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The following is a history of Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade.

Club history

Formation (1945)

Koča Popović (left) and Peko Dapčević (right) were two of the main founders of the club.

Partizan was founded on 4 October 1945 in Belgrade, as a football section of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army "Partizan", and was named in honour of the Partisans, the communist military formation who fought against fascism during World War II in Yugoslavia.[1] The club was formed and initially managed by the group of young high officers of the Yugoslav People's Army. Among them were Svetozar Vukmanović, Koča Popović and Ratko Vujović.

In an interview marking the 50th anniversary of the club, Koča Popović stated, "Most of us, young generals who played and loved football, we gathered and agreed to start a football club. We did not argue over what the name would be. We were Partisans, it was most natural to call our club Partizan."[2]

Two days after its establishment, Partizan made its first step on the football scene, with the friendly match against selection of

Slovak Army with 3–1. At the time, just months after the World War II in Yugoslavia ended, no organized football competition was yet restored, so Partizan played only friendly games and tournaments both home and abroad. The club's first European engagement was a meeting against another army side, CSKA Moscow from what was then Soviet Union, in 1945.[3]

Early years (1946–1958)

Club legend Stjepan Bobek, voted Partizan's best player of all time in 1995.

Finally, in late August, 1946, the new

Sporting. The final result was 3–3, with Milutinović
becoming the first scorer in a most prestigious club competition in Europe.

Partizan's babies - the first European final (1958–1966)

1966 European Cup Final starting lineup (coach: Abdulah Gegić
)

By the mid-1950s, the first big Partizan generation was well over its peak. Only two titles and four cups in first 15 years of existence were not enough for a club of Partizan's stature, ambition and popularity. In 1958, club left way behind 13 years of playing in blue-red kits and adopted the now famous black and white colors. The change in a club's image and appearance was followed by radical changes in the playing squad. The number of young players, offsprings of Partizan's own youth ranks known as Partizanove bebe (The Partizan's babies), soon emerged into one of the best generations Europe's ever seen. The rise of the generation began with Milutin Šoškić, Fahrudin Jusufi, Jovan Miladinović, Velibor Vasović, Milan Galić, Ilija Mitić, Zvezdan Čebinac and Vladica Kovačević. Very soon, they were joined by Lazar Radović, Velimir Sombolac, Ljubomir Mihajlović and Mustafa Hasanagić, and finally Ivan Ćurković, Josip Pirmajer, Branko Rašović and Radoslav Bečejac. Managers Spitz, Matekalo and Bobek monitored and guided their development. The decision to rely mostly on talented youngsters scouted throughout the country quickly gave results – Partizan took three consecutive championship titles, in 1961,[6] 1962[7] and 1963,[8] the first title hat-trick in the Yugoslav First League. Efficient and attractive performances earned the club its popular nickname Parni valjak (The Steamroller). In 1964–65 season, the team added the fourth title in five years[9] (interrupted by city rival Red Star during the 1963–64 season). As early as the 60s, a fierce and intense rivalry grew up between Partizan and Red Star.

The

Real Madrid. The final game was played on 11 May, at Heysel Stadium, Brussels. Until 70th minute Partizan was 1–0 up (goal by Velibor Vasović), but lost to the Spaniards 2–1 at the end.[13] Partizan may have come close to a famous victory, but they had now missed their chance as the side was immediately broken up with their star players heading west. Still, Partizan became the first club from the Balkans and Eastern Europe to have played in a European Cup final.[14]

Crisis (1966–1976)

The sudden increase in the reputation of Partizan team was not followed by increase in the organizational structure. After the defeat in the finals, club administration failed to operate on a higher level, and Partizan entered a long organizational crisis. All main players signed contracts with biggest western clubs, and the promising generation was scattered.

Proleter Zrenjanin
, announced better days for the Black & Whites.

The brief return - the first European trophy (1976–1982)

On 11 July 1976, in

A.C. Perugia and Zbrojovka Brno and defeated Hungarian side Honvéd in the finals by 1–0. The manager was Ante Mladinić. Unexpectedly, the next 1978–79 season turned out to be the worst in Partizan history. They finished 15th in the league, barely avoiding relegation with a 4–2 victory against Budućnost
in the last fixture. The new crisis was serious, which reflected in the results next season, when Partizan finished 13th. It took a two more seasons, but Partizan eventually recovered.

Memorable years (1982–1991)

The untimely death of star player Dragan Mance in a 1985 traffic collision made him into a club legend.

When

Novi Sad-Belgrade highway.[20] He was only 22 years old, and at the peak of his popularity. Even today, Dragan Mance is considered to be the greatest club legend by the fans of Partizan. In his honour, the street next to the club's stadium in Belgrade carries his name since 2011.[21]

In

Milko Đurovski, Fahrudin Omerović, Zvonko Varga, Vladimir Vermezović, Admir Smajić, Goran Stevanović, Nebojša Vučićević, Miloš Đelmaš, Srečko Katanec, Fadil Vokrri and Bajro Župić
from showing their full potential in Europe.

Partizan spent the final years in

Chinese national team players Jia Xiuquan and Liu Haiguang and they entered history as they, along Xie Yuxin and Gu Guangming, were the first Chinese footballers ever to have played in Europe.[23]

Dark decade and domestic success (1990s)

Former Partizan striker Predrag Mijatović.

After the death of President

UN. The bombing campaign was criticized, especially for the number of civilian casualties that resulted from the bombing.[25] By this time, Partizan won in 1999
a further championship title, again during a war.

During these turbulent 1990s, the club won also several national cups, this in 1992, 1994 and 1998. The key man for these trophies was

FR Yugoslavia, but while the national team continued where they had stopped in the spring of 1992, the clubs had all their results erased and were treated as the beginners in the European competitions. The decision met with incomprehension among the club officials of the Yugoslav clubs. That decision will have long-term catastrophic consequences for Partizan – instead of enjoying the merits of its own many-year work, they would get harder opponents from the start and the competition would start already in July. Well, this decade has been marked by numerous team changes and the circle of selling the best players to richer European clubs after just a couple of seasons of first-team football and replacing them with fresh young talents. Many players are credited with the successes of the nineties, such as Predrag Mijatović, Slaviša Jokanović, Savo Milošević, Albert Nađ, Dragan Ćirić, Zoran Mirković, Saša Ćurčić, Branko Brnović, Goran Pandurović, Dražen Bolić, Niša Saveljić, Damir Čakar, Budimir Vujačić, Ivan Tomić, Gjorgji Hristov, Đorđe Tomić, Ivica Kralj, Mateja Kežman
and many others.

Domination in Serbia and reestablishment in Europe (2000–2012)

The new millennium has arrived, but the goals remain the same. In the last 12 years, Partizan has won 8 national championships, 4 cups and qualified two times for the

1966 European Cup Final
.

First time in Champions League (2003–2007)

Goalkeeper Ivica Kralj.

The club's management took the 2003 season very seriously so, they appointed as the new coach the former

Raúl and David Beckham; and 1–1 with Porto, led by manager José Mourinho; and Marseille with its superstars Fabien Barthez and Didier Drogba
, while playing some inspired football in the away match in Madrid (0–1), Marseille (0–3) and Porto (1–2). They are the first—and so far only—Serbian club to qualify for the main draw of this elite European club competition since its inception in 1992.

Playing in Europe was reflected in the championship and the Partizan lost the title. New coach

round-of-16. Later on, he was eliminated by CSKA Moscow, the eventual winner of the competition. Poor results in domestic and international competitions in 2006 have prompted the club's officials to look for a new head coach. First Jürgen Röber and later on Miodrag Ješić didn't succeed to bring back the domestic title. Although Partizan has qualified for the 2006 UEFA Cup group stage,[30]
that season was failure.

Period under coach Slaviša Jokanović (2007–2009)

Former Partizan player

Juca,[32] Almami Moreira and Lamine Diarra. After two years, these changes will bring back the home trophies. The seasons 2007–08[33] and 2008–09[34] will remain as one of the most successful in club's domestic history. In season 2008–09, the club successfully defended their league and cup double from 2007–08 season, for the first time in its history. But in Europe, Partizan suffered a real shock. The UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup season and fined €30,056 due to crowd trouble at their away qualifying match against HŠK Zrinjski Mostar,[35] which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA judged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble,[36] but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed.[37] However, Partizan's appeal was rejected and Zrinjski Mostar qualified for the next round, although Partizan beat them by an aggregate score of 11–1. Next season, enforced with Brazilian striker Cléo,[38] Partizan demolished Welsh champions F.C. Rhyl, with a score of 8–0 (12–0 on agg.) on 21 July 2009.[39] This score is their largest ever winning margin in European competitions. After relegation from Champions League, Partizan qualified two times in a row for the 2nd tier of UEFA competition. The Black & Whites played in the 2008 UEFA Cup[40] and 2009 Europa League[41]
group stage but same as in 2007, the club didn't advanced any further.

Recent years (2010–present)

Partizan's starting XI under coach Aleksandar Stanojević in their UEFA Champions League group stage match with Arsenal on 8 December 2010.[42]
Partizan Stadium and lost 1–3 after they played inspired football with a 10-man team in the last 30 minutes of the match. In two matches against Sporting Braga, Partizan failed to score and they lost both games (0–2 in Braga; 0–1 in Belgrade). The last two rounds in the group have also brought inspired football, but unfortunately it wasn't enough so Shakhtar Donetsk and The Gunners defeated Partizan once again, 0–3 in Belgrade and 1–3 at the Emirates Stadium
.

Defender Mladen Krstajić.
Brazilian player Cléo who introduced Partizan in the Champions League League in 2010 with his 3 goals in Play-off of the Champions League from 4 of Partizan

In the following season, the elimination during the

2012-13 UEFA Europa League group stage. Because of poor results in the second part of national championship, Vermezović was dismissed and replaced by Vuk Rašović.[50] Following the victory in the eternal derby and in pre-last round, Rašović secured a sixth consecutive title, a total of 25th in history of the club.[51] As a champion of the Serbian SuperLiga for 2012–13 season, Partizan equalized a national record by the number of championship titles won.[51]

Partizan's
Steaua București
4–2 at home.

Partizan is after 1 year pause entered at the

WWK ARENA with a player less in the second match of the group stage of the Europa League.[61] In the next two matches against Athletic Bilbao, Partizan has lost twice (0–2 in Belgrade, 5–1 in Bilbao). On 26 November 2015, Partizan has made second win in the season against AZ Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion and made comebacks by Aboubakar Oumarou and Andrija Živković
in 1–2 away win.

A few days after sixth double in club history, coach Nikolić left the club and signed with Hungarian club

UEFA Europa League round of 32. The result was 3-1 for Viktoria
on aggregate.

In

Besiktas in the play-offs.[67] After 3 managerial changes, Partizan appointed former star striker Savo Milošević as the club head coach on 27 March 2019.[68] Milošević experienced a difficult start of his coaching career, but managed to consolidate the team, promote several excellent prospects from the youth academy, and lead Partizan to win the record, fourth consecutive Serbian Cup, after beating the arch-rivals Red Star at their stadium on 23 May 2019.[69] Capo Verde international Ricardo Gomes finished the season with 26 goals under his belt, which made him the joint best foreign striker in club history.[70]

Many players contributed to successes of the last twelve years, some of them are

Ivan Ivanov, Miloš Jojić, Lazar Marković, Aleksandar Mitrović
and many more.

Further reading

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