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FK Mladost Lučani () is a professional
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club based in
Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 2,921, while the population of the municipality is 16,933 (2022 census). Settlements Aside from the town ...
,
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. They compete in the
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, the top tier of the
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.


History

Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning 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 East) in 1989, thus earning 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 ...
. However, they were relegated after just one season, finishing bottom of the table. Upon the
breakup of Yugoslavia After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...
, the club started off in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
and took promotion to the First League (I/B League). The club spent the following three seasons in the First League (the last two in the I/A League), before suffering relegation in
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
. They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League (Group West) in
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, but were narrowly relegated back the next year. Regardless, the club's striker Zoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals. After winning the
Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...
in
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, the club was promoted to the
Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...
. They placed in the middle of the table in their debut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues. Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in 2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in its comeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover, Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals. Led by manager Nenad Milovanović, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the 2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history. They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani side Inter Baku in the first qualifying round of the
2017–18 UEFA Europa League The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Parc Olymp ...
, losing 5–0 on aggregate. On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup. They eventually lost 2–1 to Partizan after initially leading 1–0.


Honours

*
Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...
**''Runner-up:'' 2017–18 * Second League of FR Yugoslavia /
Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...
(Tier 2) **Champions: 1994–95, 2000–01 (Group West) / 2006–07, 2013–14 *
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 ...
/
Serbian League West Serbian League West () is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Vojvodina. It is also the highest ...
(Tier 3) ** Champions: 1988–89 (Group East) / 2003–04, 2005–06


Seasons


European record


Players


First-team squad


Out on loan


Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Ognjen Čančarević * Murad Hüseynov * Admir Aganović *
Ninoslav Milenković Ninoslav Milenković (; born 31 December 1977) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently working as an assistant coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career Before coming to Chi ...
* Siniša Saničanin * Misdongarde Betolngar * Milan Jovanović *
Janko Tumbasević Janko Tumbasević (; born 14 January 1985) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian club Mladost Lučani. Club career Tumbasević made his senior debut with Zeta under manager Nikola Rakojević ...
* Tome Kitanovski *
Aleksandar Lazevski Aleksandar Lazevski (; born 21 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for OFK Vršac. Born in Serbia, he represented the Macedonian national team. Club career Lazevski has passed Partizan's youth academy after which he was transf ...
* Badara Badji *
Dušan Anđelković Dušan Anđelković (; born 15 June 1982) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender. Club career Anđelković started out at Sloga Kraljevo, before moving to Mladost Lučani. He made his top flight debut with Radnički Beograd ...
* Nikola Ćirković * Marko Jevremović * Lazar Jovanović * Saša Jovanović * Nemanja Mićević * Nemanja Milunović * Marko Mirić * Milan Radin * Dragan Rosić * Miloš Stanojević * Nemanja Tomić * Jovan Markoski * Husniddin Gafurov ''For a list of all FK Mladost Lučani players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Mladost Lučani players''.


Managerial history


References


External links

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Club page
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