FK Javor Ivanjica

FK Javor Ivanjica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Јавор Ивањица) is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They currently compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the highest level of the national league system.

Javor Ivanjica
Full nameFK Javor Ivanjica
Founded1912 (1912)
GroundIvanjica Stadium
Capacity3,000
PresidentDragomir Lazović
Head coachIgor Bondžulić
LeagueSerbian SuperLiga
2019–2013th
WebsiteClub website

History

History until 1990s

In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ball to Ivanjica, which led to the formation of the club.[1] The team mostly played friendly matches before the conclusion of World War II due to a lack of organized football competitions.[1] Between 1958 and 1962, they were close to achieving promotion to the Yugoslav Second League.[1] However, the club never reached higher than the third level until the 1990s.

In 1994, led by manager Slavenko Kuzeljević, the club earned promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia after eliminating Zvezdara and Topličanin in the playoffs.[2] They spent the following eight years in the second tier, having their best season in 1997–98, when they placed fourth in Group West.

In 2002, the club won the Second League (Group West) and took promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia for the first time in history.[3] They remained for just one season in the elite division, finishing bottom of the table.[4] During this time, the club became recognizable for featuring a number of young African footballers, mainly from Nigeria and Zimbabwe.[5] They earned another promotion to the top flight in 2005, but again suffered relegation in the same season.[6]

History in top flight

After underperforming in the inaugural season of the Serbian First League, the second tier of the restructured national league system, the club managed to convincingly win first place in 2007–08. Moreover, manager Radovan Ćurčić led his team to an unbeaten record and promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.[1] They subsequently placed fourth in the top flight, their highest league position to date. In 2012, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary.

After a total of six consecutive seasons in the SuperLiga, the club suffered relegation in 2014. However, they instantly won promotion back in the next season. The club later made its greatest success by reaching the final of the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, losing 2–0 to Partizan at the Stadion Metalac.[7]

In the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga, Javor striker Nikola Petković finished as the joint top scorer with 16 goals, sharing the golden boot trophy with TSC Backa Topola strikers Nenad Lukić and Vladimir Silađi. Petković soon after moved to French Ligue 2 club FC Chambly.[8]

Honours

Second League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbian First League (Tier 2)

Seasons
Season League Cup
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1998–99[lower-alpha 1] 2 – West 219392830309th —
1999–2000 2 – West 3411111250474410th —
2000–01 2 – West 34158114033536th —
2001–02 2 – West 3227418114851st —
2002–03 1 34971821443415th —
2003–04 2 – West 36175145539564th Quarter-finals
2004–05 2 – Serbia 3822884430742nd Round of 16
2005–06 1 30881422353212th Round of 32
 Serbia
2006–07 2 381591435425412th Round of 32
2007–08 2 34181603812701st Quarter-finals
2008–09 1 33131463927534th Round of 16
2009–10 1 3081482223387th Round of 32
2010–11 1 30101192124418th Round of 32
2011–12 1 30116132832399th Quarter-finals
2012–13 1 30971438403410th Semi-finals
2013–14 1 306111329382915th Round of 32
2014–15 2 30171034719612nd Round of 32
2015–16 1 3710131425292613th Runners-up
2016–17 1 371110163450228th Round of 16
2017–18 1 371062133572415th Quarter-finals
2018–19 2 3723867837462nd Round of 16
Notes
  1. The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

Players

First-team squad
As of 6 February 2021[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Siniša Babić
2 DF  MNE Stefan Vico
3 DF  SRB Nikola Tričković
4 DF  SRB Marko Jevremović
5 DF  SRB Marko Jevtić
6 DF  FRA Boubacari Doucouré (on loan from Chambly)
7 FW  SRB Lazar Nikolić
8 FW  SRB Luka Luković
9 FW  SRB Anes Rušević
10 MF  SRB Miroslav Maričić
11 FW  MNE Alija Krnić
12 GK  SRB Boris Velimirović
13 MF  SRB Srđan Šćepanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  SRB Luka Radivojević
15 DF  SRB Filip Pavišić
16 FW  COL Oumar Agusto
17 DF  SRB Nenad Sević
18 MF  SRB Milorad Balabanović
19 DF  SRB Ivan Ostojić
20 FW  SRB Andrej Ilić
21 FW  SRB Vladimir Jovanović
22 DF  SRB Nikola Dimitrijević
23 GK  SRB Đorđe Lazović
24 MF  SRB Željko Basarić
30 MF  SRB Vanja Zvekanov
32 FW  GHA Ibrahim Tanko
33 MF  SRB Bojan Jelić

Players with multiple nationalities

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2020.

Notable players
National team players[11]

For a list of all FK Javor Ivanjica players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Javor Ivanjica players.

Managerial history

References
  1. "Istorijat" (in Serbian). FK Javor Ivanjica. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). FSG Zrenjanin. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "Partizan novi šampion" (in Serbian). Glas javnosti. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "Trijumf za kraj" (in Serbian). Glas javnosti. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Javor unveil African talent". UEFA. 4 February 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. "Zemuncima šansa referendum" (in Serbian). Glas javnosti. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. "Partizan osvojio Kup Srbije! [VIDEO]" (in Serbian). Sportska centrala. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. "Chambly sign Nikola Petkovic-news". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  9. "Igrači" (in Serbian). FK Javor Ivanjica. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. "Licensed for the Serbian SuperLiga". superliga.rs. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. "Javor Ivanjica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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