FK Bežanija

Bežanija
Full name	FK Bežanija
Nickname(s)	Lavovi (The Lions)
Founded	1921; 103 years ago
Ground	Stadion FK Bežanija
Capacity	5,000
President	Jovan Rusić
League	Belgrade First League
2022–23	Belgrade Intermunicipal League – Group A, 1st of 13 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

FK Bežanija (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Бежанија) is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade First League, the fifth tier of the national league system.

History

Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stages, being known as Soko, BSK and finally HŠK (during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia).^[2] They adopted the new name Jedinstvo following the end of World War II in 1946, becoming a member of the Novi Sad Football Association.^[2] After competing in the Srem League for six years, the club joined the Belgrade Football Association in 1952.^[2] They would change their name to Bežanija ahead of the 1955–56 season.^[2]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club won the Serbian League Belgrade in 2000 and took promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, reaching the second tier for the first time ever. They competed in Group North for two seasons, finishing bottom of the table in 2002.^[3] However, the club instantly won the Serbian League Belgrade to earn promotion back to the second tier in 2003.^[3]

In the 2005–06 campaign, the club finished as Serbian First League champions and earned promotion to the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga. They became the biggest surprise of the competition's inaugural 2006–07 season (despite playing their home games at Železnik), placing fourth and securing a spot in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. However, the club was eliminated in the first qualifying round by Albanian side Besa Kavajë on the away goals rule (2–2 on aggregate),^[4] without losing a game.^[5]

After suffering relegation in the 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga, the club went on to spend 11 consecutive seasons in the Serbian First League, finishing in fourth place on three occasions during this time. They were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season,^[6] finding themselves in the Belgrade Intermunicipal League, the sixth tier of Serbian football. In June 2021, the club marked its 100th anniversary.^[7]

Honours

Serbian First League (Tier 2)

2005–06

Serbian League Belgrade (Tier 3)

1999–2000, 2002–03

Seasons

Season	League									Cup	Continental
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	Cup	Continental
Serbia and Montenegro
1998–99	3 – Belgrade	17^[a]	–	–	–	–	–	19	11th	—	—
1999–2000	3 – Belgrade	34	23	8	3	68	28	77	1st	—
2000–01	2 – North	34	13	4	17	45	58	43	10th	—
2001–02	2 – North	34	4	6	24	24	76	18	18th	—
2002–03	3 – Belgrade	34	22	6	6	65	28	72	1st	—
2003–04	2 – North	36	21	5	10	72	49	68	4th	—
2004–05	2 – Serbia	38	17	7	14	59	53	58	5th	—
2005–06	2 – Serbia	38	25	7	6	70	25	82	1st	—
Serbia
2006–07	1	32	12	12	8	36	31	48	4th	Quarter-finals	—
2007–08	1	33	5	4	24	31	58	17^[b]	12th	Round of 16	UEFA Cup – First qualifying round
2008–09	2	34	8	13	13	34	40	37	15th	Round of 16	—
2009–10	2	34	14	11	9	34	28	53	4th	Round of 32
2010–11	2	34	11	7	16	26	28	40	12th	Round of 32
2011–12	2	34	11	19	4	33	15	52	4th	Preliminary round
2012–13	2	34	11	11	12	41	32	44	8th	Round of 32
2013–14	2	30	11	12	7	34	26	45	4th	Round of 32
2014–15	2	30	11	7	12	25	27	40	9th	Round of 32
2015–16	2	30	11	10	9	35	27	43	5th	Round of 16
2016–17	2	30	12	12	6	36	22	47^[c]	5th	Round of 32
2017–18	2	30	11	11	8	35	32	44	7th	Round of 32
2018–19	2	37	15	5	17	48	50	28	7th^[d]	Round of 32

^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
^ The club was docked two points.
^ The club was docked one point.
^ The club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Score	Aggregate
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Besa Kavajë	2–2 (H), 0–0 (A)	2–2

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.^[8]

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

Managerial history

Period	Name
	Miroslav Helc
	Slaviša Božičić
	Stanislav Karasi
	Miroslav Helc
2005–2006	Čedomir Đoinčević
2006	Branko Smiljanić
2006–2007	Dragoljub Bekvalac
2007	Ratko Dostanić
2007	Miloljub Ostojić
2007	Ratko Dostanić

Period	Name
2007–2008	Ljubiša Stamenković
2008–2009	Slaviša Božičić
2009	Dušan Kljajić
2009–2011	Aleksandar Janjić
2011	Ivica Šimičić
2011–2012	Saša Nikolić
2012	Ivica Šimičić
2012	Aleksandar Janjić
2012–2013	Gordan Petrić
2013–2014	Dušan Kljajić

Period	Name
2014	Saša Štrbac
2014–2015	Vanja Radinović
2015	Nenad Vanić
2015–2016	Srđan Blagojević
2017	Milija Žižić
2017	Dušan Đorđević
2017	Srđan Blagojević
2017–2018	Aleksandar Stanković
2018–2019	Goran Dragoljić

References

^ "Stadion" (in Serbian). fcbezanija.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Klub" (in Serbian). fcbezanija.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Vojvodina lead the way for Serbia". uefa.com. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Who has never lost a UEFA club competition game?". uefa.com. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Kolubara prvoligaš, Bežanija ide u najniži rang" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Bežanija slavi jubilej za ponos: "Tek prvih 100 godina!"" (in Serbian). vesti-online.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "FK Bežanija". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

External links

Official website
Club page at Srbijasport

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[8] The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

[9] The club was docked two points.

[10] The club was docked one point.

[11] The club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.

[1] "Stadion" (in Serbian). fcbezanija.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[Klub-2] "Klub" (in Serbian). fcbezanija.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[2000-2006-3] "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[4] "Vojvodina lead the way for Serbia". uefa.com. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[5] "Who has never lost a UEFA club competition game?". uefa.com. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[6] "Kolubara prvoligaš, Bežanija ide u najniži rang" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[7] "Bežanija slavi jubilej za ponos: "Tek prvih 100 godina!"" (in Serbian). vesti-online.com. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[12] "FK Bežanija". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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