FK Novi Pazar
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FK Novi Pazar is a football club based in the city of Novi Pazar
, the largest city in the Sandžak
region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga
, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić
, Minister for Welfare in Serbia
. The club was founded in 1928 and its home is Stadion Gradski
.
. The club qualified for a promotion play-off spot for a First League of FR Yugoslavia twice, but lost on both ocasions. They lost to FK Sutjeska Nikšić in 1994, and to FK Sloboda Užice
in 1995. 2002 Novi Pazar
relegat to Serbian League
how is the third level football
league in Serbia
. Efter one seasong in Serbian League
have Novi Pazar
promoted back in Serbian First League
. Until 2011, the team played in Serbian First League
. 2011 The team came third in the Serbian First League
.
But since the team that won the Serbian First League
had not a good economy when they had to admit in Serbian SuperLiga
that take Novi Pazar
the place that is loaded to Serbian SuperLiga
. 2011 have Novi Pazar
for the first time ben promoted to Serbian SuperLiga
.
Novi Pazar City Stadium
is a multi-use stadium
in Novi Pazar
, Serbia
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home ground of FK Novi Pazar and FK Jošanica. The stadium has a capacity for
15, 000 people. It is made out of terraces on the eastern and the western side of the ground, and is currently without seats, although the seats are planned to be put in place. There were plans to make the terraces behind the goals, on the northern and the southern side, but so far the construction has not started. Many football stars started their career on this stadium.
Novi Pazar City Stadium
has always been known as a tough ground for visitors. It is one of the few stadiums on the territory of the former Yugoslavia
where excellent attendance is regularly reported. Even though competing in the second division has been where FK Novi Pazar have played for most of their history, this stadium has been among the top five, in terms of attendance, in Serbia
. An amazing atmosphere and organized support has been present since the 1980s. In those days, the news reporters described these home matches as "unheard of" for such a small city, and compared the supporters to the famous "Torcida Split
". FK Novi Pazar's supporters in those days were the "Pazarci", or the Supporters of Novi Pazar. Although they were well organized, they could never be called real supporters. The first organized group of supporters in Novi Pazar started in 1984, under the name "Blue Hunters". FK Novi Pazar was always "at the threshold" of the Yugoslav First League
and these supporters traveled with the club around the country. While organized groups were being formed all over the country in the 1980s, a few more groups were formed in Novi Pazar. The "Fighters" in 1987, the "Pirates", the "Eagles", and the "Blue Girls" in 1988, and the "Blue Warriors" in 1989. As nationalism grew in the country before the breakup of Yugoslavia, it came to Novi Pazar
, the capital of the region of Sandžak
, as well. The name "Sandžak" represents a region in Serbia
and Montenegro
populated by Bosniak Muslims, and it derives its name from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar
, a former Ottoman
administrative district that existed until the Balkan Wars
of 1912. After the Yugoslav period, the nationalism grew, the supporters decided to all come together and form one group under the name "Torcida Sandžak
". The name "Torcida
" was taken from well known supporter groups in Brazil
, Croatia
, and elsewhere in Europe, and the name "Sandžak" was taken to represent the city and the region, and to represent something unique only for that Torcida. From that day forward, Torcida Sandžak has been present at home and away matches of FK Novi Pazar and was considered as the protector of Novi Pazar during the wars. Torcida Sandžak's motto is "Na braniku grada – nekada i sada!", which means "Defending the city – then and now!"
Sead Halilagić
Ismet Ugljanin Bajro Župić
Abdulah Gegić Mithat Dukadjinac Sead Brunčević
Vincent Kayizi
Sead Halilagić
Mladen Dodić
Jovica Skoro Mladen Dodić
Mihajlo Ivanovic Nenad Milovanović Ljubomir Ristovski
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
, the largest city in the Sandžak
Sandžak
Sandžak also known as Raška is a historical region lying along the border between Serbia and Montenegro...
region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić
Rasim Ljajic
Rasim Ljajić is the current Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Affairs of Serbia since 15 May 2007. He is a medical graduate. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party of Serbia, elected on 21 January 2007 on the list of the Democratic Party in the parliament, where it has three...
, Minister for Welfare in 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...
. The club was founded in 1928 and its home is Stadion Gradski
Novi Pazar City Stadium
Novi Pazar City Stadium is a football stadium in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and the home of FK Novi Pazar. It's capacity is 7,000.-External links:* at World Stadiums...
.
History
The club was founded in 1928, under the name FK Sandžak, which later changed to FK Deževa. The club has played under its current name since 1962, when FK Deževa and another local football club, FK Ras, merged under the name FK Novi Pazar. The club was a Yugoslav amateur-league champion, and was later a member of the Yugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
. The club qualified for a promotion play-off spot for a First League of FR Yugoslavia twice, but lost on both ocasions. They lost to FK Sutjeska Nikšić in 1994, and to FK Sloboda Užice
FK Sloboda Užice
FK Sloboda Užice is a football club from Užice, Serbia. In 2010 Sloboda merged with Sevojno Point, which had just been promoted to the Super Liga, and from then the club plays in the Super Liga, under the new name FK Sloboda Point Sevojno, until the name "Sloboda Užice" was restored as the club's...
in 1995. 2002 Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
relegat to Serbian League
Serbian League
The Serbian Leagues is the third level football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia and is split up into four sections: Srpska Liga Belgrade, Srpska Liga Vojvodina, Srpska Liga East, and Srpska Liga West...
how is the third level football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
league in 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...
. Efter one seasong in Serbian League
Serbian League
The Serbian Leagues is the third level football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia and is split up into four sections: Srpska Liga Belgrade, Srpska Liga Vojvodina, Srpska Liga East, and Srpska Liga West...
have Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
promoted back in Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...
. Until 2011, the team played in Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...
. 2011 The team came third in the Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...
.
But since the team that won the Serbian First League
Serbian First League
Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...
had not a good economy when they had to admit in Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
that take Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
the place that is loaded to Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
. 2011 have Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
for the first time ben promoted to Serbian SuperLiga
Serbian Superliga
Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
.
Stadium
Novi Pazar City Stadium
Novi Pazar City Stadium is a football stadium in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and the home of FK Novi Pazar. It's capacity is 7,000.-External links:* at World Stadiums...
is a multi-use stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
, 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...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home ground of FK Novi Pazar and FK Jošanica. The stadium has a capacity for
15, 000 people. It is made out of terraces on the eastern and the western side of the ground, and is currently without seats, although the seats are planned to be put in place. There were plans to make the terraces behind the goals, on the northern and the southern side, but so far the construction has not started. Many football stars started their career on this stadium.
The Fans
Novi Pazar City Stadium
Novi Pazar City Stadium is a football stadium in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and the home of FK Novi Pazar. It's capacity is 7,000.-External links:* at World Stadiums...
has always been known as a tough ground for visitors. It is one of the few stadiums on the territory of the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
where excellent attendance is regularly reported. Even though competing in the second division has been where FK Novi Pazar have played for most of their history, this stadium has been among the top five, in terms of attendance, in 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...
. An amazing atmosphere and organized support has been present since the 1980s. In those days, the news reporters described these home matches as "unheard of" for such a small city, and compared the supporters to the famous "Torcida Split
Torcida Split
Torcida is a Hajduk Split supporters group, from Croatia, founded on 28 October 1950. The name "Torcida" is the Brazilian Portuguese word for "supporters". Club fans operate from Zrinsko Frankopanska-17, Split...
". FK Novi Pazar's supporters in those days were the "Pazarci", or the Supporters of Novi Pazar. Although they were well organized, they could never be called real supporters. The first organized group of supporters in Novi Pazar started in 1984, under the name "Blue Hunters". FK Novi Pazar was always "at the threshold" of the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
and these supporters traveled with the club around the country. While organized groups were being formed all over the country in the 1980s, a few more groups were formed in Novi Pazar. The "Fighters" in 1987, the "Pirates", the "Eagles", and the "Blue Girls" in 1988, and the "Blue Warriors" in 1989. As nationalism grew in the country before the breakup of Yugoslavia, it came to Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...
, the capital of the region of Sandžak
Sandžak
Sandžak also known as Raška is a historical region lying along the border between Serbia and Montenegro...
, as well. The name "Sandžak" represents a region in 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...
and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
populated by Bosniak Muslims, and it derives its name from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar
Sanjak of Novi Pazar
The Sanjak of Novi Pazar was an Ottoman sanjak that existed until the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 in the territory of present day Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.-History:It was part of the Bosnia Vilayet and later Kosovo Vilayet and included...
, a former Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
administrative district that existed until the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
of 1912. After the Yugoslav period, the nationalism grew, the supporters decided to all come together and form one group under the name "Torcida Sandžak
Torcida Sandžak
Torcida Sandžak is a football supporters group, founded in 1989, that follows FK Novi Pazar.The city of Novi Pazar was always considered as the city of boxing, and it was known around the former Yugoslavia for this sport only, until the 1980s. In the 1980s, FK Novi Pazar became a regular team in...
". The name "Torcida
Torcida
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine hinchadas and European ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"...
" was taken from well known supporter groups in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, and elsewhere in Europe, and the name "Sandžak" was taken to represent the city and the region, and to represent something unique only for that Torcida. From that day forward, Torcida Sandžak has been present at home and away matches of FK Novi Pazar and was considered as the protector of Novi Pazar during the wars. Torcida Sandžak's motto is "Na braniku grada – nekada i sada!", which means "Defending the city – then and now!"
Current squad
As of August 2011.| FK Novi Pazar Starting 11 in their 4-4-2 formation |
Player out on loan
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.Notable former players
Rahim BeširovićRahim Beširovic
Rahim Beširović is a Serbian-born Bosniak football player who has played as forward....
Sead Halilagić
Sead Halilagic
Sead Halilagić also known as Sead Dost is a Serbian-born Bosniak former football defender, who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey....
Ismet Ugljanin Bajro Župić
Bajro Župić
Bajram "Bajro" Župić is a former Serbian football player and a football manager.-Career:...
Abdulah Gegić Mithat Dukadjinac Sead Brunčević
Sead Brunčević
Sead Brunčević is a Serbian football retired player.-Club career:Sead Brunčević Born in Novi Pazar, began his career in his native Serbia playing for FK Novi Pazar in Serbian secend division. Seasong 2001/02 he moved to FK Remont Čačak and played in Serbian First League...
Vincent Kayizi
Vincent Kayizi
Vincent Kayizi is an Ugandan international football midfielder playing with FK Srem in the Serbian First League.-Club career:...
Seasons
| Season | League | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/02. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
11 |
| 2002/03. | Serbian League Serbian League The Serbian Leagues is the third level football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia and is split up into four sections: Srpska Liga Belgrade, Srpska Liga Vojvodina, Srpska Liga East, and Srpska Liga West... |
1 |
| 2003/04. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
5 |
| 2004/05. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
10 |
| 2005/06. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
15 |
| 2006/07. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
13 |
| 2007/08. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
12 |
| 2008/09. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
16 |
| 2009/10. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
9 |
| 2010/11. | Serbian First League Serbian First League Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season... |
3 |
Former coaches
Bajro ŽupićBajro Župić
Bajram "Bajro" Župić is a former Serbian football player and a football manager.-Career:...
Sead Halilagić
Sead Halilagic
Sead Halilagić also known as Sead Dost is a Serbian-born Bosniak former football defender, who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey....
Mladen Dodić
Mladen Dodić
Mladen Dodic is a Serbian football manager. He manages FK Novi Pazar in the Serbian First League. He has also trained FK Jagodina as playing in Serbian Superliga.- Sources :* http://www.srbijafudbal.net/treneri/dodic.htm...
Jovica Skoro Mladen Dodić
Mladen Dodić
Mladen Dodic is a Serbian football manager. He manages FK Novi Pazar in the Serbian First League. He has also trained FK Jagodina as playing in Serbian Superliga.- Sources :* http://www.srbijafudbal.net/treneri/dodic.htm...
Mihajlo Ivanovic Nenad Milovanović Ljubomir Ristovski
Ljubomir Ristovski
Ljubomir Ristovski is a Serbian football manager. He manages FK Novi Pazar in the Serbian Superliga.-Coaching career:...
FK Novi Pazar management
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Bojan Radovanović |
President |
| Sead Bruncević Sead Brunčević Sead Brunčević is a Serbian football retired player.-Club career:Sead Brunčević Born in Novi Pazar, began his career in his native Serbia playing for FK Novi Pazar in Serbian secend division. Seasong 2001/02 he moved to FK Remont Čačak and played in Serbian First League... |
Sport director |
External links
- Official website
- Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal
- FK Novi Pazar info
- Club page at Transfermarkt
- Sportklik.rs info site mostly dedicated to FK Novi Pazar