The Prva Liga, operated by the Football Association of Yugoslavia, began holding national competitions in 1923. This spawned many new opportunities for teams to be organized, and prospective footballers looking to join. The boom began right after the First World War, and continued well until the break out of the Second World War.

Following World War II, like in the rest of the communist block all teams were de jure dissolved and either restructured completely on the stalinist model of multi-section sport associations with new ideologically friendly names and often completely new management,[1] or simply kept dissolved and leaving a vacuum needing to be filled by new teams in their respective towns. Many of those oldest pre-World Wars teams are still in existence and turned to be the most successful teams in the former Yugoslavia.

Pre-World War I Clubs (Kingdom of Serbia and parts of Austria-Hungary)

Club Year City Description Dissolution
Szabadkai Sport Egylet 1898 Subotica, Austria-Hungary Dissolution date unknown. ?
Club Iris 1899 Pula, Austria-Hungary Football section opened in August 1899. Dissolution date unknown. ?
Veloce Club Polese 1899 Pula Austria-Hungary Football section of cycling club. Dissolution date unknown. ?
Laibacher Sportverein 1900 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary 1909
SAK Bačka 1901 Subotica, Vojvodina Later renamed to FK Bačka 1901. Still active
Lendvai Football Egyesület 1903 Lendava, Austria-Hungary Later renamed to NK Nafta 1903. Still active
SK Soko 1903 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia Later renamed to BASK. Still active
SK Šumadija 1903 Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia Later renamed to FK Šumadija 1903. Still active
PNIŠK 1903 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary 1909
HAŠK 1903 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary 1945
Subotički SK 1903 Subotica, Vojvodina 1941
Club Sportivo Olimpia 1904 Rijeka, Austria-Hungary Later renamed to NK Rijeka. Still Active
Fiumei Atletikai Club 1905 Rijeka, Austria-Hungary Dissolution date unknown. ?
Đački Športski Klub 1905 Mostar, Herzegovina Dissolved in 1945 and revived in 1992 as HŠK Zrinjski. Still active
Giovine Fiume 1906 Rijeka, Austria-Hungary 1912
Srpski mač Beograd 1906 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia Founded as football section of Fencing Club. 1911
Athletik SK 1906 Celje, Austria-Hungary 1941
HŠK Concordia 1906 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary 1945
Törekves SE 1907 Rijeka, Austria/Hungary Dissolution date unknown. ?
AŠK Croatia 1907 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary 1945
HŠK Victoria Sušak 1908 Sušak, Austria-Hungary 1948
Nagykikindai AC 1909 Kikinda, Vojvodina Later renamed to OFK Kikinda Still active
Marburger Sportverein 1909 Maribor, Austria-Hungary 1914
GŠK Marsonia 1909 Slavonski Brod, Austria-Hungary Still active
Associazione Sportiva Edera 1910 Pula, Austria-Hungary 1926
NAK 1910 Novi Sad, Vojvodina 1944
Forza e Coraggio 1910 Dubrovnik, Austria-Hungary Dissolution date unknown ?
Nogometni Odjel Sokola Opatija - Volosko 1911 Opatija, Austria-Hungary Later renamed to NK Opatija. Still Active
Unione Sportiva 1911 Dubrovnik, Austria-Hungary Dissolution date unknown ?
Beogradski SK 1911 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia Later renamed to OFK Beograd Still active
SK Takovo 1911 Gornji Milanovac, Kingdom of Serbia Still active
SK Ilirija 1911 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary Later renamed to ND Ilirija 1911. Still active
JSK Hajduk 1911 Split, Austria-Hungary Still active
1. HŠK Građanski 1911 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary Later renamd to GNK Dinamo. Still active
DFV Vorwärts Abbazia 1912 Opatija, Austria-Hungary German minority club. Official dissolution date unknown. ?
Tornai SC 1912 Rijeka, Austria-Hungary Hungarian minority club. Official dissolution date unknown. ?
Javor 1912 Ivanjica, Kingdom of Serbia Still active
Somborski SK 1912 Sombor, Vojvodina Later renamed to Radnički Sombor Still active
HRŠD Anarh 1912 Split, Austria-Hungary Later renamed to RNK Split Still active
HŠK Slaven 1912 Koprivnica, Austria-Hungary Still active
SK Velika Srbija 1913 Belgrade, Serbia Later renamed to Jugoslavija June 1945
RSK Lovćen Cetinje 1913 Cetinje, Kingdom of Montenegro Still active
SK Slovan 1913 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary Still active
SK Lav 1913 Knin, Austria-Hungary Still active
SK Vojvodina 1914 Novi Sad, Vojvodina Still active

Pre-World War II Clubs (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

Club Year City Description Dissolution
FK Bor 1919 Bor, Serbia N/A N/A
NK Jedinstvo Bihać 1919 Bihać, Bosnia N/A N/A
NK Čelik Zenica 1921 Zenica, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Željezničar Sarajevo 1921 Sarajevo, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Velež Mostar 1922 Mostar, Herzegovina N/A N/A
NK Travnik 1922 Travnik, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Radnički Niš 1923 Niš, Serbia N/A N/A
FK Dubočica 1923 Leskovac, Serbia N/A N/A
NK Jadran Visoko 1923 Visoko, Bosnia Merged with Radnički to form NK Bosna 1953
FK Budućnost Podgorica 1925 Podgorica, Montenegro N/A N/A
FK Žarkovo 1925 Žarkovo, Serbia N/A N/A
FK Sloboda Tuzla 1925 Tuzla, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Leotar Trebinje 1925 Trebinje, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Borac Banja Luka 1926 Banja Luka, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Borac Čačak 1926 Čačak, Serbia N/A N/A
FK Rudar Kakanj 1928 Kakanj, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Krajina Cazin 1932 Cazin, Bosnia N/A N/A
NK Radnički Visoko 1934 Visoko, Bosnia Merged with Jadran to form NK Bosna 1953
NK Herceg Stjepan, Goražde 1918 Goražde, Bosnia Merged with GOŠK Goražde to form FK Radnički Goražde. 1961

Post-War Clubs (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Club Year City Description Dissolution
FK Kozara Bosanska Gradiška 1945 Kozara, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Sarajevo 1946 Sarajevo, Bosnia N/A N/A
NK Iskra Bugojno 1947 Bugojno, Bosnia N/A N/A
FK Budućnost Banovići 1947 Banovići, Bosnia N/A N/A
NK Posušje 1950 Posušje, Herzegovina N/A N/A
FK Mladost Lučani 1952 Lučani, Serbia N/A N/A
NK Bosna Visoko 1953 Visoko, Bosnia Created by merging NK Radnički and NK Jadran N/A
NK Brotnjo 1955 Čitluk, Herzegovina N/A N/A
FK Rad Beograd 1958 Belgrade, Serbia N/A N/A
FK Mladost Gacko 1970 Gacko, Bosnia N/A N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ Mills, Richard (2018). Nogomet i politika u Jugoslaviji : Sport, nacionalizam i država (in Croatian). Sesvete: Profil Knjiga. ISBN 9789533137193.
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