FK Bežanija () is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system.
History Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stages, being known as Soko, BSK and finally HŠK (during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia). They adopted the new name Jedinstvo following the end of World War II in 1946, becoming a member of the Novi Sad Football Association. After competing in the Srem League for six years, the club joined the Belgrade Football Association in 1952. They would change their name to Bežanija ahead of the 1955–56 season.
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club won the Serbian League Belgrade in 2000 and took promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia, reaching the second tier for the first time ever. They competed in Group North for two seasons, finishing bottom of the table in 2002. However, the club instantly won the Serbian League Belgrade to earn promotion back to the second tier in 2003.
In the 2005–06 campaign, the club finished as Serbian First League champions and earned promotion to the newly formed Serbian SuperLiga. They became the biggest surprise of the competition's inaugural 2006–07 season (despite playing their home games at Železnik), placing fourth and securing a spot in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. However, the club was eliminated in the first qualifying round by Albanian side Besa Kavajë on the away goals rule (2–2 on aggregate), without losing a game.
After suffering relegation in the 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga, the club went on to spend 11 consecutive seasons in the Serbian First League, finishing in fourth place on three occasions during this time. They were forced to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, finding themselves in the Belgrade Intermunicipal League, the sixth tier of Serbian football. In June 2021, the club marked its 100th anniversary.
Honours Serbian First League (Tier 2) 2005–06 Serbian League Belgrade (Tier 3) 1999–2000, 2002–03 Belgrade First League (Tier 5) 2023–24 (Group A)
Seasons SeasonLeagueCupContinentalDivision1998–993 – Belgrade17–––––1911th——1999–20003 – Belgrade3423836828771st—2000–012 – North341341745584310th—2001–022 – North34462424761818th—2002–033 – Belgrade3422666528721st—2003–042 – North36215107249684th—2004–052 – Serbia38177145953585th—2005–062 – Serbia3825767025821st—2006–07132121283631484thQuarter-finals—2007–08133542431581712thRound of 16UEFA Cup – First qualifying round2008–092348131334403715thRound of 16—2009–10234141193428534thRound of 322010–112341171626284012thRound of 322011–12234111943315524thPreliminary round2012–132341111124132448thRound of 322013–14230111273426454thRound of 322014–15230117122527409thRound of 322015–16230111093527435thRound of 162016–17230121263622475thRound of 322017–18230111183532447thRound of 322018–19237155174850287thRound of 322019-206147342923243rd2020-216207852620295th2021-2262614486644464th2022-2362420049621601st2023-2452618537824591st2024-2542612594645417th
European record SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentScoreAggregate2007–08UEFA CupFirst qualifying round Besa Kavajë2–2 (H), 0–0 (A)2–2
Notable players This is a list of players who have played at full international level.
Samir Memišević Ibrahim Somé Salombo Viktor Kelm Darko Božović Đorđije Ćetković Dejan Damjanović Milan Purović Marko Simić Hong Yong-jo Mario Đurovski Nikola Gligorov Bojan Markoski Perica Stančeski Milan Biševac Aleksandar Busnić Nenad Lukić Filip Manojlović Marko Mijailović Milovan Milović Antonio Rukavina Bojan Šaranov Lazar Tufegdžić Ivan Dudić Miloš Kolaković
For a list of all FK Bežanija players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:FK Bežanija players.
Historical list of coaches
Velimir Đorđević Miroslav Helc Slaviša Božičić (2003–2004) Stanislav Karasi (2004) Nebojša Vučković Darko Nović Miroslav Helc Čedomir Đoinčević (2005–2006) Branko Smiljanić (2006) Dragoljub Bekvalac (2006–2007) Ratko Dostanić (2007) Miloljub Ostojić (2007) Ratko Dostanić (2007) Ljubiša Stamenković (2007–2008) Slaviša Božičić (2008–2009) Dušan Kljajić (2009) Aleksandar Janjić (2009–2011) Ivica Šimičić (2011) Saša Nikolić (2011–2012) Ivica Šimičić (2012) Aleksandar Janjić (2012) Gordan Petrić (2012–2013) Aleksandar Stanković (2013) (caretaker) Dušan Kljajić (2013–2014) Saša Štrbac (2014) Vanja Radinović (2014–2015) Nenad Vanić (2015) Srđan Blagojević (2015–2016) Milija Žižić (2017) Dušan Đorđević (2017) Srđan Blagojević (2017) Aleksandar Stanković (2017–2018) Goran Dragoljić (2018–2019) Dejan Ejupović (2024-)
References
External links
Club page at Srbijasport