Fudbalski Klub Krajina Cazin ( en, Krajina Cazin Football Club), commonly referred to as FK Krajina Cazin or simply Krajina Cazin, is a Bosnian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in

Cazin Cazin ( sr-cyrl, Цазин) is a city located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Bosanska Krajina region, near the border ...

. They currently play in the

Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Druga liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / Друга лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is a football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This lev ...

(West), one of six divisions at the third tier, and in the

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

. They last competed in the

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

in the 2000–01 season.

History

FK Krajina Cazin was founded in 1932, and competed in the lower regional and amateur leagues in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

until the independence of

Bosnia and Hercegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

. From 1992 to 1997, the club joined the

First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Prva liga Bosne i Hercegovine / Прва лига Босне и Херцеговине) operated by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (abbreviation: ''N/FSBiH'') was the top tier ...

- today known as

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...

, which was the top league for clubs with a connection of Bosnian Federation. Again, in the 2000–2001 season, the club entered the

season, which also included clubs of Croat ethnicity. Due to large migration of population to Western Europe and USA, especially young talented athletes club suffered the loss of dozens of players.- Accordingly, Soccer Club Krajina performed poorly in this season, finishing second bottom with just three wins in 42 fixtures with 149 goals conceded. They also suffered the highest defeat, which was an 6–0 loss to Brotnjo Citluk. In the 2000s (decade), the club has mainly competed in the First League of FBiH. This is one of two second tier divisions, for clubs of Croat and Bosniak ethnicity; Serbian clubs instead compete in the

First League of the Republika Srpska The First League of the Republika Srpska ( sh, Prva liga Republike Srpske / ) is a second level football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Relegated teams, de ...

. In both the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons, the club finished third bottom and were relegated to the Second League of FBiH – North, but in both case returned to the First League of FBiH the following season. In recent seasons they have come close to gaining promotion to the Premier League for a second time. In the 2010–11 season, they finished the First League of FBiH campaign in third place, nine points behind champions

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Club seasons

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Players

Notable players

For a list of players with Wikipedia article, please see :FK Krajina Cazin players.

Historical list of coaches

* Arif Ružnić (2007-2008) * Izet Račić (2009-2011) * Muhamed Berberović (2011-2012) * Nurudin Nožić (2012-February 2013) * Arif Ružnić (February 2013 – 2014) * Muhamed Berberović (2014-2017) * Muhamed Berberović (2018-2019)Berberović: Teren nam je očajan, Travnik će biti prvak
- SportSport

References

External links

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