FK Bežanija () is a

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club based in Bežanija,

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. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the

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History

Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stages, being known as Soko, BSK and finally HŠK (during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia). They adopted the new name Jedinstvo following the end of

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in 1946, becoming a member of the Novi Sad Football Association. After competing in the Srem League for six years, the club joined the Belgrade Football Association in 1952. They would change their name to Bežanija ahead of the 1955–56 season. Following the

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, the club won the Serbian League Belgrade in 2000 and took promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, reaching the second tier for the first time ever. They competed in Group North for two seasons, finishing bottom of the table in

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. However, the club instantly won the Serbian League Belgrade to earn promotion back to the second tier in 2003. In the 2005–06 campaign, the club finished as

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champions and earned promotion to the newly formed

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. They became the biggest surprise of the competition's inaugural 2006–07 season (despite playing their home games at

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), placing fourth and securing a spot in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. However, the club was eliminated in the first qualifying round by Albanian side Besa Kavajë on the

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(2–2 on aggregate), without losing a game. After suffering relegation in the

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, the club went on to spend 11 consecutive seasons in the

, finishing in fourth place on three occasions during this time. They were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, finding themselves in the Belgrade Intermunicipal League, the sixth tier of Serbian football. In June 2021, the club marked its 100th anniversary.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 2005–06 Serbian League Belgrade (Tier 3) * 1999–2000, 2002–03 Belgrade First League (Tier 5) * 2023–24 (Group A)

Seasons

European record

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Samir Memišević * Ibrahim Somé Salombo * Viktor Kelm * Darko Božović *

Đorđije Ćetković Đorđije Ćetković (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ђорђије Ћетковић; born 3 January 1983) is a Montenegrin retired Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He played three times for the Montenegro nation ...

Dejan Damjanović Dejan Damjanović ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Дамјановић, ; born 27 July 1981), also known mononymously as Dejan, is a former Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest K League play ...

* Milan Purović * Marko Simić * Hong Yong-jo *

Mario Đurovski Mario Gjurovski (, ; born 11 December 1985) is a Macedonian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Playing career Club Gjurovski played in the youth team of Čukarički, before moving to Red Star Belgrade. He spent th ...

* Nikola Gligorov * Bojan Markoski * Perica Stančeski * Milan Biševac * Aleksandar Busnić * Nenad Lukić * Filip Manojlović * Marko Mijailović * Milovan Milović * Antonio Rukavina * Bojan Šaranov * Lazar Tufegdžić * Ivan Dudić * Miloš Kolaković ''For a list of all FK Bežanija players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Bežanija players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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