FK Naša Krila Zemun (

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: ФК Haшa кpилa Зeмун) was a

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club based in

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. It existed for a short period between its foundation, in 1947, and 1950.

History

The club was formed by the

Yugoslav Air Force The Air Force and Air Defence ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана, Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana ; abbr. sh-Cyrl-Latn, label=none, separator=/, РВ и ПВ� ...

soon after the end of

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. It competed in the Yugoslav League system. They played the season 1947-48 in the Second League and finished third, this way earning 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, ...

. The first season in the national top league, 1948-49, the club managed to finish in 5h place. Next season, in

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, the club finishes 6th, but at the end of the season it ended up being disbanded. The club has participated in the inaugural edition of 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 its first year of existence and managed to reach the Cup final, played in 1947 in

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JNA Stadium The Partizan Stadium ( Serbian: Стадион Партизанa / ''Stadion Partizana'') is a football and track-and-field stadium in Autokomanda, Belgrade, Serbia. The home ground of FK Partizan, it was formerly known as JNA Stadium (Stadion ...

in front of 50,000 people, where they lost against

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

by 0-2. Next year, 1948, the club reached the semi-finals, where they lost against

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

by 3-4. In 1949 the club once more reached the final, losing again, this time against Red Star by 2-3.

Notable teams

The team that played the cup final in 1947 was formed by:rsssf.org Yugoslav Cup finals
at RSSSF. *''Players'': Popadić, Lazić, Filipović (captain), Grčić, Brnjevarac, Lokošek, Panić, Pečenčić, Zlatković, Damnjanović and Borovic. *''Head coach'': N. Radosavljević. The team that played the cup final in 1949 was formed by: *''Players'': Popadić, Filipović,

Jovanović Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Јовановић, ) is the most common Serbian surname. It derives from '' Jovan'', which is comparable to John in English. The part ''ov'' designates possession: ''Jovanov'' means ''John's''. The suffix ''ić'' is a dimin ...

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, Zvekanović, Adamović, Panić, Grčić, Popović, Zlatković and Borovic. *''Head coach'': N. Radosavljević.

References

External sources

Club profile
at Foot.dk.
Club profile
at fkvojvodina.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasa Krila Zemun, SK Football clubs in Yugoslavia Association football clubs established in 1947 Association football clubs disestablished in 1950 Football clubs in Belgrade 1947 establishments in Serbia 1950 disestablishments in Serbia Sport in Zemun