OFK Prijedor
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OFK Prijedor is a football club based in city of Prijedor
, Republika Srpska
, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
plays there.
In 1954 FK Celuloza was formed, followed by the merger in 1958 with another Prijedor club, FK Mladost, thus forming FK Radnički Prijedor. In 1965 FK Željezničar Prijedor merged with Radnički forming a new club named OFK Prijedor.
In 1969 OFK Prijedor played the play-offs for access to the Yugoslav Second League
and their opponent was NK Jedinstvo from Zagreb. In the first match played in Zagreb OFK Prijedor lost 4-3 despite having been on lead by 3-0. In the second leg match in Prijedor, OFK menaged an insufucient 1-1 draw. Afterwords during the 1970s the club plays mostly in the Bosnian Republic League. In the early 1980s the club competes in regional leagues of Banja Luka (also named Krajina) area, all the way until 1987 when the club returns to the Bosnian Republic League after finishing top of the Bosnian Regional League - West. They menaged this by wining in the play-offs NK Orašje
by 3-0 in a match played in Prijedor stadium in from of a 6,000 spectators crowd. In the second match they lost 3-1 however their win in the first match was enough for getting the promotion. In the next seasons the club did well in the Republic League, and in 1988 they menage to get promotion to the so called Inter-Republic League - West, one of four leagues forming the Yugoslav Third League
. In that same season FK Rudar Prijedor was relegated from the Second League, thus playing both city rivals in the same league, awarding the league with the so called Prijedor derby.
During the 1980s the club was coached by Ivica Milošević, Ale Hrnić, Radoslav Zubanović and Idriz Hošić
, and among the players worth mention were Almir Kaltak, Mirsad Karagić, Nihad Čaušević, Muhić, Mesud Crljenković, Rizvnović, Satko Džamastagić, Suad Bešić, Merim Šećerbegović and Ramić.
In this period the derby´s with city rivals FK Rudar Prijedor
were extremely intense. Both clubs were the first choice for local young players, although Rudar usually also imported other players from throughout the country.
Prijedor
Prijedor is a city and municipality in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Bosanska Krajina region....
, Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
History
The club was founded in 1919 and is the among the oldest sport collectives in Prijedor, and in Bosnia. Their stadium was the "Gradski Stadion", today their bigger city rival FK Rudar PrijedorFK Rudar Prijedor
FK Rudar is a football club from the city of Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2009/2010 season.-Early years:...
plays there.
In 1954 FK Celuloza was formed, followed by the merger in 1958 with another Prijedor club, FK Mladost, thus forming FK Radnički Prijedor. In 1965 FK Željezničar Prijedor merged with Radnički forming a new club named OFK Prijedor.
In 1969 OFK Prijedor played the play-offs for access to the Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav 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....
and their opponent was NK Jedinstvo from Zagreb. In the first match played in Zagreb OFK Prijedor lost 4-3 despite having been on lead by 3-0. In the second leg match in Prijedor, OFK menaged an insufucient 1-1 draw. Afterwords during the 1970s the club plays mostly in the Bosnian Republic League. In the early 1980s the club competes in regional leagues of Banja Luka (also named Krajina) area, all the way until 1987 when the club returns to the Bosnian Republic League after finishing top of the Bosnian Regional League - West. They menaged this by wining in the play-offs NK Orašje
NK Orašje
HNK Orašje is a football club from Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was founded in 1996, being one of the newest to play in the Bosnian Premier League. Its games were played at the Gradski Stadion Orašje , which has a capacity of 3000...
by 3-0 in a match played in Prijedor stadium in from of a 6,000 spectators crowd. In the second match they lost 3-1 however their win in the first match was enough for getting the promotion. In the next seasons the club did well in the Republic League, and in 1988 they menage to get promotion to the so called Inter-Republic League - West, one of four leagues forming the Yugoslav Third League
Yugoslav Third League
Yugoslav Third League was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League....
. In that same season FK Rudar Prijedor was relegated from the Second League, thus playing both city rivals in the same league, awarding the league with the so called Prijedor derby.
During the 1980s the club was coached by Ivica Milošević, Ale Hrnić, Radoslav Zubanović and Idriz Hošić
Idriz Hošic
Idriz Hošić is a former Yugoslav international footballer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.During his club career he played for NK Famos Hrasnica, FK Partizan, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and MSV Duisburg. He earned 2 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.-External...
, and among the players worth mention were Almir Kaltak, Mirsad Karagić, Nihad Čaušević, Muhić, Mesud Crljenković, Rizvnović, Satko Džamastagić, Suad Bešić, Merim Šećerbegović and Ramić.
In this period the derby´s with city rivals FK Rudar Prijedor
FK Rudar Prijedor
FK Rudar is a football club from the city of Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2009/2010 season.-Early years:...
were extremely intense. Both clubs were the first choice for local young players, although Rudar usually also imported other players from throughout the country.
External links
- OFK Prijedor story and pictures at prijedorcity.com, text written by Enes Murić.