FK Rad


FK Rad is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade First League, the fifth tier of the football league system|national league system].
Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2021, including five seasons in the Yugoslav First League, 12 seasons in the First League of [Serbia and Montenegro], and 13 seasons in the Serbian SuperLiga.
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History

The club was founded on 10 March 1958 by GP Rad, a local construction company. They acquired the league rights from FK Razvitak, a small club based in Banjica, going on to compete in the local leagues of Belgrade until the early 1970s. The club earned promotion to the Yugoslav Second League in 1973, spending the next 14 seasons in the second tier of Yugoslav football. They also reached the 1981–82 Yugoslav Cup quarter-finals, losing to Dinamo Zagreb.
In the 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, the club became champions in Group East and took promotion to the Yugoslav First League for the first time in history. They placed 15th in their debut appearance in the top flight, just one point above the relegation zone. The club subsequently finished in fourth place in the 1988–89 season, earning a spot in the 1989–90 UEFA Cup. They were eliminated in the first round after losing 3–2 on aggregate to Olympiacos.
Following the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club continued to compete at the highest national level, finishing fifth in the inaugural 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia. They would also place in the top five in three consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2000. With the beginning of the new millennium, the club slowly started to decline and eventually suffered relegation in the 2002–03 season. They returned to the top flight of Serbia and Montenegro football in its final edition, but were promptly relegated.
Having spent two seasons in the Serbian First League, the club placed fourth in 2007–08 and managed to earn promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga via the play-offs. They tied their highest-ever fourth-place finish in 2010–11, which earned them qualification for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, to return to European football after 22 years. After spending 13 consecutive seasons in the top flight, the club suffered relegation in 2021. They would subsequently end bottom of the table in the 2022–23 Serbian First League, dropping to the third tier for the first time in 50 years.
After suffering a second consecutive relegation in 2024, the club found itself in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of Serbian football. They were also banned from registering any new players during the 2024–25 season due to outstanding debts. As a result, the club was unable to prevent a third successive relegation, losing all of its games, except for two forfeited wins, and conceding 170 goals to drop to the Belgrade First League.

Honours

Yugoslav Second League

Supporters

The club's main supporters' group, known as United Force, was formed in 1987. They have often been associated with hooliganism due to their long history of incidents. Rad supporters have rivalries with several clubs, including local rivalries with OFK Beograd and Voždovac, and national rivalries with Novi Pazar. Rad biggest and most hated rivalries is with Crvena Zvezda

Players

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.
For a list of all FK Rad players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:FK Rad players.

Managerial history

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