FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Спартак Златибор Вода) is a football club from Subotica, Serbia, that plays in the Serbian SuperLiga. The club was founded in 1945 and was named after Jovan Mikić Spartak, the leader of the Partisans in Subotica, who was a national hero and was killed in 1944. The club was named FK Spartak Subotica until the end of the 2007-2008 Serbian League Vojvodina season when it was merged with FK Zlatibor Voda who won promotion to the Serbian First League thus gaining it's present name FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda.
[edit] History
Founded 1945, FK Spartak Subotica is, after FK Vojvodina, the most successful club in northern Serbia. They participated in the first after-war club championship, in the 1946–47 Yugoslav First League and from then on, they played always in between the first and second national leagues. The biggest success of the club was archived when the club played the 1993–94 FR Yugoslavia Cup final against Partizan (1-6 loss).
After the dissolution of ŽAK Subotica, club that played in the pre-war period until 1945, the players who did not want to belong to any of the two newly formed clubs, Radnički or Građanski, decided to form the FK Spartak. The new club was named after the nickname of a legendary Subotica athlete and World War II commander Jovan Mikić - Spartak. The club was very active in its early years, continuing the tradition of Subotica football. Many club players later played for the biggest clubs in the country or internationally, having some played for the national team, as well.
Spartak's fans, known as Marinci (Marines), were formed in early 1990s and then were known like Blue Marines. Before that its fans and club's name was Plavi Golubovi (Blue Pigeons). Blue Marines as successors Spartak fans from'70-the years included in the scene the second half of'80-the years. A small team of guys mostly from Prozivka, but from other parts of the city slowly began to gather at the stadium and support local club. In December 1988 the year comes to the first organized assembly and winding of the game against Dinamo Zagreb.For this game, now there has been great fights in front of the western meetings between the Marines and the Bad Blue Boys.Only a month later in the below prolećnog part of the season, in the first months of 1989, sašiven is the first transparent and more in addition to the proposal adopted the name Blue Marines. In those years went to the guest, all of course without any help the club. That is the year to visit the Osjek larger group of Marines went, alone in his arrangements.Legendary fights against the Bad Blue Boys in front of the Western meetings, drawing the head live in Split, but also above response Torcida Marines when they are completely surrounded in the park.
[edit] Stadium
Subotica City Stadium (Gradski stadion[1]) is a multi-use stadium in Subotica, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the club's home ground since 1945. The stadium holds 13,000 people. There is a football pitch and a registered track for athletics suitable for competitions. One part of the Stadium is covered. There are also two subsidiary football pitches.
[edit] Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, was one of the first really international major European football cups that the club participated in. After World War II, in 1951, a replacement tournament named Zentropa Cup was held to resume the rich tradition of this competition.
[edit] UEFA competitions
- Qualified for Europe in 1 season
[edit] Honours
- Yugoslav Second League (4)
[edit] Current squad
As of January 2012.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011 and List of Serbian football transfers winter 2011–12.
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For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Spartak Subotica players.
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