FK Vrbas () is a defunct
football club based in
Vrbas,
Vojvodina
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,
Serbia
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History
FK Vrbas was founded on 27 August 1969 as a result of a merger between two local clubs, OFK Vrbas and FK Kombinat. They subsequently won the Novi Sad-Syrmia Zone League, the fourth tier of Yugoslav football, in their inaugural 1969–70 season, thus earning promotion to the
Vojvodina League, the third national tier. In the following two campaigns, the club finished runners-up to
Srem
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(1970–71) and
Radnički Sombor (1971–72), before winning first place in both 1972–73 (lost in the promotion playoffs against
Dinamo Pančevo) and 1973–74, eventually securing a spot in the
Yugoslav Second League
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.
They spent the next two years in the second tier, between 1974 and 1976, before being relegated back to the Vojvodina League.
[ The club again won the Vojvodina League in 1976–77, but immediately suffered relegation from the Second League in 1978.][ They were promoted back to the second tier of Yugoslav football in ]1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, spending two seasons in the league, before being relegated again in 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
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. FK Vrbas returned to the Second League in 1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
and stayed for four years until 1987
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Before the final breakup of Yugoslavia, FK Vrbas competed in the 1991–92 Yugoslav Second League.1992–93 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Statistics of Second League of FR Yugoslavia ( sr, Дpугa савезна лига, Druga savezna liga) for the 1992–93 season.
Overview
The league was composed of clubs from Serbia and Montenegro after the other former Yugoslav republics beca ...
, but instantly suffered relegation to the Serbian League North.[ Later on, the club spent five consecutive seasons in the third tier, before being promoted back to the Second League in ]1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
.[ They subsequently played the next six years in the Second League, having been relegated in the 2003–04 campaign.]Serbian League Vojvodina
Serbian League Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Se ...
, the club was relegated to the Vojvodina League West
Vojvodina League West ( sr, Vojvođanska liga "Zapad") was a section of the Serbian Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league was operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina.
Vojvodina League West consisted of 16 clubs from ...
in 2006.[ Following the club's relegation to the fifth tier for the first time in its history, FK Vrbas was eventually dissolved on 30 July 2007 by the club board's decision due to financial troubles.][
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Honours
Vojvodina League (Tier 3)
* 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1982–83
Novi Sad-Syrmia Zone League (Tier 4)
* 1969–70
Notable players
''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''.Vojin Lazarević
Vojin Lazarević (Cyrillic: Војин Лазаревић; born 22 February 1942) is a Yugoslav former football manager and player.
Club career
A prolific striker, Lazarević started out at his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić. He was the Yugosl ...
''For a list of all FK Vrbas players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Vrbas players''.
Managerial history
References
External links
Unofficial website
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1969 establishments in Serbia
2007 disestablishments in Serbia
Association football clubs disestablished in 2007
Association football clubs established in 1969
Defunct football clubs in Serbia
Football clubs in Vojvodina
Sport in Vrbas, Serbia