FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

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Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Full nameFK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Nickname(s)Šerpasi (The Metalworkers)
Founded12 June 1961; 63 years ago (12 June 1961)
GroundStadion Metalac
Capacity4,500
PresidentRajko Nešković
Head coachGoran Luković
LeagueSerbian League West
2023–24Serbian First League, 13th of 16 (relegated)
Websitefkmetalac.rs

FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Металац Горњи Милановац) is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League West, the third tier of the national league system.

History

The club was founded as FK Radnik on 12 June 1961.[1][2] The initiative came from Miroslav Spasojević, a former FK Takovo player,[1][2] and was backed by two local companies, Graditelj and Metalac.[1][2] The club was immediately registered with the Čačak Football Subassociation and started competing in the local leagues.[1][2] They would change their name to FK Metalac in 1965.[1][2] The club made its first notable achievement by qualifying for the Yugoslav Cup in 1974, but lost away to Borac Travnik in the opening round.[1][2]

In 1995, the club merged with FK Autoeksport,[1][2] taking its spot in the Morava-Šumadija Zone League, the fourth tier of football in FR Yugoslavia.[1][2] They would go on to earn promotion to the Serbian League Morava in 1997.[1][2] However, the club suffered relegation from the third tier after just one season.[1][2] After securing two consecutive promotions, they historically reached the Second League of FR Yugoslavia in 2000,[1][2] but finished bottom of the table in their debut season in the second tier.[3] The club subsequently won the Serbian League Morava in 2002 and would go on to play in the Second League until 2004.[1][2]

After spending three seasons in the third tier, the club became the Serbian League West champions in 2007, gaining promotion to the Serbian First League.[4] They played for two seasons in the second tier, placing fifth in the 2008–09 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.[5] The club ended ninth in its debut appearance in the top flight.[1] They spent two more seasons in the top tier, before finishing bottom of the table in 2012.[1]

After narrowly missing promotion in 2014, the club managed to return to the top flight in 2015, defeating Napredak Kruševac in a two-legged playoff.[6] They were relegated back to the First League after finishing second from the bottom in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga.[7] During the COVID-19-shortened 2019–20 season, the club placed fourth in the standings and was promoted to the SuperLiga for the third time.[8]

Honours

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1997–98 3 – Morava 34 13 9 12 52 31 48 12th —
1998–99 4 – Moravica 16[a] 9 3 4 36 13 30 2nd —
1999–2000 3 – Morava 38 22 12 4 66 24 78 2nd —
2000–01 2 – West 34 9 6 19 39 66 33 18th —
2001–02 3 – Morava 38 23 11 4 84 32 80 1st —
2002–03 2 – West 33 13 12 8 31 27 51 6th —
2003–04 2 – West 36 13 6 17 42 42 45 8th —
2004–05 3 – West 34 13 8 13 41 32 47 7th —
2005–06 3 – West 34 23 8 3 47 10 77 2nd —
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – West 34 21 10 3 45 17 73 1st —
2007–08 2 34 13 10 11 33 26 49 6th —
2008–09 2 34 15 10 9 38 30 55 5th Round of 32
2009–10 1 30 10 5 15 24 39 35 9th Round of 16
2010–11 1 30 8 5 17 21 38 29 14th Round of 16
2011–12 1 30 2 9 19 14 48 15 16th Round of 16
2012–13 2 34 17 5 12 48 32 56 5th Round of 16
2013–14 2 30 15 7 8 34 14 52 3rd Round of 32
2014–15 2 30 16 7 7 43 29 55 3rd Round of 16
2015–16 1 37 10 15 12 41 48 28 11th Round of 32
2016–17 1 37 8 10 19 27 43 21 15th Round of 32
2017–18 2 30 17 6 7 43 21 57 3rd Round of 32
2018–19 2 37 15 12 10 51 35 33 5th Round of 32
2019–20 2 30[b] 16 5 9 41 34 53 4th Round of 32
2020–21 1 38 13 13 12 48 53 52 9th Round of 16
2021–22 1 37 8 9 20 42 65 33 15th Quarter-finals
2022–23 2 37 12 12 13 42 42 48 12th Round of 16
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Stadium

Main article: Stadion Metalac

After playing home matches at various stadiums in Gornji Milanovac and other neighboring cities for years, the club moved into the newly built Stadion Metalac in 2012.[9] The stadium has a capacity of 4,400 seats.[9]

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 February 2024[10][11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Serbia SRB Mateja Premović
3 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Jovičić
4 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Živanović
6 DF Serbia SRB Vladimir Tomović (on loan from Radnički 1923)
7 FW Serbia SRB Ilija Kovačević
8 FW Serbia SRB Bojan Aleksić (captain)
9 FW Serbia SRB Marko Mirić
10 FW Serbia SRB Stefan Ilić
11 FW Nigeria NGA Abel Abah
12 GK Serbia SRB Luka Balšić
14 FW Canada CAN Adonija Ouanda
16 MF Serbia SRB Martin Filipović
17 DF United States USA Vukašin Bulatović
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Serbia SRB Đorđe Popović
19 FW Serbia SRB Uroš Damnjanović
20 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Savić
21 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Nedeljković
23 DF Nigeria NGA Toheeb Dare Bamigboye
30 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Žakula
32 DF Serbia SRB Bojan Mijailović
33 GK Serbia SRB Janko Barać
41 GK North Macedonia MKD Aleksa Jordanov
77 DF Serbia SRB Veljko Mijailović
88 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Milošević
99 FW Serbia SRB Savo Arambašić (on loan from Novi Pazar)

Club officials

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Serbia Goran Luković
Assistant manager Serbia Slavenko Kuzeljević
Goalkeeping coach Serbia Vladimir Trojančević
Fitness coach Serbia Đorđe Vlajković
Analyst Coach Serbia Filip Dragojević
Doctor Serbia Krsto Miljanović
Physiotherapist Serbia Mirko Miljanović
Serbia Radovan Petković
Economic Serbia Anđelija Vulićević
Serbia Snežana Todorović
Club president Serbia Rajko Nešković
Sports director Serbia Ivan Vuksanović
General secretary Serbia Zvonko Jevremović

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[12]

For a list of all FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players.

Managerial history

Main article: List of FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Istorijat" (in Serbian). fkmetalac.rs. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Monografija Fudbalski klub Metalac" (in Serbian). issuu.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2006.-2012" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Metalac u Superligi Srbije!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Metalac preko Napretka u Superligi" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Borac opstao, Metalac ispao iz Superlige" (in Serbian). ozonpress.net. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "METALAC JE U SUPERLIGI" (in Serbian). fkmetalac.rs. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Gornji Milanovac dobio novi stadion" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Igrači" (in Serbian). fkmetalac.rs. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Metalac" (in Serbian). prvaliga.rs. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Metalac Gornji Milanovac". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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