FK Mladost Lučani


FK Mladost Lučani is a professional football club based in Lučani, Serbia. They currently compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the highest level of the national league system.

History

Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League in 1989, thus earning promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. However, they were relegated after just one season, finishing bottom of the table.
Upon the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started off in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They won first place in 1995 and took promotion to the First League. The club spent the following three seasons in the First League, before suffering relegation in 1998. They earned another promotion to the top flight after winning the Second League in 2001, but were narrowly relegated back the next year. Regardless, the club's striker Zoran Đurašković was crowned the competition's top scorer with 27 goals.
After winning the Serbian First League in 2007, the club was promoted to Serbian SuperLiga. They placed in the middle of the table in their debut appearance, but were forced to withdraw from the competition due to financial issues. Over the next six seasons, the club played in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league pyramid. They earned promotion back to the SuperLiga after winning the First League in 2013–14. With a seventh-place finish in its comeback season, the club tied its previous record from the 2007–08 campaign. Moreover, Patrick Friday Eze concluded the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
With manager Nenad Milovanović at the helm, the club achieved its best ever league standing in the 2016–17 season, finishing in fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions for the first time in history. They were, however, eliminated by Azerbaijani side Inter Baku in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, losing 5–0 on aggregate. On the domestic stage, the club made another historical success by reaching the final of the 2017–18 Serbian Cup. They eventually lost 2–1 to Partizan after initially leading 1–0.

Honours

Second League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbian First League
Yugoslav Inter-Republic League / Serbian League West
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UEFA competitions

Players

First-team squad

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers winter 2019–20.

Notable players

;National team players
For a list of all FK Mladost Lučani players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:FK Mladost Lučani players.

Managerial history

PeriodName
2006–2007 Predrag Plazinić
2007–2008 Nenad Milovanović
2008 Živorad Jelić
2009 Ljubiša Dmitrović
2010 Nenad Markićević
2010 Miloljub Kovačević
2011 Branko Božović

PeriodName
2011–2012 Dejan Nikolić
2012 Neško Milovanović
2012–2013 Ljubiša Dmitrović
2013 Nenad Milovanović
2013 Vladica Petrović
2014–2019 Nenad Milovanović
2019– Goran Stanić