FK Bežanija () is a

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club based in

Bežanija Bežanija ( sr-cyr, Бежанија, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd, in the Syrmia region. Location Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sav ...

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. They compete in the Belgrade Inter-Municipal League, the sixth tier of the

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History

Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stages, being known as Soko, BSK and finally HŠK (during the

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). They adopted the new name Jedinstvo following the end of

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in 1946, becoming a member of the Novi Sad Football Association. After competing in the Syrmia League for six years, the club joined the Belgrade Football Association in 1952. They would change their name to Bežanija ahead of the 1955–56 season. Following the

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, the club won the

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in 2000 and took promotion to the

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, reaching the second tier for the first time ever. They competed in Group North for two seasons, finishing bottom of the table in

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. However, the club instantly won the Serbian League Belgrade to earn promotion back to the second tier in 2003. In the 2005–06 campaign, the club finished as

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champions and earned promotion to the newly formed

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. They became the biggest surprise of the competition's inaugural 2006–07 season (despite playing their home games at

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), placing fourth and securing a spot in the

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. However, the club was eliminated in the first qualifying round by Albanian side

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on the

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(2–2 on aggregate), without losing a game. After suffering relegation in the

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, the club went on to spend 11 consecutive seasons in the

, finishing in fourth place on three occasions during this time. They were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, finding themselves in the Belgrade Inter-Municipal League, the sixth tier of Serbian football. In June 2021, the club marked its 100th anniversary.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 2005–06

(Tier 3) * 1999–2000, 2002–03

Seasons

European record

Notable players

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

Ibrahim Somé Salombo Ibrahim Somé Salombo (born 24 May 1988 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese football striker who is currently playing for Olympic Charleroi in the Belgian Second Amateur Division. Club career He started playing in his home country first with SC In ...

* Viktor Kelm * Darko Božović *

Đorđije Ćetković Đorđije Ćetković (Cyrillic: Ђорђије Ћетковић; born 3 January 1983) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played three times for the Montenegro national team. Club career Born in Titograd, Monteneg ...

Dejan Damjanović Dejan Damjanović ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Дамјановић, ; born 27 July 1981), also known mononymously as Dejan, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. He is regarded a ...

* Milan Purović * Marko Simić *

Hong Yong-jo Hong Yong-Jo (; born 22 May 1982) is a North Korean international forward who plays for April 25 SC in the DPR Korea League. He previously played for FC Rostov in Russia and FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga. He captained the North Kore ...

Mario Đurovski Mario Gjurovski ( mk, Марио Ѓуровски, sr, Марио Ђуровски / Mario Đurovski; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder, who is the current manager of Thai Leagu ...

* Nikola Gligorov *

Bojan Markoski Bojan Markoski ( mk, Бојан Маркоски; born 8 August 1983) is a retired Macedonian football defender. He is currently the assistant manager of AEL Limassol. Club career He previously played with Macedonian clubs FK Cementarnica 55 ...

Perica Stančeski Perica Stančeski (; born 29 January 1985) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Stančeski was sent out on loan to Hajduk Beograd in 2003. He l ...

* Milan Biševac * Aleksandar Busnić * Nenad Lukić * Filip Manojlović *

Milovan Milović Milovan Milović (; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Javor Ivanjica. Throughout his playing career, Milović made over 400 appearances for Javor Ivanjica across all competitions. Club ...

Antonio Rukavina Antonio Rukavina (, ; born 26 January 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Rukavina started out at his local club Bežanija, making his senior debuts in the 2002–03 season, as they won prom ...

* Bojan Šaranov *

Lazar Tufegdžić Lazar Tufegdžić ( sr-cyr, Лазар Туфегџић; born 22 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Sofia. Club career Red Star Belgrade Born in Valjevo, passing youth categories, Tufegdžić pl ...

Ivan Dudić Ivan Dudić (, born 13 February 1977) is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played as a right-back. He represented several clubs, including Red Star Belgrade, Benfica and Újpest FC. He was an international for FR Yugoslavia, receivin ...

* Miloš Kolaković ''For a list of all FK Bežanija players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Bežanija players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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