RFK Grafičar Beograd

Grafičar Beograd
Full nameRadnički fudbalski klub Grafičar Beograd
NicknameThe Violets
Founded20 May 1922
GroundSouth artificial grass field of - Rajko Mitić Stadium
Capacity1,000
ChairmanSlobodan Govedarica
CoachMilan Stegnjaić
LeagueSerbian First League
2024–25Serbian First League, 6th
Websitefkgraficar.com

RFK Grafičar Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: РФК Графичар Београд) is a football club based in Senjak, Belgrade, Serbia. It competes in Serbian First League, the second tier of Serbian football. Club serves as a reserve team of Red Star Belgrade.

Grafičar has a reputation as an old traditional Belgrade club. Initially, it was financed by the printing industry of major city publishers of books, magazines and newspapers. In 2017, Grafičar became affiliated with Red Star Belgrade. As the feeder team, its primary role is developing Red Star's young players. Red Star's financial backing enabled the club to be quickly promoted from one league to another. The club is currently competing in Serbian First League, the second tier of Serbian football.

History

It is located in Belgrade's suburb called Senjak. The club colour is purple (violet), which is why their fans are called Violet Boys. Some of the club most notable former players are Goran Bunjevčević, Đorđe Svetličić, Dragan Pantelić, Nemanja Vučićević, László Köteles, Milutin Sredojević, Vladimir Rodić. Boris Sekulić who became Slovak international, played in the club in season 2009–10.

Recent league history

Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
2020–21 Serbian First League 34 13 12 9 46 34 51 7th
2021–22 Serbian First League 30 10 5 15 44 42 35 11th
2022–23 Serbian First League 30 15 5 10 57 38 50 3rd
2023–24 Serbian First League 30 11 9 10 43 42 42 8th
2024–25 Serbian First League 30 11 10 9 39 38 43 7th

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 March 2026[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Savo Radanović (dual registration with Red Star Belgrade)
2 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Sy (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
3 DF  SRB Bratislav Marić
5 FW  SRB Miljan Vukadinović
6 DF  MNE Balša Vukotić
7 MF  SRB Veljko Vukojević
8 MF  SRB Luka Nikolić
9 FW  SRB Aleksa Damjanović (dual registration with Red Star Belgrade)
10 MF  SRB Đorđe Ranković (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
11 MF  SRB Luka Zarić (dual registration with Red Star Belgrade)
12 MF  SRB Marko Živanović
13 MF  SRB Filip Vasiljević (captain)
14 MF  SRB Slavoljub Srnić
15 DF  SRB Darko Lazić
18 DF  SRB Stefan Veličković
19 FW  SRB Nikola Stojiljković
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  SRB Veljko Ilić
22 GK  SRB Ranko Puškić
27 DF  SRB Stefan Gudelj (dual registration with Red Star Belgrade)
33 DF  SRB Ivan Lakićević
44 DF  SRB Nemanja Vidić
45 DF  SRB Matej Strika
60 MF  SRB Jakša Jevremović
67 DF  NGA Monday Egbeby (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
77 FW  SRB Andrej Drinčić (on loan from OFK Beograd)
78 MF  CAN Joshua Sora Tucker
88 MF  SRB Ognjen Ajdar
92 GK  SRB Veljko Vojvodić
93 GK  SRB Strahinja Aleksić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
98 FW  SRB Veljko Mladenović
99 MF  SRB Veljko Đorđević

Players with multiple nationalities

  • Serbia Austria Aleksa Damjanović
  • Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Gudelj
  • Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Savo Radanović
  • Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Matej Strika
  • Serbia South Africa Jakša Jevremović
  • Canada Japan Joshua Sora Tucker

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  MNE Marko Mandić (at Serbia Jedinstvo Stara Pazova until the end of the 2025–26 season)
— FW  SRB Nikša Delibašić (at Serbia Jedinstvo Stara Pazova until the end of the 2025–26 season)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Serbia Milan Stegnjaić
Assistant manager Serbia Vladimir Kovačević
Goalkeeping coach Serbia Đorđe Topalović
Fitness coach Serbia Miloslav Fabok
Doctor Serbia Dragan Đorđević
Analyst: Serbia Milan Milenković
Physiotherapist Serbia Saša Đorđević
Serbia Radomir Tadić
Serbia Slobodan Sekešan
Economic Serbia Aleksandar Der
Secretary of the coaching staff Serbia Aleksa Negić

Historical list of coaches

  • Serbia Uroš Kalinić (2017–2018)
  • Serbia Milija Žižić (2018–2020)
  • Serbia Radomir Koković (2021)
  • North Macedonia Boško Gjurovski (2021)
  • Serbia Marko Neđić (2021–2026)
  • Serbia Milan Stegnjaić (2026–present)

References

  1. ^ "ИГРАЧИ" (in Serbian). FK Grafičar. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Tim" (in Serbian). prvaliga.rs. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

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