Fk Javor Matis () is a professional

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club based in

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. They compete in 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 ...

, the top tier of the national league system.

History

In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football

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, which led to the formation of the club. The team mostly played friendly matches before the conclusion of

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due to a lack of organized football competitions. Between 1958 and 1962, they were close to achieving promotion to the

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. However, the club never reached higher than the third level until the 1990s. In 1994, led by manager Slavenko Kuzeljević, the club earned promotion 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 ...

after eliminating

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and Topličanin in the playoffs. They spent the next eight years in the second tier, having their best season in 1997–98, when they placed fourth in Group West. In 2002, the club won the Second League (Group West) and took promotion to the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

for the first time in history. They remained for just one season in the elite division, finishing bottom of the table. During this time, the club became recognizable for featuring a number of young African footballers, mainly from Nigeria and Zimbabwe. They earned another promotion to the top flight in

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, but again suffered relegation in the same season. After underperforming in the 2006–07 Serbian First League, the second tier of the restructured national league system, the club managed to convincingly win first place in the 2007–08 season. Moreover, manager

Radovan Ćurčić Radovan Ćurčić (; born 10 January 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Ćurčić started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, before going on to play for OFK Beograd, Gorica (Slovenia), and Borac Čača ...

led his team to an unbeaten record and promotion to the

. They subsequently placed fourth in the top flight, their highest league position to date. In 2012, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary. After a total of six consecutive seasons in the SuperLiga, the club suffered relegation in

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. However, they won promotion back in the next season. The club subsequently made its greatest success by reaching the final of the

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, losing 2–0 to

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at the

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Honours

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 ...

(Tier 2) * 2001–02 (Group West) / 2007–08

Seasons

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Notable players

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

Nemanja Supić Nemanja Supić ( Cyrillic: Немања Супић; born 12 January 1982) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Gacko, Supić started out at his hometown club Mladost Gacko. He made seven ap ...

* Ibrahim Walidjo *

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* Aleksandar Šofranac * Filip Ivanovski *

Marko Jevremović Marko Jevremović (; born 23 February 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League 2 club Athens Kallithea FC. Career After coming through the youth system of Rad and Brodarac, Jevremović made hi ...

* Damir Kahriman * Nemanja Miletić *

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 ...

* Miljan Mutavdžić *

Miroslav Vulićević Miroslav Vulićević (; born 29 May 1985) is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early years Vulićević began playing football at Kosmet Leposavić, before moving to Bane. He made his debut for their ...

Mihajlo Pjanović Mihajlo Pjanović (; born 13 February 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker. Club career Pjanović started his senior career with Javor Ivanjica, before moving to OFK Beograd. He earned himself a transfer to Red Star Belg ...

* Husniddin Gafurov * Srboljub Krivokuća *

Blessing Makunike Blessing "YoGo-Yogo" Makunike (24 January 1977 – 13 March 2004) was a Zimbabwean international football player. Club career Blessing Makunike started his career in 1997 with Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club CAPS United F.C., where he pla ...

Mike Temwanjera Mike Temwanjera (born 21 May 1982) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who usually played as a centre forward, but also as a second striker. A member of FC Vaslui from January 2007 until summer 2014, he was one of the team's longes ...

* Leonard Tsipa ''For a list of all FK Javor Ivanjica players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Javor Ivanjica players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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