Ground Capacity 3700 Manager Slobodan Kustudić League Serbian League Vojvodina | Chairman Nemanja Simović Founded 3 August 1901 | |
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Full name Fudbalski klub Bačka 1901 Subotica Nickname(s) crveno-bili (The Red-Whites) Ground Stadion na Somborskoj kapiji
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Pripreme u fk ba ka 1901
FK Bačka 1901 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Бачка 1901) is a football club from Subotica in Bačka, Serbia. It is the longest running club in Serbia and the oldest within the former Yugoslavia. The club's colors are red and white, while the club's anthem is Pivaj Bačka veselo.
Contents
- Pripreme u fk ba ka 1901
- Prozivka fk ba ka 1901
- History
- Names through history
- Current squad
- Notable players
- Coaches
- FK Baka in art
- References
Prozivka fk ba ka 1901
History
The club was founded in 1901, during Austro-Hungarian administration. Bačka 1901 played a big role in a cultural and sport autonomy of Bunjevci and other Slavs in Bačka during the Austro-Hungarian period.
Its first name was Bácska Szabadkai Athletikai Club, since it was registered by the Austro-Hungarian authorities in Hungarian language.
In its early years, the club played in the leagues of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Hungary, regularly winning in the southern league. After the First World War, the region became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed Yugoslavia in 1929), and the club participated in the Yugoslav championship twice, in its 1923 inaugural season and in 1925. During this time the club was named JSD Bačka.
In 1941, during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, Bačka was attached to Horthy's Hungary and the club was forced to compete in the Hungarian League, where it entered competition in its third-tier. In 1945 the communist authorities renamed the club to HAŠK Građanski (Croat Academical Sports Club Građanski) in their attempt to Croatize Slavic populations of Bačka region. Soon after the club was renamed to FD Sloboda. Later, it was renamed to FD Zvezda, and in 1963, the club returned the name Bačka.
FK Bačka 1901 were promoted to the Serbian League Vojvodina, national third tier in 2013.
In May 2007 the president of the club became Dragan Vujković, former member of the Yugoslav national boxing team and silver medalist from two World Amateur Championships.
Names through history
Current squad
As of 26 September 2014Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
These players are listed in clubs official website. In alphabetic order:
Besides these above, among Bačka's legendary persons are Lajos Vermes, Nikola Matković and Đuro Stantić.
For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Bačka 1901 players.
Coaches
List of all coaches:
FK Bačka in art
Croatian writer from Bačka, Milivoj Prćić, has written a monodrama, Pivaj Bačka veselo, dedicated to this club.
Later in 2006, Rajko Ljubič made a movie of the same name after Prćić's work.