FK Rad () is a

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club based in Banjica,

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. They compete in the

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, the fourth tier of the

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. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between

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and

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, including five seasons in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

, 12 seasons in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, and 13 seasons in the

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History

The club was founded on 10 March 1958 by GP Rad, a local construction company. They acquired the league rights from FK Razvitak, a small club based in Banjica, going on to compete in the local leagues of Belgrade until the early 1970s. The club earned promotion to the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

in 1973, spending the next 14 seasons in the second tier of Yugoslav football. They also reached the 1981–82 Yugoslav Cup quarter-finals, losing to

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. In the 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, the club became champions in Group East and took promotion to the

for the first time in history. They placed 15th in their debut appearance in the top flight, just one point above the relegation zone. The club subsequently finished in fourth place in the 1988–89 season, earning a spot in the

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. They were eliminated in the first round after losing 3–2 on aggregate to

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. Following the

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, the club continued to compete in the top flight, placing fifth in the

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. They would also place in the top five in three consecutive seasons from

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. With the beginning of the new millennium, the club slowly started to decline and eventually suffered relegation in the 2002–03 season. They returned to the top flight of Serbia and Montenegro football in its final edition, but were promptly relegated. Having spent two seasons in the

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, the club placed fourth in 2007–08 and managed to earn promotion to the

via the play-offs. They finished fourth in 2010–11, which meant qualification for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and a return to European football after 22 years. After spending 13 consecutive seasons in the top flight, the club suffered relegation in

. They would eventually finish bottom of the table in the 2022–23 Serbian First League, dropping to the third tier for the first time in 50 years. After suffering a second consecutive relegation in 2024, the club found itself in the

, the fourth tier of Serbian football.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 1986–87 (Group East)

Seasons

European record

Supporters

The club's main supporters' group, known as United Force, was formed in 1987. They have often been associated with

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due to their long history of incidents. Rad supporters have rivalries with several clubs, including local rivalries with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

and

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, and national rivalries with

Novi Pazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inha ...

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Petar Jelić * Aleksandar Kosorić *

Nenad Mišković Nenad Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Мишковић; born 13 October 1975) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career During his playing career, Mišković represented numerous clubs, namely Ra ...

Milan Borjan Milan Borjan ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Борјан; born 23 October 1987) is a professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh SC, Al-Riyadh. Born in ...

* Li Chunyu * Ivan Cvjetković * Siniša Gogić * Nikola Drinčić *

Uroš Đurđević Uroš Đurđević (, ; born 2 March 1994) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Liga MX club Atlas FC, Atlas. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Montenegro national football te ...

* Vladimir Gluščević * Filip Kasalica *

Mitar Novaković Mitar Novaković ( sr-Cyrl, Митар Новаковић; born 27 September 1981) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin retired Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. Internationally, Novaković ...

* Vladimir Rodić * Nikola Šipčić * Vladimir Volkov * Nikola Vujnović * Dejvi Glavevski *

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* Perica Stančeski * Goran Stanić *

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* Aleksandar Todorovski * Veljko Birmančević * Miloš Bogunović * Aleksandar Busnić * Jovan Damjanović * Filip Đorđević * Igor Đurić * Brana Ilić * Bojan Isailović * Bojan Jorgačević * Aleksandar Jovanović * Branislav Jovanović * Damir Kahriman *

Andrija Kaluđerović Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career The much-travelled Kaluđerović made his senior debut for OFK Beograd under manager Stevica Kuzmanovski, coming on a ...

* Filip Kljajić * Nenad Lukić *

Nikola Maraš Nikola Maraš (, ; born 19 December 1995) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Deportivo Alavés. Club career Rad On 26 May 2013, Maraš made his ...

* Marko Mijailović * Luka Milivojević * Bogdan Mladenović * Pavle Ninkov *

Ognjen Ožegović Ognjen Ožegović ( sr-cyr, Огњен Ожеговић, , born 9 June 1994) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Turkish side Sakaryaspor on loan from the ...

* Andrija Pavlović * Nemanja Pejčinović * Miloš Stanojević * Nikola Stojiljković * Nenad Tomović * Slobodan Urošević *

Jagoš Vuković Jagoš Vuković (, ; born 10 June 1988) is a former Serbian professional footballer who last played as a defender for IMT in the Serbian SuperLiga. Vuković earned eight caps for Serbia from 2009 to 2017. Club career Born in Bačko Dobro ...

Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former Association football, footballer. His older brother Bojan Brnović, Bojan is also a footballer. Cl ...

* Goran Bunjevčević * Željko Cicović * Petar Divić *

Boban Dmitrović Boban Dmitrović (; born 2 April 1972) is a Serbian Association football, football manager and former player. Club career Born in Konarevo, a village near Kraljevo, Dmitrović started out at local club Budućnost Konarevo, before joining FK Slog ...

* Ljubinko Drulović * Miroslav Đukić * Nenad Grozdić * Spira Grujić * Vladimir Jugović * Zoran Mirković * Predrag Ocokoljić * Aleksandar Pantić * Marko Perović * Dejan Rađenović *

Vuk Rašović Vuk Rašović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Рашовић; born 3 January 1973) is a Serbian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the currently head coach of UAE Pro League club Kalba FC. Playing career Rašović s ...

* Predrag Ristović * Borislav Stevanović * Miroslav Stević * Dragan Vukmir * Aleksandar Živković * Jusuf Hatunić *

Mihailo Petrović Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the Hebrew name ''Michael'', and its cognates include Mihajlo and Mijailo. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. Notable peopl ...

Vladan Radača Vladan Radača (; born 15 July 1955) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, Radača was capped five times by Yugoslavia in 1987 and 1988. Club career Radača started out at his hometown c ...

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* Ilija Zavišić ''For a list of all FK Rad players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Rad players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

Club page
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