FK Slavija Sarajevo

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Slavija Sarajevo
Gradski SRC Slavija, Istočno Sarajevo
Capacity6,000
PresidentZdravko Šavija
ManagerBojan Regoje
LeagueFirst League of RS
2019–20First League of RS, 6th

Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (

Gradski SRC Slavija Stadium
, which has a capacity of 6,000 seats.

Dominantly the club of

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Kingdom of Yugoslavia
.

History

Founded in Sarajevo during 1908 when the city was part of

annexed Bosnia
instituted a ban on any kind of organized gathering.

In early 1909, the football section got its first pairs of boots and started holding regular practices and training sessions at Sarajevo Polje grounds, more precisely the military workout open facility known as Egzercir in the

Čengić vila area. Since the open field didn't have any goalposts, the students had to haul them in on foot from the city for every practice and match. ĐSK/SSK also informally took red and white as club colours after Slavia Prague, the club that served as inspiration for Slavs throughout Austria-Hungary. Austrian international striker, Karl Harmer, came from Vienna to become the team's first manager.[2]

1910s

It wasn't until 1911 that ĐSK played its debut match, defeating a selection of Vienna soldiers 4–2.

Throughout 1912, ĐSK played friendlies in parts of Austria-Hungary populated by

Hajduk. The first match took place on 7 April 1912 and Hajduk won, 4–1. A day later on 8 April, the teams played another match with ĐSK winning this time, 2–1. Curiosity from the Split visit was that posters announcing the two matches around the city billed ĐSK as "Osman" for non-specified reasons. This probably stemmed from the fact that "ĐSK" as club name was informally used even amongst its players so the Split hosts decided to make up a name for their guests' club on the spot. They seemingly found the male Muslim name Osman to be sufficiently funny and decided to print it on the posters as the club's official name.[3]

From the fall of 1912 as the

Greece, Bulgaria, and Montenegro) were getting rid of the last remains of Ottoman influence, Slavs within the borders of Austria-Hungary were restless to make some dents in the armour of their own occupiers – the Austro-Hungarian empire. By mid-1913, the Balkan Wars were over with a resounding victory for Slavs (Serbs and Montenegrins) across the border on the other side of river Drina
. This had an enormously encouraging effect on Slavs (especially Serbs) in Bosnia. Austro-Hungarian authorities were not oblivious to such developments and their repression got stepped up even further. All of this led to increased tensions and boiling pot atmosphere in the city of Sarajevo.

During the second part of 1913, an ethnic split occurred within the ĐSK organization as a certain number of members (all of them ethnic Croats) left ĐSK to form Hrvatski sportski klub, which later became

SAŠK. However, most others stayed at the club and soon changed the ĐSK's name to Srpski sportski klub (SSK). The freshly renamed entity attempted to make its existence public and official, and to that end enlisted its connections through Dušan Jeftanović, a prominent local industrialist and landowner, and Jovo Šošić. However, Austro-Hungarian authorities wouldn't give an inch—the ban on organized gathering stayed firmly in place. The difficult situation that the club found itself in made its members pull together even harder and by the end of 1913 they built a home ground located at Čurčić Vila in Koševo
neighbourhood. However, they wouldn't get to enjoy their new home for long.

The

ransacked and burned
by an angry mob of Croats and Bosniaks.

Football quickly became an afterthought and SSK was completely inactive all throughout

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
, SSK reactivated in 1919.

1920s

In 1921, SSK changed its name to SK Slavija and competed in the top level of the Sarajevo Subassociation. Over the next few years Slavija built a 4,000-capacity stadium in Marijin Dvor area of Sarajevo. In line with its student background the club devoted its potential to developing young players.

Slavija's first appearance in the Kingdom's top football competition took place in

1924. It featured only seven clubs and was played in cup system. Slavija didn't have luck cause they got as opponents in the quarterfinal Belgrade's SK Jugoslavija
, which crashed them 2–5 and later became champions that season.

1930s

The

1930 season
saw the return to top flight that now featured six clubs and was played in league system. Slavija finished the season in 5th place with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses, all of which wasn't enough to avoid the drop.

Next chance for top flight football came in

1932–33 season
. By then the competition changed format once more as it was now played in fall-spring league rhythm and expanded to 11 clubs. Slavija finished 9th in the league with 7 wins, 2 draws, and 11 losses, which was just enough to stay afloat.

Football was not played in

1934–35
. The league now featured 10 teams, and Slavija again barely avoided relegation, finishing third from the bottom with 7 wins, 1 draw, and 10 losses.

The

BSK
team. First leg finished 1–1, but BSK prevailed 0–1 in return.

The competition for the

1936–37
returned to 10 clubs and league system. Encouraged by their previous season's historic runner-up success, Slavija entered the new campaign with high hopes. They were soon dashed, however, as the club recorded 7 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses, which was enough for a mid-table 5th-place finish.

The next season
was virtually identical with 7 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses that again translated to 5th place in the table. A small consolation was that this was the first time season played in the league system that Slavija didn't have more losses than wins.

In 1940, the club participated at the 1940 Mitropa Cup which ended up abandoned due to the beginning of the war. Slavija lost in the quarter-finals to Ferencvaros in a dramatic 11–1 comeback from the Hungarians in Budapest, after losing to Slavija by 3–0 in Sarajevo in the first round.[4] Slavija was led by the notable Hungarian manager Wilmos Wilhelm.[5]

Once again just like in World War I, following the

Grbavica ground
that was under construction.

Rebirth

In 1993, after the break-up of

Second League of Republika Srpska for the following seasons, returning in 2000. In that season, Slavija won the 1999–00 Second League of RS unbeatable, with 19 wins and 2 draws, and a 73–6 goal difference. Slavija played in the First League of RS until 2004 when they became league champions and earned promotion to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2004, the club reached the semi-finals of the Bosnian Cup for the third time. Since then, the club has become a regular participant in the Premier League, having in between celebrated its centennial in 2008.[2]

Supporters

Slavija's main supporter group Sokolovi in May 2009.

The organized supporters of the club are known as Sokolovi (The Falcons).

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

European record

As of 6 August 2009
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Intertoto Cup /
UEFA Europa League 		8 3 2 3 10 13 −3
Total 8 3 2 3 10 13 –3

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

List of matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2007
 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Andorra Sant Julià 3–2 3–2 6–4
2R Romania
Oțelul Galați
 0–0 0–3 0–3
2009–10
 UEFA Europa League 2Q Denmark Aalborg 3–1 0–0 3–1
3Q Slovakia MFK Košice 0–2 1–3 1–5

Players

Current squad

As of 23 May 2023 [6]

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nino Nedzibović
2 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Dabić
3 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Slobodan Vucinić
4 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dejan Djerić
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Besirević
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Goran Popović
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Stefan Arbinja
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vasilije Gojković
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nikola Bjelos
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Denis Bogucanin
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Djordje Avdalović
15 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Hamza Kaljić
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vladan Mandić
18 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Luka Asentić
19 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Danijel Erić
20 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nemanja Cvoro
23 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Sirco
25 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sergej Tomić
— MF Serbia SRB Tadija Stojanović

Notable former players

These players played in the club and have played in national teams:[7]

Managers

  • Austria Karl Harmer (1908–1911)
  • Hungary Toni Szabó (1924–19xx)
  • Austria Hans Ringer (1934–1935)[8]
  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia Risto Šošić (1935–1937)[9]
  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia Brana Porobić (1937–1938)[9]
  • Austria Franz Unschuld (1938–1939)[9]
  • Austria Walter Kolitsch (1939–1940)[9]
  • Hungary Vilmos Wilheim (1940)[10]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedeljko Bugarin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Lubura
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Šumar
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Miličević
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Duško Petrović
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ranko Mrkajić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija (20 March 2002 – 13 June 2003)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Odović (3 June 2005 – 20 August 2007)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Marvan (21 August 2007 – 7 April 2008)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Erbez (8 April 2008 – 20 September 2009)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Odović (21 September 2009 – 4 May 2010)
  • Montenegro Dušan Jevrić (5 May 2010 – 1 August 2010)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bjelica (7 August 2010 – 12 September 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Simić (interim) (12 September 2011 – 23 September 2011)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Erbez (23 September 2011 – 1 January 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Gutović (17 January 2012 – 20 March 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Vlado Čapljić (20 March 2012 – 29 November 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija (5 January 2013 – 6 July 2013)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Radović (7 July 2013 – 31 October 2013)
  • Serbia Slaviša Božičić (13 November 2013 – 31 March 2014)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Gutović (21 February 2015 – 11 August 2015)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Vojvodić (19 August 2015 – 8 December 2015)
  • Serbia Veljko Dovedan (21 February 2016 – 22 March 2016)
  • North Macedonia Milko Djurovski (30 March 2016 – 16 May 2016)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Branislav Berjan (1 July 2016 – 19 September 2016)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Odović (22 September 2016 – 28 May 2017)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Radović (12 July 2017 – 2 April 2018)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Bjelica (18 April 2018 – 11 November 2018)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Gutović (26 January 2019 – 1 June 2020)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Erbez (2 July 2020 – 5 April 2021)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Regoje (interim) (6 April 2021 – 30 June 2021)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Regoje (1 July 2021 – Present)

References

  1. ^ Burni vek u dnevniku jednog lekara;Vreme, 27 December 2012
  2. ^ a b History Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine at official website (in Serbian)
  3. ^ "ФК Славија: Фудбалски клуб Славија колијевка фудбала у Босни и Херцеговини". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  4. ^ 1940 Mitropa Cup at IFFHS
  5. ^ Match report at IFFHS
  6. ^ "SLAVIJA FUDBAL / MUŠKARCI". SportDC. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ FK Slavija at National-Football-Teams
  8. ^ Treneri kroz povijest Archived 16 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Povijest Dinama (in Croatian)
  9. ^ a b c d Fudbal u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji, Milorad Sijić, pag. 160
  10. ^ Match report Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine at iffhs.de

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