FK Leotar ( sr-cyrl, ФК Леотар), commonly known as Leotar Trebinje or simply Leotar, is a professional football club based in the city of

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the r ...

that is situated in southern

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. Founded in 1925 and named after the mountain located just north of the city, the club's home ground is the 8,550-seater Stadion Police. They currently play in the

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, the first-tier competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925, Leotar was a member of the First League of the Republika Srpska after the 1992–95

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, winning its final season before integration in the 2001–02 season. In its first season in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Leotar won its only national championship and qualified for the

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History

Yugoslavia

Founded in 1925 in the

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, the club served as a training ground for many players who went on to enjoy notable careers elsewhere. Leotar never managed to gain promotion to the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Leotar entered the first-ever season of the

First League of Republika Srpska The First League of the Republika Srpska ( sh, Prva liga Republike Srpske / ) is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Relegated teams, dep ...

in 1995–96, playing in the Eastern Group and failing to reach the play-offs. In 2001–02, Leotar won the last league championship in the Republika Srpska before the entity's clubs were integrated into a national league. In its first season in the national league in 2002–03, Leotar became the champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the only time, denying Željezničar Sarajevo a third consecutive title by gaining 85 points to their 82. The club fell to fourth in the next season. The following season, Leotar played in the qualification stages for the

2003–04 UEFA Champions League The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League was the 12th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992, and the 49th tournament overall. The competition was won b ...

. The club defeated Grevenmacher of Luxembourg in the first qualifying round, but was defeated by Czech club Slavia Prague 1–2 at home and 2–1 away in the second.

Honours

Domestic

League

: **Winners (1): 2002–03 * First League of the Republika Srpska: **Winners (1): 2001–02 * Second League of the Republika Srpska: **Winners (1): 2019–20

Cups

* Republika Srpska Cup: **Winners (3): 2002, 2004, 2021

European record

Summary

Source
uefa.com
Last updated on 5 July 2013
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season

Players

Current squad

Players with multiple nationalities

* Stefan Santrač

Club officials

Coaching staff

Other information

Managerial history

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References

External links

FK Leotar
at UEFA.com
FK Leotar
at FSRS
Weltfussballarchiv profile
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