FK Mladost Novi Sad
Serbian football club
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FK Mladost Novi Sad (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Младост Нови Сад) is a professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia.
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| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Mladost GAT | ||
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| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | GAT Arena, Novi Sad | ||
| Capacity | 1,400 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serbian First League, 3rd of 16 (withdrew) | ||
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Almost unknown before 2021, FK Mladost (then Mladost GAT) surprised the nation after winning promotion to the SuperLiga in the 2021/2022 season, becoming the second club representing Novi Sad in the top flight after two-times champion Vojvodina. Despite sizeable investments, the club was relegated in their first SuperLiga season.
History
Between 2018–19 and 2021–22, the club achieved four consecutive promotions to reach the Serbian SuperLiga.[1] They finished bottom of the table in their debut season in the top flight and were relegated back to the Serbian First League.[2]
The club was managed by construction company GAT doo, which is owned by Dejan Slijepčević. Slijepčević's strong connection to the Serbian Progressive Party has led to a controversy.[3]
In summer 2025, the club withdrew from all competitions.[4]
Honours
- Serbian First League (Tier 2)
- Champions (1): 2021–22
- Serbian League Vojvodina (Tier 3)
- Champions (1): 2020–21
- Vojvodina League South (Tier 4)
- Champions (1): 2019–20
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
 Serbia | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 5 – Novi Sad | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 27 | 67 | 1st | — |
| 2019–20 | 4 – Vojvodina South | 17[a] | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 39 | 1st | — |
| 2020–21 | 3 – Vojvodina | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 28 | 94 | 1st | — |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 1st | — |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 49 | 30 | 16th | Round of 16 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 11th | Round of 16 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 65 | 3rd | Round of 16 |
- The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
Notable players
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[5]
For a list of all FK Mladost Novi Sad players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Mladost Novi Sad players.
Historical list of coaches
Nemanja Džodžo (2016–2019)- Saša Filipović (2019–2021)
- Ljubomir Ristovski (2021–2022)
- Branko Žigić (2022)
- Aleksandar Linta (2022)
- Ljubomir Ristovski (2022–2023)
- Nenad Lalatović (2023)
- Nemanja Krtolica (2023)
- Branko Žigić (2023)[6]
- Dušan Bajić (2023–2024)[7]
- Dragan Perišić (Apr 2024- Jun 24)[8]
- Nenad Mijailović (Jun 2024-Jan 25)[9]
- Ivica Milutinović (Jan 2025-Jun 25)[10]