were promoted into the group East of theYugoslav Second League, which was divided back then into two geographical groups, East and West. It stayed at Second national level for two seasons, after which it returned into the Serbian republic league, Yugoslav third tier. In the late 1960s, the club struggled financially, and on February 23, 1969, it is merged with FK Galenika, a club sponsored by theGalenika a.d., a pharmaceutical company located in Zemun. Under the new nameFK Galenika Zemun, and with new financial backing, the club soon returned to the higher leagues, winning promotion as soon as 1970 to the Yugoslav Second League.[2]
Coached byIvan Čabrinović, the club became one of the strongest teams in the second league, and after several times being close, it finally reached promotion to theYugoslav First League in 1982. In that same season, the club reached the semi-finals of the1981–82 Yugoslav Cup where they lost against the cup winnersRed Star Belgrade. The club played in the1982–83 Yugoslav First League however it finished bottom of the table subsequently relegated back to the Second League. On 1 January 1985, the club changed its name into the one that still carries nowadays,FK Zemun.[3]
During the late 1980s, the club had fallen into the lower leagues, but after the stabilization of their financial situation the club began rising again. In 1990, after two consecutive promotions, the club was back in the1990–91 Yugoslav First League. This time the club stabilized in the top league and even managed to achieve good results, like fourth place in the1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, just behind the best Serbian clubsPartizan,Red Star andVojvodina, or the 5th place archive in the1993–94 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In the 1992–93 season the club had reached again the semi-finals of theYugoslav Cup.[4]
FK Zemun competed in the top league all the way until 2007. In the season 2004–05 they managed to achieve 5th place once more.[5]
In 2007, Zemun competed in theSerbian First League and came away with the 15th position and an automatic relegation to theSerbian League Belgrade, third tier. FK Zemun played in the2007–08 Serbian Cup and found its way to the final. The club won three matches after penalties, defeated two first league sides and goalieNemanja Jovšić was voted most valuable player. They lost the final 3–0 to Serbian teamPartizan but since Partizan had already qualified for theChampions League Zemun were given theUEFA Cup spot as they were the runners-up. During the summer, however, Zemun was not able to obtain a license fromUEFA and had to give their spot to fourth-placed sideBorac Čačak. Borac then gave theirIntertoto Cup spot toOFK Beograd.[citation needed]
In 2008–09, Zemun became the champion ofSerbian League Belgrade and were back to theSerbian First League after only one season.
In 2015–16, Zemun was promoted again to the Serbian First League. The following year after a bad start, they firedDragoljub Bekvalac and hiredMilan Milanović.[6]
In November 2017, a news website Srbijadanas.rs, published a research in which they found that FK Zemun is the club that transferred more players, 35 at that time, than any other club to the Serbian "Big two" eternal rivals, Partizan and Red Star Belgrade.[7]
The official stadium of FK Zemun isZemun Stadium and can host up to 9,600 spectators.
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.
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| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Milan Kuljić [pl] |
| Assistant manager | Igor Kurtović Dejan Grujić |
| Goalkeeping coach | Milenko Bjelić |
| Physiotherapist | Dušan Jandrić Vladimir Milošević |
| Doctor | Milan Gnjidić |
| Economic | Siniša Pavković |
| Security commissioner | Branislav Milić |
| General secretary | Nenad Kiso |
The following list contains players that played in the club and that have national team appearances:[9][10]
Yugoslavia /
Serbia and Montenegro / SerbiaFor the list of all current and former players with wikipedia article, please seeCategory:FK Zemun players.
The supporters of the club are known as theTaurunum Boys. The group was formed in 1987.
The first organised supporting groups of back then FK Galenika begin to appear by mid-1980s. In 1986 the first ultras groups were formed under the names ofTestas Caldas,Pajtosi andGodfathers. In 1987 the three groups united under the name Taurunum. The name comes from the Latin name of a settlement that existed in Roman period in the place where Zemun is located nowadays, and that was namedTaurunum. The group stands in the north stand of the stadium. Some supporting groups out of the town of Zemun are formed, the most important being the Rangers fromPančevo. In 1995 by the end of theYugoslav Wars there is a generational turn-over, and the group standing in the east stand formed by younger supporters and namedThe Boys – Dragons, joins Taurunum in the north stand forming a bigger group renamed Taurunum Boys. The moto of the group becomes "One city, one club, only Zemun".[11]
Nowadays the group is composed of several sub-groups, and beside supporting their club FK Zemun, they are usually present at the matches of theSerbia national team. They have friendly relationships with the fan group ofRadnički Kragujevac,Crveni Đavoli.[12] andYoung Rats Firm ofKrylia Sovetov Samara.[13]
