RFK Novi Sad 1921 (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: РФК Нови Сад 1921) is a professional football club from

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

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. The club is currently playing in the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

History

The club was founded in 1921 with the name NTK (Novosadski Trgovački Klub, Novi Sad Traders Club), and played in the regional leagues. In 1923, they won the local Novi Sad Football Subassociation league. In 1954, FK Eđšeg (named Jedinstvo) and FK Radnički (NTK) were merged into one club, renamed into RFK Novi Sad (''Radnički Fudbalski Klub Novi Sad'', Workers Football Club Novi Sad). The club moved to the stadium which was formerly of Jedinstvo and the yellow and blue colors were inspired by the pre-war club NAK Novi Sad. Since then, the club started improving in the competition, and in 1961 they earned promotion to the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

. They played 3 seasons in the national highest level, with best Yugoslav teams coming to play to Detelinara Stadium. In their first top flight season they experienced difficulties and finished in 10th place out of 12 teams, avoiding relegation by only one spot. However, in 1962–63, their performance was much stronger and they finished in 8th in an expanded 14 teams competition in front of traditionally stronger teams such as Hajduk Split or their main city rivals,

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. However, in 1963–64 they finished 13th and by only one point they did not manage to avoid relegation. The competitiveness that season was so tough that at the end only 4 points separated the 7th-placed Vojvodina from the bottom team, 14th, FK Vardar. Ever since, RFK Novi Sad never managed again to play in the national top flight, playing mostly in the

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during Yugoslav period. After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, RFK Novi Sad became the only club to play in 14 consecutive editions of 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 ...

. In 2006, they were relegated, however, after only one season, they were back to the, now renamed,

. In 2011, the club celebrated its 90th birthday. In 2012, the club has changed its name in FK Novi Sad, but by 2014 the club's name was changed again to RFK Novi Sad 1921. In 2022 the club made a fusion with its neighbouring club

FK Proleter Novi Sad FK Proleter Novi Sad () is a defunct football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. They competed in the Serbian SuperLiga for four seasons between 2018 and 2022, before merging with RFK Novi Sad 1921. History Founded in 1951, the club won ...

to play in the Serbian First League.

Stadium

Club's stadium is located in

Detelinara Detelinara ( sr, Детелинара, from Serbian ''detelina'' - ''clover'', hence Detelinara = ''Field of Clovers'') is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Borders The south-eastern borders of Detelinara are Ulica Branka ...

neighbourhood, in Novi Sad, and can hold up to 6,000 people, 2.008 of those seated.

Honours and achievements

East ** Winners: 1960–61 *

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 ...

** Winners: 2007

Notable players

List of current and former players with senior national team appearances:FK Novi Sad
at National-Football-Teams.com * Ivica Brzić *

Aleksandar Kozlina Aleksandar Kozlina (20 December 1938 – 10 April 2013) was a Yugoslav footballer. Club career Kozlina started his professional career playing for Yugoslav powerhouse Hajduk Split in 1958. After spending four seasons at the club he was loaned ...

* Lazar Lemić *

Živan Ljukovčan Živan Ljukovčan (; born 24 July 1954) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Krčedin, Ljukovčan started out with Novi Sad in the Yugoslav Second League, before transferring to Yugoslav ...

Zoran Marić Zoran Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Mapић; born 21 February 1960) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. Club career Born in Boka, SFR Yugoslavia, Marić represented local clubs Novi Sad and Vojvodina in his co ...

* Josip Pirmajer * Ljubiša Dunđerski *

Slaviša Jokanović Slaviša Jokanović ( sr-Cyrl, Славиша Јокановић, ; born 16 August 1968) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Russian club Dynamo Moscow. A physical player considered strong in the a ...

Milan Jovanić Milan Jovanić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Јованић; born 31 July 1985) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He played as a goalkeeper for Vojvodina last, and then retired and became goalkeeping coach. Club career Jovanić began hi ...

Miodrag Pantelić Miodrag Pantelić (, ; born September 4, 1973)Almir Memić *

Zlatomir Zagorčić Zlatomir Zagorčić ( sr-cyr, Златомир Загорчић, bg, Златомир Загорчич; born 15 June 1971) is a former Serbian-born Bulgarian footballer. Nicknamed ''Zagi'', Zagorčić played as a defender and began his career ...

* Anto Grabo * Predrag Bošnjak * Slobodan Drapić * Šaleta Kordić * Milan Rakič ''For the list of all current and former FK Novi Sad players with Wikipedia article, please see :FK Novi Sad players.''

Coaches

Momčilo Raičević Momčilo Raičević (; born 25 November 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career After having played for Vrbas, Raičević moved to Borac Banja Luka in 1980. He spent four seasons with the club, the first of which ...

(2006–2008) * Milan Kosanović (2008–2009) * Dragan Radojičić (2009–2010) * Zoran Govedarica (2010–2011) * Josif Ilić (2011–2012) * Bogdan Korak (September 2012–February 2013) * Zoran Janković (February 2013–April 2013) * Petar Bočković (XXXX–September 2018) * Dejan Vuletić (September 2018–October 2019) * Mirko Babić (October 2019–August 2020) * Zoran Janković (August 2020–2020) * Zoran Šaraba (October 2020–XXXX) * Petar Kurćubić (January 2021–April 2021) * Miroslav Gordanić (April 2021–October 2021) * Vladimir Šponja (October 2021–June 2022) * Aleksandar Radunović (June 2022–)

References

External links

Results & Fixtures at Srbija Sport
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