FK Mačva Šabac

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Мачва Шабац
Mačva Šabac
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Full nameFudbalski klub Mačva Šabac
Nickname(s)Provincijski Urugvaj (Provincial Uruguay)
Founded1919; 102 years ago (1919)
GroundGradski stadion Šabac
Capacity8,000
Coordinates44°44′54.0″N 19°41′09.1″E / 44.748333°N 19.685861°E / 44.748333; 19.685861
PresidentIvica Kralj
Head coachBoris Savić
LeagueSerbian First League
2021-223rd
Away colours

Fudbalski klub Mačva Šabac (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Мачва Шабац, lit. 'Mačva Šabac Football Club') is a football club from Šabac, Serbia. One of the oldest football clubs in Serbia, their nickname is Provincijski Urugvaj (The Provincial Uruguay). The nickname was used for the first time in 1927, when the Uruguay national football team were one of the best teams in the world, and due to local people and media comparing Mačva's style to that of the Uruguayan team, the main daily newspaper Politika consistently used the nickname Provincijski Urugvaj.

In the period of Yugoslavia, Mačva mostly played in the lower tiers of the football system but did spend two seasons in national top flight of Yugoslavia, it was in seasons 1951 and 1952 Yugoslav First League. Afterwards, they would spend the next six decades in the Yugoslav lower-leagues but were a stable and respected lower tier club in the country.

Mačva has experienced greatest success since Serbia became independent, reaching the top-tier Serbian SuperLiga for the first time ever in the 2017–18 season and reaching the top tier of Yugoslav/Serbian football for the first time in over six decades.[1]

History in Yugoslav league[]

The club was founded in 1919. It competed in the Yugoslav football league system until 1991. During the 1920s, it played in the First League of the Novi Sad district (a league within the Belgrade Football Subassociation) and in 1930 the league was transferred into the First League of the Novi Sad Football Subassociation. In the period between the two world wars Mačva developed a fierce rivalry for the titles in those leagues with FK Vojvodina.[2] The highlight for Mačva in this era was their participation in the 1930–31 Yugoslav Football Championship, even though they finished at the bottom in 6th place.

During this period the club got nicknamed in the press the "Provincial Uruguay".[3] Provincial because they were playing in the Provincial Group of the Belgrade Subassociation League, and Uruguay because of their playing style which resembled Uruguay's, highly regarded at that time as they were the Olympic champions. The nickname was used for the first time in 1927. By early spring of 1928, Mačva finished at the top of the First League of the Novi Sad District where they defeated their main rivals Vojvodina. In the decisive match Mačva won over Vojvodina by 6:1. By the league system of that time, the winners of the district (župa) leagues had to compete to determine the Belgrade Subassociation Provincial League champion. Mačva first played at home against the winner of Banat district league champion, Obilić Veliki Bečkerek, which they won by 4:1, and then played away and won by 4:3 against the champion of the Šumadija district league, FK Šumadija 1903. Then, the draw determined that the final match would be played in Šabac against ZAŠK from Zemun, which Mačva smashed by 6:1 with goals by Bora Kesić, Milan Perić, Raduška Gajić and Kokan Stevanović.[3] Otto Fischer coached the team in the 1930–31 Yugoslav Championship.[4][5]

After becoming Belgrade Subassociation Provincial League champions, Mačva became notorious and the main daily newspaper Politika consistently used the nickname Provincial Uruguay, especially after their surprising win against SK Jedinstvo Beograd by 3:2 in Belgrade, and after their successful tour in Greece where they beat Thessaloniki sides Iraklis by 3:1, and Aris by 4:2.[3]

In the following season, they became Novi Sad District League champions for the third time and qualified for the Vojvodina Group of the Belgrade Subassociation League. Mačva won the league and thus earned a spot in the Yugoslav First League where the major clubs in the country compete. They played well against BSK Belgrade and Hajduk Split and won in competition with the three-time Yugoslav champions Građanski Zagreb. Some Mačva players started to receive calls for the Yugoslav national team, namely Milorad Arsenijević, Ivan Bek, , , , Andreja Kojić, Raduška Gajić and . Other players of the Provincial Uruguay generation were Jefta Jovanović, Jovan Vračarić, Jovan Cvetković, Gidra Šljivić, Milan Perić, Kokan Stefanović, Kulja Suvajdžić, Bata Kiš, Vido Božović, Moma Jovanović, Mikica Sinđelić, Đole Jovanović, Đorđe Pantazijević, Mikela Stanojčić, Mita Salajdžijević, Nikola Kradžić, and Brana Janković.[3]

After the Second World War, still within Yugoslavia, Mačva played two seasons in national top flight, it was in seasons 1951 and 1952 Yugoslav First League. Afterwards, they will spend the next 6 decades in lower-leagues.

Recent history[]

Under the club presidency of former Yugoslavia goalkeeper Ivica Kralj, FK Mačva returned to top flight football, after a six decade absence. in March 2015, Mačva made headlines by becoming the first professional club in Europe to have a Mongolian player, the international Murun Altankhuyag[6][7]

In the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga season, Mačva's first season back in the top flight after more than six decades, Mačva finished in 12th position out of 16 clubs in the Serbian SuperLiga finishing the season with 11 wins 8 draws and 18 losses with a goal difference of 38 against 52. Securing survival in the club's first season back in the top flight after more than six decades of absence from top tier, was an accomplishment of a goal made at the start of the season by the club management.[1] In the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga, Mačva finished in 12th place the same position they finished in their first season in the top flight of Serbian Football a considerable success for the club due to been without a major sponsor.

The 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga season was a disaster for Mačva, they finished bottom of the ladder (16th) winning only two games out of a possible 30, but due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Football Association of Serbia decided against relegating the bottom two teams of the Serbian SuperLiga which were FK Mačva and Belgrade club FK Rad, The Football Association of Serbia decided to scrap relegation and add more clubs so the league in the 2020/21 season would be going ahead with 20 clubs. In a time of crisis for the entire world some fortune came Mačva's way in a time of misery for most. In the 2019/20 season, Mačva struggled for goals all season scoring the least amount of goals in the league with only 18 goals scored all up.[1]

Supporters[]

The organized supporters of Mačva Šabac are known as Šaneri (Serbian Cyrilic: Шанери), and have a friendship with Napredak Kruševac fan group Jakuza.

Honours[]

National Championships

Current squad[]

As of 9 April 2021[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Serbia SRB Filip Pejović (captain)
3 DF Serbia SRB (on loan from Grafičar)
4 DF Croatia CRO
5 MF Serbia SRB Stefan Tripković
6 DF Serbia SRB Miroljub Pešić
7 MF Serbia SRB
8 MF Serbia SRB Ivan Obrovac
10 FW Serbia SRB Stefan Mihajlović
11 MF Serbia SRB
13 DF Serbia SRB
14 FW Slovenia SVN Vanja Panić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
15 DF Serbia SRB Marko Mijailović
16 FW Serbia SRB
18 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Cirković (on loan from Admira Wacker)
19 MF Slovenia SVN
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Adamović
21 MF Serbia SRB Branislav Knežević
27 MF Serbia SRB Ognjen Mijailović
28 DF Serbia SRB
33 MF Serbia SRB
41 GK Serbia SRB
45 FW Serbia SRB Luka Marković (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
50 MF Serbia SRB
51 GK Serbia SRB Miloš Gordić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
69 GK Serbia SRB Nikola Perić
70 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Đoković
99 FW Serbia SRB
— DF Slovenia SVN


For recent transfers, see .

Notable players[]

Former players with senior national team appearances:[11]

For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Mačva Šabac players.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Macva-Vesti". fkmacva.com. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ Vedri dani crveno-belih p. 22 (in Serbian)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d FK Mačva-“Provincijski Urugvaj“ 1927–1941 Archived 14 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine at fudbalsrbija, 18-6-2013, retrieved 13-4-2014 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ Mačva (Šabac) at exyufudbal.in.rs
  5. ^ 1930/1931 Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine at exyufudbal.in.rs
  6. ^ Grimm, Justin. "Ankhbayar Batmunkh: One of Mongolia's Forgotten Legionnaires". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Murun Altankhuyag signed a contract with the Serbian First League club FK Mačva Šabac". News Mongolia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b FK Macva Sabac ar Srbijafudbal
  9. ^ "First team". FK Mačva Šabac official website. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Team roster". Serbian SuperLiga official website. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ Mačva Šabac at National-Football-Teams.com

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