FK Javor Ivanjica
Serbian football club
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FK Javor Ivanjica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Јавор Ивањица), known as Javor Matis for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of Serbian football.
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| Full name | FK Javor Ivanjica | |||
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| Founded | 1912 | |||
| Ground | Stadion kraj Moravice | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| President | Dragomir Lazović | |||
| Head coach | Branko Mirjačić | |||
| League | Serbian First League | |||
| 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga, 14th of 16 (relegated) | |||
| Website | fkjavor | |||
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History
In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ball to Ivanjica, which led to the formation of the club.[1] The team mostly played friendly matches before the conclusion of World War II due to a lack of organized football competitions.[1] Between 1958 and 1962, they were close to achieving promotion to the Yugoslav Second League.[1] However, the club never reached higher than the third level until the 1990s.
In 1994, led by manager Slavenko Kuzeljević, the club earned promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia after eliminating Zvezdara and Topličanin in the playoffs.[2] 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 First League of FR Yugoslavia for the first time in history.[3] They remained for just one season in the elite division, finishing bottom of the table.[4] During this time, the club became recognizable for featuring a number of young African footballers, mainly from Nigeria and Zimbabwe.[5] They earned another promotion to the top flight in 2005, but again suffered relegation in the same season.[6]
After underperforming in the 2006–07 Serbian First League, 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 led his team to an unbeaten record and promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.[1] They subsequently placed fourth in the top flight, their highest league position to date. In 2012, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary.[7]
After a total of six consecutive seasons in the SuperLiga, the club suffered relegation in 2014. However, they won promotion back in the next season. The club subsequently made its greatest success by reaching the final of the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, losing 2–0 to Partizan at the Stadion Metalac.[8]
Honours
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
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| 1996–97 | 2 – West | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 41 | 15th | — |
| 1997–98 | 2 – West | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 57 | 4th | Round of 32 |
| 1998–99 | 2 – West | 21[a] | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 9th | — |
| 1999–2000 | 2 – West | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 10th | — |
| 2000–01 | 2 – West | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 53 | 6th | — |
| 2001–02 | 2 – West | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 14 | 85 | 1st | — |
| 2002–03 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 44 | 34 | 15th | — |
| 2003–04 | 2 – West | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 39 | 56 | 4th | Quarter-finals |
| 2004–05 | 2 – Serbia | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 2nd | Round of 16 |
| 2005–06 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 12th | Round of 32 |
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| 2006–07 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 12th | Round of 32 |
| 2007–08 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 1st | Quarter-finals |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 53 | 4th | Round of 16 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 38 | 7th | Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 41 | 8th | Round of 32 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 9th | Quarter-finals |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 10th | Semi-finals |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 15th | Round of 32 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 61 | 2nd | Round of 32 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 13th | Runners-up |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 22 | 8th | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 24 | 15th | Quarter-finals |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 37 | 46 | 2nd | Round of 16 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 30[b] | 6 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 28 | 13th | Round of 32 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 53 | 46 | 16th | Round of 16 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 69 | 2nd | Round of 16 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 37 | 12th | Round of 32 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 51 | 40 | 13th | Round of 16 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 2nd | Round of 16 |
- The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On dual registration
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Branko Mirjačić |
| Assistant manager | Dušan Stojanović Nebojša Milosavljević Igor Tufegdžić |
| Goalkeeping coach | Gordan Kostić |
| Fitness coach | Nebojša Pešić |
| Physiotherapist | Mirko Stević |
| Doctor | Miodrag Kurtić |
Notable players
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[11]
Alexander Christovão
Nemanja Supić
Ibrahim Walidjo
Derek Cornelius
Norman Campbell- Trivante Stewart
Boris Kopitović- Aleksandar Šofranac
Filip Ivanovski
Jovan Đokić- Marko Gajić
- Andrej Ilić
- Marko Jevremović
- Damir Kahriman
- Nemanja Miletić
- Milovan Milović
- Miljan Mutavdžić
- Miroslav Vulićević
Mihajlo Pjanović
Husniddin Gafurov
Petar Krivokuća- Srboljub Krivokuća
Blessing Makunike- Mike Temwanjera
- Leonard Tsipa
For a list of all FK Javor Ivanjica players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Javor Ivanjica players.
Coaching history
- Slavko Vojičić
- Slavenko Kuzeljević (1993–1995)
- Slavko Vojičić
- Boris Bunjak (1997–1998)
- Slavko Vojičić
- Radovan Ćurčić (2003–2006)
Srđan Vasiljević (2006)- Goran Marić (2006–2007)
- Radovan Ćurčić (2007–2010)
- Zoran Njeguš (2010–2011)
- Vladan Milojević (2011)
- Goran Marić (caretaker) (2011)
- Aleksandar Janjić (2011–2012)
- Mladen Dodić (2012–2013)
- Bogić Bogićević (2013)
- Predrag Ristanović (2013–2014)
- Slavenko Kuzeljević (10 Mar 2014– Apr 15)[12]
- Aleksandar Janjić (27 Apr 2015–7 Jan 16)[13]
- Mladen Dodić (9 Jan 2016-23 May 16)
- Miloš Veselinović (5 Jun 2016-22 Dec 16)[14]
- Srđan Blagojević (25 Dec 2016–Apr 17)[15]
- Srđan Vasiljević (12 Apr 2017-Sep 17)[16]
- Vlado Jagodić (21 Sep 2017–18)[17]
- Milovan Milović (caretaker) (2018)
- Igor Tufegdžić (2018–2019)
- Igor Bondžulić (4 Jun 2019–Jun 21)[18]
- Milovan Milović (11 Jun 2021–14 Mar 22)[19]
- Igor Bondžulić (14 Mar 2022-Oct 22)[20]
- Mladen Dodić (4 Oct 2022–2023)[21]
- Milovan Milović (caretaker) (2023)
- Radovan Ćurčić (5 Jun 2023-22 May 2026)[22]
- Branko Mirjačić (8 Jun 2026-)[23]
