Radnik Surdulica
Full nameFK Radnik Surdulica
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
GroundEfbet Stadium
Capacity3,312
PresidentStanislav Tončev
Head coachDušan Đorđević
LeagueSerbian SuperLiga
2022–23Serbian SuperLiga, 14th of 16
WebsiteClub website

FK Radnik Surdulica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Радник Сурдулица) is a professional football club based in Surdulica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system.

History

The club was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on the initiative of Gradimir Antić, a local shoemaker, who brought the first football ball to Surdulica.[1] They stopped operating with the onset of World War II and Axis occupation of Serbia.[1] In 1946, the club was reestablished as FK Polet on the initiative of Borivoje Milenković and Božidar Stanković.[1] They subsequently changed their name to FK Hidrovlasina in 1950.[1] Later the same year, the club merged with FK Molidben from Belo Polje and was named FK Radnik.[1]

In July 2008, the club merged with FK Železničar from Vranjska Banja,[2] taking its spot in the Serbian League East. They spent the next five seasons in the third tier of Serbian football. After winning the title in 2013, the club was promoted to the Serbian First League.[3] They spent the next two seasons in the second tier before placing first in the 2014–15 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.[4] In the 2020–21 season, the club achieved its highest ever league finish of sixth place and also reached the semi-finals of the national cup.

Honours

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia
2010–11 3 – East 30 14 4 12 43 35 46 3rd —
2011–12 3 – East 30 14 6 10 55 48 48 4th —
2012–13 3 – East 30 21 3 6 62 34 65[a] 1st —
2013–14 2 30 10 8 12 31 36 38 10th —
2014–15 2 30 19 7 4 41 14 64 1st Round of 32
2015–16 1 37 11 11 15 41 65 25 8th Round of 32
2016–17 1 37 9 10 18 35 48 25 12th Round of 16
2017–18 1 37 13 7 17 42 60 28 9th Round of 32
2018–19 1 37 13 8 16 38 45 28 9th Quarter-finals
2019–20 1 30[b] 8 7 15 34 50 31 11th Quarter-finals
2020–21 1 38 16 7 15 55 49 55 6th Semi-finals
2021–22 1 37 12 15 10 37 37 51 9th Round of 16
2022–23 1 37 8 11 18 28 50 35 14th Quarter-finals
  1. ^ The club was docked one point.
  2. ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 14 February 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Serbia SRB Mateja Stojanović
4 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Haris Hajdarević
5 DF Serbia SRB Ilija Milićević
6 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Vranjanin
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Kunić
8 FW Serbia SRB Luka Čumić
9 FW Serbia SRB Vukašin Bogdanović
10 MF Croatia CRO Damir Šovšić
11 FW Serbia SRB Borko Duronjić
12 GK Serbia SRB Vuk Vukadinović
14 MF Serbia SRB Mihailo Oreščanin
15 MF Russia RUS Matvey Martinkevich
16 DF Serbia SRB Filip Jović
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Tomašević
20 MF The Gambia GAM Sainey Njie
22 GK Serbia SRB Stefan Ranđelović
23 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Milić
27 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Kadijević
32 DF Serbia SRB Bogdan Stojković
37 DF Ghana GHA Sadick Abubakar
44 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Rustemović
50 MF Serbia SRB Lazar Jovanović
56 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dženan Zajmović
66 DF Serbia SRB Mateja Gašic
76 FW Serbia SRB Jovan Anđelković
77 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Padežanin

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[6]

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

Managerial history

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ISTORIJA KLUBA" (in Serbian). fk-radnik.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "FUZIJA RADNIKA I ŽELEZNIČARA" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Radnik u Prvoj ligi, Surdulica u transu" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Radnik iz Surdulice ušao u Superligu: Slavlje uz 5.000 navijača" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Radnik" (in Serbian). superliga.rs. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Radnik Surdulica". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

External links

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