FK Mladost Lučani

FK Mladost Lučani (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Младост Лучани) is a professional football club based in Lučani, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system.

Mladost Lučani
Full nameFK Mladost Lučani
Founded1952 (1952)
GroundStadion FK Mladost
Capacity8,000
PresidentVladimir Đorđević
Head coachTomislav Sivić
LeagueSerbian SuperLiga
2022–23Serbian SuperLiga, 11th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group East) in 1989, thus earning promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. However, they were relegated after just one season, finishing bottom of the table.[1]

Upon the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started off in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in 1995 and took promotion to the First League (I/B League). The club spent the following three seasons in the First League (the last two in the I/A League), before suffering relegation in 1998.[2] They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League (Group West) in 2001, but were narrowly relegated back the next year.[3] Regardless, the club's striker Zoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals.[4]

After winning the Serbian First League in 2007, the club was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. They placed in the middle of the table in their debut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues.[5] Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in 2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in its comeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover, Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.[6]

Led by manager Nenad Milovanović, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the 2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history.[7] They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani side Inter Baku in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 5–0 on aggregate.[8] On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup.[9] They eventually lost 2–1 to Partizan after initially leading 1–0.[10]

Honours

Seasons
Season League Cup Continental
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 1 – I/B 188552620293rd Round of 16 —
1 – I/A 188282427325th
1996–97 1 – I/A 33125164559418th Quarter-finals
1997–98 1 – I/A 33932125543012th Round of 32
1998–99 2 – West 21[lower-alpha 1]921021272910th Round of 16
1999–2000 2 – West 342365702670[lower-alpha 2]2nd —
2000–01 2 – West 3424648127781st Round of 32
2001–02 1 341261642424215th —
2002–03 2 – West 33811143543359th Round of 16
2003–04 3 – West 3424559131771st —
2004–05 2 – Serbia 38752627602620th —
2005–06 3 – West 3427528614861st Round of 32
 Serbia
2006–07 2 38241044919821st — —
2007–08 1 33814113241387th[lower-alpha 3] Round of 32
2008–09 2 341081625433814th Round of 32
2009–10 2 349151033314214th Round of 16
2010–11 2 341112112932459th Preliminary round
2011–12 2 34131474227533rd Round of 32
2012–13 2 341013113135439th Round of 32
2013–14 2 3018664220601st Round of 32
2014–15 1 30117124147407th Round of 32
2015–16 1 371114123444319th Round of 32
2016–17 1 37186134644364th Quarter-finals
2017–18 1 3711111544522710th Runners-up Europa League – First qualifying round
2018–19 1 37169124937345th Semi-finals —
2019–20 1 30[lower-alpha 4]134133140439th Quarter-finals
2020–21 1 38159144359547th Round of 16
2021–22 1 371291646524511th Round of 32
2022–23 1 379111740573811th Round of 32
  1. The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. The club was docked five points.
  3. The club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.
  4. The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

European record
Season Competition Round Opponent Score Aggregate
2017–18 Europa League First qualifying round Azerbaijan Inter Baku 0–3 (H), 0–2 (A) 0–5

Players

First-team squad
As of 7 September 2023[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 Saša Stamenković
4 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Milošević (captain)
5 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Žunić
6 DF Serbia SRB Aleksa Šajinović
8 MF Montenegro MNE Janko Tumbasević
9 FW Serbia SRB Uroš Sremčević
11 MF Serbia SRB Đorđe Marinković
12 DF Serbia SRB Milan Joksimović
13 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Racić
14 FW Serbia SRB Uroš Sremčević
15 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Divac
16 DF Serbia SRB Marko Tomić
17 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Varjačić
18 MF Serbia SRB Aleksa Bošković
19 MF Cameroon CMR Donald Molls
21 MF Serbia SRB Filip Žunić
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Serbia SRB Marjan Mijatović
23 GK Serbia SRB Željko Samčović
24 FW Serbia SRB Ognjen Milanović
27 MF Serbia SRB Vladimir Radivojević
29 DF Serbia SRB Stefan Maksimović
30 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Ćirković
31 MF Serbia SRB Ognjen Krsmanović
33 MF Serbia SRB Žarko Udovičić
35 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Leković
42 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yacouba Silue
45 FW Nigeria NGA Patrick Friday Eze
47 MF Serbia SRB Marko Veličković
51 GK Serbia SRB Luka Savić
70 MF Serbia SRB Marko Mirić
71 DF Serbia SRB Ognjen Vučićević
90 MF Serbia SRB Veljko Todorović

Notable players

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

For a list of all FK Mladost Lučani players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Mladost Lučani players.

Managerial history

References
  1. "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1988.-1991" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. "Mladost ispala" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. "Partizan novi šampion" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. "Mladost iz Lučana istupila iz lige" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. "CRVENA ZVEZDA – MLADOST 3:1 (2:1)" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. "Mladost: Ispunjeni uslovi za evro licencu, hvala Đoriću" (in Serbian). sportklub.rs. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. "Voša nije uspela, novi poraz Mladosti" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. "Istorija u Lučanima: Neško i Mladost pojeli Mačvu i čekirali finale! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. "Partizan nakon preokreta osvojio Kup" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. "Mladost" (in Serbian). superliga.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. "Mladost Lučani". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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