FK Timok

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.

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

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 34160187265486th —
1996–97 3 – Timok 34165137342534th —
1997–98 3 – Timok 34156137140515th —
1998–99 3 – Timok 17[lower-alpha 1]–––––2311th —
1999–2000 3 – Timok 38176156749576th —
2000–01 3 – Timok 3425366223782nd —
2001–02 3 – Timok 34232910534711st —
2002–03 2 – East 33131194529503rd —
2003–04 2 – East 36136174352459th —
2004–05 3 – East 34157126846528th —
2005–06 3 – East 34156135038517th Quarter-finals
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – East 341311105232509th Round of 32
2007–08 3 – East 30127114536436th —
2008–09 3 – East 2817654414572nd —
2009–10 3 – East 3022535820712nd —
2010–11 3 – East 301261239344212th —
2011–12 3 – East 3019654318631st —
2012–13 2 3411101337484311th Round of 32
2013–14 2 308101226353413th Preliminary round
2014–15 3 – East 30146103627485th Preliminary round
2015–16 3 – East 309101139423711th —
2016–17 3 – East 3011109282136[lower-alpha 2]10th —
2017–18 3 – East 30542133581915th —
2018–19 4 – East 3022536228712nd —
2019–20 4 – East 17[lower-alpha 3]12323613392nd —
2020–21 3 – East 3826577326831st —
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  SRB Aleksandar Jovanović
2 DF  SRB Marko Cvetković
3 DF  SRB Stefan Knežević
4 MF  SRB Ognjen Nikolić
7 FW  SRB Nemanja Ristić
8 MF  SRB Igor Pantić
9 FW  SRB Ivan Dragićević
10 FW  SRB Ivica Jovanović
11 MF  SRB Uroš Nikolić
12 GK  SRB Nemanja Markov
14 DF  SRB Stefan Rudić
15 MF  SRB Miloš Stajković
16 FW  SRB Damir Anđelović
17 FW  SRB Nenad Kačar
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  SRB Ivan Božović
21 MF  SRB Veljko Ranđelović
22 GK  SRB Davor Joksimović
23 MF  SRB Danilo Radonjić
28 DF  SRB Ivan Davidović
29 DF  HKG Enson Kwok
30 FW  SRB Milan Blagojević
32 MF  SRB Marko Milenković
60 MF  NGA Chukwuebuka Nnaji
71 FW  SRB Miloš Rošević
80 FW  SRB Marko Golubović
99 DF  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. "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. "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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