OFK Bečej 1918
Serbian football club
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OFK Bečej 1918 (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бечеј 1918) is a football club based in Bečej, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Vojvodina League North, the fourth tier of the national league system.
Gusari sa Tise (The Pirates of the Tisza)
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| Full name | Omladinski fudbalski klub Bečej 1918 | ||
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| Nicknames | Tiski brod (The Tisza's Ship) Gusari sa Tise (The Pirates of the Tisza) | ||
| Founded | 1918 | ||
| Ground | Gradski stadion kraj Tise | ||
| Capacity | 2,296 | ||
| President | Nedeljko Vasić | ||
| Head coach | Lazar Dabižljević | ||
| League | Vojvodina League North | ||
| 2024–25 | Serbian League Vojvodina, 16th (relegated) | ||
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History
After winning the Vojvodina League in the 1988–89 season, the club spent two years in the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group North).[1] They ended up as runners-up in 1989–90, before placing first in 1990–91 to earn promotion to the Yugoslav Second League.[1] The club subsequently finished as champions in the competition's final edition before the breakup of Yugoslavia, getting promotion to the top flight for the first time ever.[2]
Between 1992 and 1998, the club competed in the newly formed First League of FR Yugoslavia.[2] They placed fourth in the 1994–95 season and secured a spot in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[2] The club would finish fourth out of five teams in Group 8, recording one win and three losses.[3] They repeated their fourth-place finish in the following 1995–96, this time earning a spot in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup.[2] However, the club was eliminated by Slovenian side Mura in the preliminary round (2–0 on aggregate).[4]
From 1998 to 2004, the club played in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.[2] They spent their first season in Group East and the next five in Group North, before suffering relegation to the Serbian League Vojvodina.[5] After spending three seasons in the third tier, the club was relegated to the Vojvodina League West in 2007.[6]
In December 2011, it was announced that the club would change its name to OFK Bečej 1918,[7] effective from the 2012–13 season.[8] They later won the Vojvodina League North in 2016–17 and subsequently the Serbian League Vojvodina in 2017–18 to reach the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid.[9] In December 2018, the club marked its 100th anniversary.[10]
Honours
Yugoslav Second League (Tier 2)
Yugoslav Inter-Republic League / Serbian League Vojvodina (Tier 3)
- 1990–91 (Group North) / 2017–18
Vojvodina League / Vojvodina League North (Tier 4)
- 1988–89 / 2016–17
Recent seasons
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
 Serbia | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 2 – Serbian First League | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 44 | 26 | 13th | — |
| 2019–20 | 3 – Vojvodina | 17[a] | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 8th | Preliminary round |
| 2020–21 | 3 – Vojvodina | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 56 | 65 | 4th | — |
| 2021–22 | 3 – Vojvodina | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 56 | 44 | 8th | — |
| 2022–23 | 3 – Vojvodina | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 11th | — |
| 2023–24 | 3 – Vojvodina | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 40 | 10th | — |
| 2024–25 | 3 – Vojvodina | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 123 | 7 | 16th | — |
- The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Score | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Intertoto Cup | Group stage |  Farul Constanța |
1–2 (H) | 4th of 5 |
 Dnepr Mogilev |
1–2 (A) | ||||
 Pogoń Szczecin |
2–1 (H) | ||||
 Cannes |
0–1 (A) | ||||
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round |  Mura |
0–0 (H), 0–2 (A) | 0–2 |
Notable players
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[11][12]
For a list of all OFK Bečej 1918 players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:OFK Bečej 1918 players.
Historical list of coaches
Živko Stakić- Jovan Kovrlija (1990-1991)
Slobodan Dogandžić (1992–1993)- Milorad Tatalović
- Đorđe Milić (1993)
- Dragan Škorić
- Josif Ilić (1994–1995)
- Dragan Okuka (1995–1996)
- Zvonko Ivezić (1996)
- Vladimir Savić
- Jovan Kovrlija (1997)
- Josip Pirmajer
- Jovan Kovrlija (1998)
- Miroslav Ćurčić
- Živko Stakić
- Atila Kasaš
- Predrag Pejović
Siniša Todorović- Vladimir Grbić (2011-2012)
- Dragan Vukajlović (2012–2013)
- Dalibor Novčić (2013–2014)
- Atila Kasaš (2014–2015)
- Dalibor Novčić (2015–2016)
- Dejan Stanojev (2016–2017)
- Jovica Lakić (2017–2018)
- Branko Savić (2018)
- Dejan Stanojev and Dalibor Novčić (2018)
- Dušan Bajić (2018–2019)
- Milan Belić (2019–2020)[13]
- Branko Savić (19 Dec 2020–2022)[14]
- Lazar Dabižljević (2022–2023)
- Damir Dakić (2023)[15]
- Zoran Levnaić (2023)[16]
- Damir Dakić (2023-2024)[17]
- Dragan Ivanović (17 Jan 2024-18 Aug 24)[18]
- Siniša Todorović (22 Aug 2024–Oct 24)[19]
- Milorad Janjuš (14 Oct 2024–Dec 2024)[20]
- Lazar Dabižljević (2 Feb 2025–)[21]
