FK Borac Čačak
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| Full name | Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zebre (The Zebras) | ||
| Founded | 1 May 1926 | ||
| Ground |
Čačak Stadium Čačak, Serbia | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| President |
 Milenko Kostić | ||
| Head coach |
Mladen Dodić | ||
| League | Serbian SuperLiga | ||
| 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga, 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Борац Чачак), or simply Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The word Borac in translation means fighter in English. Mainly because of the horizontal stripes, Borac's nickname is Zebre (Zebras).
History
At the end of World War I, football began to be played in Čačak. According to some sources the first football match took place in 1920. Six years later, a group of union workers who organized on May 1, 1926 founded the club. Initially, the uniform was red and later was changed to red-and-white. The first president of the club was a carpenter, Jovan Jolović. On August 6, 1932 FK Borac had its first night match under stadium floodlights, with the Arsenal football club. Before World War II the club's biggest success was winning 1st place in the West Morava district league in 1934.
After a break during World War II, the club started up again and in 1946 played in the qualifications for the Yugoslav First League against Red Star Belgrade but lost. Its next achievement was to win the Serbian Cup in 1958 (regional Yugoslav Cup back then) and four years later won promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. The first play-off match against OFK Titograd was lost 1–3, but in the home match on July 15, 1962, with six goals in the second half, FK Borac secured a promotion to the Second Federal League.
For many years Borac played in the Second Federal League but the dream of the promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia came through in 1994 when Borac got promoted for the first time. Previously Borac had failed in three attempts to make it to the top flight, losing play-off matches in 1970, 1971, and 1973. The club has been relegated three times since first making the Yugoslav First League but they have also three times managed to win promotion back to the top league, most recently in 2003.
Recent years
In the 2005–06 season, Borac finished in 7th place which was the club's best result ever. However, in the 2007–08 season, they went even further. They finished 4th, and for the first time the club secured a place in European competition. They had a very successful run in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup – they defeated Dacia Chișinău from Moldova in the first qualifying round (4–2 on aggregate) and Lokomotiv Sofia from Bulgaria in the second qualifying round (2–1 on aggregate). Borac then played Dutch giants Ajax in the 1st round and were eliminated after defeats in both games 1–4 in Belgrade and 0–2 in Amsterdam, and just missed the group stage. In 2013–14 Serbian First League Borac won promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga late in the season as runners-up in front of Metalac Gornji Milanovac who were defeated on their home ground by Mladost Lučani. Because of the results in their matches against Metalac (0–1 away and 0–0 home), Borac placed above Metalac. On August 2, 2014 Memorial Živorad Stanković Bia, Borac for the secound time in their history played a night match under floodlights (after the reconstruction of the stadium) with Metalac and they gained a 1–0 victory.
Crest and Colors
The club's colors are red and white.
- Borac Čačak used till 2011
Honours
- Runner-up: 2011–12
- Runner-up: 2013–14
UEFA competitions
- Qualified for Europe in 1 season
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | QR1 |  |
Dacia Chișinău | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
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Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| R1 |  |
Ajax | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| 2008–present | NAAI | Škoda |
Current squad
- As of 30 November 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players with multiple nationalities
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Nikola Ilić
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2016.
Notable former players
Former players with senior national team appearances:[1]
For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Borac Čačak players.
Coaching history
A great number of coaches has passed trought the club. Before the World War II the main coach was the former BSK Belgrade and national team player Dragomir Tošić. After 1945 the main coaches were Ivan Stevović, Dragoslav Filipović, Prvoslav Dragićević, Kosta Tomašević, Živorad Stanković, Vasilije Šijaković, Gojko Zec, Dragan Bojović, Momčilo Ilić, Žarko Nedeljković, among others. More recently, the club was managed by Dušan Radonjić, Slobodan Ostojić, Mihailo Kolarević, Dušan Marić, Milovan Đorić, Milovan Ćirković, Dušan Spasojević, Nenad Starovlah, Ivan Čančarević, Milorad Kosanović, Dimitrije Mitrović, Branko Smiljanić, Božidar Vuković, Slavenko Kuzeljević, Dušimir Vulović, Radovan Gudurić, Milutin Marušić, Miodrag Božović and Milovan Rajevac.[2]
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References
- ↑ FK Borac Čačak at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ History at official website
External links
- FK Borac Čačak official website. (Serbian)
- uefa.com – UEFA.com
- Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal
- Team profile at JelenFootball
- Borac Stats at Utakmica.rs