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FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac () is a professional
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club based in
Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406. The town was foun ...
,
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. They compete in the
Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...
, the second tier of the
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.


History

The club was founded as FK Radnik on 12 June 1961. The initiative came from Miroslav Spasojević, a former
FK Takovo FK Takovo ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Таково) is a football club from Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. The club is a part of the ''Sports Society Takovo''. The team plays in Serbian League West, the third tier of the Serbian football leag ...
player, and was backed by two local companies, Graditelj and Metalac. The club was immediately registered with the Čačak Football Subassociation and started competing in the local leagues. They would change their name to FK Metalac in 1965. The club made its first notable achievement by qualifying for the
Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
in
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, but lost away to Borac Travnik in the opening round. In 1995, the club merged with FK Autoeksport, taking its spot in the Morava-Šumadija Zone League, the fourth tier of football in FR Yugoslavia. They would go on to earn promotion to the Serbian League Morava in 1997. However, the club suffered relegation from the third tier after just one season. After securing two consecutive promotions, they historically reached the
Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...
in 2000, but finished bottom of the table in their debut season in the second tier. The club subsequently won the Serbian League Morava in 2002 and would go on to play in the Second League until
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
. After spending three seasons in the third tier, the club became the
Serbian League West Serbian League West ( sr, Српска лига Запад, Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Voj ...
champions in
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and took promotion to the
Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...
. They played for two seasons in the second tier, placing fifth in the
2008–09 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 18 teams will compete in this league for the 2008–09 season. Five teams will be promoted to the Serb ...
and earning promotion to the
Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
for the first time in their history. The club ended ninth in its debut appearance in the top flight. They spent two more seasons in the top tier, before finishing bottom of the table in
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. After narrowly missing promotion in 2014, the club managed to return to the top flight in 2015, defeating
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in a two-legged playoff. They were relegated back to the First League after finishing second from the bottom in the
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga The 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga was the eleventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. Red Star are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. Red Star Belgrade drew the highest average home attendanc ...
. During the
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-shortened 2019–20 season, the club placed fourth in the standings and was promoted to the SuperLiga for the third time.


Honours

Serbian League Morava /
Serbian League West Serbian League West ( sr, Српска лига Запад, Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Voj ...
(Tier 3) * 2001–02 / 2006–07


Seasons


Stadium

After playing home matches at various stadiums in Gornji Milanovac and other neighboring cities for years, the club moved into the newly built
Stadion Metalac Stadion Metalac () is a football stadium in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. It is the home ground of Metalac Gornji Milanovac. The stadium consists of three stands with a total seating capacity of 4,350. History Background and construction Before earn ...
in 2012. The stadium has a capacity of 4,400 seats.


Players


First-team squad


Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. *
Misdongarde Betolngar Misdongarde Betolngar (born 26 November 1985) is a Chadian retired Association football, footballer. His last club was Renaissance FC, Renaissance. He played for Chad national football team, Chad national team. His given name is sometimes spelled ...
*
Prestige Mboungou Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou (born 10 July 2000) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ajman and the Congo national football team. Club career Best known as Prestige Mboungou, he was born in the capital Brazzaville, a ...
* Yaw Antwi * Kwame Boateng *
Richard Odada Richard Odada (born November 25, 2000) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and the Kenya national team. Club career Early career Odada played with Lasier Hill Academy ...
* Miloš Krkotić *
Staniša Mandić Staniša Mandić ( sr-cyr, Станиша Мандић; born 27 January 1995) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serbian club Metalac Gornji Milanovac. He used to represent Serbia at Under-19 and Under-20 le ...
*
Janko Simović Janko Simović (born 7 June 1986) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a center back for Zeta. Club career Early career Born in Mojkovac, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, Simović learned his trade in OFK Igalo. He made his deb ...
* Nikola Karčev * Nikola Ćirković * Filip Kljajić * Marko Mirić * Stefan Mitrović * Miljan Mutavdžić * Aleksandar Sedlar * Jovan Vlalukin ''For a list of all FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players''.


Managerial history


References


External links

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Club page
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