Fudbalski klub Radnički Lukavac is a professional
association football
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club from the city of
Lukavac
Lukavac ( cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the urban centre has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44 ...
that is situated in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Radnički currently competes in the
and plays its home matches at the Jošik Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,000 seats.
History
The full name of the club is Fudbalski Klub Radnički Lukavac and it was founded in 1921.
Radnički's so far biggest success came in the mid to late 1990s. In the
1995–96 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina season, the club finished as runners-up, having only 4 points less than 1st placed and crowned champions
Čelik Zenica. The club's second biggest so far success came in the
1996–97 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup season. In that cup season, Radnički made it all the way to the
semi-final
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, eliminating Vrbanjuša on the way in the
quarter-final and getting eliminated by
Željezničar in the semi-final.
In the
1999–2000 season, the club got relegated from the
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and from then, until 2017, have played in the
.
Currently, Radnički competes in the
Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group North), after getting relegated from the First League of FBiH in the
2016–17 season.
Supporters
FK Radnički Lukavac's supporters are called the Sioux and were founded in 1989. Their stand is on the south side of the Jošik Stadium.
Rivalries
Radnički Lukavac's main rival is
Sloboda Tuzla. That rivalry can also be seen between the supporter groups of the two teams.
Radnički fans are called SIOUX and FK Sloboda fans are called FUKARE. When the match is played, the ''Sioux'' are on the south side and ''Fukare'' are on the north side. The match between these two teams is the most watched wherever they play in,
Lukavac
Lukavac ( cyrl, Лукавац) is a city located in the Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the urban centre has a population of 12,061 inhabitants, with 44 ...
or
Tuzla
Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...
.
This game is also a match of high risk because of hooligan conflicts in the early history, but in recent years there are no incidents between the two supporter groups.
Honours
Domestic
League
*
First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Runners-up (1):
1995–96
*
:
**Runners-up (1):
2012–13
*
Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Winners (2): 2011–12 , 2021–22
Cups
*
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup:
**Semi-finalists (1):
1996–97
References
External links
FK Radnički Lukavacat
Facebook
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Association football clubs established in 1921
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