Fudbalski klub Radnički Lukavac is a professional

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club from the city of

Lukavac Lukavac ( sr-cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44,520 inha ...

that is situated in

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 ...

. Radnički currently competes 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 ...

(Group North) and plays its home matches at the Jošik Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,000 seats.

History

The full name of the club is Fudbalski Klub Radnički Lukavac and it was founded in 1921. Radnički's so far biggest success came in the mid to late 1990s. In the 1995–96 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina season, the club finished as runners-up, having only 4 points less than 1st placed and crowned champions

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. The club's second biggest so far success came in the 1996–97 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup season. In that cup season, Radnički made it all the way to the

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, eliminating

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on the way in the

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and getting eliminated by

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Sarajevo ...

in the semi-final. In the 1999–00 season, the club got relegated from 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 ...

and from then, until 2017, have played in the

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. Currently, Radnički competes in the

(Group North), after getting relegated from the First League of FBiH in the 2016–17 season.

Supporters

FK Radnički Lukavac's supporters are called the Sioux and were founded in 1989. Their stand is on the south side of the Jošik Stadium.

Rivalries

FK Radnički Lukavac's main rival is

FK Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the tea ...

. That rivalry can also be seen between the supporter groups of the two teams. FK Radnički fans are called SIOUX and FK Sloboda fans are called FUKARE. When the match is played, the ''Sioux'' are on the south side and ''Fukare'' are on the north side. The match between these two teams is the most watched wherever they play in,

Tuzla Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...

. This game is also a match of high risk because of hooligan conflicts in the early history, but in recent years there are no incidents between the two supporter groups.

Honours

Domestic

League

: **Runners-up (1): 1995–96 *

: **Runners-up (1): 2012–13 *

: **Winners (1): 2011–12

Cups

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: **Semi-finalists (1): 1996–97

References

External links

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