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FK Bežanija is a Serbian football club based in Novi Beograd. They play in the First League of Serbia, the second tier of Serbian football.
[edit] History
In 1921 a football club was founded under the name SOKO. The club was founded in Bezanija at that time it did not fall under with Belgrade or Zemun. Later the club changes its name to BSK(Bezanijski sportski klub). At the time the club played only friendly matches. At the time the country was under German occupation, then Bezanija joins a Croatian league NDH the league is dismissed and a new one forms still under its Croatian leaders but now it is called HSK. In Bezanija all Serbian players played.
After the war in 1946 the club changes its name to FK Jedinstvo. That year the club for the first time starts competing in the Srem league and becomes a member of the Novi Sad football association.Till 1952 the club was competing in the Srem league, in 1952 the club transfers to the Belgrade football association, and since then all the results are written down. That same year the club forms its Youth club the competed in the second youth league. At the beginning of the 1955/56 FK Jedinstvo changes its name to FK Bezanija as its called today.
Since the 1953/53 season to the 1988/89 season the club competes in the same league, getting promoted and relegated was regular. In the 1988/89 the club is promoted to the Belgrade Zone for the first time in its history. The next season bigger success followed the club and they qualified to the Serbian league, at the time the biggest success of the club in the then Yugoslavia. In 1992/93 the club is promoted with even more success and moves on to the Republic zone league Belgrade. The biggest club success was in 1999/00 when the club was promoted once more to the First league in Serbia, but was relegated one season later.
FK Bezanija has great will to work and a lot of attention goes to its youth system which keep getting better and better results. This was borne out when Bezanija's young squad finished 4th in the 2006/07 Superliga and were thus entered into the qualifying competition for the 2007/08 UEFA Cup.
[edit] Stadium
Stadion of FK Bežanija is one of the most modern stadions in Serbia. The stadion can hold up to 10,000 spectators, it also has one of the best pitches in the country. Plans have been made to make 4,000 more seats in the west stands.
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Notable former players
Fans of Bezanija are called Lavovi(Lions)
[edit] External links
Dejan Mišić
Relegated
Ely Tadeu
Ibrahim Somé
Mario Đurovski
Dejan Damjanović
Hong Yong-Jo
