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: ЖФК Maшинaц ПЗП) is a
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
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club based in
Niš
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Serbia
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. The club was the most successful women's football club of
SFR Yugoslavia
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FR Yugoslavia
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and Serbia. They play at Mašinac Stadium, in Delijski Vis neighbourhood in Niš.
History
Mašinac was founded 1970. In 1987, the club moved to a new stadium in Delijski Vis, Niš. In 1990, they made sponsorship an agreement with Niš Tobacco Factory.
The team manager Perica Krstić, has been the first coach of the Yugoslav women's national team since 1974, and has been the coach of the Yugoslav women's national team for over 20 years.
Titles
Mašinac is the most successful women's football club of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia, winning 19 Yugoslav titles and 10 Yugoslav Cups. The club succeeded to organize a school of football (over 150 players) with its own stadium and side fields.
Current squad
Notable former players
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Jovana Sretenović
Jovana Sretenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Сретеновић; born 4 February 1986) is a Serbian football player who played as a forward for Sloga Zemun, Mašinac Niš in the Serbian First League, SFK 2000, Olympia Sofia, Elpides ...
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Christina Sampanidis
Christina Sampanidis ( sr-cyr, Кристина Сампанидис; born 12 May 1988) is a Serbian female footballer currently playing for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš. She represents the Serbia national team, the country of her mother.
Career
Sam ...
Catiana Vitanza
Catiana S. "Cat" Vitanza (born October 2, 1990 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional soccer player. She currently is a soccer coach. She also holds Italian citizenship.
Early life
Catiana started her career playing in AYSO, AY ...
Titles
Official
* National championships (24)
** Champion of Yugoslavia: 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02
** Champion of Serbia and Montenegro: 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06
** Champion of Serbia: 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10
* National cup (15)Yugoslavia (Women) – Cup Winners /ref>
** Cup of Yugoslavia: 1982/83, 1983/84, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99
** Cup of Serbia and Montenegro: 2002/03
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Serbian Women's Cup
The Serbian Women's Cup (Serbian: Kupa Srbija za zene) is the national women's football cup competition in Serbia and was first held in 2007.
List of finals
The predecessor of the cup was the Cup of Yugoslavia, held from 1975 to 1991, after that ...