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; 72 years ago (1952)
GroundSRC MR Radoš Milovanović
Capacity8,000
PresidentVladimir Đorđević
Head coachNikola Trajković
LeagueSerbian SuperLiga
2023–24Serbian SuperLiga, 7th of 16
Websitefkmladostlucani.com

History

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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

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Seasons

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Season League Cup Continental
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
  Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 1 – I/B 18 8 5 5 26 20 29 3rd Round of 16
1 – I/A 18 8 2 8 24 27 32 5th
1996–97 1 – I/A 33 12 5 16 45 59 41 8th Quarter-finals
1997–98 1 – I/A 33 9 3 21 25 54 30 12th Round of 32
1998–99 2 – West 21[a] 9 2 10 21 27 29 10th Round of 16
1999–2000 2 – West 34 23 6 5 70 26 70[b] 2nd
2000–01 2 – West 34 24 6 4 81 27 78 1st Round of 32
2001–02 1 34 12 6 16 42 42 42 15th
2002–03 2 – West 33 8 11 14 35 43 35 9th Round of 16
2003–04 3 – West 34 24 5 5 91 31 77 1st
2004–05 2 – Serbia 38 7 5 26 27 60 26 20th
2005–06 3 – West 34 27 5 2 86 14 86 1st Round of 32
  Serbia
2006–07 2 38 24 10 4 49 19 82 1st
2007–08 1 33 8 14 11 32 41 38 7th[c] Round of 32
2008–09 2 34 10 8 16 25 43 38 14th Round of 32
2009–10 2 34 9 15 10 33 31 42 14th Round of 16
2010–11 2 34 11 12 11 29 32 45 9th Preliminary round
2011–12 2 34 13 14 7 42 27 53 3rd Round of 32
2012–13 2 34 10 13 11 31 35 43 9th Round of 32
2013–14 2 30 18 6 6 42 20 60 1st Round of 32
2014–15 1 30 11 7 12 41 47 40 7th Round of 32
2015–16 1 37 11 14 12 34 44 31 9th Round of 32
2016–17 1 37 18 6 13 46 44 36 4th Quarter-finals
2017–18 1 37 11 11 15 44 52 27 10th Runners-up Europa League – First qualifying round
2018–19 1 37 16 9 12 49 37 34 5th Semi-finals
2019–20 1 30[d] 13 4 13 31 40 43 9th Quarter-finals
2020–21 1 38 15 9 14 43 59 54 7th Round of 16
2021–22 1 37 12 9 16 46 52 45 11th Round of 32
2022–23 1 37 9 11 17 40 57 38 11th 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

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

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 August 2024[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   SRB Saša Stamenković
4 DF   SRB Miloš Divac
5 DF   SRB Aleksa Milošević
6 MF   SRB Jagoš Đurković
7 DF   SRB Nikola Andrić
8 MF   MNE Janko Tumbasević (captain)
10 MF   SRB Petar Bojić
11 FW   SRB Ognjen Bondžulić
12 DF   SRB Milan Joksimović
14 FW   SRB Danilo Načić
15 MF   SRB Đorđe Marinković
16 DF   SRB Sava Pribaković
17 DF   SRB Aleksandar Varjačić
18 MF   SRB Filip Žunić
20 DF   SRB Ognjen Vučićević
21 GK   SRB Bogdan Matijašević
22 FW   SRB Ognjen Krsmanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   SRB Željko Samčović
25 MF   SRB Jovan Ćirić
26 DF   SRB Sava Pribaković
27 MF   SRB Vladimir Radivojević
28 MF   SRB Aleksandar Pejović
29 FW   SRB Nikola Jojić (on loan from Stoke City)
30 DF   SRB Nikola Ćirković
31 FW   SRB Ognjen Alempijević
33 DF   SRB Žarko Udovičić
35 DF   SRB Nikola Leković
39 MF   SRB Jagoš Đurković
40 DF   SRB Dušan Cvetinović
45 FW   NGA Patrick Friday Eze
72 FW   SEN Ibrahima Ndiaye
77 FW   SRB Uroš Ljubomirac
87 DF   SRB Danilo Petrović

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SRB Mihajlo Vesnić

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SRB Luka Savić (at Sloboda Užice)
DF   SRB Igor Radovanović (at Takovo)
DF   SRB Nikola Obućina (at FAP)
DF   SRB Veljko Vlašković (at Zlatibor Čajetina)
DF   SRB Nenad Perović (at OFK Vršac)
DF   SRB Nemanja Žunić (at Javor Ivanjica)
MF   SRB Vasilije Đerković (at Sloga Kraljevo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SRB Veljko Todorović (at FAP)
MF   SRB Vukašin Marković (at FAP)
MF   SRB Milisav Ćirović (at Sloga Požega)
FW   SRB Đorđe Jakovljević (at Takovo)
FW   SRB Mateja Milosavljević (at FAP)
FW   SRB Ognjen Milanović (at Sloga Požega)

Notable players

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1988.–1991" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mladost ispala" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Partizan novi šampion" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Mladost iz Lučana istupila iz lige" (in Serbian). b92.net. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  6. ^ "CRVENA ZVEZDA – MLADOST 3:1 (2:1)" (in Serbian). fkmladostlucani.com. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Mladost: Ispunjeni uslovi za evro licencu, hvala Đoriću" (in Serbian). sportklub.rs. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Voša nije uspela, novi poraz Mladosti" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Istorija u Lučanima: Neško i Mladost pojeli Mačvu i čekirali finale! (VIDEO)" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Partizan nakon preokreta osvojio Kup" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Tim" (in Serbian). superliga.rs. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Mladost Lučani". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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