FK Kabel
Serbian football club
FK Kabel (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Кабел) is a football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system.
01History
The club was founded by workers of a local cable factory in 1932. They competed in the local leagues of Novi Sad over the next few years. In 1945, following the end of World War II, the club was refounded by the factory's workers and given its original name. The name was briefly changed to Metalac in 1947, but reverted after only a few months.
In 1975, the club reached the Vojvodina League for the first time ever. They remained in the third tier of Yugoslav football for two seasons. The club would return to the Vojvodina League on two more occasions in 1978 and 1983. They eventually finished as champions of the third tier in 1986-87 to reach the Yugoslav Second League (Group West). However, the club suffered relegation after just one year and continued competing in the newly formed Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group North).
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club placed third in the NATO bombing-suspended 1998-99 Serbian League Vojvodina and gained promotion to the Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Group North). They spent three consecutive seasons in the second tier before being relegated in 2002. Subsequently, the club competed in the Serbian League Vojvodina for two years before dropping to the Vojvodina League West in 2004.
After finishing as runners-up in the 2016-17 Vojvodina League South, the club won the title in the next season and took promotion to the Serbian League Vojvodina. They subsequently placed first in the third tier and gained promotion to the Serbian First League in 2019. The club remained in the second tier for three years until relegation in 2022.
02Honours
- Vojvodina League / Serbian League Vojvodina (Tier 3)
- 1986-87, 2018-19
- Novi Sad-Srem Zone League / Vojvodina League West / Vojvodina League South (Tier 4)
- 1973-74, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1995-96, 2017-18
03Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 4, Vojvodina West | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 25 | 71 | 1st | , |
| 1996-97 | 3, Vojvodina | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 9th | , |
| 1997-98 | 3, Vojvodina | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 31 | 56 | 4th | , |
| 1998-99 | 3, Vojvodina | 17 | , | , | , | , | , | 30 | 3rd | , |
| 1999-2000 | 2, North | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 40 | 15th | , |
| 2000-01 | 2, North | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 46 | 41 | 13th | , |
| 2001-02 | 2, North | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 71 | 25 | 16th | , |
| 2002-03 | 3, Vojvodina | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 46 | 48 | 6th | , |
| 2003-04 | 3, Vojvodina | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 76 | 24 | 16th | , |
| 2004-05 | 4, Vojvodina West | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 55 | 4th | , |
| 2005-06 | 4, Vojvodina West | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 15th | , |
| Serbia | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 5, Novi Sad | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 54 | 4th | , |
| 2009-10 | 5, Novi Sad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 8th | , |
| 2010-11 | 5, Novi Sad | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 61 | 2nd | , |
| 2011-12 | 5, Novi Sad | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 48 | 3rd | , |
| 2012-13 | 5, Novi Sad | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 50 | 2nd | , |
| 2013-14 | 5, Novi Sad | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 68 | 2nd | , |
| 2014-15 | 4, Novi Sad-Srem | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 11th | , |
| 2015-16 | 4, Novi Sad-Srem | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 7th | , |
| 2016-17 | 4, Vojvodina South | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 28 | 60 | 2nd | , |
| 2017-18 | 4, Vojvodina South | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 69 | 1st | , |
| 2018-19 | 3, Vojvodina | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 23 | 77 | 1st | , |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 42 | 7th | , |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 65 | 3rd | Round of 32 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 89 | 13 | 16th | Preliminary round |
| 2022-23 | 3, Vojvodina | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 7th | Round of 32 |
| 2023-24 | 3, Vojvodina | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 44 | 8th | , |
| 2024-25 | 3, Vojvodina | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 56 | 1st | , |
04Current squad
- As of 31 August 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Miroslav Smajić |
| Assistant manager | Marko Petrović |
| Fitness coach | Vladimir Šipka |
| Goalkeeping coach | Boško Knežević |
| Analyst coach | Ljubomir Ristovski |
| Physiotherapist | Milan Grubović |
| Doctor | Bratoljub Brkljača |
| General secretary | Milan Živković |
| Security commissioner | Vladimir Milutinović |
05Notable players
This is a list of players who have played at full international level.
For a list of all FK Kabel players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Kabel players.
06Historical list of coaches
- Dragan Krsmanović
- Vladimir Savić (1999-2000)
- Miodrag Stančetić
- Budimir Pajić
- Dragan Krsmanović (2002-2003)
- Spasoje Jelačić
- Miroslav Ćurčić
- Dragan Krsmanović
- Zoran Grujić
- Saša Milanović
- Stevan Vukomanović (2017-2018)
- Milan Belić (2018-2019)
- Zoran Vasiljević (2019-2021)
- Milan Belić (2021-2022)
- Nemanja Krtolica (2022-2023)
- Miloš Penić (2023-2024)
- Savo Pavićević (2024)
- Stevan Vukomanović (2024)
- Dušan Bajić (2025)
- Bojan Puzigaća (2026)
Sources and credits
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- FK Kabel crest.png by Unknown author, Fair use
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