FK Mladost Apatin explained

Clubname:Mladost Apatin
Fullname:OFK Mladost APA
Nickname:Pivari (The Beer Men)
Founded:
(refounded)
Ground:SC Rade Svilar
Capacity:3,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Goran Runjaić
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Vojvodina League North
Season:2022–23
Website:ofkmladostapa.rs
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OFK Mladost APA is a football club based in Apatin, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Vojvodina League North, the fourth tier of the national league system.

History

The original club was founded in 1928 as SK Tri zvezde.[1] They played qualifications for the Yugoslav Football Championship in 1933, losing to Split in a two-legged playoff tie (5–4 on aggregate).[2] The club would change its name several times during the late 1930s and early 1940s, competing as Apatinski SK, SK Apatin, and SU Apatin.

In 1951, the club became known as FK Mladost.[1] They competed in the Vojvodina League, the third tier of Yugoslav football, in two spells between 1969 and 1972,[3] and again from 1980 until 1988,[4] when the competition was demoted to become the fourth tier.[5]

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club earned promotion to the newly formed Serbian League Vojvodina in 1995.[6] They spent two seasons in the third tier, finishing as champions in 1996–97 to earn promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[6] The club played in the second tier for four seasons until 2001, before winning first place in Group North and taking promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia for the first time in history.[7] They spent one season in the elite division, finishing second from the bottom.[7]

In 2006, the club earned promotion to the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga.[7] They finished in sixth place in their comeback appearance in the top flight, but were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties.[8] The club subsequently spent three seasons in the Serbian First League, before suffering relegation to the Serbian League Vojvodina in 2010.[9] They would suffer another relegation in the following 2010–11 season.[9]

In the summer of 2011, when the old club folded, a new club was formed and named OFK Mladost APA, starting off in the Sombor-Apatin-Kula-Odžaci Intermunicipal League, the sixth tier of Serbian football.[10] They would immediately gain promotion to the fifth tier in 2012 and later to the fourth tier in 2014.[11]

Honours

Seasons

SeasonLeagueCup
Division
1995–963 – Vojvodina3419877939654th
1996–973 – Vojvodina3428518220891st
1997–982 – East3420595727653rdRound of 32
1998–992 – East2111194321348th
1999–20002 – North34156135532516th
2000–012 – North3424556527771stSemi-finals
2001–021344121826642417thRound of 32
2002–032 – North3321936018722ndRound of 16
2003–042 – North36211057932732ndRound of 32
2004–052 – Serbia38171295031634thRound of 32
2005–062 – Serbia3823965618782ndRound of 32
2006–07132118132533416thQuarter-finals
2007–08234138133031478thRound of 32
2008–0923411101329304310thRound of 32
2009–10234772024612818thRound of 32
2010–113 – Vojvodina30272120671215thRound of 32

Notable players

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

For a list of all FK Mladost Apatin players with a Wikipedia article, see .

Managerial history

PeriodName
Dragi Bogić
2001 Slobodan Dogandžić
2002 Čedomir Đoinčević
2002 Željko Račić
Dragi Bogić
2006–2007 Petar Kurćubić
2007 Aleksandar Smiljanić
2007–2008 Milan Gutović
2008 Momčilo Raičević
PeriodName
2009 Momčilo Raičević
2009–2010 Nikola Vukša
2010 Dušan Bugarin
2010 Ljubomir Kasalović
Slobodan Bačić
2014–2016 Sreten Vilotić
2016 Blaško Milojev
2016–2018 Zoran Stamenić
2018–2019 Slobodan Bačić

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O klubu . sr . ofkmladostapa.rs . 7 November 2021.
  2. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U KRALJEVINI JUGOSLAVIJI . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  3. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1968.-1973. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Period 1978. – 1983. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Period 1983. – 1988. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  6. Web site: RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  7. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Apatinci istupili iz Superlige . sr . sportskacentrala.com . 11 July 2007 . 7 November 2021.
  9. Web site: SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2006.-2012. . sr . fsgzrenjanin.com . 7 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Nikad jača Međuopštinska . sr . soinfo.org . 3 August 2011 . 7 November 2021.
  11. Web site: I pored poraza OFK-ovci prvaci! . sr . ico.rs . 16 June 2014 . 11 November 2021.
  12. Web site: Mladost Apatin . national-football-teams.com . 7 November 2021.