OFK Niš () is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

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

national league system The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Football Association. The National League System has a ...

History

Founded in 1969, the club made its

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

debut in the 1999–2000 season, placing fifth in Group East. They achieved their best result by finishing as runners-up in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. After that, the club would remain in the second tier for two more years until

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

. They subsequently spent two seasons in the

Serbian League East Serbian League East (Serbian language, Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrad ...

from

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, before suffering relegation to the Niš Zone League. In 2019, the club marked its 50th anniversary.

Honours

*Serbian League Niš (Tier 3) ** 1998–99 *Niš First League (Tier 5) ** 2016–17

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Timothy Batabaire ''For a list of all OFK Niš players with a Wikipedia article, see :OFK Niš players''.

References

External links

Club page
at Srbijasport {{DEFAULTSORT:Nis 1969 establishments in Serbia Association football clubs established in 1969 Football clubs in Serbia Sport in Niš