FK Zvezdara () is a

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club based in

Zvezdara Zvezdara ( sr-cyr, Звездара, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. The municipality is geographically hilly and with many forests. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 172,625 inhabitants. The ...

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. They compete in the

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, the third tier of the

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History

The club was founded on 10 March 1951 as FK Bulbulderac. They spent the following decade competing in the local leagues of Belgrade. In 1960, the club changed its name to BSK and continued playing in the lower leagues for another decade. They would change their name to OFK Zvezdara in 1974. After the

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, the club started to climb up the national league pyramid, gaining promotion to the third tier in 1993. They spent the next two seasons in the

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(1993–94 and 1994–95), placing second and third respectively. Following the assassination of its president Miodrag Nikšić in July 1995, the club finished runners-up in the newly formed

in the 1995–96 season and earned promotion to the

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. The club played in the Second League for five seasons between 1996 and 2001, narrowly missing promotion on two occasions ( 1997–98 and 1998–99). They eventually won first place in Group East in the 2000–01 season and took promotion to the First League for the first time in history. However, after the murder of its president Branislav Trojanović in July 2001, the club went through an ownership crisis. As a result, they were promptly relegated from the top flight, finishing 16th out of 18 in their debut appearance. The club eventually merged with

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, which continued to compete in the

2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro The 2002–03 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro season (Serbian: Druga Savezna Liga) consisted of four groups of 12 teams. The competition started this season as ''Second League of FR Yugoslavia''. The country changed name from FR Yugoslavia ...

. Shortly after the club's folding, a group of supporters created a new club called FK Bulbulderac, continuing the tradition of the former club. They gained promotion to the

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in 2007 and later to the

Belgrade Zone League Belgrade Zone League (Serbian language, Serbian: Зонска лига Београд / Zonska liga Beograd) is one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league system. It is run by the Football Association ...

in 2010. On 12 July 2013, the club changed its name to FK Zvezdara. After spending eight seasons in the fourth tier, they earned promotion to the

in 2018.

Honours

(Tier 2) * 2000–01 (Group East)

Seasons

Notable players

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

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* Marko Dević * Ranko Stojić ''For a list of all FK Zvezdara players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Zvezdara players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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