- FK Vojvodina
Infobox Football club
clubname = FK Vojvodina
fullname = Fudbalski klub Vojvodina
nickname = "Voša", "Slaninari", "Lale"
founded = 1914
ground =Karađorđe Stadium
capacity = 15,500
chairman = flagicon|SerbiaVojislav Gajić [ [http://www.pressonline.rs/vest.jsp?id=39867§ionId=71 Vojvodina dobila novog predsednika, "Press", June 24, 2008] ]
manager = flagicon|SerbiaDragoljub Bekvalac
league =Serbian Superliga
season = 2007-08
position = 3rd
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leftarm2=0000ff|body2=0000ff|rightarm2=0000ff|shorts2=0000ff|socks2=0000ffFK Vojvodina (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Војводина) is a football club from
Novi Sad , in the autonomous region ofVojvodina ,Serbia , which it represents. It currently competes in theSerbian Superliga . FK Vojvodina is the oldest football club in Serbia's elite league.History
The club was founded in 1914. The club's colors, red-white, were chosen to be the same as of FC
Slavia Prague . The club's biggest successes on the national level came during theSFRY when it won theYugoslav First League in 1966 and 1989, and was the runner-up in 1957, 1962 and 1975. In 1967, Vojvodina reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup, before being knocked out in dramatic circumstances 2-1 on aggregate by eventual champions, Glasgow Celtic, courtesy of a last minute goal by Celtic captainBilly McNeill . After winning the European Cup by beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon on May 25, 1967, Celtic players said later that Vojvodina was the best side they had faced that season.It also participated in the Yugoslav Cup and reached the finals in 1951 and 1997. Vojvodina played in the Intertoto cup final in 1998. In 2007, the club once again reached the domestic cup final, again failing to take home the trophy.
Note that "Vojvodina" is also the name of basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and baseball teams under the same leadership.
Stadium
The home field of FK Vojvodina is the
Karađorđe Stadium inNovi Sad . With a capacity of 21,000 seats, it is the largest football stadium in the city. The stadium is also the home ground for the Serbian U-21 football team. In late May 2007, the stadium also was the site ofSiniša Mihajlović 's testimonial match.In 2006, the club reconstructed the whole club complex "SC
Vujadin Boškov " along with the stadium. The club's training complex is one of the most modern training camps in the region. In light of the Universiade 2009, the club will install new reflectors.Supporters
FK Vojvodina's supporters are known as The Firm ("Firma").
"The following is a description from the supporters."
The Firm is an organized group of supporters which accepts only true fans of Vojvodina who will show appreciation and love towards the club by supporting it at home, and away games as well, by cheering unanimously and with all the other activities that are part of the supporter life style.
The Firm has had a grand entrance in the new century and one can say that we are one of the most attractive and most modern supporter groups in the region, although our team is not having the best results in the national championship and we did not compete in European Cups for several years.
We are trying very hard to help our team to get back on its feet by giving advice and by participating in the Club Assembly because we all know what has happened in the last decade of the previous century.
We will do anything to protect the image of our club and to try to lead it back to the paths of old glory as we would like to make our old supporters come back to the terrace. Also, we will do everything in our power to motivate younger generations to come to the stadium. The mentality of the people of Novi Sad is starting to switch and again it is as it was in the old days, when most of the Novi Sad citizens supported Vojvodina.
UEFA competitions (1998-2009)
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 First round
flagicon|NOR Stabæk - flagicon|SCG
FK Vojvodina 1:2
flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina - flagicon|NOR Stabæk 3:2Second round
flagicon|SCG
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|SWEÖrebro SK 2:0
flagicon|SWEÖrebro SK - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 0:2Third round
flagicon|SCG
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|RUSFC Baltika Kaliningrad 4:1
flagicon|RUSFC Baltika Kaliningrad - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 1:0Semi-finals
flagicon|FRA
SC Bastia - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 2:0
flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina - flagicon|FRASC Bastia 4:0Finals
flagicon|GER
Werder Bremen - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 1:0
flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina - flagicon|GERWerder Bremen 1:1UEFA Cup 1999–2000 Qualifying round
flagicon|SCG
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|HUNÚjpest FC 4:0
flagicon|HUNÚjpest FC - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 1:1First round
flagicon|SCG
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|CZESK Slavia Praha 0:0
flagicon|CZESK Slavia Praha - flagicon|SCGFK Vojvodina 3:2UEFA Cup 2007–08 Qualifying round 1
flagicon|SRB
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|MaltaHibernians F.C. 5:1
flagicon|MaltaHibernians F.C. - flagicon|SRBFK Vojvodina 0:2Qualifying round 2
flagicon|ESP
Atletico Madrid - flagicon|SRBFK Vojvodina 3:0
flagicon|SRBFK Vojvodina - flagicon|ESPAtletico Madrid 1:2UEFA Cup 2008–09 Qualifying round 1
flagicon|SRB
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|AzerbaijanFK Olimpik Baku 1:0
flagicon|AzerbaijanFK Olimpik Baku - flagicon|SRBFK Vojvodina 1:1Qualifying round 2
flagicon|SRB
FK Vojvodina - flagicon|Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0:0
flagicon|Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv - flagicon|SRBFK Vojvodina 3:0Current season
Fk Vojvodina season 2008-09 Current squad
Squad changes for the 2008/09 season
In:
*flagicon|Serbia
Nemanja Ilić - "Bežanija"
*flagicon|ArgentinaPablo Ostrovsky - "free agent"
*flagicon|SerbiaŽarko Lazetić - "FK Partizan "
*flagicon|SerbiaAleksandar Mijatović - "FK Napredak Kruševac "
*flagicon|SerbiaDarko Lovrić - "Bežanija"
*flagicon|SerbiaVladan Pavlović - "Bežanija"
*flagicon|SerbiaAleksandar Kesić - "return from loan,FK Palić "
*flagicon|BosniaNenad Stojanović - "FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok "
*flagicon|SerbiaDragan Mrđa - "FC Khimki "
*flagicon|BrazilLeandro Rodrigues - "Iraty Sport Club "
*flagicon|MontenegroRisto Lakić - "FK Partizan "
*flagicon|MontenegroSlaven Stjepanović - "FK Partizan "
*flagicon|SerbiaMilan Perendija - "Vardar"Out:
*flagicon|Montenegro
Savo Pavićević - Transferred to "FC Energie Cottbus "
*flagicon|SerbiaMiloš Stojčev - Transferred to "FK Borac Čačak "
*flagicon|MontenegroIlija Radović - Transferred to "FC Fehervar "
*flagicon|SerbiaDragomir Vukobratović - Transferred to "FK Red Star "
*flagicon|SerbiaGoran Smiljanić - "on loan toFK Inđija "
*flagicon|SerbiaDejan Karan - "on loan toFK Palić "
*flagicon|SerbiaIlija Mandić - "free agent"
*flagicon|SerbiaLjubiša Vukelja - Transferred to "Borac Banja Luka "
*flagicon|MacedoniaMario Đurovski - "free agent"
*flagicon|SerbiaMarko Đalović - "free agent"Appearances and goals 2008/09
:"Last updated on
August 31 ,2008 ."Notable former players
*flagicon|Serbia
Vujadin Boškov
*flagicon|SerbiaSlaviša Jokanović
*flagicon|SerbiaSiniša Mihajlović
*flagicon|SerbiaDejan Govedarica
*flagicon|SerbiaVlada Avramov
*flagicon|Serbia Milan Jovanović
*flagicon|SerbiaMiloš Krasić
*flagicon|SerbiaMilan Stepanov
*flagicon|SerbiaGojko Kačar Coaching history
*
Dragoljub Bekvalac Jun 2008 - present
*Ivica Brzić September 2007 - May 2008
*Milovan Rajevac September 2006 - September 2007
*Zoran Marić
*Dragoljub Bekvalac 2000-2001
*Dragan Okuka 1999-2000
*Ljupko Petrović 1996-1997
*Dragoljub Bekvalac 1995-1996
*Ivica Brzić 1990-1991
*Ljupko Petrović 1988-1990
*Josip Duvančić
*Ivica Brzić 1978-1979
*Todor Veselinović
*Vujadin Boškov 1964-1971See also
*
Serbian Superliga 2007-08
*List of football clubs in Serbia
*Serbia national football team References
External links
; Official
* [http://www.fcvojvodina.co.yu/ FK Vojvodina official site] Sr icon
* [http://www.fkvojvodina.com/ FK Vojvodina Forums] Sr icon; Supporters
* [http://www.firma1989.com/english.htm Firma 1989]
* [http://www.red-firm.ns.co.yu/ Red Firm] Sr icon
* [http://www.firmanovisad.net/eng/ Firma Novi Sad]
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