FK Vojvodina
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| Full name | Fudbalski klub Vojvodina | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Voša, Lale, Stara dama | ||
| Founded | 1914 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia (Capacity: 17,204) |
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| President | Ratko Butorović[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Zoran Milinković | ||
| League | Jelen SuperLiga | ||
| 2009–10 | 5th | ||
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FK Vojvodina (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Војводина) is a football club from Novi Sad, in the autonomous region of Vojvodina, Serbia, which it represents. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the second oldest football club in Serbia's elite league, since FK Javor was founded in 1912.
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History
FK Vojvodina was founded March 6, 1914 on the eve of World War I in an apartment building located at 12 Temerinska Street. The club was founded in secrecy as Austro-Hungarian authorities instituted and closely administered a ban on organized gathering in southern parts of the kingdom populated by Slavs, especially Serbs.[2] The new club played its first match in the village of Kovilj against local club FK Šajkaš, winning 5-0. At that time Vojvodina played in bright blue colours, however, they soon changed it to red-white, inspired by Czech club SK Slavia Prague.
The club's biggest successes on the national level came during the SFRY when it won the Yugoslav First League in 1966 and 1989, and was the runner-up in 1957, 1962 and 1975. In 1967, Vojvodina reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup, before being knocked out in dramatic circumstances 2-1 on aggregate by eventual champions, Glasgow Celtic, courtesy of a last minute goal by Celtic captain Billy McNeill. After winning the European Cup by beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon on May 25, 1967, Celtic players said later that Vojvodina was the best side they had faced that season.
It also participated in the Yugoslav Cup and reached the finals in 1951 and 1997. Vojvodina played in the Intertoto cup final in 1998. In 2007, the club once again reached the domestic cup final, again failing to take home the trophy. The 2008/09 season was a huge step for Vojvodina as the club managed to finish second in the league, behind Partizan but in front of Red Star. This was the first time a team other than Red Star or Partizan finished in the top 2 since 1998.
Note that Vojvodina is also the name of basketball, volleyball, water polo, ice hockey and baseball teams under the same leadership.
Stadium
The home field of FK Vojvodina is the Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad. With a capacity of 15,204 seats, it is the largest football stadium in the city. The stadium is also the home ground for the Serbian U-21 football team. In late May 2007, the stadium also was the site of Siniša Mihajlović's testimonial match.
In 2006, the club reconstructed the whole club complex SC Vujadin Boškov along with the stadium. The club's training complex is one of the most modern training camps in the region. In light of the Universiade 2009, the club will install new reflectors.
Supporters
FK Vojvodina's supporters are known as The Firm (Firma). It was established in 1989. The Firm is one of the top 5 strongest group of supporters in Serbia. There is only about 10000 supporters but a great part of them are faithful followers of their football club. The Firm is an organisation with relatively bright history. The members of The Firm ("Firmaši") are more known as ultras,not hooligans. The Firm has recently been involved in a big blood donation for transfusions in Serbia`s hospitals. However,"Firmaši" had always defended the name of their club with all their forces and never betrayed FC Vojvodina. The subgroups are called: G-3,UltraNS,Freaks,Pandora,Backi Odred... The Firm is an organised group of fans that welcomes true supporters of FC Vojvodina who will follow their club on their stadium, as well on their "aways", and show their love and loyalty by showing up on every event involved with their club and give their 100%
Honours and achievements
National Championships - 2
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- Winners (2): 1965-66, 1988-89
- Runners-up (3): 1956-57, 1961-62, 1974-75
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- Runners-up (1): 2008-09
National Cups - 0
- Yugoslav Cup:
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- Runners-up (2): 1951, 1996-97
- Serbian Cup:
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- Runners-up (2): 2006-07, 2009-10
International
- Mitropa Cup:
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- Winners (1): 1977
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- 1/4 Finalists (1): 1966-67
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- 1/4 Finalists (2): 1961-62, 1967–68
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- Winners (1): 1976
- Runners-up (1): 1998
UEFA competitions
- Qualified for Europe in 17 seasons
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1961-62 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 |  |
Milan | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| R2 |  |
Iraklis | 9–1 | 1–2 | 10–3 | ||
| Quarter-final |  |
MTK | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–6 | ||
| 1962-63 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 |  |
Leipzig XI | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1964-65 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (0–2 Playoff) |
| 1966-67 | European Cup | R1 |  |
Admira Energie Vienna | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| R2 |  |
Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (3–2 Playoff) | ||
| Quarter-final |  |
Celtic | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 1967-68 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 |  |
GD CUF | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| R2 | |
Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| R3 |  |
Göztepe | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Quarter-final | |
Bologna | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||
| 1968-69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 | |
Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1969-70 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R1 |  |
Gwardia Warszawa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1972-73 | UEFA Cup | R1 |  |
Slovan Bratislava | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–8 |
| 1975-76 | UEFA Cup | R1 | |
AEK Athens | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| 1989-90 | European Cup | R1 | |
Budapest Honvéd FC | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 (a) |
| 1996-97 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  |
Portdown FC | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| QR2 | |
Grazer AK | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–7 | ||
| 1997-98 | UEFA Cup | QR |  |
Viking FK | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 (4–5 PSO) |
| 1998–99 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | |
Stabæk | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 |
| R2 |  |
Örebro SK | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| R3 |  |
FC Baltika Kaliningrad | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Semi-final |  |
SC Bastia | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | ||
| Final |  |
Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 1999-00 | UEFA Cup | QR | |
Újpest FC | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| R1 |  |
SK Slavia Praha | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 2007-08 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  |
Hibernians FC | 5–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 |
| QR2 |  |
Atletico Madrid | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||
| 2008-09 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  |
FK Olimpik Baku | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| QR2 |  |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | ||
| 2009-10 | Europa League | QR3 | |
Austria Vienna | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 |
Current squad
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2010
Out on loan or dual registration
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
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Vojvodina Supporters Player of the Year
- 2004/05:
Ivica Francišković - 2005/06:
Joseph Kizito - 2006/07: Ranko Despotović
- 2007/08: Gojko Kačar
- 2008/09: Joseph Kizito
- 2009/10: Slobodan Medojević
Coaching history
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References
External links
- Official
- Official Website (Serbian)
- Unofficial
- fkvojvodina.com (Serbian)
- NAPRED VOŠA (Serbian) (English)
- Team profile 2009/2010 at MojSport
- Supporters
- Firma 1989 (Serbian)(English)
- Red Firm (Serbian)
- http://www.staragarda.ns.co.rs/
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