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Zvezdara

Full name	FK Zvezdara
Nickname(s)	Bulke (The Poppies)
Founded	1951; 73 years ago (1951) 2002; 22 years ago (2002) (refounded)
Ground	Stadion FK Zvezdara
Capacity	1,000
President	Željko Popović
Head coach	Ivan Tasić
League	Serbian League Belgrade
2023–24	Serbian League Belgrade, 3rd of 16
Website	fkzvezdara.com
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FK Zvezdara (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Звездара) is a football club based in Zvezdara, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system.

History

The club was founded on 10 March 1951 as FK Bulbulderac. They spent the following decade competing in the local leagues of Belgrade. In 1960, the club changed its name to BSK and continued playing in the lower leagues for another decade. They would change their name to OFK Zvezdara in 1974.

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started to climb up the national league pyramid, gaining promotion to the third tier in 1993. They spent the next two seasons in the Serbian League North (1993–94 and 1994–95), placing second and third respectively. Following the assassination of its president Miodrag Nikšić in July 1995, the club finished runners-up in the newly formed Serbian League Belgrade in the 1995–96 season and earned promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.

The club played in the Second League for five seasons between 1996 and 2001, narrowly missing promotion on two occasions (1997–98 and 1998–99). They eventually won first place in Group East in the 2000–01 season and took promotion to the First League for the first time in history. However, after the murder of its president Branislav Trojanović in July 2001, the club went through an ownership crisis. As a result, they were promptly relegated from the top flight, finishing 16th out of 18 in their debut appearance. The club eventually merged with Srem, which continued to compete in the 2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro.

Shortly after the club's folding, a group of supporters created a new club called FK Bulbulderac, continuing the tradition of the former club. They gained promotion to the Belgrade First League in 2007 and later to the Belgrade Zone League in 2010. On 12 July 2013, the club changed its name to FK Zvezdara. After spending eight seasons in the fourth tier, they earned promotion to the Serbian League Belgrade in 2018.

Honours

Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Tier 2)

• 2000–01 (Group East)

Seasons

Season	League									Cup
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos
FR Yugoslavia
1992–93	4 – Belgrade	30	17	9	4	53	27	43	3rd	—
1993–94	3 – North	34	17	13	4	54	20	47	2nd	—
1994–95	3 – North	34	21	10	3	73	22	73	3rd	—
1995–96	3 – Belgrade	34	23	6	5	63	22	75	2nd	—
1996–97	2 – East	34	14	7	13	47	33	49	6th	—
1997–98	2 – East	34	20	5	9	57	27	65	2nd	—
1998–99	2 – East	21	13	3	5	47	18	42	3rd	—
1999–2000	2 – North	34	19	4	11	54	37	61	4th	—
2000–01	2 – East	34	29	3	2	97	20	90	1st	—
2001–02	1	34	7	8	19	35	64	29	16th	—
Serbia
2006–07	6 – Belgrade	32	21	7	4	88	27	70	2nd	—
2007–08	5 – Belgrade	34	13	8	13	50	44	47	10th	—
2008–09	5 – Belgrade	34	16	7	11	51	33	55	5th	—
2009–10	5 – Belgrade	34	24	6	4	82	34	78	2nd	—
2010–11	4 – Belgrade	34	10	11	13	38	47	41	10th	—
2011–12	4 – Belgrade	34	13	10	11	46	43	49	7th	—
2012–13	4 – Belgrade	32	13	7	12	38	39	46	9th	—
2013–14	4 – Belgrade	30	10	11	9	36	30	41	8th	—
2014–15	4 – Belgrade	28	10	5	13	32	48	35	9th	—
2015–16	4 – Belgrade	28	8	8	12	24	36	32	9th	—
2016–17	4 – Belgrade	30	12	10	8	36	36	46	6th	—
2017–18	4 – Belgrade	30	21	5	4	68	26	68	2nd	—
2018–19	3 – Belgrade	30	12	7	11	36	38	43	8th	—
2019–20	3 – Belgrade	17	9	2	6	38	26	29	2nd	—
2020–21	3 – Belgrade	38	15	15	8	61	41	60	5th	—
2021–22	3 – Belgrade	30	9	7	14	30	41	34	12th	—
2022–23	3 – Belgrade	30	12	8	10	39	35	44	4th	—
2023–24	3 – Belgrade	30	13	8	9	40	34	47	3rd	—

1. The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
2. The club merged with Srem and a new phoenix club was formed.
3. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.

• Mitar Novaković
• Ivica Kralj
• Marko Dević
• Ranko Stojić

For a list of all FK Zvezdara players with a Misplaced Pages article, see Category:FK Zvezdara players.

Managerial history

Period Name Milorad Rajković Miloljub Ostojić Nikola Bokun Nenad Stavrić 2001–2002 Vladeta Tomić 2002 Velimir Đorđević 2002 Stanislav Karasi

Period Name Novak Perović Dejan Vojvodić Milorad Mrdak Nikola Stojković Aranđel Todorović Nenad Matanović 2017 Milan Martinović

Period Name 2017 Vujadin Radenković 2017–2020 Igor Savić 2020 Blažo Bulatović 2021 Igor Savić 2021 Slaven Kovačević 2021–2024 Zdravko Kovačević 2024– Ivan Tasić

References

1. ^ "Istorija" (in Serbian). fkzvezdara.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
2. "Ubijen kroz prozor" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 26 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
3. ^ "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
4. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
5. "Zvezdara u superlativima" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 19 June 2001. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
6. "Ubici smetali uspeh i bogatstvo" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 22 July 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
7. "Danas tačka na agoniju u FK Zvezdara" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 4 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
8. "Još jedna dama - predsednik" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 8 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
9. "Partizan novi šampion" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
10. "Otpor pita Piksija" (in Serbian). nin.co.rs. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
11. "OFK Zvezdara". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Club page at Srbijasport

• 1951 establishments in Serbia
• 2002 establishments in Serbia
• Association football clubs established in 1951
• Association football clubs established in 2002
• Football clubs in Serbia
• Football clubs in Belgrade
• FK Zvezdara
• Phoenix clubs (association football)