FK Car Konstantin (

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: ФК Цар Константин) is a football club based in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

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. The clubs competes in the 2018-19 season in the

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, 3rd national tier.

Name origin

The name comes in honour of the Roman

Emperor Constantine Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterrane ...

the Great that was born precisely in Niš, then called Naisus. He was the first Roman Emperor to accept Christianity initiating the expansion of the faith throughout the "civilized world". The neighbouring areas of

Bubanj Bubanj ( sr-Cyrl, Бубањ; or as it is often called ''Bubanj Selo'' (), because the city district of the city of Niš called ''Bubanj'') is a village in the municipality of Palilula, City of Niš, Serbia. According to the 2002 census its popul ...

, Ledena stena and the Rail station were formed mostly by the railway workers. From 1860 on the railway workers chosen as the traditional Serbian

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(the celebration of a patron Saint) the St. Emperor Constantin and

Empress Helena Flavia Julia Helena ''Augusta'' (also known as Saint Helena and Helena of Constantinople, ; grc-gre, Ἑλένη, ''Helénē''; AD 246/248– c. 330) was an '' Augusta'' and Empress of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine th ...

and celebrated on June 3 of each year. The club was formed following the tradition of the Railway workers musical and singing society "Konstantin" formed in 1893.

Club formation

The club was officially formed on August 24, 1932 in the hotel "Atina" in the proximity of the railway station. After Sinđelić, Pobeda, Železničar, Građanski and Jugoslavija, Car Konstantin becomes the 6th football club in the city of

. The club founders were the population of the suburban area of Bubanj and Ledena stena, and the employees and workers of the railway station, "Car Konstantin" typography and the commercial cooperative society "Eparhija Niška" located in Niš since 1925.

SK Car Konstantin (1932-1944)

The club soon begins playing matches against other city clubs and other clubs from Serbia. The fair-play and fairness on the pitch have been the qualities specially cultivated. This way the club manages to a group a great number of followers and sympathizers. The club in this period won twice the Niš subassociation championship. The main player was Dimitrije "Mita" Belić.Istorija
from official club website.

References

External links

FK Car Konstantin
(Official Site) Football clubs in Serbia Association football clubs established in 1932 Sport in Niš 1932 establishments in Serbia {{Serbia-footyclub-stub