FK Napredak Kruševac

Napredak Kruševac (full name in Serbian: Фудбалски клуб Haпpeдaк Крушевац, Fudbalski klub Napredak Kruševac ), commonly known as Napredak, which means as much as "progress" is a Serbian football club from Kruševac, which plays in the Super League, the top division in Serbian football.

The club was founded in 1946 after several clubs together Merged under the name Napredak Kruševac. In the days of Yugoslavia, the club played alternately in the 1st and 2nd league in the country, which was accompanied by numerous ascents and descents, and therefore received the reputation of being a lift club.

The main success of the club's history applies reaching the national cup final in 2000 against Red Star Belgrade. Its home games denies the club Mladost Stadium.

History

1946-1959: The establishment phase

The club was founded on 8 December 1946, when the three football clubs Zakić, badža and 14 Oktobar under the name Napredak Kruševac merged together. The first game in the club's history was fought against Makedonija in January 1947, a club from Skopje, which ended in a draw 1-1. The first goal scored Napredak attacker Marko Valok, the peak with the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade celebrated numerous successes and was later in the season 1949/50, with 17 -goal top scorer of the first Yugoslav league. The first title was won by the club in 1949 when Napredak won the Serbian Championship, then ascended thus still a regional league in the former Yugoslavia, and in the 2nd Yugoslav league.

In the season 1950/51 the club was runner-up and was thus First class for the first time, but increased already in the debut season back in the second league from, precisely in the IV Zona ( German: IV zone ), since the former two. League from five minor leagues existed. From the season 1958/59 played Napredak Kruševac in the newly formed 2nd league in the country.

1959-1981: recovery and downs

1976 rose Napredak under the guidance of coach Vladica Popović as a master in the first league. In the deciding match, they defeated Rad 8:2, thereby Jovica Škoro scored four goals, Milomir Jakovljević three, and Dragiša Ćuslović one. In the top division is Napredak could keep only one season, but they were back First class already in the season 1978/79. During this season they defeated Surprisingly, the Yugoslav top club Partizan Belgrade 3-0. In the season 1979/80 is Napredak won against Yugoslav several top clubs and finished under coach Tomislav Kaloperović the season in 4th place. The association is itself qualified for the first time a European competition, but failed already in the 1st round short of Dynamo Dresden. There was worse to come for the club, as he completely surprising at the end of the season came in the last bursts and thus had to join the in the second league.

1981-2000: The first cup final

Until 1988 Napredak played in the second league, when they won the second division in the 1987/88 season, but the club rose traveled for the third time in its history in his debut season again. In the second league, the club competed up to season 1991/92, the last season in the Yugoslav football before the war, and was one of the members of the newly formed League 1 of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first season of the newly formed league, Napredak finished sixth, but increased in the following season 1993/94 again in the second division. In the 1990 to Napredak was often at the border between the first and second division, he finally won in the season 1999/ 00 the Group - East, one of the subclasses of the second league, and was thus again FIRST CLASS. In the same season Napredak achieved his greatest success when he played in the Serbian Cup final against Red Star Belgrade. While it was not enough to win, but he was able to qualify again for the UEFA Cup.

2000-today: Between Elevator team and UEFA Cup

The season 2000/ 01 ended the club to relegation zone, so that he almost traditionally, again had to join the in the second league directly after the rise at the end of the season, and won the reputation of being a lift club. In the UEFA Cup Napredak had a little more success than at its first participation and came up in the second round, where they eliminated against OFI Crete. 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. In the same year Napredak won Group East 2nd League of Serbia and Montenegro, but rose again off again in the following season, and has done so for a fifth time in its history immediately after a climb.

In the season 2006/ 07 Napredak scored the third in the second Serbian League, but not entitled to promotion to the top flight. On 19 July 2007, the Serbian Football Association decided that Napredak is conveyed in the first league and the club Mladost Apatin replaced who could not play in the highest league of Serbia due to financial problems. In the 2007 /08 season the club narrowly missed a UEFA Cup place. Napredak just another game times could keep and rose again in the season 20009/10. In the subsequent two seasons they finished in sixth place, respectively.

However, the year 2012 marked a turning point. Beginning of the year was Napredak a new and financially strong club leadership that immediately invested in the club. The Mladost Stadium was renovated, modernized the club logo and the squad significantly strengthened, especially with the commitment of the experienced striker Nenad Mirosavljević, who joined Olympiakos Nicosia and was one of the most famous players in the Serbian football, and one of the most famous players was that ever played for APOEL Nicosia. In the 2012/13 season the club was first Gameday on leaders and dominated unchallenged the second division, where he firmly stood as a masterpiece already 5 games before the end of the season and became the first class again.

Stadium

The home ground of Napredak is the Mladost Stadium, a pure football stadium.

First team

Association logo

Old logo until 2012

Napredak in the European Cup

Women's Soccer

The women's football section of the club plays in Serbia's top flight and was in the inaugural season of 2007, the Championship of Prva liga ženska win.

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