FK Mladost Lučani
Serbian football club
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FK Mladost Lučani (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Младост Лучани) is a professional football club based in Lučani, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system.
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| Full name | FK Mladost Lučani | ||
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| Founded | 1952 | ||
| Ground | SRC Mr Radoš Milovanović | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| President | Vladimir Đorđević | ||
| Head coach | Radovan Ćurčić | ||
| League | Serbian SuperLiga | ||
| 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga, 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | fkmladostlucani | ||
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History
Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group East) in 1989, thus earning promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. However, they were relegated after just one season, finishing bottom of the table.[1]
Upon the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started off in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in 1995 and took promotion to the First League (I/B League). The club spent the following three seasons in the First League (the last two in the I/A League), before suffering relegation in 1998.[2] They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League (Group West) in 2001, but were narrowly relegated back the next year.[3] Regardless, the club's striker Zoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals.[4]
After winning the Serbian First League in 2007, the club was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. They placed in the middle of the table in their debut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues.[5] Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in 2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in its comeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover, Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.[6]
Led by manager Nenad Milovanović, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the 2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history.[7] They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani side Inter Baku in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 5–0 on aggregate.[8] On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup.[9] They eventually lost 2–1 to Partizan after initially leading 1–0.[10]
Honours
- Serbian Cup
- Runner-up: 2017–18
- Second League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbian First League (Tier 2)
- Yugoslav Inter-Republic League / Serbian League West (Tier 3)
- Champions: 1988–89 (Group East) / 2003–04, 2005–06
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | ||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||
 Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 1 – I/B | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 3rd | Round of 16 | — |
| 1 – I/A | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 5th | |||
| 1996–97 | 1 – I/A | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 41 | 8th | Quarter-finals | |
| 1997–98 | 1 – I/A | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 54 | 30 | 12th | Round of 32 | |
| 1998–99 | 2 – West | 21[a] | 9 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 10th | Round of 16 | |
| 1999–2000 | 2 – West | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 26 | 70[b] | 2nd | — | |
| 2000–01 | 2 – West | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 27 | 78 | 1st | Round of 32 | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 15th | — | |
| 2002–03 | 2 – West | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 9th | Round of 16 | |
| 2003–04 | 3 – West | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 31 | 77 | 1st | — | |
| 2004–05 | 2 – Serbia | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 60 | 26 | 20th | — | |
| 2005–06 | 3 – West | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 86 | 1st | Round of 32 | |
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| 2006–07 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 82 | 1st | — | — |
| 2007–08 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 38 | 7th[c] | Round of 32 | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 14th | Round of 32 | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 14th | Round of 16 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 9th | Preliminary round | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 53 | 3rd | Round of 32 | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 9th | Round of 32 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 60 | 1st | Round of 32 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 7th | Round of 32 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 9th | Round of 32 | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 4th | Quarter-finals | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 27 | 10th | Runners-up | Europa League – First qualifying round |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 37 | 34 | 5th | Semi-finals | — |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 30[d] | 13 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 9th | Quarter-finals | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 59 | 54 | 7th | Round of 16 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 11th | Round of 32 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 38 | 11th | Round of 32 | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 46 | 7th | Round of 32 | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 47 | 8th | Round of 16 | |
- The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- The club was docked five points.
- The club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.
- The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Score | Aggregate |
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| 2017–18 | Europa League | First qualifying round |  Inter Baku |
0–3 (H), 0–2 (A) | 0–5 |
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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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Radovan Ćurčić |
| Second assistant coach | Nermin Useni Vladimir Radivojević |
| Coach analyst | Milovan Milović |
| Goalkeeper coach | Zlatko Zečević |
| Fitness coach | Miroslav Sredić |
| Doctor | Snežana Markićević |
| Physiotherapist | Miloš Stojić Srđan Kuzmanović |
Notable players
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[13]
Ognjen Čančarević
Murad Hüseynov
Admir Aganović- Irfan Hadžić
- Siniša Saničanin
Misdongarde Betolngar
Milan Jovanović- Janko Tumbasević
Tome Kitanovski- Aleksandar Lazevski
Badara Badji
Dušan Anđelković- Nikola Ćirković
- Marko Jevremović
- Lazar Jovanović
- Saša Jovanović
- Nemanja Mićević
- Nemanja Milunović
- Marko Mirić
- Milan Radin
- Dragan Rosić
- Miloš Stanojević
- Nemanja Tomić
Jovan Markoski
Husniddin Gafurov
For a list of all FK Mladost Lučani players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Mladost Lučani players.
Historical list of coaches
Jusuf Čizmić (1995-1996)- Dušan Radonjić (1996)
- Branko Radović (1997)
- Miloslav Radenović (1997)
- Jusuf Čizmić (1997-1998)
- Ivan Milutinović (1998)
- Jovan Kovrlija (2001)
- Stanislav Karasi (2001)
- Jovan Kovrlija (2002)
Predrag Plazinić (2006–2007)- Nenad Milovanović (2007–2008)
- Živorad Jelić (200?)
- Ljubiša Dmitrović (2009)
- Nenad Markićević (2010)
- Miloljub Kovačević (2010)
- Branko Božović (2011)
- Dejan Nikolić (2011–2012)
- Neško Milovanović (2012)
- Ljubiša Dmitrović (2012–2013)
- Nenad Milovanović (2013)
- Vladica Petrović (2013)
- Nenad Milovanović (2014–2019)
- Goran Stanić (2019–2020)
- Nenad Milanović (2020)
- Nenad Milovanović (2020–2021)
- Darko Rakočević (2021)
- Ivan Stefanović (Jun 2021-Dec 21)[14]
- Dragiša Žunić (Jan 2022–Mar 23)[15]
- Milorad Kosanović (30 Mar 2023-May 23)[16]
- Tomislav Sivić (2023)
- Igor Savić (Jun 2023-Oct 23)[17]
- Tomislav Sivić (Oct 2023–2024)[18]
- Nermin Useni (caretaker) (2024)
- Dejan Joksimović (Jun 2024- 11 Aug 24)[19]
- Nenad Lalatović (Aug 2024-Oct 24)[20]
- Nermin Useni (caretaker) (2024)
- Nikola Trajković (22 Oct 2024–26 May 25)[21]
- Mladen Dodić (Jun 2025- Aug 25)[22]
- Nenad Lalatović (22 Aug 2025-19 Dec 25)[23]
- Dragiša Žunić (Jan 2026-)[24]
