FK Javor Ivanjica (), known as Javor Matis for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Ivanjica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of Serbian football.
History In 1912, a student named Milan Radojević brought the first football ball to Ivanjica, which led to the formation of the club. The team mostly played friendly matches before the conclusion of World War II due to a lack of organized football competitions. Between 1958 and 1962, they were close to achieving promotion to the Yugoslav Second League. However, the club never reached higher than the third level until the 1990s.
In 1994, led by manager Slavenko Kuzeljević, the club earned promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia after eliminating Zvezdara and Topličanin in the playoffs. They spent the next eight years in the second tier, having their best season in 1997–98, when they placed fourth in Group West.
In 2002, the club won the Second League (Group West) and took promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia for the first time in history. They remained for just one season in the elite division, finishing bottom of the table. During this time, the club became recognizable for featuring a number of young African footballers, mainly from Nigeria and Zimbabwe. They earned another promotion to the top flight in 2005, but again suffered relegation in the same season.
After underperforming in the 2006–07 Serbian First League, the second tier of the restructured national league system, the club managed to convincingly win first place in the 2007–08 season. Moreover, manager Radovan Ćurčić led his team to an unbeaten record and promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. They subsequently placed fourth in the top flight, their highest league position to date. In 2012, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary.
After a total of six consecutive seasons in the SuperLiga, the club suffered relegation in 2014. However, they won promotion back in the next season. The club subsequently made its greatest success by reaching the final of the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, losing 2–0 to Partizan at the Stadion Metalac.
Honours Second League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbian First League (Tier 2) Champions (2): 2001–02 (Group West), 2007–08
Seasons SeasonLeagueCupDivision1996–972 – West341251732454115th—1997–982 – West34183135539574thRound of 321998–992 – West219392830309th—1999–20002 – West3411111250474410th—2000–012 – West34158114033536th—2001–022 – West3227418114851st—2002–03134971821443415th—2003–042 – West36175145539564thQuarter-finals2004–052 – Serbia3822884430742ndRound of 162005–06130881422353212thRound of 322006–072381591435425412thRound of 322007–08234181603812701stQuarter-finals2008–09133131463927534thRound of 162009–1013081482223387thRound of 322010–11130101192124418thRound of 322011–12130116132832399thQuarter-finals2012–13130971438403410thSemi-finals2013–141306111329382915thRound of 322014–15230171034719612ndRound of 322015–1613710131425292613thRunners-up2016–171371110163450228thRound of 162017–181371062133572415thQuarter-finals2018–1923723867837462ndRound of 162019–201306101443622813thRound of 322020–2113812101645534616thRound of 162021–22237191265730692ndRound of 162022–231379101835563712thRound of 322023–241371171934514013thRound of 162024-25237191264425692ndRound of 16
Players
First-team squad
On dual registration
Out on loan
Coaching staff Position NameManager Branko MirjačićAssistant manager Dušan Stojanović Nebojša Milosavljević Igor TufegdžićGoalkeeping coach Gordan KostićFitness coach Nebojša PešićPhysiotherapist Mirko StevićDoctor Miodrag Kurtić
Notable players This is a list of players who have played at full international level.
Alexander Christovão Nemanja Supić Ibrahim Walidjo Derek Cornelius Norman Campbell Trivante Stewart Boris Kopitović Aleksandar Šofranac Filip Ivanovski Jovan Đokić Marko Gajić Andrej Ilić Marko Jevremović Damir Kahriman Nemanja Miletić Milovan Milović Miljan Mutavdžić Petar Petrović Miroslav Vulićević Mihajlo Pjanović Husniddin Gafurov Petar Krivokuća Srboljub Krivokuća Blessing Makunike Mike Temwanjera Leonard Tsipa
For a list of all FK Javor Ivanjica players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:FK Javor Ivanjica players.
Coaching history
Slavko Vojičić Slavenko Kuzeljević (1993–1995) Slavko Vojičić Boris Bunjak (1997–1998) Slavko Vojičić Radovan Ćurčić (2003–2006) Srđan Vasiljević (2006) Goran Marić (2006–2007) Radovan Ćurčić (2007–2010) Zoran Njeguš (2010–2011) Vladan Milojević (2011) Goran Marić (caretaker) (2011) Aleksandar Janjić (2011–2012) Mladen Dodić (2012–2013) Bogić Bogićević (2013) Predrag Ristanović (2013–2014) Slavenko Kuzeljević (10 Mar 2014– Apr 15) Aleksandar Janjić (27 Apr 2015–7 Jan 16) Mladen Dodić (9 Jan 2016-23 May 16) Miloš Veselinović (5 Jun 2016-22 Dec 16) Srđan Blagojević (25 Dec 2016–Apr 17) Srđan Vasiljević (12 Apr 2017-Sep 17) Vlado Jagodić (21 Sep 2017–18) Milovan Milović (caretaker) (2018) Igor Tufegdžić (2018–2019) Igor Bondžulić (4 Jun 2019–Jun 21) Milovan Milović (11 Jun 2021–14 Mar 22) Igor Bondžulić (14 Mar 2022-Oct 22) Mladen Dodić (4 Oct 2022–2023) Milovan Milović (caretaker) (2023) Radovan Ćurčić (5 Jun 2023-22 May 2026) Branko Mirjačić (8 Jun 2026-)
References
External links
Club page at Srbijasport