FK Javor Ivanjica () is a professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the

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, the second tier of the

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History

In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football

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, which led to the formation of the club. The team mostly played friendly matches before the conclusion of

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due to a lack of organized football competitions. Between 1958 and 1962, they were close to achieving 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 ...

. However, the club never reached higher than the third level until the 1990s. In 1994, led by manager

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, the club earned promotion to the

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after eliminating

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and Topličanin in the playoffs. They spent the next eight years in the second tier, having their best season in 1997–98, when they placed fourth in Group West. In 2002, the club won the Second League (Group West) and took promotion to the

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for the first time in history. They remained for just one season in the elite division, finishing bottom of the table. During this time, the club became recognizable for featuring a number of young African footballers, mainly from Nigeria and Zimbabwe. They earned another promotion to the top flight in

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, but again suffered relegation in the same season. After underperforming in the

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, the second tier of the restructured national league system, the club managed to convincingly win first place in the 2007–08 season. Moreover, manager

Radovan Ćurčić Radovan Ćurčić (; born 10 January 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Javor Ivanjica. Playing career Ćurčić started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, before going on to play for OFK B ...

led his team to an unbeaten record and promotion to the

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. They subsequently placed fourth in the top flight, their highest league position to date. In 2012, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary. After a total of six consecutive seasons in the SuperLiga, the club suffered relegation in

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. However, they won promotion back in the next season. The club subsequently made its greatest success by reaching the final of the

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, losing 2–0 to Partizan at the Stadion Metalac.

Honours

(Tier 2) ** Champions (2): 2001–02 (Group West), 2007–08

Seasons

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Notable players

''This is a list of players who have played at full international level''. * Alexander Christovão * Nemanja Supić * Ibrahim Walidjo *

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* Norman Campbell * Trivante Stewart * Boris Kopitović * Aleksandar Šofranac * Filip Ivanovski * Jovan Đokić * Marko Gajić * Marko Jevremović * Damir Kahriman * Nemanja Miletić *

Milovan Milović Milovan Milović (; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Throughout his playing career, he made over 400 appearances for Javor Ivanjica across all competitions. Club career Milović started out at his hometown ...

* Miljan Mutavdžić * Miroslav Vulićević * Mihajlo Pjanović * Husniddin Gafurov * Petar Krivokuća *

Srboljub Krivokuća Srboljub Krivokuća (; 14 March 1928 – 22 December 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. Club career Krivokuća played for Red Star Belgrade on two occasions, winning three Yugoslav First League titles ( 1952–53, ...

* Blessing Makunike *

Mike Temwanjera Mike Temwanjera (born 21 May 1982) is a Zimbabwean former professional association football, footballer who usually played as a centre-forward, but also as a second striker. A member of FC Vaslui from January 2007 until summer 2014, he was one ...

* Leonard Tsipa ''For a list of all FK Javor Ivanjica players with a Wikipedia article, see :FK Javor Ivanjica players''.

Managerial history

References

External links

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Club page
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