FK Voždovac

Voždovac
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Full nameFudbalski Klub Voždovac
NicknameZmajevi (The Dragons)
Founded1912 (1912)
GroundVoždovac Stadium
Capacity5,200
ChairmanMomir Veljković
ManagerDejan Branković
LeagueSerbian First League
2024–25Serbian First League, 5th of 16
Websitefkvozdovac.rs

Fudbalski klub Voždovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Вождовац) is a professional football club based in Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia, which competes in the Serbian First League, the second tier.

Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but have become one of Belgrade's best and most stable clubs in modern times since Serbia's independence.

They are known for their stadion on top of the shopping center.[1]

History

Old crest

The club was formed in 1912, under the name SK Dušanovac and its president in that year was Danilo Stojanović, "Čika Dača"[2] who was also the coach in that year. The club was named after Dušanovac, a suburb in Belgrade where the club was formed. Initially it was a club whose players and followers were mostly students from the Economics Gymnasium. After the end of World War I the club substantially improved however it never archived to be in the top like other clubs such as BSK Belgrade or SK Jugoslavija.[3]

In 1929, it is renamed into Voždovački SK (Voždovački sport klub). The main success in this period was the winning of the II League of Belgrade Football Subassociation in the 1933–34 season, and the III League of Belgrade in 1948–49. In the 1963–64 season, they won the Serbian Republic League, then the Yugoslav third tier, and promoted to the Yugoslav Second League. After Red Star Belgrade's new ground Marakana was built between 1959 and 1963, Voždovački SK played its home matches on Marakana's secondary pitch with bleachers around it.

In 1973, another local club, Sloboda Belgrade, formed in 1953 and Belgrade League champion in 1968, was dissolved. The municipal authorities decided to hand Sloboda's ground over to Voždovački, which then changed its name to FK Voždovac. The first major achievement was the winning of the Belgrade Football Association Cup in 1975. During the following three decades Voždovac competed mostly in the lower Serbian leagues, until the season of 2003–04, when they won the Serbian League Belgrade without a single defeat, achieving promotion to the Serbian First League, the national second tier.

On 28 June 2005, Železnik won the Serbia and Montenegro Cup but, struggling financially, merged with Voždovac. As a result, Voždovac gained access to the 2005–06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro, finishing in third place and qualifying for European competition. However, due to the continuing financial difficulties after the merger, club officials decided not to request the license for European competitions.

Since the opening of the new stadium in August 2013, the club has been regarded as relatively stable within Serbian football, supported in part by commercial partnerships with businesses operating within the stadium complex. The club's management has also introduced initiatives aimed at attracting a youger supporter base, including the development of a modern website and the redesign of the club's crest. The updated crest incorporates a red dragon, reflecting the club's nickname, and replaced the previous design. These efforts were intended to differentiate the club's image and presentation from that of the other Serbian clubs.[4]

Voždovac finished the 2019/20 season in 8th place under manager Radomir Koković who was fired late in the season due to a run of losses, former player Jovan Damjanović took over the managers role and guided the club to a safe mid table finish.[4]

Stadium

The old Voždovac Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Voždovac, with a capacity of 5,780 people. It was demolished in 2011.

Voždovac play their home games at the Voždovac Stadium located on the fourth floor of a shopping center and it meets all UEFA regulations. It has 5,174 seats, the pitch is 24 meters above ground while the tallest stands are 45 meters above.

The stadium was opened for a league game against Jagodina in the fourth round of the Superliga on 31 August 2013. It is also the first time a Superliga game was played on artificial grass.[5]

Supporters

Groups

The organized supporters of FK Voždovac are the Invalidi (Invalids).[6] However, the first organised supporting group was formed in 1987, and was named Vilenjaci (The Elves). Initially consisted of about 30 members, mostly former and youth players from the neighborhood. Along with Vilenjaci, another group named Zmajevi (Dragons) appeared, which is simultaneously the traditional nickname of the club. Vilenjaci grew with time, and they were often involved in disturbs. They made an effort to be original in their supporting. Pirotechnical fireworks were a usual way of provoking match interruptions.[7]

In 1989, another group named Genoes United was formed in the east stand of the stadium, and by that time Zmajevi accepted to join Vilenjaci. Shortly afterwards Genoes also joined Vilenjaci on the western stand. In the season 1989–90 another group was formed, Hasini Trafikari, named after a former club player, nicknamed Hasa. Initially formed in the south stand, they would also ended up merging with Vilenjaci on the western stand. However, when it looked that the group was stronger than ever, it ended up being disbanded.[7]

In 1990, a new group, that was initially more similar to a street gang than to football fans, was formed and named Invalidi.[7] During the 1990s, the group was constantly growing, and besides football their presence was also noticed in other sports events in which the club participated, most notably in women's handball. Obviously the most inspiring period for club fans was the period the club competed in the top league. Today the group consists of about 100 young men.[8]

Friendships

The fans have a strong friendship with fans of OFK Beograd. They also have good relations with fans of ŁKS Łomża.

Honours

  • Serbian Republic League
    • Winners (1): 1963–64
  • Serbian League Belgrade
    • Winners (2): 2003–04, 2011–12

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Current squad

As of 6 September 2025[9][10]

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
2 DF  SRB Nikola Janković
3 DF  SRB Veljko Milivojević
5 MF  SRB Aleksandar Kovačević
6 DF  SRB Dominik Dinga
7 MF  SRB Marko Stanković
8 MF  SRB Vukašin Braunović (captain)
9 FW  SRB Bojan Matić
10 MF  RUS Bogdan Reykhmen
11 DF  SRB Uroš Petrović
16 MF  SRB Marko Stojanović
19 FW  SRB Stefan Đurić
20 DF  SRB Veljko Prodanić
21 MF  SRB Jasin Rašljanin
22 MF  SRB Petar Sretenović
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  SRB Nenad Lukić
30 MF  SRB Luka Svetličić
31 DF  SRB Luka Nedović
33 GK  SRB Vanja Radulaški
34 MF  SRB Danilo Knežević
43 MF  SRB Todor Petrović
44 DF  MKD Andrija Dimeski
55 MF  SRB Ognjen Dimitrić
77 FW  SRB Uroš Stević
84 GK  SRB Nenad Filipović
92 GK  SRB Miloš Debeljaković
94 DF  SRB Nikola Čejović
98 FW  SRB Stefan Ilić

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
— GK  SRB Nikola Ralić (at GSP Polet Dorćol until the end of the 2025–26 season)
— DF  SRB Vukašin Pavlović (at Dinamo Pančevo until the end of the 2025–26 season)
— MF  SRB Irfan Kahrović (at Zlatibor Čajetina until the end of the 2025–26 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BIH Vuk Marić (at Radnički Novi Beograd until the end of the 2025–26 season)
— FW  SRB Milan Dobrašinović (at Radnički Obrenovac until the end of the 2025–26 season)

Club officials

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Serbia Dejan Branković
Assistant coach Serbia Stefan Filipović
Serbia Goran Dragović
Goalkeeping coach Serbia Jusmir Hatunić
Fitness coach Croatia Duško Korać
Analyst Serbia David Ramadani
Secretary of the coaching staff Serbia Pavle Žigić
Physiotherapist Serbia Ivan Jaćević
TK Physiotherapist Serbia Dušan Jandrić
Serbia Vladimir Milošević
Economic Serbia Ninoslav-Branko Jovanović
Doctor Serbia Veselin Aleksić
Club president Serbia Momir Veljković
General secretary Serbia Rade Veljović

Notable former players

This is a list of FK Voždovac players with senior national team appearances:[11]

For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Voždovac players.

Historical list of coaches

  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danilo Stojanović (1912) [3]
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Đorđe Kačunković
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gojko Zec (1965–1966)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Đorđe Vujadinović (1967–1973)
  • Mlađa Mitrović
  • Serbia and Montenegro Zoran Lončar (2003–2004)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Mihailo Ivanović (2005–2006)
  • Serbia Tomislav Sivić (June 2006–August 2006)
  • Serbia Dušan Jevrić (August 2006–February 2007)
  • Serbia Miroslav Vukašinović (February 2007–April 2007)
  • Serbia Mihailo Ivanović (April 2007 – 2007)
  • Serbia Čedomir Đoinčević (2007–November 2007)
  • Serbia Dragi Kaličanin (2008–09)
  • Serbia Mihailo Ivanović (July 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013)
  • Serbia Aleksandar Janjić (April 1, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
  • Serbia Nenad Lalatović (July 1, 2013 – Jan 16, 2014)
  • Serbia Zoran Milinković (Jan 18, 2014–2015)
  • Serbia Bratislav Živković (2015–16)
  • Serbia Ilija Stolica (2016–17)
  • Serbia Jovan Damjanović (2018)
  • Serbia Miloš Veselinović (2018)
  • Serbia Dragan Aničić (2018–19)
  • Serbia Radomir Koković (2019–20)
  • Serbia Jovan Damjanović (2020–21)[12]
  • Serbia Predrag Rogan (2021)
  • Serbia Nikola Puača (14 Aug 2022-)[13]
  • Serbia Marko Savić (2023– Feb 24)
  • Serbia Ivan Kurtušić (Oct 2024 – Dec 2024)[14]
  • Serbia Dejan Đuričić (Dec 2024 – Oct 2025)[15]
  • Serbia Dejan Rađenović (Oct 2025 –)[16]

References

  1. ^ "СТАДИОН ФК ВОЖДОВАЦ". Фудбалски клуб Вождовац - Football Club Voždovac (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ Srbislav Todorović: "Football in Serbia 1896 – 1918", pag. 153
  3. ^ a b "Čika Dačine uspomene 1903 – 1953", Belgrade 1953, pag. 52 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ a b "Vozdovac-Vesti". fkvozdovac.rs (in Serbian). 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ^ "Kako izgleda srpski fudbal na krovu tržnog centra". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). September 2013. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. ^ FANATIK: Kup je praznik za Ultrase! at mozzartsport.com, 24-9-2014, retrieved 19-4-2016 (in Serbian)
  7. ^ a b c "ИНВАЛИДИ ВОЖДОВАЦ | ИСТОРИЈА" (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  8. ^ Story and history at Invalidi website (in Serbian)
  9. ^ "Први тим" (in Serbian). fkvozdovac.rs. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Tim" (in Serbian). prvaliga.rs. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  11. ^ FK Voždovac at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ Milovanović, Petar (12 March 2020). "Jovan Damjanović novi trener Voždovca". Nova Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Debakl od Zvezde, pa novi šef: Voždovac zvanično preuzeo bivši trener dece crveno-belih". Sportal (in Serbian). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Zvanično: Đuričić preuzeo Voždovac". Meridian Sports (in Serbian). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Ivan Kurtušić napustio Voždovac". Sportal (in Serbian). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Dejan Rađenović novi šef stručnog štaba FK Voždovac". Danas (in Serbian). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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