FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

On 12 June 1961 in Gornji Milanovac, by the initiative of former FK Takovo footballer Miroslav Spasojević, was held the first foundational assembly of the newly created football club. The assembly was attended by the sindical union members of the companies "Graditelj" and "Metalac" and they suggested that the workers of the city companies should actively play football in the club. The club was founded as FK Radnik and the club management was elected. The presidents of the companies "Metalac" and "Graditelj" were elected president and vice-president respectively. The coaching position was attributed to Miroslav Spasojević, nicknamed "Era", who was also the team captain and main player. The club started competing within the league of the football association of Čačak. In the 1963–64 season, FK Radnik won the championship and got promoted. At the end of the 1964–65 season, by the initiative of the general manager of "Metalac" company, Milan Mišović, the club changed its name into FK Metalac, and the company begins to support financially the club. The new club president was Veljo Perišić and a new age begins for the club. In 1968, the club is promoted to the Western Morava League (Zapadnomoravska Liga), in 1970 is promoted to the Morava-Šumadija League (Moravsko-šumadijska Liga) and again two seasons later, the club starts competing in the Serbian League South, Yugoslav fourth tier back then. In that period the club also won the Serbian Cup by winning FK Rudar Kostolac by 4–0, and reached the 1/16 finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they lost after extra-time in Travnik against NK Borac Travnik (today NK Travnik) by 1–2.

By the early 1990s and after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club competed in regional leagues. In 1995, the company Metalac became the club main sponsor. It is then when the club begins climbing up the leagues, reaching by 2000 the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They did not manage to hold on in their first attempt and were relegated, but next season they won the Serbian League West and returned to Second League staying there this time two seasons.

In 2007, they won the third league again and played the 2007–08 Serbian First League surprisingly managing to finish sixth, which gave them access to the SuperLiga play-offs. That year the club failed, but next season, 2008–09 Metalac finished even better, fifth, and this time was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. At the end of the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga they finished 9th.[2] Metalac finished top level as 14th in the 2010–11 season. Metalac relegated to second level after finishing SuperLiga as 16th or last in the 2011–12 season. Metalac finished First League as 5th in the 2012–12 season. Metalac finished it as 3rd, but lost play-out against FK Rad in the 2013–14 season. Metalac finished it again as 3rd in the 2014–15 season. This time, they won play-out against FK Napredak Kruševac and returned to top level after 3 years. 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga saw Metalac finish in an impressive 10th position, 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga saw Metalac relegated once again. The next three seasons Metalac would spend in the second division, a 3rd-place finish in the 2019–20 Serbian First League would see Metalac once again promoted to the national top tier, the Serbian SuperLiga.

As of 5 October 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SRB Strahinja Savić 3 DF  BIH Ljubiša Pecelj 4 MF  SRB Igor Maksimović 6 DF  SRB Miloš Vranjanin (captain) 7 DF  SRB Bojan Gočanin 9 FW  SRB Nikola Popović 10 MF  SRB Aleksandar Desančić 11 MF  SRB Nikola Grbović 12 GK  SRB Matija Premović 13 MF  CHN Dong Li 14 DF  SRB Aleksandar Vasiljević 15 FW  SRB Aleksandar Katanić 16 FW  SRB Jovan Kokir

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  SRB Marko Zoćević 18 FW  SRB Savo Arambašić (on loan from Partizan) 19 DF  SRB Ivan Rogač 20 DF  SRB Filip Antonijević 21 MF  SRB Miloš Milisavljević 22 MF  SRB Milan Jokić 24 DF  SRB Ilija Milićević 30 DF  SRB Bojan Mlađović 32 DF  SRB Veljko Mijailović 55 GK  SRB Dušan Puletić 77 DF  SRB Jovan Vlalukin 88 FW  CGO Prestige Mboungou

This is a list of club players with national team appearances:[4]

• Misdongarde Betolngar
• Yaw Antwi
• Kwame Boateng
• Nikola Karčev
• Miloš Krkotić
• Janko Simović
• Marko Mirić
• Aleksandar Sedlar

For a list of current and former players with wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players.

As of July, 2014

Nation	Coach name and surname	Period
	Aleksandar Stanković	2018 – present
	Nenad Vanić	May 2015 – 2017
	Aleksandar Janić	Jan 1, 2014 – June 15, 2014
	Slavenko Kuzeljević	Jul 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2014 Jul 1, 2005 – Jun 30, 2009
	Vladica Petrović	Sep 14, 2012 – Jun 30, 2013 Jan 1, 2012 – Jun 30, 2012 Jul 2014 – May 2015
	Dragan Lacmanović	Jul 1, 2012 – Sep 9, 2012
	Jovica Škoro	Oct 17, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011
	Neško Milovanović	Oct 1, 2011 – Oct 17, 2011
	Milan Đuričić	Jul 11, 2011 – Sep 27, 2011
	Nenad Milovanović	Apr 12, 2011 – Jul 8, 2011 Jul 1, 2009 – Apr 30, 2010
	Miodrag Radanović	Nov 1, 2010 – Apr 12, 2011
	Zvonko Živković	Jul 1, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010
	Unknown	1991–2008
	Ljuba Damljanović and Slavoljub Raković	1980–1991
	Zoran Marinković	1979–1980
	Ljubinko Đunović	1977–1978
	Unknown	1975–1977
	Nikola Dragićević	1974–1975
	Ljubinko Đunović	1974
	Boro Katanić	1974
	Perica Terzić	1973
	Slavoljub Raković	1973
	Nikola Božić	1973
	Ljubinko Đunović	1970–1972
	Jovičić & Stanić	1970
	Ljubinko Đunović	1968–1969
	Slavoljub Raković	1967–1968
	Milovan Vučićević	1966–1967
	Mito Čohov	1962–1964
	Unknown	1961–1962

View on the west stand of FK Metalac Stadium during the opening friendly match between FK Metalac versus Serbia B

Stadion Metalac[5] has 4,400 seats, and it was built in 2012. After the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2010, Metalac briefly played home matches in the Stadion Mladost which is in Lučani and holds 8,000 spectators. FK Metalac in Serbian SuperLiga, season 2009–10 held their matches at Čika Dača Stadium in nearby Kragujevac, because the FK Metalac played season before on the stadion of FK Takovo who didn't have technical requirements of Serbian SuperLiga. Next season 2010–11, they played in Čačak, at Čačak Stadium because unpaid rent at Čika Dača Stadium. Last season in SuperLiga they played in Lučani, on the same stadium where they began first match in higher rank of the league. The new stadium was completed in August 2012.

First game on the new stadium, September 1, 2012, FK Metalac played against FK Mladost Lučani, who was defeated with result 3–1. At this stadium the Serbia national under-21 football team plays their games too.

• Official website
• Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal
• Profile on srbijasport.net
• FK Metalac GM info
• Metalac Stats at Utakmica.rs