Fudbalski klub ČSK Pivara (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: ЧСК Пивара) is a football club from Čelarevo, a village near Bačka Palanka,

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. It was founded in 1925 as ČOSK ( sr, Čebski Omladinski Sportski Klub or ЧОСК, Чебски Омладински Спортски Клуб). The village of Čelarevo was called Čeb before

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, hence the name.

History

In 1946, the club changed its name to Radnički Čelarevo until 1950 when the club was called SK Podunavlje. By the end of the year, the club had entered to the Championship of

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

. They played there for two years. In 1952 they played in the Regional League of

. In 1953 Podunavlje and another football club called Krajišnik joined and formed ČSK. From 1964 to 1967, the club played in First League of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

(Yugoslav 4th tier). They again entered the league in 1969 and stayed there for three more seasons. For seventeen years they played in lower regional leagues but in 1989 they returned to the First League of Vojvodina. They stayed there for only one season but they got back after only one season in lower league. In 1993 club entered the Third League, called Serbian League North. It managed to enter to 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 1998 and stayed there for four years. From 2002 to 2005 they played in

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Se ...

(which was before called North). In 2005 they got back in Second League, which is now called

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 ...

. Lav pivo (Lion beer) was the sponsor of ČSK and ''Pivara'' means ''Brewery''. The club was formed in 1925. The club is associated with Pivara Čelarevo one of the most popular and well known beer companies in Serbia.

Former players

''For a list of all current and former players with a Wikipedia article, please see: :FK ČSK Čelarevo players''.

Stadium

Stadium FK ČSK Pivara holds 3,000 people.

References

External links

Profile at Prva Liga website

at Srbijafudbal

{{DEFAULTSORT:CSK Pivara, FK Association football clubs established in 1925 Football clubs in Serbia Football clubs in Yugoslavia Football clubs in Vojvodina Bačka Palanka 1925 establishments in Serbia Works association football clubs in Serbia