FK Radnički Pirot () is a

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club based in

Pirot Pirot ( sr-cyr, Пирот) is a city and the administrative center of the Pirot District in southeastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the urban area of the city has a population of 38,785, while the population of the city administrative are ...

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. They compete in the

Serbian League East Serbian League East (Serbian: Српска лига Исток / Srpska liga Istok) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League Vojvodina and Serbian ...

, the third tier of the

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History

The club was founded immediately after

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in 1945. They made their

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debut in the 1969–70 campaign. Over the next 12 seasons, the club competed in the second tier of Yugoslav football, before being relegated in 1981. They were promoted back the following year and played another six seasons in the Second League (

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– 1988), before the competition was reorganized. In the 1975–76 Yugoslav Cup, the club made one of the greatest accomplishments in its history by eliminating

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Be ...

to reach the quarter-finals, eventually losing to

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

. Following the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club competed in the newly formed

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

in the 1992–93 season, but failed to avoid relegation. They returned to the second tier three years later and subsequently placed third in Group East in their comeback appearance. However, the club suffered relegation to the third tier in

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. In the new millennium, the club surprisingly reached the quarter-finals of the 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, being eliminated by Rad after losing 1–0 at home. They also earned promotion to the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

in the same season by winning the

. The club spent the next three seasons in the second tier of Serbian football, before being relegated back to the Serbian League East in 2008. In the meantime, they achieved another success in the national cup by reaching the 2006–07 Serbian Cup quarter-finals, but lost 2–1 to

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

at home. After spending eight consecutive seasons in the Serbian League East, the club was promoted as champions to the Serbian First League in

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. They were relegated back to the third tier in

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, only to return to the second tier in

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Honours

Serbian League Timok / Serbian League Niš /

(Tier 3) * 1995–96 / 2000–01 / 2004–05, 2015–16, 2018–19

Seasons

Supporters

The club's main supporters' group is known as ''Pirgosi''. They were founded in the summer of 1990. 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''. * Nikola Đurđić *

Andrija Kaluđerović Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Grafičar Beograd. Club career On 13 December 2003, aged 16, Kaluđerović made his senior debut for OFK Beograd under manager Stevica ...

* Ivan Gvozdenović * Nenad Jestrović * Mateja Kežman *

Radivoje Manić Radivoje Manić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радивоје Манић; born 16 January 1972) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career After impressing at Radnički Niš, Manić moved to South Korea and joined ...

* Zoran Ranković * Jovan Stanković * Jovan Anđelković ''For a list of all FK Radnički Pirot players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Radnički Pirot players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

Club page
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