FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Металац Горњи Милановац) is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.

Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Full nameFK Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Nickname(s)Metalci (The Metalworkers)
Founded12 June 1961 (12 June 1961)
GroundStadion Metalac
Capacity4,400
PresidentRajko Nešković
Head coachMiloš Obradović
LeagueSerbian First League
2022–23Serbian First League, 12th of 16
WebsiteClub website

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
Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1997–98 3 – Morava 341391252314812th —
1998–99 4 – Moravica 16[lower-alpha 1]9343613302nd —
1999–2000 3 – Morava 38221246624782nd —
2000–01 2 – West 34961939663318th —
2001–02 3 – Morava 38231148432801st —
2002–03 2 – West 33131283127516th —
2003–04 2 – West 36136174242458th —
2004–05 3 – West 34138134132477th —
2005–06 3 – West 3423834710772nd —
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – West 34211034517731st —
2007–08 2 341310113326496th —
2008–09 2 34151093830555th Round of 32
2009–10 1 30105152439359th Round of 16
2010–11 1 30851721382914th Round of 16
2011–12 1 30291914481516th Round of 16
2012–13 2 34175124832565th Round of 16
2013–14 2 3015783414523rd Round of 32
2014–15 2 3016774329553rd Round of 16
2015–16 1 3710151241482811th Round of 32
2016–17 1 378101927432115th Round of 32
2017–18 2 3017674321573rd Round of 32
2018–19 2 371512105135335th Round of 32
2019–20 2 30[lower-alpha 2]16594134534th Round of 32
2020–21 1 381313124853529th Round of 16
2021–22 1 37892042653315th Quarter-finals
2022–23 2 3712121342424812th Round of 16
  1. The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Stadium
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
As of 30 May 2023[10][11]

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 Serbia SRB Mateja Premović
3 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Jovičić
4 MF Serbia SRB Danilo Nešić
5 DF Serbia SRB Filip Bačkulja
6 MF Serbia SRB Milan Ilić
7 FW Serbia SRB Marko Milinković
8 FW Serbia SRB Bojan Aleksić (captain)
9 FW Serbia SRB Svetislav Milošević
10 FW Serbia SRB Stefan Ilić
11 FW Nigeria NGA Abel Abah
12 GK Serbia SRB Luka Balšić
14 DF Canada CAN Adonija Ouanda
15 MF Serbia SRB Nikša Vujčić
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Serbia SRB Branislav Marković
17 DF United States USA Vukašin Bulatović
18 FW Colombia COL Juan Nazarit (on loan from Estoril Praia)
19 FW Serbia SRB Melvin Kolašinac
20 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Savić
22 MF Serbia SRB Igor Maksimović
24 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Milanov
30 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Žakula
32 DF Serbia SRB Bojan Mijailović
41 GK Serbia SRB Mateja Maslarević
77 DF Serbia SRB Veljko Mijailović
88 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Milošević
99 FW Serbia SRB Savo Arambašić (on loan from Novi Pazar)

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 Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players.

Managerial history
Main article: List of FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers

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