FK Banat Zrenjanin () was a

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club based in

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

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History

The club was founded in June 2006 by the merger of Budućnost Banatski Dvor and

Proleter Zrenjanin Fudbalski klub Proleter Zrenjanin () is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History Early period Soon after World War II, the club almost achieved promotion to the Yugoslav Second League after finishing top of the ...

. They started competing in the

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in the competition's inaugural 2006–07 season, managing to avoid relegation. Moreover, the club's striker

Srđan Baljak Srđan Baljak (; born 25 November 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Sremska Mitrovica, Baljak made his senior debut at Teleoptik, before being promoted to Partizan. He recorded one leagu ...

became the league's top scorer with 18 goals. They also reached the

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semi-finals, being eliminated by

. Later on, the club spent two more seasons in the top flight of the national league system, before finishing bottom of the table in

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, thus suffering relegation to the

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 ...

. They also reached the 2008–09 Serbian Cup semi-finals, but were eliminated by eventual winners

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. Between 2009 and 2013, the club competed in the second tier of Serbian football without notable results. They placed 15th out of 18 teams in the 2012–13 campaign and suffered relegated to the

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. The club spent the next three years in the third tier, before finishing second from the bottom in the 2015–16 season, being relegated to the fourth tier. In August 2016, it was announced that they withdrew from the

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, eventually ceasing to exist.

Seasons

;Notes

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Nenad Mišković * Issouf Compaoré *

Filip Stojković Filip Stojković ( sr-cyr, Филип Стојковић, ; born 22 January 1993) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a right-back for the Austrian Bundesliga club LASK. Born in Serbia, Stojković represented the Monte ...

* Goran Vujović * Borče Manevski *

Milan Stojanoski Milan Stojanoski ( Macedonian: Милан Стојаноски; born 15 September 1973) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. Club career Born in Stari Lec, a village in Banat, Stojanoski started his professional career as a str ...

Ognjen Ožegović Ognjen Ožegović ( sr-cyr, Огњен Ожеговић, ; born 9 June 1994) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Volos. Club career Born in Gradiška, Ožegović made his first football ste ...

Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Тошић, ; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Lamia. He has built a reputation as a free-kick specialist and a tricky dribbler. Toši ...

* Dejan Rađenović *

Saša Zorić Saša Zorić (; born 2 September 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Gornji Milanovac, Zorić started out at local club Takovo, before joining the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He would make ...

''For a list of all FK Banat Zrenjanin players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Banat Zrenjanin players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

Club page
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