FK Bačka 1901
| Full name | Fudbalski Klub Bačka 1901 | ||
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| Nickname | Crveno-bili (The Red-Whites) | ||
| Founded | 3 August 1901 | ||
| Ground | Stadion kraj Somborske kapije, Subotica | ||
| Capacity | 3,700 | ||
| Chairman | Nemanja Simović | ||
| League | PFL Subotica | ||
| 2024–25 | Vojvodina League North, 14th (relegated) | ||
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FK Bačka 1901 (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Бачка 1901) is a football club from Subotica, Serbia, that competes in the 5th tier-PFL Subotica. It is the longest running club in Serbia and also the oldest within the former Yugoslavia. Founded in 1901 in Subotica, the club's colors are red and white, while the club's anthem is Pivaj Bačka veselo.
History
The club was founded in 1901, during Austro-Hungarian administration. Bačka 1901 was formed by a group of local football enthusiasts belonging to Subotica Sport Society, composed mostly of Serbian and Bunjevci citizens of Subotica. A year earlier, members of this society travelled to Belgrade and organized a show game of football in honor of Serbian king Aleksandar Obrenović in the Topčider Park.[1]
Its first name was Bácska Szabadkai Athletikai Club, since it was registered by the Austro-Hungarian authorities in Hungarian language.
In its early years, the club played in the leagues of the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Hungary, regularly winning in the southern league. After beginning of the First World War, the region became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed Yugoslavia in 1929), and the club participated in the Yugoslav championship twice, in its 1923 inaugural season and in 1925. During this time the club was named JSD Bačka.
In 1941, during the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, Bačka was attached to Horthy's Hungary and the club was forced to compete in the Hungarian League, where it entered competition in its third-tier. In 1945 the communist authorities renamed the club to HAŠK Građanski (Croat Academical Sports Club Građanski) in their attempt to Croatize Bunjevac populations of Bačka region. Soon after the club was renamed to FD Sloboda. Later, it was renamed to FD Zvezda, and in 1963, the club returned the name Bačka.
FK Bačka 1901 were promoted to the Serbian League Vojvodina, national third tier in 2013.
In May 2007 the president of the club became Dragan Vujković, former member of the Yugoslav national boxing team and silver medalist from two World Amateur Championships.[2][3]
Names through history
- "Bácska" SAC
- JAD "Bačka"
- HŠK "Bačka"
- HAŠK "Građanski"
- FD "Sloboda"
- FD "Zvezda"
- FK "Bačka"
Recent league history
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos |
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| 2020–21 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 73 | 41 | 15th |
| 2021–22 | Vojvodina League North | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 43 | 57 | 2nd |
| 2022–23 | Vojvodina League North | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 48 | 42 | 7th |
| 2023–24 | Vojvodina League North | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 43 | 9th |
| 2024–25 | Vojvodina League North | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 28 | 14th |
Notable players
These players are listed in the club's official website.[4] In alphabetic order:
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Besides these above, among Bačka's legendary persons are Lajos Vermes, Nikola Matković and Đuro Stantić.
For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Bačka 1901 players.
Historical list of coaches
- Zoltán Wagner (1901–1906)
- Gyula Gruber (1906–1914)
- Ivan Milašin (1914–1920)
- Aleksandar Perl (1920–1924)
- Ferenc Nagy (1924–1926)
- Aleksandar Perl (1926–1930)
Andrija Kujundžić - Čiča (1930–1941)- Lajoš Gencel (1945–1946)
- Miroslav Stojanović (1948–1949)
- Laslo Varga (1949–1950)
- Lajoš Gencel (1950–1951)
- Josip Vad (1951–1952)
- Lajoš Gencel (1952–1953)
- Željko Sabanov (1953–1954)
- Beno Cvijanov (1954–1955)
- Gustav Matković (1955–1959)
- Alexi Petrović (1959–1960)
- Laslo Varga (1960–1963)
- Jožef Koras (1963–1965)
- Gustav Matković (1965–1966)
- Laslo Varga (1966–1969)
- Tihomir Ognjanov (1969–1971)
- Franjo Čović (1971–1972)
- Miloš Glončak (1972–1974)
- Josip Zemko (1974–1977)
- Branko Roksandić (1977–1978)
- Đorđe Palatinus
- Tome Malagurski
- Dobrivoje Trivić (1978–1979)
- Lajčo Jakovetić (1979–1980)
- Branko Roksandić (1980–1981)
- Josip Rajčić (1981–1986)
- Budisav Pajić (1986–1987)
- Slobodan Šujica (1987–1988)
- Budisav Pajić (1988–1989)
- Slobodan Šujica (1989–1990)
- Josip Rajčić (1990–1991)
- Josip Zemko
- Josip Lerinc
- Slobodan Šujica (1991)
- Hajrudin Saračević (1991–1992)
Slobodan Kustudić (1992–1993)- Josip Zemko
- Marko Vujković
- Danilo Mandić (1993–1994)
- Josip Zemko
- Marko Vujković
- Danilo Mandić (1994–1995)
- Josip Rajčić
István Gligor (1995–1996)- Danilo Mandić (1996–1997)
- Josip Rajčić
- Marko Vujković (1998–1999)
- Josip Rajčić (1999–2001)
Josip Zemko (-2012)
Zoran Milidrag (2012)[7]- Slobodan Kustudić (2014- Oct 2017)
- Zoran Ćirić (24 Oct 2017-Jun 2018)[8]
- Željko Račić (1 Jul 2018-Oct 2018)[9]
- Sava Pavićević (17 Oct 2018-Sep 2020)[10]
- Petar Kurćubić (29 Sep 2020-Dec 2020)[11]
- Dejan Srdić (4 Jan 2021-Mar 2021)[12]
- Predrag Pejović (23 Mar 2021- Jun 2021)[13]
- Slobodan Kustudić (2021-2023)[14]
- Aleksandar Kopunović (23 Jan 2024-)[15]
FK Bačka in art
Croatian writer from Bačka, Milivoj Prćić, has written a monodrama, Pivaj Bačka veselo, dedicated to this club.
Later in 2006, Rajko Ljubič made a movie of the same name after Prćić's work.
References
- ^ "FK BAČKA - Zlatno doba (1901-1926.)". GradSubotica (in Serbian). 10 April 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ (in Serbian) Subotičke Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Oni su gradili "grad sportova"
- ^ (in Serbian) Subotičke[permanent dead link] U znaku crveno-belog, 29. veljače 2008.
- ^ From official site famous players list Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Neven, Subotica, 4-8-1921, page 3
- ^ Lučonoše Jugoslovenskog fudbala - Monografija FK Bačka Subotica 1901-2001 pag. 134 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Milidrag novi trener Fk Bačka 1901". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 9 April 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Smena na kormilu FK Bačka 1901". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Željko Račić novi je trener FK "Bačka 1901"". Yueco (in Serbian). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Fudbal: Savo Pavićević novi šef struke Bačke 1901". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Fudbal: Bačka 1901 predstavila Petra Kurćubića, novog šefa struke". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Fudbal: Srdić umesto Kurćubića na klupi Bačke 1901". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Predrag Pejović novi je trener FK "Bačka 1901"". Yueco (in Serbian). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Fudbal: Kustudić na klupi "Bačke 1901"". Subotica.com (in Serbian). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Aleksandar Kopunović novi trener Bačke". Subotičke (in Serbian). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Vojvodina league - East at SrbijaSport
- (in Croatian) Radio Subotica «Crveno bijela zabava» podsjetila na povijest «Bačke»
- "Povratak dostojanstva najstarijem klubu". Hrvatska riječ (in Croatian). 17 March 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ""Bačka" na filmu". Hrvatska riječ (in Croatian). 6 November 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- (in Croatian) Radio Subotica «Crveno-bijela zabava» NK «Bačka 1901»