26 Facts About FK Vojvodina

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Fudbalski klub Vojvodina, commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Vosa, is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second largest city in Serbia, and one of the most popular clubs in the country.

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From 1993 to 1997, FK Vojvodina achieved in the national championship 3rd place five times in a row and were runners-up in the domestic cup in 1997.

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FK Vojvodina were runners-up of the Serbian Cup in 2007,2010,2011 and 2013.

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The name FK Vojvodina means in Serbian a type of duchy, more specifically, a voivodeship.

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The strict hand of the Austro-Hungarian authorities stopped all Serbian organizations in Novi Sad and FK Vojvodina was the first time in the situation to be shut down.

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The first president of FK Vojvodina became Milenko Sijakov, son of weaving mill owner Sava Sijak, and the first secretary became Dr Zivko Bajazet, the longtime president of the Serbian merchant bank and member of the Sokol organization.

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The first coach, technical director and chief organizer of FK Vojvodina was the lawyer Dr Kosta Hadzi, one of the main founder of FK Vojvodina and the Novi Sad Football Subassociation.

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Under his leadership, FK Vojvodina won the Novi Sad Subassociation league in 1926, which was the first trophy in its history.

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FK Vojvodina played with following players: Mihajlovic, Zivic, Krickov, Popovic, Vajs, Aleksic, Grgarov, Marjanovic, Sevic, Petrovic, Dudas and Saraz.

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End of the 1930s, FK Vojvodina brought many good players into the team, which was later known as the Millionaires team and one of the best was Jozef Velker, which became to a crucial player of the club.

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Since then, FK Vojvodina begun having serious pretensions to gain promotion to the Yugoslav First League.

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12.

In 1966, FK Vojvodina won the Yugoslav first league for the first time with eight points ahead of second placed Dinamo Zagreb.

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In 1989, under the new coach Ljupko Petrovic, FK Vojvodina spent almost the whole championship as league leaders.

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14.

FK Vojvodina played the decisive game for the championship against Sloboda Tuzla and needed a win to clinch the title ahead of rival Red Star.

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The following season, FK Vojvodina fell unhappily in the first round of European Cup against Honved Budapest, although most of the key players from the previous league-winning season remained.

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16.

In 1990, FK Vojvodina failed to defend the previously acquired title and finished the season as 11th.

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17.

The difficult situation forced FK Vojvodina to sell its best players and the champions team broke up in the early nineties.

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However, FK Vojvodina's management, led by Milutin Popivoda, succeeded to assemble a new team.

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From 1992, FK Vojvodina achieved in the championship always the 3rd place, 6 times in a row, and received the call of the eternal third.

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20.

In 1998, FK Vojvodina started one after another victory in UEFA Intertoto Cup.

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21.

FK Vojvodina coach was Tomislav Manojlovic and the red-white jersey was worn by players like Nikola Lazetic, Zdravko Drincic, Vidak Bratic, Jovan Tanasijevic, Vladimir Mudrinic, Zoran Jankovic, Dragan Zilic, Mico Vranjes, Sasa Cilinsek, Vladimir Matijasevic and Leo Lerinc.

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22.

FK Vojvodina played its first match in bright blue colours and white shorts.

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23.

In 2012, FK Vojvodina's team, led by coach Milan Kosanovic, won the Serbian youth championship.

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24.

One of the first organized supports of FK Vojvodina fans was recorded in 1931, at the away game against Macva Sabac.

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25.

FK Vojvodina was the top scorer of the Yugoslav league in 1956,1957,1958 and 1961.

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26.

The first player of FK Vojvodina, who wore the representative jersey of Yugoslavia was Abraham Saraz Eugen in 1922, where he scored two goals in the match against Czechoslovakia.

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