OFK Bečej 1918 () is a

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club based in

Bečej Bečej (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 19,492, while the municipality has 30,681 inhabitants. History Bečej was mentioned f ...

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

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. They compete in the

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League B ...

, the third tier of the

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History

After winning the

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in the 1988–89 season, the club spent two years in the

Yugoslav Inter-Republic League Yugoslav Third League (; sr-Cyrl, 3. савезна лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna l ...

(Group North). They ended up as runners-up in 1989–90, before placing first in 1990–91 to earn promotion to the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

. The club subsequently finished as champions in the competition's final edition before the

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, getting promotion to the top flight for the first time ever. Between 1992 and 1998, the club competed in the newly formed

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

. They placed fourth in the 1994–95 season and secured a spot in the

1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the first edition of the tournament administered by the UEFA. It saw Strasbourg and Bordeaux win their semi-finals to advance to the first round of the UEFA Cup, the latter eventually finishing runners-up. It also ...

. The club would finish fourth out of five teams in Group 8, recording one win and three losses. They repeated their fourth-place finish in the following 1995–96, this time earning a spot in the

1996–97 UEFA Cup The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by German side Schalke 04, who beat Internazionale of Italy on pen ...

. However, the club was eliminated by Slovenian side Mura in the preliminary round (2–0 on aggregate). From 1998 to 2004, the club played in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. They spent their first season in Group East and the next five in Group North, before suffering relegation to the

. After spending three seasons in the third tier, the club was relegated to the

Vojvodina League West Vojvodina League West () was part of the Serbian Zone Leagues, the fourth tier of Serbian football. The league was organized by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League West consisted of 16 clubs from West Bačka District, South B ...

in 2007. In December 2011, it was announced that the club would change its name to OFK Bečej 1918, effective from the 2012–13 season. They later won the

Vojvodina League North Vojvodina League North () is a section of the Zone Leagues, Serbia's fourth football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Vojvodina. Vojvodina League East consisted of 16 clubs from North Bačka District and West Bačka D ...

in 2016–17 and subsequently the

in 2017–18 to reach the

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, the second tier of the national league pyramid. In December 2018, the club marked its 100th anniversary.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 1991–92

(Tier 3) * 1990–91 (Group North) / 2017–18

(Tier 4) * 1988–89 / 2016–17

Seasons

European record

Notable players

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

Siniša Mulina Siniša Mulina (born 7 February 1973) is a Bosnian retired association football, footballer. Club career Mulina started his senior career at top Serbian league club FK Bečej. Next he moved to FK Partizan where he played one season and won the F ...

Vladan Vićević Vladan Vićević (; born 26 July 1967) is a Serbian-born naturalized Salvadoran football manager and former player. Club career After starting out at Sevojno, Vićević made his Yugoslav Second League debut with Sloboda Užice in 1988. He made ...

Zsombor Kerekes Zsombor Kerekes (, born 13 September 1973) is a Hungarian retired footballer. Kerekes was a forward who was born in Senta, Serbia (back then still part of SFR Yugoslavia) and was a member of the Hungarian minority in Serbia. Despite being bor ...

* Kosta Aleksić *

Dimitrije Injac Dimitrije "Dima" Injac ( sr-Cyrl, Димитрије Ињац; born 12 August 1980) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works as a personal coach for Lech Poznań Academy. Club career His former clubs were ...

* Radovan Krivokapić ''For a list of all OFK Bečej 1918 players with a Wikipedia article, see :OFK Bečej 1918 players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

Club page
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