FK Naša Krila Zemun was a football club based in Zemun

Zemun

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, Serbia

Serbia

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It existed for a short period between its foundation, in 1947, and 1950.

History

The club was formed by the Yugoslav Air Force

Yugoslav Air Force

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 soon after the end of the World War II

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. It competed in the Yugoslav League system. They played the season 1947-48 in the Second League and finished third, this way earning promotion to the Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League

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. The first season in the national top league, 1948-49, the club managed to finish in 5h place. Next season, in 1950, the club finishes 6th, but at the end of the season it ended up being disbanded.

The club has participated in the inaugural edition of the Yugoslav Cup

Yugoslav Cup

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 in its first year of existence and managed to reach the Cup final, played in 1947 in Belgrade

Belgrade

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 in JNA Stadium in front of 50,000 people, where they lost against FK Partizan

FK Partizan

Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

 by 0-2. Next year, 1948, the club reached the semi-finals, where they lost against Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade

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by 3-4. In 1949 the club once more reached the final, losing again, this time against Red Star by 2-3.

Notable teams

The team that played the cup final in 1947 was formed by:

• Players: Popadić, Lazić, Filipović (captain), L. Grčić, Brnjevarac, Lokošek, A. Panić, Pečenčić, Zlatković, Damnjanović and Borović.
• Head coach: N. Radosavljević.

The team that played the cup final in 1949 was formed by:

• Players: Popadić, Filipović, Jovanović, Kobe, Zvekanović, Adamović, A. Pantić, L. Grčić, Popović, Zlatković and Borović.
• Head coach: N. Radosavljević.

External sources

• Club profile at Foot.dk.
• Club profile at fkvojvodina.com