FK Mladost Lučani () is a professional football club based in Lučani, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system.
History Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group East) in 1989, thus earning promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. However, they were relegated after just one season, finishing bottom of the table.
Upon the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started off in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in 1995 and took promotion to the First League (I/B League). The club spent the following three seasons in the First League (the last two in the I/A League), before suffering relegation in 1998. They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League (Group West) in 2001, but were narrowly relegated back the next year. Regardless, the club's striker Zoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals.
After winning the Serbian First League in 2007, the club was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. They placed in the middle of the table in their debut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues. Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in 2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in its comeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover, Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
Led by manager Nenad Milovanović, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the 2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history. They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani side Inter Baku in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 5–0 on aggregate. On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup. They eventually lost 2–1 to Partizan after initially leading 1–0.
Honours Serbian Cup Runner-up: 2017–18 Second League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbian First League (Tier 2) Champions: 1994–95, 2000–01 (Group West) / 2006–07, 2013–14 Yugoslav Inter-Republic League / Serbian League West (Tier 3) Champions: 1988–89 (Group East) / 2003–04, 2005–06
Seasons SeasonLeagueCupContinentalDivision1995–961 – I/B188552620293rdRound of 16—1 – I/A188282427325th1996–971 – I/A33125164559418thQuarter-finals1997–981 – I/A33932125543012thRound of 321998–992 – West21921021272910thRound of 161999–20002 – West3423657026702nd—2000–012 – West3424648127781stRound of 322001–021341261642424215th—2002–032 – West33811143543359thRound of 162003–043 – West3424559131771st—2004–052 – Serbia38752627602620th—2005–063 – West3427528614861stRound of 322006–07238241044919821st——2007–08133814113241387thRound of 322008–092341081625433814thRound of 322009–102349151033314214thRound of 162010–112341112112932459thPreliminary round2011–12234131474227533rdRound of 322012–132341013113135439thRound of 322013–1423018664220601stRound of 322014–15130117124147407thRound of 322015–161371114123444319thRound of 322016–17137186134644364thQuarter-finals2017–1813711111544522710thRunners-upEuropa League – First qualifying round2018–19137169124937345thSemi-finals—2019–20130134133140439thQuarter-finals2020–21138159144359547thRound of 162021–221371291646524511thRound of 322022–231379111740573811thRound of 322023–24137137173853467thRound of 322024–251371211143848478thRound of 16
European record SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentScoreAggregate2017–18Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Inter Baku0–3 (H), 0–2 (A)0–5
Players First-team squad
Out on loan
Coaching staff Position NameHead coach Radovan ĆurčićSecond assistant coach Nermin Useni Vladimir RadivojevićCoach analyst Milovan MilovićGoalkeeper coach Zlatko ZečevićFitness coach Miroslav SredićDoctor Snežana MarkićevićPhysiotherapist Miloš Stojić Srđan Kuzmanović
Notable players This is a list of players who have played at full international level.
Ognjen Čančarević Murad Hüseynov Admir Aganović Irfan Hadžić Siniša Saničanin John Mary Misdongarde Betolngar Milan Jovanović Janko Tumbasević Tome Kitanovski Aleksandar Lazevski Badara Badji Dušan Anđelković Nikola Ćirković Marko Jevremović Lazar Jovanović Saša Jovanović Branko Jovičić Nemanja Mićević Nemanja Milunović Marko Mirić Filip Mladenović Milan Radin Dragan Rosić Miloš Stanojević Nemanja Tomić Jovan Markoski Husniddin Gafurov
For a list of all FK Mladost Lučani players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:FK Mladost Lučani players.
Historical list of coaches
Jusuf Čizmić (1995-1996) Dušan Radonjić (1996) Branko Radović (1997) Miloslav Radenović (1997) Jusuf Čizmić (1997-1998) Ivan Milutinović (1998) Jovan Kovrlija (2001) Stanislav Karasi (2001) Jovan Kovrlija (2002) Predrag Plazinić (2006–2007) Nenad Milovanović (2007–2008) Živorad Jelić (2008) Ljubiša Dmitrović (2009) Nenad Markićević (2010) Miloljub Kovačević (2010) Branko Božović (2011) Dejan Nikolić (2011–2012) Neško Milovanović (2012) Ljubiša Dmitrović (2012–2013) Nenad Milovanović (2013) Vladica Petrović (2013) Nenad Milovanović (2014–2019) Goran Stanić (2019–2020) Nenad Milanović (2020) Nenad Milovanović (2020–2021) Darko Rakočević (2021) Ivan Stefanović (Jun 2021-Dec 21) Dragiša Žunić (Jan 2022–Mar 23) Milorad Kosanović (30 Mar 2023-May 23) Tomislav Sivić (2023) Igor Savić (Jun 2023-Oct 23) Tomislav Sivić (Oct 2023–2024) Nermin Useni (caretaker) (2024) Dejan Joksimović (Jun 2024- 11 Aug 24) Nenad Lalatović (Aug 2024-Oct 24) Nermin Useni (caretaker) (2024) Nikola Trajković (22 Oct 2024–26 May 25) Mladen Dodić (Jun 2025- Aug 25) Nenad Lalatović (22 Aug 2025-19 Dec 25) Dragiša Žunić (Jan 2026-)
References
External links
Club page at Srbijasport