FK Kolubara () is a professional

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club based in Lazarevac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the

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History

During the existence of

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, the club spent two consecutive seasons in the Second League ( 1983–84 and 1984–85), but mainly competed in the lower regional leagues. They would make their debut in the second tier of FR Yugoslavia football during the NATO bombing-shortened 1998–99 season, finishing fifth in Group East. The club spent three more years in the Second League (

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), before suffering relegation to the Serbian League Belgrade. They achieved their biggest success by reaching the semi-finals of the

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, losing 4–1

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at OFK Beograd. After spending six seasons in the third tier, the club won the

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and took promotion to the Serbian First League. They competed in the second tier for the next five years, controversially missing promotion to the top flight in the last round of the

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, eventually finishing in third place. In the

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, the club earned promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in history.

Honours

Serbian League Belgrade (Tier 3) * 2007–08, 2013–14 Belgrade Zone League (Tier 4) * 2003–04

Seasons

;Notes

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Nemanja Nikolić *

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* Marko Grujić * Saša Jovanović * Nemanja Matić * Bogdan Mladenović *

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* Zoran Ranković *

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* Saša Zorić * Nikola Žigić ''For a list of all FK Kolubara players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Kolubara players''.

Club Officials

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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