Welsh Wizard Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Welcome to the Red Star Belgrade Thread Full name: Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda Nickname(s):Crveno-beli (The Red & Whites) Zvezda (The Star) Founded: March 4, 1945 Ground: Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Marakana, Belgrade(Capacity: 55,538) President: Dragan Džajić Manager: Ricardo Sá Pinto League: Serbian Superliga Media Prediction: 2nd Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions. They are the only Serbian and ex-Yugoslav club to have ever won the European champions for the season 1990–91 and world champions in 1991. History Founding and Early Success In February 1945, during World War II, a group of young men, members of the Serbian United Antifascist Youth League, decided to form a Youth Physical Culture Society, that was to become Red Star on 4 March. At the end of the Second World War, several pre-war Yugoslav clubs were dissolved because they had played matches during the war and were labelled collaborators by Marshal Tito's communist authorities. Two of these clubs from Belgrade were SK Jugoslavija and BSK Belgrade. Red Star was formed from the remains of Jugoslavija and they were given Jugoslavija's stadium, offices, players, and even their red and white colours. The name Red Star was assigned to the club after a long discussion, and the first vice presidents of the Sport Society, Zoran Žujović and Slobodan Ćosić, were the ones who assigned it. Red star was soon adopted as a symbol of Yugoslavia and Serbia, a sporting institution that remains the country's most popular to this day. The club won its first championship in 1953. It was a team of players such as Beara, Durković, Stanković, Popović, Mitić, Kostić and Šekularac. Those football players, whose names are still remembered, won four Yugoslav championships and two Cups, not missing the opportunity to win every Yugoslav Trophy for five straight seasons. As champions, Red Star were Yugoslavia's entrants into the 1957–58 European Cup where they were famously beaten 5–4 on aggregate by English champions Manchester United in the quarter-finals, with the team managed by Matt Busby beating Red Star 2–1 in the first leg in England before drawing 3–3 with them in Yugoslavia in the return game on 5 February at JNA Stadium.[8] The second leg is notable for being the last game played by the "Busby Babes". On the return flight to England the following day, the plane crashed in Munich, West Germany, resulting in the deaths of 23 people including eight Manchester United players. In 1958, Red Star won its first European trophy, the Mitropa Cup, who had been played during summer, in the break between the seasons. Following the Mitropa cup, one of the most influential figures in Red Star's history began to emerge as a force for change in the club. Miljan Miljanić was a football player in Red Star in the 1950s, but it was during his tenure as head coach in the summer of 1966 that he achieved fame. In the first season, he completely changed the club's lineup of players and the club finished fifth in the table, the same as in the previous year. Afterwards, the generation led by Dragan Džajić, officially the best player in the history of Serbia and one of the best left wingers in the history of the world, began to leave a deep mark on Yugoslav and Serbian football. The Five-Year Plan(1987 - 1992) In 1987, a five-year plan was developed by the club with the only goal being to win the European Cup. All that was planned was finally achieved. On the club's birthday in 1987, it started. Real Madrid were defeated at "Marakana". From that day through to March 1992, Red Star enjoyed the best period of success in its history. In these five seasons, Red Star won four National Championships; in the last of those four years of heyday, the club won the 1991 European Cup Final which was played in Bari. Red Star coach Petrović brought the team to Italy a week before the finals, in order to peacefully prepare the players for a forthcoming encounter with Olympique. By that time, Red Star had 18 scores at 8 matches, whereas the French champion had 20. Therefore, the 100th European competing final was expected to be a spectacle of offense. Nonetheless, both Petrović and Goethals opted for a defence and the match settled down into a war of attrition. After a 120 minute game and only few chances on both sides, the decision was made following the penalty shootout. After several minutes of stressful penalties, two of Marseille's players missed their penalties, and Darko Pančev converted his penalty and brought the European Cup to Yugoslavia for the first time. Red Star won the shootout 5-3 on 29 May 1991 in front of 60,000 spectators and the millions watching on television around the world. 20,000 Red Star fans at Stadio San Nicola and millions of them all over Yugoslavia and the World celebrate the greatest joy in Red Star’s history. Sadly the night of the 1991 European Cup Final was to prove to be one of the final times that Yugoslavia could come together to celebrate as one. Recent Times For five straight years, they have not won the League crown. During those for years, the title has been won by Partizan each time. Although Red Star did manage to pull off two cups win in 2010 and 2012, previously was Partizan eliminated (2-0 at home, 1-0),[14] they have not had any major successes in the last five years and have not appeared in the group stage of any UEFA competition since 2007. The Stadium Red Star's home ground is the Red Star Stadium. With a maximum capacity of about 60 000, of which 55,538 seats, it is the largest stadium in Serbia and in the former Yugoslavia. The stadium was opened in 1963, and in the course of time and due to the fact that stadium's former capacity was about 110,000, it got the unofficial moniker "Marakana", after the large and famous Maracanã stadium in Brazil, and Belgrad's sold-out "Marakana" garnered the reputation of being a very tough ground for visiting teams to play in. During the mid-90s, in order to meet UEFA demands for spectators comfort and security, standing places at the stadium were completely done away with and seats were installed on all four stands. In the years, since the stadium's capacity was gradually decreased, followed different stadium modernisations. In 2008, the club reconstructed the stadium's pitch Under-soil grass heaters, improved drainage system were installed and new modern turf replaced the old surface. The training pitch, located next to the stadium, was also renovated by laying down synthetic turf and installing new lighting equipment. In 2011, the stadium received also a new modern LED scoreboard. Today, the stadium has a central lodge, named 5 Zvezdinih Zvezda (English: 5 Star's of Red Star), which consist of five segments, each bears the name of one of Red Star's legendary players (Mitić, Šekularac, Džajić, Petrović, Stojković) Serbian Superliga Rules The match squad must have no more than 5 foreign players over age of 20. The squad must have no more than 4 over 20 foreign players in the first 11. Note:- Takes 3 years in game to become Serbian. Board Expectations Win the SuperLiga - Transfer Budget £695K Wage Budget 86K Current Wages 39k Squad Review and Transfer Targets Goalkeepers Best Players :-Boban Bajkovic and Aleksandar Kirovski Prospects:- Ivan Pavlovic Transfer Targets:- Branimir Aleksic Not much between Boban Bajkovic and Aleksandar Kirovski so you could start either one depending on who you prefer. Aleksandar Kirovski has the potential to become apart of the full international set-up. Ivan Pavlovic is Loaned out but when he comes back he also has potential to play his part at the club for the long term. Branimir Aleksic has a cap at 21 and looks most likely to step up to the Full International squad quite soon. Overall quite a good area and does not need improvement any time soon. Right Backs Best Players :- Nikola Mikic and Aleksandar Pantic Prospects:- Nemanja Jaksic and Filip Stojkovic Transfer Targets:- Marko Petkovic Nikola Mikic and Aleksandar Pantic are right at the top with the best RBs in the league but just below the International team with Dusan Basta, Antonio Rukavina and Branislav Ivanovic filling them spots but do have enough scope to get some caps . Nemanja Jaksic and Filip Stojkovic have great potential and if handled well can turn in to International players as well. Marko Petkovic is a target who is close to Nikola Mikic and Aleksandar Pantic and has great potential so you could add to this great area if you want but it is not needed. Left Backs Best Players :- Filip Mladenovic and Nikola Mikic(Strength on Right side could be used to fill gaps at LB) Prospects:- Nikola Medic Transfer Targets:- Nikola Lekovic, Asier Del Horno(Foreign) and Hrvoje Cale(Foreign) Filip Mladenovic is the best LB in the league and will be trying to make the LB International slot his own. Bit thin on decent LBs but thats not a bad thing as could equal more game time for Nikola Medic or a RB could move over. Nikola Lekovic could be a target only 22 has 2 u-21 caps if a Foreign slot free Asier Del Horno or Hrvoje Cale both very good options but doubt needed. Center Backs Best Players :- Milan Jovanovic and Nikola Maksimovic Prospects:- Uros Spajic and Jovan Krneta Transfer Targets:- Uros Vitas, Branislav Trajkovic and Daniel Mojsov Milan Jovanovic and Nikola Maksimovic are right up there with the best CBs in the league and Maksimovic has great potential and could get in the international squad in the future Nikola Maksimovic has a agreed transfer in place which is a great shame. Uros Spajic and Jovan Krneta are transfer targets within the league while Daniel Mojsov is a free agent who has Serbian as a Nationality. Mids Best Players :- Centers:- Srdjan Mijailovic and Nenad Milijas Wingers:- Darko Lazovic and Cadu Prospects:- CM/RM Luka Milivojevic, CAMs Filip Jankovic and Vukan Savicevic Wingers Marko Vesovic Transfer Targets:- CMs Marko Pavlovski Gonzalo Colsa(Foreign) Cristiano Zanetti (Foreign) Wingers Nikola Ninkovic, Stefan Dimic, Yacine Abdessadki (Foreign) Dzmitry (Rekish Foreign) Strong in center mids with International Nenad Milijas and the future Serbian star in Srdjan Mijailovic. Loads of center prospects as well. Darko Lazovic and Cadu both could play AM but best wingers at club and Cadu has sent his paper work off for Serbian citizenship. You could add to the Central prospects with Marko Pavlovski. Bit weak if you want to use wingers. Nikola Ninkovic is great Left side prospect as Stefan Dimic is right sided or there is foreign options. Forwards Best Players :- Ognjen Mudrinski and Filip Kasalica Prospects:- Ognjen Ozegovic Transfer Targets:- David Suazo(Foreign) Ognjen Mudrinski and Filip Kasalica are a good partnership. Nathaniel Asamoah is a pace option and could play outwide as well. Ognjen Mudrinski and Filip Kasalica age covers the lack of top Prospects. Overall a young team with quite a few good prospects, great facilities, great rival. Can you take them back to the top of european football. Recommended Threads and Reads Good Youngsters Good Goalkeepers Good Full Backs Good Centre Backs Good Midfielders Good Wingers Good Strikers Good Staff Looking for Rate My Regen Thread Remembering a galaxy of counter-attacking football - 1991 tactic article Ajax Youth Development Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
niletaylor Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 good thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter_Morgan Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Shame i've already done these in my career thread but I had 5-6 great seasons as them taking them from the 2nd tier to eventually 3 consecutive CL wins, getting to 30 title wins before Partizan who had overtaken them at one stage. It was brilliant fun turning their fortunes around and some of the regens produced were immense Good work on the thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Great thread. I was playing as them but using an update whereby I was playing in the old Yugoslavia league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 good thread. Thanks. Shame i've already done these in my career thread but I had 5-6 great seasons as them taking them from the 2nd tier to eventually 3 consecutive CL wins, getting to 30 title wins before Partizan who had overtaken them at one stage. It was brilliant fun turning their fortunes around and some of the regens produced were immense Good work on the thread Thanks. The regens I'm looking forward too. Nothing like having a rival like Partizan hopefully they stay competitive and push Belgrade all the way. Great thread. I was playing as them but using an update whereby I was playing in the old Yugoslavia league. Thanks. That would add alot more competition and would be a great way to play. Got a link? I added it to op. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogomet13 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I would love to play in the Yugoslav league! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jogo Bonito Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Good work and nice to see some more unusual teams (history notwithstanding) getting a thread. As was mentioned above, a Yugolsav league would be fantastic, but I've never tried an edited league or anything so being able to do that may be beyond my little brain! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Apologies for the late reply. Unsure whether I'm allowed to post the links as I obtained them off another forum so I will credit the uploader of course. Do drop me a PM if you guys still want the links. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_1978 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I seriously need a team to get me back into FM. I've been away for so long. Gonna start a save with Red Star now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKB Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Apologies for the late reply. Unsure whether I'm allowed to post the links as I obtained them off another forum so I will credit the uploader of course. Do drop me a PM if you guys still want the links. is the reputation of the Yugoslavian league the same as the Serbian one, and are the pricemoney the same? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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