FK Car Konstantin is a football club based in Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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The clubs competes in the 2010-11 season in the Serbian League West

Serbian League West

Srpska Liga West is a section of the Srpska Liga, Serbia's third football league. Teams from the western part of Serbia are in this section of the league...

, 3rd national tier.

Name origin

The name comes in honour of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great that was born precisely in Niš, called back then Naisus. He was the first Roman Emperor to accept Christianity initiating the expansion of the faith throughout the "civilized world".

The neighbouring areas of Bubanj

Bubanj

Bubanj is located in Palilula, Niš, Serbia. According to the 2002 census was 516 inhabitants . It is famous for its World War II Bubanj Memorial Park, Historic Landmark of Exceptional Importance.-History:...

, Ledena stena and the Rail station were formed mostly by the railway workers. From 1860 on the railway workers chosen as the traditional Serbian slava

Slava

The Slava , also called Krsna Slava and Krsno ime , is the Serbian Orthodox tradition of the ritual celebration and veneration of a family's own patron saint. The family celebrates the Slava annually on the patron saint's feast day...

 (the celebration of a patron Saint) the St. Emperor Constantin and Empress Helena and celebrated on June 3 of each year. The club was formed following the tradition of the Railway workers musical and singing society "Konstantin" formed in 1893.

Club formation

The club was officially formed on August 24, 1932 in the hotel "Atina" in the proximity of the railway station. After Sinđelić, Pobeda, Železničar

FK Železnicar Niš

FK Železničar Niš was a football club based in Niš, Serbia.-History:FK Železničar Niš was formed in 1928. It was dissolved on 6 September 2009.The club was for a short period renamed into 14...

, Građanski and Jugoslavija, Car Konstantin becomes the 6th football club in the city of Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

. The club founders were the population of the suburban area of Bubanj and Ledena stena, and the employees and workers of the railway station, "Car Konstantin" typography and the commercial cooperative society "Eparhija Niška" located in Niš since 1925.

SK Car Konstantin (1932-1944)

The club soon begins playing matches against other city clubs and other clubs from Serbia. The fair-play and fairness on the pitch have been the qualities specially cultivated. This way the club manages to agroup a great number of followers and sympatizers. The club in this period has arcived to be twice the Champion of the League of Niš. The main player was Dimitrije "Mita" Belić.

External links

• FK Car Konstantin (Official Site)
• Club page at Transfermarkt.