- NAK Novi Sad
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NAK, Novosadski atletski klub (Serbian Cyrillic HAK, Hoвocaдcки aтлeтcки клуб, Hungarian: UAC, Ujvideki atetikail club) was a football club from Novi Sad, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
History
It was formed in 1910, while Novi Sad was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it was known for gathering the sportsman of Hungarian ethnicity, in opposition to the other clubs in the town, namely FK Vojvodina which was mostly Serb, and Juda Makabi, representative of the local Jewish community.
After the First World War the region became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929, and the club begin competing in a subdivision of the Yugoslav League, the League of Novi Sad. In 1922 it played in the qualifiers for the first edition of the Yugoslav First League however it was eliminated by its city rivals FK Vojvodina. It will play mostly in the Novi Sad sub-division until they finally managed to qualify for the top league in 1935. The 1935–36 Yugoslav Football Championship was played in a cup format and NAK managed to archive a series of good results. They won ŽAK Velika Kikinda in the round of sixteen by 4-0 at home and a 3-3 draw out, thus qualifying to the quarter-finals where they won Slavija Osijek with a double victory of 4-0 and 2-0. They were only stopped in the semi-finals where after achieving a draw in Sarajevo against FK Slavija unexpectedly lost at home by 1-3.[1]
However that was the only participation of NAK in the Yugoslav top league until 1941, when the club, after the Invasion of Yugoslavia begin competing in the Hungarian league system. Because of this, after the liberation, the club was disbanded by the new Yugoslav authorities in 1945.[2]
Notable players
- Bela Šefer
- Jožef Velker
References
- ^ Yugoslav First League tables and results at RSSSF
- ^ NAK Novi Sad at fkvojvodina.com
Yugoslav First League Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940) Seasons 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40Former clubs Bačka · BASK · BSK Belgrade · Concordia · Crnogorac Cetinje · Građanski Niš · Građanski Skopje · Građanski Zagreb · Hajduk Split · HAŠK · Ilirija Ljubljana · Jedinstvo Beograd · Jugoslavija · Krajišnik Banja Luka · Mačva · NAK Novi Sad · Pobeda Skopje · Primorje Ljubljana · Radnički Kragujevac · SAŠK · SAND Subotica · Slavija Osijek · Slavija Sarajevo · Slavija Varaždin · Somborski SK · Sparta Zemun · Viktorija Zagreb · Vojvodina · ŽAK Subotica · ŽAK Velika KikindaSFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992) Seasons 1945 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92Former clubs 14 Oktobar · Bor · Borac · Budućnost · Čelik · Crvenka · Dinamo Vinkovci · Dinamo Zagreb · Hajduk Split · Iskra · Lokomotiva · Mačva · Maribor · Nafta · Napredak · Naša Krila · Novi Sad · OFK Belgrade · Olimpija · Osijek · Partizan · Pelister · Ponziana · Priština · Proleter · Rabotnički · Rad · Radnički Belgrade · Radnički Kragujevac · Radnički Niš · Red Star Belgrade · Rijeka · Sarajevo · Sloboda · Spartak · RNK Split · Sutjeska · Teteks · Trepča · Trešnjevka · Vardar · Velež · NK Zagreb · Željezničar · ZemunCategories:- Defunct Serbian football clubs
- Yugoslav football clubs
- Hungarian football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1910
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1945
- Novi Sad
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