FK Timok

Timok
Full nameFudbalski Klub Timok 1919
NicknameBeli labudovi (The White Swans)
Founded1919; 107 years ago (1919)
GroundKraljevica Stadium, Zaječar
Capacity8,168
PresidentMilorad Vučković
Head coachMilan Ćirić
LeagueSerbian League East
2024–25Serbian League East, 7th

FK Timok 1919 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Тимок 1919) is a football club based in Zaječar, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League East, the third tier of the national league system.

History

Founded in 1919, the club participated in the regional leagues during its early stages. They achieved their first notable success by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 in the first round of the 1973 Yugoslav Cup. The club also competed in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons between 1981 and 1984.

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club reached the second tier for the second time, but finished bottom of the table in the 1992–93 Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They would later spend two seasons in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004, when they were relegated to the Serbian League East.

On 26 October 2005, the club made one of its greatest achievements in its history by eliminating Partizan away in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup round of 16. They won 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time. The club was eventually knocked out of the competition in the quarter-final after losing 2–0 away to Radnički Niš.

In the 2008–09 season, the club finished second in the Serbian League East, subsequently losing 5–4 on penalties to Teleoptik (after two 1–1 draws) in the promotion play-offs. They were finally promoted to the Serbian First League after winning the 2011–12 Serbian League East title. The club spent two seasons in the second tier of Serbian football, before being relegated back to the Serbian League East in 2014.

After finishing second from the bottom in the 2017–18 Serbian League East, the club got relegated to the fourth tier and was supposed to play in the Zone League East. However, they were unable to compete due to financial reasons, causing them to go inactive. Simultaneously, the Zaječar District League champions and the Zone League East newcomers, FK Radnički Lubnica was relocated to Zaječar and renamed to FK Timok 1919, becoming FK Timok's de facto successor.

Honours

Serbian League Timok / Serbian League East (Tier 3)

Zone League East (Tier 4)

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 3 – Timok 34160187265486th —
1996–97 3 – Timok 34165137342534th —
1997–98 3 – Timok 34156137140515th —
1998–99 3 – Timok 17–––––2311th —
1999–2000 3 – Timok 38176156749576th —
2000–01 3 – Timok 3425366223782nd —
2001–02 3 – Timok 34232910534711st —
2002–03 2 – East 33131194529503rd —
2003–04 2 – East 36136174352459th —
2004–05 3 – East 34157126846528th —
2005–06 3 – East 34156135038517th Quarter-finals
 Serbia
2006–07 3 – East 341311105232509th Round of 32
2007–08 3 – East 30127114536436th —
2008–09 3 – East 2817654414572nd —
2009–10 3 – East 3022535820712nd —
2010–11 3 – East 301261239344212th —
2011–12 3 – East 3019654318631st —
2012–13 2 3411101337484311th Round of 32
2013–14 2 308101226353413th Preliminary round
2014–15 3 – East 30146103627485th Preliminary round
2015–16 3 – East 309101139423711th —
2016–17 3 – East 301110928213610th —
2017–18 3 – East 30542133581915th —
2018–19 4 – East 3022536228712nd —
2019–20 4 – East 1712323613392nd —
2020–21 3 – East 3826577326831st —
2021–22 2 371171938444014th —
2022–23 3 – East 30661824592415th Preliminary round
2023–24 4 – East 2825218411771st —
2024–25 3 – East 30136113937457th —
2025–26 3 – East —
  1. ↑ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ↑ The club was docked seven points.
  3. ↑ The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.

Supporters

Otrovi celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2008

The club's main supporters group is known as Otrovi (The Poisons). They were founded in 1998, celebrating their 10-year anniversary in a Serbian League East fixture with Župa Aleksandrovac on 15 November 2008. The group is traditionally situated in the east stand of the stadium.

Notable players

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

For a list of all FK Timok players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Timok players.

Historical list of coaches