FK Timok

FK Timok 1919 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Тимок 1919) is a football club based in Zaječar, Serbia. They compete in the Zone League East, the fourth tier of the national league system.

Timok
Full nameFK Timok 1919
Nickname(s)Beli labudovi (The White Swans)
Founded1919 (1919)
GroundStadion Kraljevica
Capacity8,186
PresidentMilorad Vučković
Head coachVojkan Rajčić
LeagueZone League East
2022–23Serbian League East, 15th of 16 (relegated)

History

Founded in 1919, the club participated in the regional leagues during its early stages. They achieved their first notable success by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 in the first round of the 1973 Yugoslav Cup. The club also competed in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons between 1981 and 1984.[1][2]

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club advanced to the second tier for the second time, finishing bottom of the table in the 1992–93 Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They would later spend two seasons in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004, when they were relegated to the Serbian League East.[3]

The club made one of its greatest achievements in its history during the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup by eliminating Partizan away in the round of 16. After a 1–1 draw in regular time, Timok won 5–4 on penalties.[4] The club was eventually knocked out of the competition in the quarter-finals after losing 2–0 away to Radnički Niš.[5]

In the 2008–09 season, the club finished second in the Serbian League East, subsequently losing 5–4 on penalties to Teleoptik (after two 1–1 draws) in the promotion playoffs.[6] They were finally promoted to the Serbian First League after winning the 2011–12 Serbian League East title.[7] The club spent two seasons in the second tier of Serbian football, before being relegated back to the Serbian League East in 2014.[8]

After finishing second from the bottom in the 2017–18 Serbian League East, the club got relegated to the fourth tier and was supposed to play in the Zone League East.[9] However, they were unable to compete due to financial reasons, causing them to go inactive.[10] Simultaneously, the Zaječar District League champions and the Zone League East newcomers, FK Radnički Lubnica was relocated to Zaječar and renamed to FK Timok 1919, becoming FK Timok's de facto successor.[9][10]

Honours

Serbian League Timok / Serbian League East (Tier 3)

  • 2001–02 / 2011–12, 2020–21

Seasons
Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 3 – Timok 34160187265486th —
1996–97 3 – Timok 34165137342534th —
1997–98 3 – Timok 34156137140515th —
1998–99 3 – Timok 17[lower-alpha 1]–––––2311th —
1999–2000 3 – Timok 38176156749576th —
2000–01 3 – Timok 3425366223782nd —
2001–02 3 – Timok 34232910534711st —
2002–03 2 – East 33131194529503rd —
2003–04 2 – East 36136174352459th —
2004–05 3 – East 34157126846528th —
2005–06 3 – East 34156135038517th Quarter-finals
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – East 341311105232509th Round of 32
2007–08 3 – East 30127114536436th —
2008–09 3 – East 2817654414572nd —
2009–10 3 – East 3022535820712nd —
2010–11 3 – East 301261239344212th —
2011–12 3 – East 3019654318631st —
2012–13 2 3411101337484311th Round of 32
2013–14 2 308101226353413th Preliminary round
2014–15 3 – East 30146103627485th Preliminary round
2015–16 3 – East 309101139423711th —
2016–17 3 – East 3011109282136[lower-alpha 2]10th —
2017–18 3 – East 30542133581915th —
2018–19 4 – East 3022536228712nd —
2019–20 4 – East 17[lower-alpha 3]12323613392nd —
2020–21 3 – East 3826577326831st —
2021–22 2 371171938444014th —
2022–23 3 – East 30661824592415th Preliminary round
  1. The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. The club was docked seven points.
  3. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Supporters
Otrovi celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2008

The club's main supporters group is known as Otrovi (The Poisons).[11] They were founded in 1998, celebrating their 10-year anniversary in a Serbian League East fixture with Župa Aleksandrovac on 15 November 2008. The group is traditionally situated in the east stand of the stadium.

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[12]

For a list of all FK Timok players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Timok players.

Managerial history

References
  1. "Period 1978. – 1983" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. "Period 1983. – 1988" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. "Novi šok u Humskoj" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "Bez iznenađenja u četvrtfinalu Kupa" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. "Teleoptik prvoligaš posle drame" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. "Fudbaleri "Timoka" plasirali se u Prvu ligu Srbije" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. "Inđija i naredne sezone u Prvoj ligi Srbije" (in Serbian). srbijasport.net. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. "U Zonu „Istok" sa novim imenom: „Radnički" iz Lubnice postao je FK „Timok 1919" iz Zaječara!" (in Serbian). glas-zajecara.com. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Gde je FK Timok nakon jednog stoleća" (in Serbian). zajecaronline.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. "Sledeća je Zvezda!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  12. "Timok Zaječar". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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