FK Partizan

Founders and origins

Partizan was founded on 4 October 1945 in Belgrade, as a football section of the Central House of the Yugoslav Army "Partizan", and was named in honour of the Partisans, the communist military formation who fought against fascism during World War II in Yugoslavia. The club was formed and initially managed by the group of young high officers of the Yugoslav People's Army and veterans of the Spanish Civil War. Among them were Koča Popović, Peko Dapčević, Svetozar Vukmanović, Bogdan Vujošević, Mijalko Todorović, Otmar Kreačić, Božo Švarc and Ratko "Čoče" Vujović – elected the first president of the club. Two days after its establishment, Partizan made its first step on the football scene, with the friendly match against selection of Zemun that ended 4–2. Silvester Šereš entered the record books as the first goal scorer in the history of Partizan, while goalkeeper Franjo Glaser was simultaneously the first club manager. Just three weeks later, Partizan went on the first of many international tours, travelling to Czechoslovakia where they beat the selection of Slovak Army with 3–1. At the time, just months after the World War II in Yugoslavia ended, no organized football competition was yet restored, so Partizan played only friendly games and tournaments both home and abroad. The club's first international engagement was a meeting against another army side, CSKA Moscow from what was then Soviet Union, on 6 December 1945 in Belgrade.

Partizan's…

Overall, Partizan have won 46 official titles including 27 national championships, 16 national cups, 1 national supercup, 1 national champions league and 1 Mitropa Cup.

Domestic competitions (45)

League – 27

Yugoslav First League Winners (11): 1946–47, 1948–49, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87 First League of FR Yugoslavia / First League of Serbia and Montenegro (record) Winners (8): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 Serbian SuperLiga Winners (8): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17

Cups – 16

Yugoslav Cup Winners (6): 1946–47, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1988–89, 1991–92 FR Yugoslavia Cup Winners (3): 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01 Serbian Cup Winners (7): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

Super cups – 1

Yugoslav Super Cup Winners (1): 1989

National Champions League – 1

Yugoslav Summer Champions League Winners (1): 1969

International competitions (1)

Mitropa Cup Winners (1): 1978 European Cup / UEFA Champions League Runners up (1): 1965–66

Friendly tournaments (12)

Kvarnerska Rivijera (4): 1959, 1965, 1966, 1991 Mohammed V Cup (1): 1963 Torneo Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de México (1): 1970 Torneo Pentagonal Internacional de la Ciudad de Bogotá (1): 1971 Trofeo Colombino de fútbol (1): 1976 Lunar New Year Cup (1): 1984 40th Anniversary FK…