FK Zvezdara () is a

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

Zvezdara Zvezdara ( sr-cyr, Звездара, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. The municipality is geographically hilly and with many forests. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 148,014 inhabitants. The ...

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. They compete in the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...

, the third tier of the

national league system The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a h ...

History

The club was founded on 10 March 1951 as FK Bulbulderac. They spent the following decade competing in the local leagues of Belgrade. In 1960, the club changed its name to BSK and continued playing in the lower leagues for another decade. They would change their name to OFK Zvezdara in 1974. After the

breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

, the club started to climb up the national league pyramid, gaining promotion to the third tier in 1993. They spent the next two seasons in the

Serbian League North Serbian League North () was one of the sections of the Serbian League, serving as the third level football league in FR Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995. It was subsequently split into two separate sections: Serbian League Belgrade and Serbian Le ...

(1993–94 and 1994–95), placing second and third respectively. Following the assassination of its president Miodrag Nikšić in July 1995, the club finished second in the newly formed

in the 1995–96 season and earned promotion to the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. The club played in the Second League for five seasons between 1996 and 2001, narrowly missing promotion on two occasions ( 1997–98 and 1998–99). They eventually won first place in Group East in the 2000–01 season and took promotion to the First League for the first time in history. However, after the murder of its president Branislav Trojanović in July 2001, the club went through an ownership crisis. As a result, they were promptly relegated from the top flight, finishing 16th out of 18 in their debut appearance. The club eventually merged with

Srem Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the ex ...

, which continued to compete in the 2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro. Shortly after the club's folding, a group of supporters created a new club called FK Bulbulderac, continuing the tradition of the former club. They gained promotion to the

Belgrade First League Belgrade First League () is one of the fifth-tier divisions of the Serbian football league system. It is run by the Football Association of Belgrade. Since the 2013–14 season, the league is divided into three groups (A, B, and C). Seasons 2006 ...

in 2007 and later to the

Belgrade Zone League Belgrade Zone League ( Serbian: Зонска лига Београда / Zonska liga Beograda) is one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league system. It is run by the Football Association of Belgrade. ...

in 2010. On 12 July 2013, the club changed its name to FK Zvezdara. After spending eight seasons in the fourth tier, they earned promotion to the

in 2018.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 2000–01 (Group East)

Seasons

Notable players

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

Mitar Novaković Mitar Novaković ( Cyrillic: Митар Новаковић; born 27 September 1981) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. Internationally, Novaković represented Montenegro, making 25 appearances between 2007 and ...

Ivica Kralj Ivica Kralj (, ; born 26 March 1973) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his playing career, Kralj was best known for his time at Partizan, having three spells at the club and winning five major trophies. He als ...

* Marko Dević * Ranko Stojić ''For a list of all FK Zvezdara players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Zvezdara players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

*
Club page
at Srbijasport {{DEFAULTSORT:Zvezdara 1951 establishments in Serbia 2002 establishments in Serbia Association football clubs established in 1951 Association football clubs established in 2002 Football clubs in Serbia Football clubs in Belgrade Zvezdara Phoenix clubs (association football)