FK Kabel (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Кабел) is a football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Vojvodina, the third tier of the national league system.

Kabel
Full nameFK Kabel
Nickname(s)Kabelovci (The Cable Men)
Crveno-crni (The Red-Blacks)
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
GroundStadion FK Kabel
Capacity2,000
PresidentSlobodan Milutinović
Head coachSavo Pavićević
LeagueSerbian League Vojvodina
2023–24Serbian League Vojvodina, 8th of 16

History

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The club was founded by workers of a local cable factory in 1932.[1] They competed in the local leagues of Novi Sad over the next few years.[1] In 1945, following the end of World War II, the club was refounded by the factory's workers and given its original name.[1] The name was briefly changed to Metalac in 1947, but reverted after only a few months.[1]

In 1975, the club reached the Vojvodina League for the first time ever.[2] They remained in the third tier of Yugoslav football for two seasons.[2] The club would return to the Vojvodina League on two more occasions in 1978 and 1983.[3] They eventually finished as champions of the third tier in 1986–87 to reach the Yugoslav Second League (Group West).[4] However, the club suffered relegation after just one year and continued competing in the newly formed Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group North).[5]

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club placed third in the NATO bombing-suspended 1998–99 Serbian League Vojvodina and gained promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Group North).[6] They spent three consecutive seasons in the second tier before being relegated in 2002.[7] Subsequently, the club competed in the Serbian League Vojvodina for two years before dropping to the Vojvodina League West in 2004.[8]

After finishing as runners-up in the 2016–17 Vojvodina League South, the club won the title in the next season and took promotion to the Serbian League Vojvodina. They subsequently placed first in the third tier and gained promotion to the Serbian First League in 2019.[9] The club remained in the second tier for three years until relegation in 2022.[10]

Honours

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Vojvodina League / Serbian League Vojvodina (Tier 3)

  • 1986–87 / 2018–19

Novi Sad-Srem Zone League / Vojvodina League West / Vojvodina League South (Tier 4)

  • 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1982–83 / 1995–96 / 2017–18

Seasons

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Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
  Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 4 – Vojvodina West 34 22 5 7 83 25 71 1st
1996–97 3 – Vojvodina 34 12 8 14 57 45 44 9th
1997–98 3 – Vojvodina 34 17 5 12 58 31 56 4th
1998–99 3 – Vojvodina 17[a] 30 3rd
1999–2000 2 – North 34 12 4 18 40 54 40 15th
2000–01 2 – North 34 12 5 17 37 46 41 13th
2001–02 2 – North 34 6 7 21 32 71 25 16th
2002–03 3 – Vojvodina 34 14 6 14 58 46 48 6th
2003–04 3 – Vojvodina 34 6 6 22 39 76 24 16th
2004–05 4 – Vojvodina West 30 17 4 9 45 38 55 4th
2005–06 4 – Vojvodina West 30 6 8 16 23 32 25[b] 15th
  Serbia
2008–09 5 – Novi Sad 32 15 9 8 62 37 54 4th
2009–10 5 – Novi Sad 30 12 5 13 47 49 41 8th
2010–11 5 – Novi Sad 30 18 7 5 50 26 61 2nd
2011–12 5 – Novi Sad 28 15 3 10 51 34 48 3rd
2012–13 5 – Novi Sad 30 14 8 8 53 29 50 2nd
2013–14 5 – Novi Sad 30 21 5 4 63 24 68 2nd
2014–15 4 – Novi Sad-Srem 30 11 6 13 39 32 39 11th
2015–16 4 – Novi Sad-Srem 30 11 10 9 50 43 43 7th
2016–17 4 – Vojvodina South 30 18 6 6 54 28 60 2nd
2017–18 4 – Vojvodina South 30 21 6 3 58 27 69 1st
2018–19 3 – Vojvodina 32 25 2 5 77 23 77 1st
2019–20 2 30[c] 14 10 6 31 20 42[d] 7th
2020–21 2 34 18 11 5 41 18 65 3rd Round of 32
2021–22 2 37 2 7 28 15 89 13 16th Preliminary round
2022–23 3 – Vojvodina 28 11 4 13 35 35 37 7th Round of 32
2023–24 3 – Vojvodina 30 11 11 8 46 37 44 8th
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The club was docked one point.
  3. ^ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
  4. ^ The club was docked 10 points for match-fixing.

Notable players

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This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[11]

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

Managerial history

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Istorija" (in Serbian). fkkabel.rs. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1973. - 1978" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Period 1978. – 1983" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Period 1983. – 1988" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1988.-1991" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. ^ "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2003/04". rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ^ "NOVI PRVOLIGAŠI: Igrači i uprava FK Kabel posetili Gradsku kuću (FOTO)" (in Serbian). mojnovisad.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Serbia 2021/22". rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Kabel Novi Sad". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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