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Stevica zdravkovic 94 fk radnik bijeljina
Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Радник Биjeљинa) is a football club based in the city of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, BiH. The club won its first First League of the Republika Srpska title in 1998–99, and the second in 2004–05, after which the club was promoted to the newly formed Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006–07 season. Under the leadership of manager Darko Nestorović, in the 2011–12 season the club once again won the title in the First League of the Republika Srpska and won a second promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Radnik means worker.
Contents
- Stevica zdravkovic 94 fk radnik bijeljina
- History
- 19451990
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- Honours
- Current squad
- Players with dual citizenship
- Former players
- Managers
- References
History
The first football was brought to Bijeljina in 1916. The first football club was FK Podrinje which was formed in 1919. Later other clubs were formed such as FK Zora in 1920, FK Građanski in 1923, and FK Semberija in 1935. After the end of World War II, FK Radnik was formed.
1945–1990
FK Radnik was founded on 14 June 1945. It didn't take long for FK Radnik Bijeljina to win their first trophy. In 1948 they became champions of Tuzla District beating FK Sloboda Tuzla in the final. A year later, FK Radnik reached the 1/16 round of the Yugoslav Cup. In 1957 FK Radnik entered into the Novi Sad/Srem zone (regional league). In 1971/72, FK Radnik became champions of the regional Republic League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and they entered a playoff for a place in the Yugoslav Second League. FK Radnik played FK Sloga from Vukovar in the playoff where FK Radnik won both matches, 4–0 in Bijeljina and 8–0 in Vukovar. FK Radnik entered the 2nd League of Yugoslavia playing against clubs such as FK Proleter Zrenjanin and FK Bečej. They stayed in the Yugoslav Second League for six seasons being its best classification in the season 1977–78 when they finished 10th.
Another great achievement of Radnik Bijeljina was when the junior team won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup in 1987. In the semi-final FK Radnik beat FK Velež Mostar in Mostar by 5–2. In the final FK Radnik beat FK Polet Bosanski Brod in penalties to win the trophy.
1990s
From 1995 to 1997 the club was called FK Panteri Bijeljina and played under that name in the first two seasns of the First League of the Republika Srpska. In 1998–99 Radnik Bijeljina won their first Republika Srpska First League title, an achievement reached again in the 2004–05 season.
2000s
In the season 2004–05 Radnik won their second Republika Srpska title which got them a place in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2005–06 season. In the 2005–06 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FK Radnik finished 13th. A year earlier it reached the 1/4 finals of the Bosnian Cup. In the Republika Srpska Cup, after being twice a losing finalist in the 2005–06 and 2008–09 editions, it finally won the Cup in 2009–10.
2010s
Radnik won its first national trophy in 2016, winning the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup in 2015–16 season, against Sloboda Tuzla (agg. 4:1). This way Radnik won a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Note that "Radnik" is also the name of a basketball team from Bijeljina, KK Radnik Bijeljina.
Honours
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players with dual citizenship
Former players
For a list of current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Radnik Bijeljina players.