FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac explained

Clubname:Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Fullname:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Nickname:Metalci (The Metalworkers)
Ground:Stadion Metalac
Capacity:4,400
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Rajko Nešković
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Vladimir Otašević
League:Serbian League West
Season:2023–24
Position:Serbian First League, 13th of 16 (relegated)
Website:fkmetalac.rs
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FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League West, the third tier of the national league system.

History

The club was founded as FK Radnik on 12 June 1961.[1] [2] The initiative came from Miroslav Spasojević, a former FK Takovo player,[1] [2] and was backed by two local companies, Graditelj and Metalac.[1] [2] The club was immediately registered with the Čačak Football Subassociation and started competing in the local leagues.[1] [2] They would change their name to FK Metalac in 1965.[1] [2] The club made its first notable achievement by qualifying for the Yugoslav Cup in 1974, but lost away to Borac Travnik in the opening round.[1] [2]

In 1995, the club merged with FK Autoeksport,[1] [2] taking its spot in the Morava-Šumadija Zone League, the fourth tier of football in FR Yugoslavia.[1] [2] They would go on to earn promotion to the Serbian League Morava in 1997.[1] [2] However, the club suffered relegation from the third tier after just one season.[1] [2] After securing two consecutive promotions, they historically reached the Second League of FR Yugoslavia in 2000,[1] [2] but finished bottom of the table in their debut season in the second tier.[3] The club subsequently won the Serbian League Morava in 2002 and would go on to play in the Second League until 2004.[1] [2]

After spending three seasons in the third tier, the club became the Serbian League West champions in 2007, gaining promotion to the Serbian First League.[4] They played for two seasons in the second tier, placing fifth in the 2008–09 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.[5] The club ended ninth in its debut appearance in the top flight.[1] They spent two more seasons in the top tier, before finishing bottom of the table in 2012.[1]

After narrowly missing promotion in 2014, the club managed to return to the top flight in 2015, defeating Napredak Kruševac in a two-legged playoff.[6] They were relegated back to the First League after finishing second from the bottom in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga.[7] During the COVID-19-shortened 2019–20 season, the club placed fourth in the standings and was promoted to the SuperLiga for the third time.[8]

Honours

Seasons

SeasonLeagueCup
Division
1997–983 – Morava341391252314812th
1998–994 – Moravica169343613302nd
1999–20003 – Morava38221246624782nd
2000–012 – West34961939663318th
2001–023 – Morava38231148432801st
2002–032 – West33131283127516th
2003–042 – West36136174242458th
2004–053 – West34138134132477th
2005–063 – West3423834710772nd
2006–073 – West34211034517731st
2007–082341310113326496th
2008–09234151093830555thRound of 32
2009–10130105152439359thRound of 16
2010–11130851721382914thRound of 16
2011–12130291914481516thRound of 16
2012–13234175124832565thRound of 16
2013–1423015783414523rdRound of 32
2014–1523016774329553rdRound of 16
2015–1613710151241482811thRound of 32
2016–171378101927432115thRound of 32
2017–1823017674321573rdRound of 32
2018–192371512105135335thRound of 32
2019–2023016594134534thRound of 32
2020–211381313124853529thRound of 16
2021–22137892042653315thQuarter-finals
2022–2323712121342424812thRound of 16

Stadium

See main article: Stadion Metalac. After playing home matches at various stadiums in Gornji Milanovac and other neighboring cities for years, the club moved into the newly built Stadion Metalac in 2012.[9] The stadium has a capacity of 4,400 seats.[9]

Players

First-team squad

[10] [11]

Club officials

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Vladimir Otašević
Assistant manager Goran Luković
Slavenko Kuzeljević
Goalkeeping coach Vladimir Trojančević
Fitness coach Đorđe Vlajković
Analyst Coach Filip Dragojević
Doctor Krsto Miljanović
Physiotherapist Mirko Miljanović
Radovan Petković
Economic Anđelija Vulićević
Snežana Todorović
Club president Rajko Nešković
Sports director Ivan Vuksanović
General secretary Zvonko Jevremović

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[12]

For a list of all FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players with a Wikipedia article, see .

Managerial history

See main article: List of FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers.

PeriodName
2005–2009 Slavenko Kuzeljević
2009–2010 Nenad Milovanović
2010 Miodrag Starčević (caretaker)
2010 Zvonko Živković
2010–2011 Miodrag Radanović
2011 Nenad Milovanović
2011 Milan Đuričić
2011 Neško Milovanović (caretaker)
2011 Jovica Škoro
2012 Neško Milovanović
2012 Vladica Petrović
2012 Dragan Lacmanović
2012–2013 Vladica Petrović
2013 Slavenko Kuzeljević
PeriodName
2013–2014 Aleksandar Janjić
2014–2015 Vladica Petrović
2015–2017 Nenad Vanić
2017–2018 Miloš Kruščić
2018 Aleksandar Janjić
2018–2020 Aleksandar Stanković
2020–2021 Žarko Lazetić
2021–2022 Milija Žižić
2022 Dejan Rađenović
2022 Goran Matković
2022–2023 Vladica Petrović
2023 Miloš Obradović
2023– Vladimir Otašević

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Istorijat . sr . fkmetalac.rs . 3 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Monografija Fudbalski klub Metalac . sr . issuu.com . 5 March 2013 . 3 August 2021.
  3. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 3 August 2021.
  4. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2006.-2012. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 3 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Metalac u Superligi Srbije! . sr . b92.net . 13 June 2009 . 3 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Metalac preko Napretka u Superligi . sr . b92.net . 3 June 2015 . 3 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Borac opstao, Metalac ispao iz Superlige . sr . ozonpress.net . 21 May 2017 . 3 August 2021.
  8. Web site: METALAC JE U SUPERLIGI . sr . fkmetalac.rs . 20 June 2020 . 3 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Gornji Milanovac dobio novi stadion . sr . b92.net . 1 September 2012 . 3 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Igrači . sr . fkmetalac.rs . 30 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Metalac . sr . prvaliga.rs . 30 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Metalac Gornji Milanovac . national-football-teams.com . 3 August 2021.