Fudbalski Klub Radnik Hadžići is a professional
association football
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club from the town of
Hadžići
Hadžići is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located south west of the city of Sarajevo. According to the 2013 population census in Bosni ...
that is situated in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Currently, Radnik plays in the
and plays its home matches on the Hadžići city stadium which has a capacity of 500 seats.
The club's golden years were in the mid-1990s, when it, under the guidance of club legend Sedik Fejzić, won the 1995–96
Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (South) and got promoted to the
1996–97 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina season.
History
Foundation and time in Yugoslavia
FK Radnik was founded in 1948 in the town of
Hadžići
Hadžići is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located south west of the city of Sarajevo. According to the 2013 population census in Bosni ...
. In the following years the club played variably until the season 1971–72, when led by manager Ivica Petković took the first place in the
Sarajevo zone, gaining the right to play in 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 ...
(Group South). In the 1973–74 season, the club got relegated back to the republic league.
Golden years
At the beginning of the
Bosnian War
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, the club stopped all of its activities. Finally in 1994, in the free part of Hadžići, in
Pazarić
Pazarić is a village in the municipality of Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, former club players started an initiative to restart the club.
In the 1995–96 season, the club finished in 1st place in the
Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group South) and got promoted to the
First League. In its only top tier season, the
1996–97 season, Radnik finished in last place, recording 1 win, 1 draw and 28 losses. In those two seasons, Radnik managed club legend Sedik Fejzić (1995–96 season) and former Radnik Hadžići player
Abdulah Oruč (1996–97 season).
Present
Since the
1996–97 relegation, the club had its ups and downs, got relegated from the
First League of FBiH in the early 2000s and had played in the
Second League of FBiH (Group Center), though they were one of the best clubs in the league and on several occasions were close to promotion.
In the 2009–10 season, Radnik won the Second League of FBiH (Group Center) and got promoted back to the First League of FBiH, but after only one season of First League football since 2005, the club got relegated from the league in the
2010–11
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season.
After nine years of their first promotion, in the 2018–19 season, under the guidance of local manager and also former club player
Damir Beća, Radnik got once again promoted to the First League of FBiH two games before the end of the season, beating Pobjeda Tešanjka 6–0 at home on 22 May 2019, securing that spot.
Honours
Domestic
League
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Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina:
**Winners (1): 1995–96
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Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is a football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This level is organized into four different leagues: Sjever (North), Centar (Center), Jug (South) and Zapad (West). (Until the 2011 ...
:
**Winners (2): 2009–10 , 2018–19
Players
Current squad
Players on dual registration
Notable and academy players
1951–1992
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Dževad Kulenović
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Marko Pejić
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Abdulah Oruč
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Sabit Sadiković
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Rešad Kulenović
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Sead Bećirević
1992–1993
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Damir Beća
1993–present
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Benjamin Tatar
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Alen Bašić
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Dženan Osmanović
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Aldin Čajić
Aldin Čajić (; born 11 September 1992) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.
Čajić started his professional career at Teplice, before joining Dukla Prague in 2014. Three ...
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Semir Kerla
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Adi Mehremić
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Sinan Ramović
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Muris Mešanović
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Aliyu Abubakar
Notable managers
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Ivica Petković
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Dževad Kulenović
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Sedik Fejzić
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Abdulah Oruč
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Damir Beća
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1948
Sport in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Radnik Hadžići
1948 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina