Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost (), is a professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club from the village of

Doboj Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 ...

near the town of

Kakanj Kakanj ( sr-cyrl, Какањ) is a town and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 11,796 inhabitants, with 38,937 inh ...

that is situated in central

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 H ...

. The club currently plays in the

First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, m:tel Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, м:тел Прва лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is a football league in Bosn ...

and plays its home matches on the

MGM Farm Arena Mladost Kakanj Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Doboj (Kakanj), Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the home ground of First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina side FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Mladost. The stadium has capacity of 3,000 spe ...

in Doboj (Kakanj), which has a capacity of 3,000 seats.

History

The club was founded in 1959, on the foundations of FK Doboj, which was founded in 1956 and played in the league of the labour sports games of

. In the 2009–10 season, the club was first in the League of the

Zenica-Doboj Canton The Zenica-Doboj Canton (; hr, Zeničko-dobojska županija; sr, Зеничко-добојски кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the City of Zenica. ...

and was promoted to the Second League of FBIH (Group Center), where they finished in 4th place in the first season. The club played in the first round of 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 ...

in the 2008–09 season. In 2013, Mladost finished in first place in the Second League of FBIH (Group Center) and were promoted to the First League of FBiH. In the 2014–15 season of the First League of FBIH, the club finished 1st and earned itself promotion to 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 ...

. Mladost's so far biggest ever success came in the 2016–17 season, when the club made it all the way to the

semi-final A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

of the 2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. On their way to the semi-final, Mladost eliminated Rudar Prijedor,

Slavija Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herze ...

and Bosna Union (at that time still known as ''Bosna Sema''), before getting eliminated by

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

in the semi-final. In the

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Premier League season, Mladost initially avoided relegation to the First League of FBiH, but were then relegated back to the league due to failing to obtain a license for the Premier League.

Honours

Domestic

League

: **Winners (1): 2014–15 *

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 ...

: **Winners (1): 2012–13 *League of Zenica-Doboj Canton: **Winners (1): 2009–10

Cups

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: **Semi-finalists (1): 2016–17

Players

Current squad

Club officials

Coaching staff

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Other information

Managerial history

Elvedin Beganović Elvedin Beganović (born 7 November 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of First League of FBiH club TOŠK Tešanj. Club career During his career, Beganović played for several clubs in Europ ...

(9 July 2013 – 17 April 2014) * Nijaz Kapo (17 April 2014 – 14 June 2015) *

Ibrahim Rahimić Ibrahim "Ibro" Rahimić (born 17 April 1963) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender. Playing career Rahimić played for hometown club Velež Mostar on two occasions and also for Leotar. Thought t ...

(14 June 2015 – 26 September 2016) *

Husref Musemić Husref Musemić (born 4 July 1961) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Club career ...

(27 September 2016 – 1 June 2017) *

Edis Mulalić Edis Mulalić (born 23 October 1975) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Born in Sarajevo, he is best known for playing for hometown club Željezničar, m ...

(11 June 2017 – 8 April 2018) *

Nermin Šabić Nermin Šabić (born 21 December 1973) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Club career Born in Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation ...

(11 April 2018 – 16 August 2018) * Adnan Zildžović (17 August 2018 – 8 April 2019) *

(8 April 2019Beganović served as

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until 6 June 2019, when he was hired on a permanent basis. – 10 September 2019) *

(10 September 2019 – 27 November 2019) * Fahrudin Šolbić (27 November 2019Šolbić served as caretaker manager until 17 December 2019, when he was hired on a permanent basis. – 1 August 2020) *

''(interim)'' (1 August 2020 – 24 August 2020) *

Nemanja Miljanović Nemanja Miljanović (born 4 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played for Elfsborg, Hércules and Salamanca. He currently works as a manager. Miljanović also holds a Serbian passport. Playing career Miljanović arr ...

(24 August 2020 – 30 June 2021) * Dragan Radović (7 July 2021 – 21 November 2021) * Eldin Čengić (24 January 2022 – Present)

Notes

References

External links

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FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Fudbalski klub Mladost Doboj Kakanj, commonly referred to as simply Mladost (), is a professional association football club from the village of Doboj near the town of Kakanj that is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently p ...

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Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina