FK Smederevo 1924
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Career & Clubs
Acting on suggestion from chief engineer Ernest Radlinski, the club was first founded on 6 May 1924 by SARTID (Srpsko akcionarsko rudarsko topioničarsko industrijsko društvo) as FK Sartid. At the beginning, FK Sartid's roster was mostly filled with professional players from Hungary, Austria and Germany and the club failed to make much noise in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's football scene. Then in 1944, it was essentially disbanded by Yugoslavia's new communist authorities following the end of World War II, along with the entire Sartid factory whose property was nationalized. Though it is not certain if what followed can be viewed in continuity with FK Sartid, many fans consider it to be a part of club's history, so depending on one's opinion, either a new club appeared or the name was simply changed to FK Metalac in 1944. The following period was marked by numerous name changes. Two years later in 1946 the name was switched to FK Jedinstvo, and it lasted only three years until 1949 when it was changed to FK Smederevo.
In 1958, FK Smederevo merged with FK Metalac to form OFK Budućnost, the name that stuck around until 1962 when it was switched back to FK Smederevo. That setup lasted until 1967, when the club became FK Metalurg. In 1976, the name was switched to FK Smederevo for the third time, lasting until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. All throughout this 48-year period, the club toiled in lower leagues (Serbian regional league, etc.). FK Sartid was reborn in 1992 when…
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- Serbian SuperLiga
Legacy
Serbia and Montenegro Cup Winners (1): 2002–03 Second League of FR Yugoslavia Champions (1): 1996–97 (Group West) Serbian League West Champions (2): 2018–19, 2022–23
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Identifiers & aliases
Fudbalski klub Smederevo 1924, commonly known as FK Smederevo, is a Serbian professional football club based in Smederevo. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.
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