FK Loznica

FK Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Лозница) is a professional football club from Loznica, Serbia.

History

LSK

The first soccer ball arrived in the town of Loznica in 1919. It was brought from London by local student Milisav Vasic, who had been studying there, playing at Birmingham City F.C. Soon the game became very popular and at the end of 1919 the first club was founded, named Gucevo. Later the name was changed to LSK – Loznicki Sportski Klub and was the direct predecessor of today's FK Loznica. During this period, the club did not play in any organized competitions, only friendly matches against other clubs from the neighboring towns of Zvornik, Bijeljina, Sabac or Valjevo. These matches were played on Sundays and many people usually came to attend, especially the local youth that loudly cheered for their club.

Trgovacki

During the Second World War LSK changed its name to FK Trgovacki and gathered the best players from Loznica. The club colours were green and white. The first president was a merchant Mr. Pavle Avramovic. In 1942 another club FK Srbadija was formed. During these hard years of war, the football matches were the most important pastime for the citizens. Each time FK Macva Sabac came to play, afterward a night event would be organised in the Vuk Karadzic Culture Center, a real celebration for that period. Besides Trgovacki and Srbadija, a third club was created in Loznica, FK Gajret. Football was so popular that was possible to see that almost every street had a minor youth club where local children played. Even many elder people started playing. Loznica was liberated by Allied troops on September 23, 1944 and some matches between Partisans units played friendly matches against local clubs, many times even under enemy fire coming from across the river Drina where some rest of German troops returning from Greece were still stationed.

FK Jadar and finall