FK Proleter Zrenjanin
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FK Proleter Zrenjanin was a football
club from the city of Zrenjanin
, Vojvodina
, Serbia
.
after finishing top of the regional Serbian League (a 3rd tier back then). The most important footballers responsible for this were Hirman, Kirćanski and Herceg. They didn't managed to win the qualificational matches, but in the next season, they ended up selected to participate in the Third national League, after a league system reorganisation. The following year, in 1951, the club managed to archive the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup
. Those matches against Dinamo Zagreb were played by Cikoš, Mosorinski, Ninkov, Vinčić, Prodanović, Davidović, Sokolovački, Kirćanski, Radojčić, Ajnberger and Petrov.
With the direction of Radivoje "Koče" Kolarov the main focus was given with the development of the youth squads. Many squad members were selected to play in the regional Vojvodina selection. The "Goalden boys" of that period were Grubački, Rasić, Đuričin, Sokrić, Radlovački, Šporin, Mesaroš, Vlatković, Medan, Šubin and Mirkov. Milan Galić
and Radoslav Bečejac
came later. As champions of Vojvodina regional League they played the access to the Yugoslav Second League but that failed to manage the promotion oce again.
In 1954 the club plays in the 3rd League. The team is formed by Martinović, Desnica, Đuričin, Vratnjan, Fratucan, Omeragić, Begović, Anić, Popov, Aćamović, Galić
, Veselinov, Tamaši and Kerekeš. That generation was considered to have many chances to archive the promotion to the First League. The main obstacle came from FK Sarajevo
that despite being defeated by 2-1 the club needed a goal difference in that final match to be bigger that two. The club stayed in the lower leagues and the next promotion was made to the Yugoslav Second League and the players in that archived it were Filep, Kerekeš, Čepski, Tamaši, Dimković, Rus, Kron, Zlatc, Milošev, Bečejac
and Šutović.
The club was relegated in summer 1975 and returned to the Yugoslav First League
in summer 1990.
.
It played at UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997.
In order back to First League, Proleter Zrenjanin merged with First League club FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor
and formed FK Banat Zrenjanin
.
But the new club would use Proleter's Karađorđev Park Stadium.
1 After draws penalties were taken, and only the winner of the
penalty shoot-out was rewarded with a point.
2 Championship abandoned officially on 14 May 1999 due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
Zdravko Borovnica
Milanko Ćuk Radivoje Drašković Slobodan Dubajić Milomir Dubljević Dušan Egelja Jožef Ezveđ Milan Galić
Goran Gavrilović
Jovica Glišin Dejan Govedarica
Ilija Ivić
Vladimir Ivić
Ivan Jurišić Jovan Kanački Darko Kovačević
Jovan Kovrlija Adolf Lambi Predrag Luburić Milan Majstorović Tomislav Manojlović Mihalj Mesaroš Zlatomir Mićanović Vesko Mihajlović
Stojan Milošev Nenad Mirosavljević
Zoran Mišić Žarko Olarević
Ivica Radosavljević Petar Rašić Milenko Rus Slobodan Savić
Laslo Seleš Čedomir Sentin
Jovo Simanić
Žarko Soldo Zoran Srdić Milan Stojanoski
Jovan Sučević Delivoje Šarenac Milan Šarović Amir Teljigović
Duško Tošić
Zoran Tošić
Stevan Veselinov Todor Veselinović Miloš Vidović Branimir Vratnjan Zvonimir Vukić
Zlatko Zahovič
Milorad Zorić
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...
club from the city of Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
, 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...
.
Early period
Soon after World War II, the club almost archived promotion to 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....
after finishing top of the regional Serbian League (a 3rd tier back then). The most important footballers responsible for this were Hirman, Kirćanski and Herceg. They didn't managed to win the qualificational matches, but in the next season, they ended up selected to participate in the Third national League, after a league system reorganisation. The following year, in 1951, the club managed to archive the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
. Those matches against Dinamo Zagreb were played by Cikoš, Mosorinski, Ninkov, Vinčić, Prodanović, Davidović, Sokolovački, Kirćanski, Radojčić, Ajnberger and Petrov.
With the direction of Radivoje "Koče" Kolarov the main focus was given with the development of the youth squads. Many squad members were selected to play in the regional Vojvodina selection. The "Goalden boys" of that period were Grubački, Rasić, Đuričin, Sokrić, Radlovački, Šporin, Mesaroš, Vlatković, Medan, Šubin and Mirkov. Milan Galić
Milan Galic
Milan Galić is a former Serbian footballer.He scored 37 international goals in 51 matches for the Yugoslavia national football team. He participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal, the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where Yugoslavia finished second , and the 1962...
and Radoslav Bečejac
Radoslav Becejac
Radoslav Bečejac is a Serbian midfielder who played for SFR Yugoslavia. During his playing days and even know, he was affectionately known as Zaza....
came later. As champions of Vojvodina regional League they played the access to the Yugoslav Second League but that failed to manage the promotion oce again.
In 1954 the club plays in the 3rd League. The team is formed by Martinović, Desnica, Đuričin, Vratnjan, Fratucan, Omeragić, Begović, Anić, Popov, Aćamović, Galić
Milan Galic
Milan Galić is a former Serbian footballer.He scored 37 international goals in 51 matches for the Yugoslavia national football team. He participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal, the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where Yugoslavia finished second , and the 1962...
, Veselinov, Tamaši and Kerekeš. That generation was considered to have many chances to archive the promotion to the First League. The main obstacle came from FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
that despite being defeated by 2-1 the club needed a goal difference in that final match to be bigger that two. The club stayed in the lower leagues and the next promotion was made to the Yugoslav Second League and the players in that archived it were Filep, Kerekeš, Čepski, Tamaši, Dimković, Rus, Kron, Zlatc, Milošev, Bečejac
Radoslav Becejac
Radoslav Bečejac is a Serbian midfielder who played for SFR Yugoslavia. During his playing days and even know, he was affectionately known as Zaza....
and Šutović.
The club was relegated in summer 1975 and returned to the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
in summer 1990.
1990s
Proleter Zrenjanin was the founding member of First League of FR Yugoslavia in 1992-93 seasonFirst League of FR Yugoslavia 1992-93
The First League of FR Yugoslavia 1992–93 was the first football season in FR Yugoslavia which was composed of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro....
.
It played at UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997.
2000s
It participated in First League until relegated in summer 2000. It failed to promote a year later because it just finished the 2nd in Second League. In summer 2002, Proleter was relegated to Third League and returned to Second League a year later. Proleter relegated again in summer 2005.In order back to First League, Proleter Zrenjanin merged with First League club FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor
FK Buducnost Banatski Dvor
FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor was a professional football club based in Banatski Dvor, Vojvodina, Serbia.-Budućnost Banatski Dvor in Europe:-Notable former players:...
and formed FK Banat Zrenjanin
FK Banat Zrenjanin
FK Banat Zrenjanin is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia...
.
But the new club would use Proleter's Karađorđev Park Stadium.
Recent seasons
| Season | League | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:... |
Notes | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 6 (4) | 9 | 55 | 30 | 50 | ? | 1 | |
| 1990-91 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 35 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 1991-92 Yugoslav First League 1991-92 The First League of Yugoslavia's 1991/1992 season was the last in which teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia participated, as well as the last of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in general as the First League of FR Yugoslavia was established the following season. In 1992... |
1 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 4 (3) | 13 | 41 | 43 | 35 | ? | 1 | |
| 1992-93 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1992-93 The First League of FR Yugoslavia 1992–93 was the first football season in FR Yugoslavia which was composed of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro.... |
1 | 9 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 45 | 36 | ? | ||
| 1993-94 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1993-94 -Overview:The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classifiyed from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by... |
1A fall | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 18 | ? | ||
| 1A spring | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 18 | relegated to 1B | |||
| 1994-95 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1994-95 -Overview:Just as the previous season, the league consisted of 2 groups, A and B, each containing 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group had met each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four from A group moving to group B, and being... |
1B fall | 5 (15) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 15 | Semi-finals | ||
| 1B spring | 3 (13) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 24 | promoted to 1A | |||
| 1995-96 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1995-96 -Overview:Just as in the two previous seasons, the league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each one of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meat each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classifiyed from A group moving... |
1A fall | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 21 | ? | ||
| 1A spring | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 27 | ||||
| 1996-97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1996-97 -Overview:For the fourth season in a raw that the league was divided in 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classifiyed from A group moving to the... |
1A | 5 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 46 | 42 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 1997-98 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1997-98 -Overview:The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classifiyed from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by... |
1A | 9 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 40 | 64 | 32 | Last 32 | ||
| 1998-99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1998-99 -Overview:The league format changed from the previous season returning back into the usual 18 clubs league format. All clubs meat each other twice, once home and once away... |
1 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 35 | Last 32 | 2 | |
| 1999-00 First League of FR Yugoslavia 1999-00 -Overview:Twenty one teams contested the league championship this season. Red Star Belgrade managed to win it in the end with four points more than eternal rivals FK Partizan.-Tragedy at the Eternal Derby: death of Aca Radović:... |
1 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 46 | Last 64 | Relegated | |
| 2000-01 | 2 - North | 2 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 26 | 76 | Last 64 | ||
| 2001-02 | 2 - North | 10 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 33 | 52 | Last 64 | ||
| 2002-03 | 3 - Vojvodina | 10 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 26 | 85 | did not qualify | Promoted to 2 North | |
| 2003-04 | 2 - North | 10 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 38 | 62 | did not qualify | ||
| 2004-05 | 2 - Serbia | 18 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 59 | 40 | did not qualify | Losing relegation Playoffs | |
| 2005-06 | 3 - Vojvodina | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | did not qualify | Merged in January 2006 | |
1 After draws penalties were taken, and only the winner of the
penalty shoot-out was rewarded with a point.
2 Championship abandoned officially on 14 May 1999 due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
Notable former players
Radosav Bečejac Nenad BjekovićNenad Bjekovic
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Zdravko Borovnica
Zdravko Borovnica
Zdravko Borovnica is a Serbian retired football player.-Career:He started playing in his hometown club FK Polet Nakovo together with his younger brother Slavko...
Milanko Ćuk Radivoje Drašković Slobodan Dubajić Milomir Dubljević Dušan Egelja Jožef Ezveđ Milan Galić
Milan Galic
Milan Galić is a former Serbian footballer.He scored 37 international goals in 51 matches for the Yugoslavia national football team. He participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal, the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where Yugoslavia finished second , and the 1962...
Goran Gavrilović
Goran Gavrilovic
Goran Gavrilović is a former Serbian professional footballer who played for FK Radnicki Nis and FK Proleter Zrenjanin, and had a brief spell in Turkey with Gençlerbirliği S.K.....
Jovica Glišin Dejan Govedarica
Dejan Govedarica
Dejan Govedarica is a Serbian former football player.He played 3 seasons for FK Proleter Zrenjanin , 3 and a half seasons for FK Vojvodina , little more than season and a half for FC Volendam , U.S...
Ilija Ivić
Ilija Ivic
Ilija Ivić is a retired Serbian footballer. Ivić works currently as Red Star Belgrade and his last job was the Technical Manager of the Greek side Olympiacos...
Vladimir Ivić
Vladimir Ivic
Vladimir Ivić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for PAOK. He is the younger brother of Ilija Ivić, ex Red Star player and sports director....
Ivan Jurišić Jovan Kanački Darko Kovačević
Darko Kovacevic
Darko Kovačević is a former Serbian football player. He is known for his spells at Real Sociedad where his partnership with Nihat Kahveci was one of the best in Spain. His key attributes are his strength and aerial ability...
Jovan Kovrlija Adolf Lambi Predrag Luburić Milan Majstorović Tomislav Manojlović Mihalj Mesaroš Zlatomir Mićanović Vesko Mihajlović
Vesko Mihajlovic
Vesko Mihajlović born March 17, 1968 in Kraljevo, Yugoslavia), is a Serbian former football midfielder and the current director of football of Alki Larnaca. He is widely considered to be one of the best foreign players to have played in the Cypriot Championship...
Stojan Milošev Nenad Mirosavljević
Nenad Mirosavljevic
Nenad Mirosavljević is a Serbian football striker who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cypriot First Division.-Club career:...
Zoran Mišić Žarko Olarević
Žarko Olarevic
Žarko Olarević is a Serbian football manager and former player....
Ivica Radosavljević Petar Rašić Milenko Rus Slobodan Savić
Slobodan Savić
-Biography:He graduated Literature and Theory of Literature from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology. His reviews and short prose works were published in Student, Vidici, Književna reč, Književne novine, Književni list, literary almanacs, emitted in radio and television programmes; his...
Laslo Seleš Čedomir Sentin
Jovo Simanić
Jovo Simanić
Jovica "Jovo" Simanić is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:...
Žarko Soldo Zoran Srdić Milan Stojanoski
Milan Stojanoski
Milan Stojanoski is retired Macedonian international footballer. Currently he is manager in club where he was last playing in Kovačevac.-External links: at Srbijafudbal...
Jovan Sučević Delivoje Šarenac Milan Šarović Amir Teljigović
Amir Teljigović
Amir Teljigović is a retired Bosnian international football player.-Club career:He started his career in the Serbian club FK Proleter. His good exhibitions made him earn a contract with the 1989 Yugoslav Champions FK Vojvodina...
Duško Tošić
Duško Tošic
Duško Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender for Real Betis, on loan from Red Star Belgrade.-Early career:...
Zoran Tošić
Zoran Tošic
Zoran Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left winger for CSKA Moscow. Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career with his local side Proleter Zrenjanin. He then joined Budućnost Banatski Dvor, who then merged with Proleter to form Banat Zrenjanin...
Stevan Veselinov Todor Veselinović Miloš Vidović Branimir Vratnjan Zvonimir Vukić
Zvonimir Vukic
Zvonimir Vukić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for FK Partizan.-Club career:...
Zlatko Zahovič
Zlatko Zahovic
Zlatko Zahovič is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.After making a name for himself in Europe in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica, he went on to have unassuming spells in Spain and Greece...
Milorad Zorić
External links
- Copy of former clubs official website at yusport.tripod.com.
- Club page at Transfermarkt.