Yugoslav football clubs

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The Prva Liga, operated by the Football Association of Yugoslavia, began holding national competitions in 1923. This spawned many new opportunities for teams to be organized, and prospective footballers looking to join. The boom began right after the First World War, and continued well until the break out of the Second World War.

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Following World War II, like in the rest of the communist block all teams were de jure dissolved and either restructured completely on the stalinist model of multi-section sport associations with new ideologically friendly names and often completely new management, [1] or simply kept dissolved and leaving a vacuum needing to be filled by new teams in their respective towns. Many of those oldest pre-World Wars teams are still in existence and turned to be the most successful teams in the former Yugoslavia.

Pre-World War I Clubs (Kingdom of Serbia and parts of Austria-Hungary)

ClubYearCityDescriptionDissolution
Szabadkai Sport Egylet1898 Subotica, Austria-Hungary Dissolution date unknown.?
Club Iris1899Pula, Austria-HungaryFootball section opened in August 1899. Dissolution date unknown.?
Veloce Club Polese1899Pula Austria-HungaryFootball section of cycling club. Dissolution date unknown.?
Laibacher Sportverein1900 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary 1909
SAK Bačka 1901 Subotica, Vojvodina Later renamed to FK Bačka 1901.Still active
Lendvai Football Egyesület 1903 Lendava, Austria-HungaryLater renamed to NK Nafta 1903.Still active
SK Soko 1903 Belgrade, Kingdom of SerbiaLater renamed to BASK.Still active
SK Šumadija 1903 Kragujevac, Kingdom of SerbiaLater renamed to FK Šumadija 1903.Still active
PNIŠK 1903 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary1909
HAŠK 1903 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary1945
Subotički SK1903 Subotica, Vojvodina 1941
Club Sportivo Olimpia 1904 Rijeka, Austria-HungaryLater renamed to NK Rijeka.Still Active
Fiumei Atletikai Club 1905Rijeka, Austria-HungaryDissolution date unknown.?
Đački Športski Klub 1905 Mostar, Herzegovina Dissolved in 1945 and revived in 1992 as HŠK Zrinjski.Still active
Giovine Fiume1906Rijeka, Austria-Hungary1912
Srpski mač Beograd1906Belgrade, Kingdom of SerbiaFounded as football section of Fencing Club.1911
Athletik SK 1906 Celje, Austria-Hungary1941
HŠK Concordia 1906 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary1945
Törekves SE1907Rijeka, Austria/HungaryDissolution date unknown.?
AŠK Croatia1907 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary1945
HŠK Victoria Sušak 1908 Sušak, Austria-Hungary1948
Nagykikindai AC 1909 Kikinda, VojvodinaLater renamed to OFK KikindaStill active
Marburger Sportverein1909 Maribor, Austria-Hungary1914
GŠK Marsonia 1909 Slavonski Brod, Austria-HungaryStill active
Associazione Sportiva Edera1910Pula, Austria-Hungary1926
NAK 1910Novi Sad, Vojvodina1944
Forza e Coraggio1910Dubrovnik, Austria-HungaryDissolution date unknown?
Nogometni Odjel Sokola Opatija - Volosko 1911 Opatija, Austria-HungaryLater renamed to NK Opatija.Still Active
Unione Sportiva1911Dubrovnik, Austria-HungaryDissolution date unknown?
Beogradski SK 1911Belgrade, Kingdom of SerbiaLater renamed to OFK BeogradStill active
SK Takovo 1911 Gornji Milanovac, Kingdom of SerbiaStill active
SK Ilirija 1911Ljubljana, Austria-HungaryLater renamed to ND Ilirija 1911.Still active
JSK Hajduk 1911 Split, Austria-HungaryStill active
1. HŠK Građanski 1911 Zagreb, Austria-HungaryLater renamd to GNK Dinamo.Still active
DFV Vorwärts Abbazia1912 Opatija, Austria-HungaryGerman minority club. Official dissolution date unknown.?
Tornai SC1912 Rijeka, Austria-HungaryHungarian minority club. Official dissolution date unknown.?
Javor 1912 Ivanjica, Kingdom of SerbiaStill active
Somborski SK 1912 Sombor, VojvodinaLater renamed to Radnički SomborStill active
HRŠD Anarh 1912 Split, Austria-HungaryLater renamed to RNK SplitStill active
HŠK Slaven 1912 Koprivnica, Austria-HungaryStill active
SK Velika Srbija 1913Belgrade, SerbiaLater renamed to JugoslavijaJune 1945
RSK Lovćen Cetinje 1913 Cetinje, Kingdom of Montenegro Still active
SK Slovan 1913Ljubljana, Austria-HungaryStill active
SK Lav 1913 Knin, Austria-HungaryStill active
SK Vojvodina 1914 Novi Sad, VojvodinaStill active

Pre-World War II Clubs (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

ClubYearCityDescriptionDissolution
FK Bor 1919 Bor, Serbia N/AN/A
NK Jedinstvo Bihać 1919 Bihać, BosniaN/AN/A
NK Čelik Zenica 1921 Zenica, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Željezničar Sarajevo1921 Sarajevo, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Velež Mostar 1922 Mostar, HerzegovinaN/AN/A
NK Travnik 1922 Travnik, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Radnički Niš 1923 Niš, SerbiaN/AN/A
FK Dubočica 1923 Leskovac, SerbiaN/AN/A
NK Jadran Visoko1923 Visoko, BosniaMerged with Radnički to form NK Bosna 1953
FK Budućnost Podgorica 1925Podgorica, MontenegroN/AN/A
FK Žarkovo 1925Žarkovo, SerbiaN/AN/A
FK Sloboda Tuzla 1925 Tuzla, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Leotar Trebinje 1925 Trebinje, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Borac Banja Luka 1926 Banja Luka, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Borac Čačak 1926 Čačak, SerbiaN/AN/A
FK Rudar Kakanj 1928 Kakanj, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Krajina Cazin1932 Cazin, BosniaN/AN/A
NK Radnički Visoko1934 Visoko, BosniaMerged with Jadran to form NK Bosna 1953
NK Herceg Stjepan, Goražde1918 Goražde, BosniaMerged with GOŠK Goražde to form FK Radnički Goražde.1961

Post-War Clubs (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

ClubYearCityDescriptionDissolution
FK Kozara Bosanska Gradiška 1945 Kozara, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Sarajevo 1946 Sarajevo, BosniaN/AN/A
NK Iskra Bugojno1947 Bugojno, BosniaN/AN/A
FK Budućnost Banovići 1947 Banovići, BosniaN/AN/A
NK Posušje 1950 Posušje, HerzegovinaN/AN/A
FK Mladost Lučani 1952 Lučani, SerbiaN/AN/A
NK Bosna Visoko 1953 Visoko, BosniaCreated by merging NK Radnički and NK JadranN/A
NK Brotnjo 1955 Čitluk, HerzegovinaN/AN/A
FK Rad Beograd1958Belgrade, SerbiaN/AN/A
FK Mladost Gacko 1970 Gacko, BosniaN/AN/A

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