FK Radnik Surdulica


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FK Radnik Surdulica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Радник Сурдулица) is a professional football club based in Surdulica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.

Radnik Surdulica
Full nameFK Radnik Surdulica
Founded1926; 98 years ago
GroundEFBET Stadium
Capacity3,312
PresidentStanislav Tončev
Head coachZoran Vasiljević
LeagueSerbian First League
2023–24Serbian SuperLiga, 16th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on the initiative of Gradimir Antić, a local shoemaker, who brought the first football ball to Surdulica.[1] They stopped operating with the onset of World War II and Axis occupation of Serbia.[1] In 1946, the club was reestablished as FK Polet on the initiative of Borivoje Milenković and Božidar Stanković.[1] They subsequently changed their name to FK Hidrovlasina in 1950.[1] Later the same year, the club merged with FK Molidben from Belo Polje and was named FK Radnik.[1]

In July 2008, the club merged with FK Železničar from Vranjska Banja,[2] taking its spot in the Serbian League East. They spent the next five seasons in the third tier of Serbian football. After winning the title in 2013, the club was promoted to the Serbian First League.[3] They spent the next two seasons in the second tier before placing first in the 2014–15 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history.[4] In the 2020–21 season, the club achieved its highest ever league finish of sixth place and also reached the semi-finals of the national cup.

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
  Serbia
2010–11 3 – East 30 14 4 12 43 35 46 3rd —
2011–12 3 – East 30 14 6 10 55 48 48 4th —
2012–13 3 – East 30 21 3 6 62 34 65[a] 1st —
2013–14 2 30 10 8 12 31 36 38 10th —
2014–15 2 30 19 7 4 41 14 64 1st Round of 32
2015–16 1 37 11 11 15 41 65 25 8th Round of 32
2016–17 1 37 9 10 18 35 48 25 12th Round of 16
2017–18 1 37 13 7 17 42 60 28 9th Round of 32
2018–19 1 37 13 8 16 38 45 28 9th Quarter-finals
2019–20 1 30[b] 8 7 15 34 50 31 11th Quarter-finals
2020–21 1 38 16 7 15 55 49 55 6th Semi-finals
2021–22 1 37 12 15 10 37 37 51 9th Round of 16
2022–23 1 37 8 11 18 28 50 35 14th Quarter-finals
  1. ^ The club was docked one point.
  2. ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
As of 21 August 2024[5]

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

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

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[6]

For a list of all FK Radnik Surdulica players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Radnik Surdulica players.

  1. ^ a b c d e "ISTORIJA KLUBA" (in Serbian). fk-radnik.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "FUZIJA RADNIKA I ŽELEZNIČARA" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Radnik u Prvoj ligi, Surdulica u transu" (in Serbian). okradio.rs. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Radnik iz Surdulice ušao u Superligu: Slavlje uz 5.000 navijača" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Radnik" (in Serbian). superliga.rs. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Radnik Surdulica". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.