NK Đerzelez was a
Bosnia
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football
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club from
Sarajevo
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during the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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and in more recent times,
Zenica
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.
History
The football club was formed in 1912 as Đerzelez Sarajevo.
Đerzelez (also known as ''Sarajevski''), was one of the first soccer teams ever to exist in
Sarajevo
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, and indeed entire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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region, along with FK Osman,
SAŠK, who were considered a powerhouse team back then,
Slavija and Makabi Sarajevo (also known as ''Barkohba'').
The club reformed in the nineties after the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Đerzelez managed to finish 6th during
1999–2000 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina which enabled the club to play against
Zrinjski in order to qualify for
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup competition, but failed to advance. In 1999 they merged with NK Zenica to form NK Đerzelez Zenica.
The club competed in
and in
2000–01 season of
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
finishing dead last with 40 defeats from 42 games played.
The club dissolved in 2001 and is inactive from professional football.
References
External links
Team profileat foot.dk
Team profileat weltfussballarchiv
Defunct football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport in Zenica
2001 disestablishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
History of Zenica
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