KMF Ekonomac
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| Full name | Klub malog fudbala Ekonomac | ||
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| Founded | 7 November 2000 | ||
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Hala Jezero, Kragujevac | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Veroljub Dugalić | ||
| Coach | Predrag Rajić | ||
| League | Prva Futsal Liga | ||
| 2016–17 | Prva Futsal Liga, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Klub malog fudbala Ekonomac (Serbian Cyrillic: Клуб малог фудбала Економац), commonly known as Ekonomac Kragujevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Економац Крагујевац), is a Serbian futsal club based in Kragujevac. Currently competing in the Prva Futsal Liga, which is the premier futsal league in Serbia.
History
Early years (2000–2006)
Futsal Club Ekonomac was founded on 7 November 2000 by a group of students from the Faculty of Economics of the university of University of Kragujevac; with professor Veroljub Dugalić at its front along with a group of his university colleagues. The club started competing in the lowest futsal league of Serbia at that time, with the goal of popularization of this sport at the university and in Kragujevac. During the next year the club made a big success and, with the reinforcement of new players, qualified to play in what was at that time known as the Republic League of Serbia. Since the 2004–05 season Ekonomac is competing in the highest league ranking.
Golden years (2006–2015)
In the 2006–07 season Ekonomac finished as runners-up in the national league. In 2008, Ekonomac won the Balkan Cup and two months later, they won their first Serbian championship. In the following seasons (2009–10, 2010–11, and 2011–12), Ekonomac defended the Serbian championship title. In the 2012–13 season Ekonomac won its first national futsal cup of Serbia. By winning the national championship in the same season, 2012–13, Ekonomac became the most successful futsal club of all time in Serbia. As the most successful futsal club in the history of this sport in the country, Ekonomac continued with what might be the clubs best season so far, by winning the championship in the 2013–14 season with an undefeated record (only one draw). In the 2014–15 season, Ekonomac won the Serbian championship again as well as reaching the elite round of the UEFA Futsal Cup.
UEFA Futsal Cup
The club made its first appearance in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2008 when they reached the elite round. They qualified as the Serbian champions and started the competition in the main round. Ekonomac set a large list of records in its eight appearances in the UEFA Futsal Cup, being the only Serbian futsal club who participated eight times. The club also reached the elite round every time it participated in UEFA competitions.
UEFA Ranking
By participating frequently in the UEFA Futsal Cup, Ekonomac was ranked very high on the UEFA club ranking list. In 2015, when UEFA published the new futsal club ranking list, KMF Ekonomac was ranked as the fourth futsal club in Europe with 21,000 points. With this new ranking Ekonomac qualified directly to the elite round for the 2015–16 season, thus setting new records for Serbian futsal history. Ekonomac is the only Serbian futsal club that was ranked so high by UEFA and is also the only Serbian futsal club who qualified directly to the elite round.
Players and coaches
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Coach | Nationality |
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| Predrag Rajić |  Serbia |
Notable players
Through the years a big number of international players played for Ekonomac.
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Captains
Vidan Bojović has been the captain of Ekonomac for more than 15 year, from 2000 to 2015 which is also a club record of one player being the caption for such a long period of time. The 2015–16 season started with a new captain, Miloš Simić, who is the youngest captain in the history of Ekonomac.
| Years | Captain |
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| 2000–2015 | Vidan Bojović (FRW) |
| 2015–2016 | Miloš Simić (FRW) |
| 2016–present | Nikola Rnić (FRW) |
Coaches
- Ivan Božović (2001–2013)
- Vladan Cvetanović (2013–March 2016)
- Predrag Rajić (March 2016–present)
Colours
In the original club constitution, Ekonomac's colours were named as orange and white, but during the years the club colours changed but were always based on the orange colour.
Historical kits
       2007–08 season
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    2011–12 season
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 2014–15 season
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Honours
Bronze Boot
The Bronze Boot of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 [1] went to Vidan Bojović, the captain of Ekonomac who played for the national team of Serbia. He played two games less than the top pair after the quarter-final elimination of Serbia, having scored four in the record-breaking 9–8 win against Azerbaijan. Bojović's one assist left him above the other four-goal man, Aicardo of Spain. It is the first time the award has been decided in this manner; in 2010 the award was shared with goals scored the only criterium. By winning the Bronze Boot, Vidan Bojović became the first player of Ekonomac to win such a prestigious UEFA award.
National
- Prva Futsal Liga (8): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Serbian Futsal Cup (2): 2013, 2014
International
- Balkan Cup (1): 2008
Statistics
Recent seasons
The season-by-season performance of the club over the last years:
| Season | Rank | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Cup | UEFA |
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| 2015–16 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 37 | +108 | 58 | Runner-up | Elite Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 34 | +89 | 61 | Runner-up | Elite Round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 19 | +103 | 52 | Won | Elite Round |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 29 | +66 | 47 | Won | Elite Round |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 36 | +146 | 81 | Runner-up | Elite Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 48 | +143 | 73 | SF | Elite Round |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 45 | +91 | 58 | — | Elite Round |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 125 | 60 | +65 | 49 | — | — |
| 2007–08 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 52 | +68 | 57 | — | Elite Round |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 63 | +29 | 44 | — | — |
| 2005–06 | 5th | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 28 | QF[2] | — |
Rank = Rank in the "Prva Futsal Liga Srbije"; P = Played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; Cup = Serbian Futsal Cup; SF = Semifinals; QF = Quarterfinal; UEFA = UEFA Futsal CUP
In the 2014–15 season Ekonomac classified directly to the UEFA Futsal Cup elite round
In the 2005–06 season Ekonomac played in the SCG Serbian Futsal League (Serbia and Montenegro)
UEFA club coefficient rankings
- As of 2016[3]
| Pos. | Team | Points |
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| 5 |  Sporting CP | 26.166 |
| 6 |  Araz Naxçivan | 20.501 |
| 7 | Ekonomac | 20.000 |
| 8 |  EP Chrudim | 19.001 |
| 9 |  ETO Győr | 14.168 |
References
- ↑ "UEFA Boot winers EURO 2012".
- ↑ SCG Serbian Futsal Cup 2005/2006
- ↑ "UEFA Futsal Cup 2016/17 Draw Procedure & Coefficient Rankings" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links
- Official website (Serbian)
- UEFA profile
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