FK Kabel

Kabel
Full nameFudbalski Klub Kabel[1]
NicknamesKabelovci (The Cable Men)
Crveno-crni (The Red-Blacks)
Founded1932 (1932)
GroundStadium FK Proleter
Capacity1,200
PresidentNenad Miljuš
Head coachMiroslav Smajić
LeagueSerbian First League
2024–25Serbian League Vojvodina, 1st of 16
Websitefkkabel.com

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.

History

The club was founded by workers of a local cable factory in 1932.[2] They competed in the local leagues of Novi Sad over the next few years.[2] In 1945, following the end of World War II, the club was refounded by the factory's workers and given its original name.[2] The name was briefly changed to Metalac in 1947, but reverted after only a few months.[2]

In 1975, the club reached the Vojvodina League for the first time ever.[3] They remained in the third tier of Yugoslav football for two seasons.[3] The club would return to the Vojvodina League on two more occasions in 1978 and 1983.[4] They eventually finished as champions of the third tier in 1986–87 to reach the Yugoslav Second League (Group West).[5] However, the club suffered relegation after just one year and continued competing in the newly formed Yugoslav Inter-Republic League (Group North).[6]

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).[7] They spent three consecutive seasons in the second tier before being relegated in 2002.[8] Subsequently, the club competed in the Serbian League Vojvodina for two years before dropping to the Vojvodina League West in 2004.[9]

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.[10] The club remained in the second tier for three years until relegation in 2022.[11]

Honours

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995–96 4 – Vojvodina West 3422578325711st —
1996–97 3 – Vojvodina 34128145745449th —
1997–98 3 – Vojvodina 34175125831564th —
1998–99 3 – Vojvodina 17[a]–––––303rd —
1999–2000 2 – North 341241840544015th —
2000–01 2 – North 341251737464113th —
2001–02 2 – North 34672132712516th —
2002–03 3 – Vojvodina 34146145846486th —
2003–04 3 – Vojvodina 34662239762416th —
2004–05 4 – Vojvodina West 3017494538554th —
2005–06 4 – Vojvodina West 306816233225[b]15th —
 Serbia
2008–09 5 – Novi Sad 3215986237544th —
2009–10 5 – Novi Sad 30125134749418th —
2010–11 5 – Novi Sad 3018755026612nd —
2011–12 5 – Novi Sad 28153105134483rd —
2012–13 5 – Novi Sad 3014885329502nd —
2013–14 5 – Novi Sad 3021546324682nd —
2014–15 4 – Novi Sad-Srem 301161339323911th —
2015–16 4 – Novi Sad-Srem 30111095043437th —
2016–17 4 – Vojvodina South 3018665428602nd —
2017–18 4 – Vojvodina South 3021635827691st —
2018–19 3 – Vojvodina 3225257723771st —
2019–20 2 30[c]14106312042[d]7th —
2020–21 2 34181154118653rd Round of 32
2021–22 2 37272815891316th Preliminary round
2022–23 3 – Vojvodina 28114133535377th Round of 32
2023–24 3 – Vojvodina 30111184637448th —
2024–25 3 – Vojvodina 3016866019561st —
  1. ↑ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ↑ The club was docked one point.
  3. ↑ The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia.
  4. ↑ The club was docked 10 points for match-fixing.

Current squad

As of 31 August 2025[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Nemanja Toroman (on loan from Vojvodina; captain)
2 MF  SRB Filip Boboš
3 DF  SRB Luka Kljajić
4 FW  SRB Milan Kolarević (dual registration with Vojvodina)
5 DF  SRB Marko Pavić (on loan from Vojvodina)
6 DF  SRB Vladimir Mićunović (on loan from Vojvodina)
7 FW  SRB Uroš Paunović (on loan from Vojvodina)
9 FW  BIH Stefan Šavija
11 MF  SRB Dario Janjić (on loan from Vojvodina)
12 GK  SRB Nikola Perin
13 DF  SRB Nenad Kočović
14 MF  SRB Zoran Karać
15 DF  SRB Ivan Rogač
16 MF  SRB Nikola Ninković (on loan from Vojvodina)
17 MF  SRB Vladan Vidaković
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SRB Vuk Boškan (dual registration with Vojvodina)
19 FW  SRB Itan Derviši
20 FW  SRB Marko Božičić (on loan from Vojvodina)
21 MF  SRB Vanja Apostolovski
22 GK  SRB Branko Nikolić (on loan from Vojvodina)
23 FW  SRB Nikola Tedić
24 MF  RUS Egor Kuzmin
25 FW  BIH Mihajlo Savanović
26 DF  SRB Stefan Marjanović
27 FW  SRB Petar Sukačev (dual registration with Vojvodina)
28 DF  SRB Aleksandar Tanasin (captain)
29 DF  SRB Vukašin Jelić
30 MF  SRB Andrej Pivaš (on loan from Vojvodina)
31 FW  SRB Ivan Stojšić

Coaching staff

PositionName
ManagerSerbia Miroslav Smajić
Assistant managerSerbia Marko Petrović
Fitness coachSerbia Vladimir Šipka
Goalkeeping coachSerbia Boško Knežević
Analyst coachSerbia Ljubomir Ristovski
Physiotherapist Serbia Milan Grubović
DoctorSerbia Bratoljub Brkljača
General secretarySerbia Milan Živković
Security commissionerSerbia Vladimir Milutinović

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[13]

For a list of all FK Kabel players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Kabel players.

Historical list of coaches

  • Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Krsmanović
  • Serbia and Montenegro Vladimir Savić (1999–2000)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Miodrag Stančetić
  • Serbia and Montenegro Budimir Pajić
  • Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Krsmanović (2002–2003)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Spasoje Jelačić
  • Serbia and Montenegro Miroslav Ćurčić
  • Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Krsmanović
  • Serbia and Montenegro Zoran Grujić
  • Serbia Saša Milanović
  • Serbia Stevan Vukomanović (2017–2018)
  • Serbia Milan Belić (2018–2019)[14]
  • Serbia Zoran Vasiljević (2019–2021)[15]
  • Serbia Milan Belić (2021–2022)
  • Serbia Nemanja Krtolica (2022–2023)
  • Serbia Miloš Penić (2023–2024)[16]
  • Montenegro Savo Pavićević (2024)[17]
  • Serbia Stevan Vukomanović (2024)[18]
  • Serbia Dušan Bajić (2025)[19]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Puzigaća (2026)[20]

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Istorija" (in Serbian). fkkabel.rs. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1973. - 1978" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Period 1978. – 1983" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Period 1983. – 1988" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA U JUGOSLAVIJI 1988.-1991" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "SISTEM TAKMIČENJA 2000.-2006" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro 2003/04". rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "NOVI PRVOLIGAŠI: Igrači i uprava FK Kabel posetili Gradsku kuću (FOTO)" (in Serbian). mojnovisad.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Serbia 2021/22". rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tim" (in Serbian). prvaliga.rs. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kabel Novi Sad". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Kabel protiv Borca počinje sezonu u Srpskoj ligi". 021.rs (in Serbian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Novi prvoligaš započeo pripreme za predstojeću sezonu". Sportin.biz (in Serbian). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  16. ↑ Predojević, A. (14 March 2024). "Kabel dalje bez Penića". Kanal9TV (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  17. ↑ Predojević, A. (27 March 2024). "САВО ПАВИЋЕВИЋ, НОВИ ТРЕНЕР ФУДБАЛЕРА КАБЕЛА: Место нам је у Првој лиги". Dnevnik (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  18. ↑ Prlina, Dejan (14 October 2024). "PROMENE U KABELU Pavićević otišao, zamena ekspresno pronađena". MaxBetSport (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Đorđević, Milan (15 December 2025). "DRUGI PRVOLIGAŠKI RASTANAK: Nakon Dinama još jedan klub je obelodanio rastanak sa trenerom!". Sportissimo (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  20. ↑ Edah Hasanspahić (5 January 2026). "Bojan Puzigaća nakon Radničkog preuzima novi klub u Srbiji". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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