FK Timok

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Timok
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Full nameFK Timok 1919
Nickname(s)Beli labudovi (The White Swans)
Founded1919; 103 years ago (1919)
GroundZaječar City Stadium
Capacity10,000
PresidentBranimir Đorđević
Head coach
LeagueSerbian First League
2020–21Serbian League East, 1st of 20 (promoted)

FK Timok 1919 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Тимок 1919) is a professional football club based in Zaječar, Serbia. They currently compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.

History[]

Founded in 1919, the club participated in the regional leagues during its early stages. They achieved their first notable success by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 in the first round of the 1973 Yugoslav Cup. The club also competed in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons between 1981 and 1984.

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club advanced to the second tier for the second time, finishing bottom of the table in the 1992–93 Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They would later spend two seasons in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004, when they were relegated to the Serbian League East.[1]

The club made one of its greatest achievements in its history during the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup by eliminating Partizan away in the round of 16. After a 1–1 draw in regular time, Timok won 5–4 on penalties.[2] The club was eventually knocked out of the competition in the quarter-finals after losing 2–0 away to Radnički Niš.[3]

In the 2008–09 season, the club finished second in the Serbian League East, subsequently losing 5–4 on penalties to Teleoptik (after two 1–1 draws) in the promotion playoffs.[4] They were finally promoted to the Serbian First League after winning the 2011–12 Serbian League East title.[5] The club spent two seasons in the second tier of Serbian football, before being relegated back to the Serbian League East in 2014.[6]

After finishing second from the bottom in the 2017–18 Serbian League East, the club got relegated to the fourth tier and was supposed to play in the Zone League East.[7] However, they were unable to compete due to financial reasons, causing them to go inactive.[8] Simultaneously, the Zaječar District League champions and the Zone League East newcomers, FK Radnički Lubnica was relocated to Zaječar and renamed to FK Timok 1919, becoming FK Timok's de facto successor.[7][8]

Honours[]

Serbian League Timok / Serbian League East (Tier 3)

  • 2001–02 / 2011–12, 2020–21

Seasons[]

Season League Cup
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 3 – Timok 34 16 0 18 72 65 48 6th —
1996–97 3 – Timok 34 16 5 13 73 42 53 4th —
1997–98 3 – Timok 34 15 6 13 71 40 51 5th —
1998–99 3 – Timok 17[a] – – – – – 23 11th —
1999–2000 3 – Timok 38 17 6 15 67 49 57 6th —
2000–01 3 – Timok 34 25 3 6 62 23 78 2nd —
2001–02 3 – Timok 34 23 2 9 105 34 71 1st —
2002–03 2 – East 33 13 11 9 45 29 50 3rd —
2003–04 2 – East 36 13 6 17 43 52 45 9th —
2004–05 3 – East 34 15 7 12 68 46 52 8th —
2005–06 3 – East 34 15 6 13 50 38 51 7th Quarter-finals
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – East 34 13 11 10 52 32 50 9th Round of 32
2007–08 3 – East 30 12 7 11 45 36 43 6th —
2008–09 3 – East 28 17 6 5 44 14 57 2nd —
2009–10 3 – East 30 22 5 3 58 20 71 2nd —
2010–11 3 – East 30 12 6 12 39 34 42 12th —
2011–12 3 – East 30 19 6 5 43 18 63 1st —
2012–13 2 34 11 10 13 37 48 43 11th Round of 32
2013–14 2 30 8 10 12 26 35 34 13th Preliminary round
2014–15 3 – East 30 14 6 10 36 27 48 5th Preliminary round
2015–16 3 – East 30 9 10 11 39 42 37 11th —
2016–17 3 – East 30 11 10 9 28 21 36[b] 10th —
2017–18 3 – East 30 5 4 21 33 58 19 15th —
2018–19 4 – East 30 22 5 3 62 28 71 2nd —
2019–20 4 – East 17[c] 12 3 2 36 13 39 2nd —
2020–21 3 – East 38 26 5 7 73 26 83 1st —
Notes
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The club was docked seven points.
  3. ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Supporters[]

Otrovi celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2008

The club's main supporters group is known as "Otrovi" (The Poisons). They were founded in 1998, celebrating their 10-year anniversary in a Serbian League East fixture with Župa Aleksandrovac on 15 November 2008. The group is traditionally situated in the east stand of the stadium.

Current squad[]

As of 23 October 2021, according to the Serbian First League.[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Serbia SRB Aleksandar Jovanović
2 DF Serbia SRB Marko Cvetković
3 DF Serbia SRB Stefan Knežević
4 MF Serbia SRB Ognjen Nikolić
7 FW Serbia SRB Nemanja Ristić
8 MF Serbia SRB Igor Pantić
9 FW Serbia SRB Ivan Dragićević
10 FW Serbia SRB Ivica Jovanović
11 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Nikolić
12 GK Serbia SRB Nemanja Markov
14 DF Serbia SRB Stefan Rudić
15 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Stajković
16 FW Serbia SRB Damir Anđelović
17 FW Serbia SRB Nenad Kačar
No. Pos. Nation Player


20 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Božović
21 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Ranđelović
22 GK Serbia SRB Davor Joksimović
23 MF Serbia SRB Danilo Radonjić
28 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Davidović
29 DF Hong Kong HKG Enson Kwok
30 FW Serbia SRB Milan Blagojević
32 MF Serbia SRB Marko Milenković
60 MF Nigeria NGA Chukwuebuka Nnaji
71 FW Serbia SRB Miloš Rošević
80 FW Serbia SRB Marko Golubović
99 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Mitrović

Notable players[]

National team players[10]

For a list of all FK Timok players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Timok players.

Managerial history[]

References[]

  1. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). FSG Zrenjanin. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Novi šok u Humskoj" (in Serbian). Sportska centrala. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Bez iznenađenja u četvrtfinalu Kupa" (in Serbian). Sportska centrala. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Muka, pa kreč, pa drama, pa slavlje!" (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Fudbaleri "Timoka" plasirali se u Prvu ligu Srbije" (in Serbian). Srbijasport. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Inđija i naredne sezone u Prvoj ligi Srbije" (in Serbian). Srbijasport. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b "U Zonu „Istok" sa novim imenom: „Radnički" iz Lubnice postao je FK „Timok 1919" iz Zaječara!" (in Serbian). Glas Zaječara. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Gde je FK Timok nakon jednog stoleća" (in Serbian). Zaječar Online. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Timok roster" (in Serbian). Serbian First League. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Timok Zaječar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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