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89-687: The SDG was created on 11 October 1990 by twenty members of the Red Star Belgrade football club Ultra group Delije Sever . The group was under the command of the Territorial Defense , a regular military in charge of the territories of Croatia populated predominantly by Serbs during the first half of the 1990s. According to historian Tony Judt , the group was one of several irregular units which "were little more than organized bands of thugs and criminals, armed by Belgrade." The SDG set up their headquarters and training camp in

178-549: A Red Star – Partizan match was about 108,000 spectators at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. Red Star has won 4 international and 68 domestic trophies, making it the most successful football club in Serbia and the former Yugoslavia. National Championships – 35 (record) National Cups – 28 (record) National Super Cups – 2 (record) National League Cup – 1 (shared record) National Champions League – 2 (record) Red Star

267-461: A Youth Physical Culture Society, that was to become Red Star Belgrade on 4 March. Previously, as of December 1944, all pre-war Serbian clubs were abolished, and on 5 May 1945, communist Secretary of Sports Mitra Mitrović-Djilas signed the decree dissolving formally all pre-war clubs on the territory of Socialist Republic of Serbia . The clubs were dissolved because during the German occupation , there

356-592: A basic music school has been operating in the city. Primary schools in Bijeljina include the following: OŠ Sveti Sava, OŠ Knez Ivo od Semberije, OŠ Vuk Karadžić, OŠ Jovan Dučić. There are several high schools operating in the city, such as Filip Višnjić Gymnasium, Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Music School, an agricultural high school, a medicine highschool, an economic and a technical school. The University of Bijeljina has several faculties: Law, Economics, Business Economics and Education. The main private universities in

445-823: A former military facility in Erdut . It saw action from mid-1991 to late 1995, initially in the Vukovar region of Croatia. It was supplied and equipped from the reserves of the Serbian police force during the War in Croatia and Bosnia . After war broke out in the former Yugoslav republic of Croatia in the autumn of 1991 and in Bosnia in April 1992, Arkan and his units moved to attack different territories in these countries. In Croatia,

534-616: A major role in raising the cultural level in Semberija and has over 120,000 books. The Tavna Monastery is located in the southern part of the Bijeljina municipality. The date of foundation is hidden somewhere in the shadows of the far past. The chronicles of monasteries Tronoša and Peć say it was built by Stefan Dragutin 's sons Vladislav and Uroš II Milutin. Stefan Dragutin was the King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282 and king of Srem from 1282 to 1316. The present church of monastery Tavna

623-737: A psychological advantage before the rematch. This game was played at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf , where the Italian referee Alberto Michelotti gave a questionable penalty to the Germans, and the Danish player Allan Simonsen sealed Red Star's fate. The Foals won 2–1 on aggregate. After the 1970s, historical matches against Udo Lattek 's Barcelona followed during the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup . In both matches, Barcelona were

712-496: A shared Slavic heritage. Red Star's fiercest and long-standing city rival is FK Partizan , football section of the other large and popular multi-sports club in Serbia. The rivalry started immediately after the creation of the two clubs in 1945. Since then, both clubs have been dominant in domestic football. The match is particularly noted for the passion of the Red Star's supporters, called Delije , and Partizan's supporters,

801-461: A special VIP gallery with over 450 seats. It has also a modern press box with a capacity of 344 seats including seven extra-comfortable seats, an extra media center, the Red Cafe and a restaurant. On the west stand of the stadium exist also an official Red Star shop along with a Delije shop. The playing field measures are 110 × 73 m, and is illuminated by 1,400 lux floodlights . According to

890-510: A strong kinship with  Olympiacos ultras Gate 7 . The "Orthodox Brothers" friendship is based on mutual Eastern Orthodox faith, a strong cultural marker amongst the Serbs and Greeks . Both clubs also share the same colours, and are from the national capitals. They are also the most decorated football teams in their respective countries. The brotherhood has evolved to include Spartak Moscow ultras Fratria , owing to strong Russophilia and

979-474: A team that could compete with some of the most powerful European sides. During that summer, Velibor Vasović became coach and the side was strengthened by acquiring a number of talented young players, among whom Dragan Stojković and Borislav Cvetković stood out. In the first season that started with penalty points, Red Star focused on the European Cup and achieving good results. In 1986, a five-year plan

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1068-434: A world record for the number of points gained in a single season with 108 points. Red Star won their seventh Serbian SuperLiga title in a row and completed their fourth consecutive double in the 2023–24 season . Red Star initially wore yellow shirts with a red star which were acquired from FK Slavija (from Čubura ). In 1946, the club switched to red shirts with white shorts and alternating red-white socks before adopting

1157-777: Is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade , and a major part of the Red Star multi-sport society . They are the most successful club from the Balkans and Southeast Europe , being the only club to have won both the European Cup and Intercontinental Cup , having done so in 1991, and only the second team from Eastern Europe to win the European Cup. With 35 national championships, 28 national cups, 2 national supercups, 2 national champions leagues and one league cup between Serbian and Yugoslav competitions, Red Star

1246-580: Is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska , Bosnia and Herzegovina . It is the provincial center of Semberija , a geographic region in the country's northeast. As of 2013, it has a population of 107,715 inhabitants. Bijeljina is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina 's northeast, bound by the Sava and Drina rivers, extending over the Majevica mountains and covering a land mass of 734 km . It

1335-514: Is a copy of Trojeručica miraculous icon, the gift from Hilandar monastery. In Bijeljina are also located: the Holy Temple, the Church of St. Petka, and the old Catholic church. Filip Višnjić Library is the oldest cultural institution in Bijeljina - founded in 1932 thanks to prominent people including Dr Vojislav Kecmanović, Dr Joakim Perendija, and Professor Nikola Mačkić among others. It played

1424-633: Is a part of the entity of Republika Srpska and is the center of the Semberija region. Semberija is a flat region with a fertile land ideal for agriculture. Due to this, Bijeljina is a major place for food production and trade, particularly wheat and vegetables. The earliest established evidence of human life in the area of today's Bijeljina date from the New Stone Age (5000–3000BC). Characteristics of pottery, tools and weapons confirm cultural connections of indigenous inhabitants of Semberija with

1513-616: Is a popular trance performer known as "DJ Max" and was identified by Rolling Stone as the SDG soldier kicking dead bodies of a Bosniak family in Bijeljina on a photo from 1992. Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( Serbian Cyrillic : Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда , lit.   'Red Star Football Club'), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda ( pronounced [tsř̩ʋenaː zʋěːzda] ) and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media,

1602-608: Is a statue of King Peter I of Serbia , who ruled the Kingdom of Serbia between 1903 and 1918. During the Second World War , the Ustaša removed it. After World War II , the communist government refused to return the monument. The first non-communist local government returned the monument in the early 1990s. In September 1991, Bosnian Serbs proclaimed a Serbian Autonomous Oblast with Bijeljina as its capital. In March 1992,

1691-470: Is built in the same place as the original one. The Tavna Monastery is older than the other monasteries in the region such as Ozrena, Liplja, Vozuce and Gostovica. Tavna was damaged in the first years of Turkish rule, but was restored by the people. This was not the only time the monastery was damaged. It was damaged many times during the Turkish period and also during World War Two. Between 1941 and 1945, Tavna

1780-418: Is experienced in the late 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century. After a population boom due to war events and population saturation and insufficient capacity of the city that was built in less need, today there is re-building of Bijeljina with new settlements, roads, schools, universities, and cultural institutions. The Serb Democratic Party (SDS) governed Bijeljina for 28 years since 1992. Following

1869-509: Is located at the site of an older church, which was first mentioned in 1735. The current building dates back from the early 1870s and represents a mix of Russian and Byzantine style, with a dome and a tall tower. Semberija Museum is located in a historic building and has four exhibition halls. The exhibitions span a vast historical period, ranging from the Neolithic, through the Roman era and

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1958-491: Is one of the most famous spas in Republika Srpska. Dvorovi Spa was formed after the discovery of thermal water, while drilling for oil in 1956, near Dvorovi village in Semberija . The depth of the source is at 1350 meters, the water is oligomineral, and the water temperature is 75°C. Bijeljina has one major stadium known as Bijeljina City Stadium . The Stadium is home to FK Radnik Bijeljina , which competes in

2047-623: Is the most successful club from Serbia (and former Yugoslavia) in all European competitions, and the only club from Eastern Europe that has won both the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup . On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all winners of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions , in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup . The club competed in 61 European seasons, and

2136-456: The Grobari (English: "Gravediggers" or "Undertakers"). The stands of both teams feature fireworks, coloured confetti, flags, rolls of paper, torches, smoke, drums, giant posters and choreographies, used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on the visiting teams, hence the slogan, "Welcome to Hellgrade". Both sets of supporters sing passionate songs against their rivals, and

2225-584: The 1957–58 European Cup where they were famously beaten 5–4 on aggregate by English champions Manchester United in the quarter-finals. Manchester United, managed by Matt Busby defeated Red Star 2–1 in the first leg in England before drawing 3–3 with them in Yugoslavia in the return match on 5 February at JNA Stadium . The second leg is notable for being the last match played by the Busby Babes : on

2314-588: The 1991 Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo . In 1992, the club was weakened by the departure of numerous players from the champions generation (new players were added, such as Dejan Petković and Anto Drobnjak ). The success in the previous season caught the attention of European giants which rushed making lucrative offers to sign Red Star's best players. In addition, Red Star had to defend the continental trophy playing its home games in Szeged , Budapest and Sofia due to

2403-539: The 2018 Bosnian general election , in March 2020 mayor Mićo Mićić (governing the city since 2004) left the party to found the Party of Democratic Srpska of Semberija (SDSS) and signed a coalition agreement with Milorad Dodik 's SNSD . In June 2020, SDSS and SNSD put SDS in minority in the local council. At the 2020 Bosnian municipal elections , SDS's Ljubiša Petrović became the new mayor, succeeding Mićić. Atik Mosque

2492-555: The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League play-off round , and qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage , it meant that Red Star competed for the first time since the new format was introduced. Red Star became the first Serbian team to win a match in the UEFA Champions League when they defeated Liverpool. On 14 May 2019, the 1946 People's Republic of Serbia League title was officially recognized by

2581-642: The Bosnian War . It was run by Serbs from 1 April 1992 until late January 1996. The prisoners were predominantly ethnic Bosniaks , who were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed. A "State Commission for the Free transfer of the Civilian Population" or "Commission for the Exchange of Population" was created and headed by Vojkan Đurković, a Major in the SDG. Post-war development of Bijeljina

2670-743: The Bosnian referendum on independence was passed with overwhelming support from Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats . Local Bosniak Patriotic League had been established in response to the Bosnian Serb proclamation and started the clashes. On 1–2 April, the SDG and the JNA overtook Bijeljina with little resistance; A massacre was carried out and involved the killing of between 48 and 78 civilians by Serb paramilitary groups. The majority of those killed were Bosniaks (or Bosnian Muslims). The dead included members of other ethnicities, such as Serbs deemed unloyal by

2759-685: The Eternal derby . According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ' list of the Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century, Red Star is the highest-ranked Serbian and Balkan club, sharing the 27th position. In February 1945, during World War II , a group of young men, active players, students and members of the Serbian United Antifascist Youth League, decided to form

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2848-582: The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ended, Red Star won the 17th cup in its history by winning 4–2 against Partizan . Two seasons later, the club returned to the European spotlight by making it to the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds , where Red Star was eliminated by Bayer Leverkusen (0–0 and 0–3), which would later be a finalist in the Champions League that year. Slavoljub Muslin left

2937-476: The Olympiastadion in its long UEFA competition history (during the 1990–91 European Cup ). They are the only Serbian (and ex-Yugoslav) club, and only the second team from Eastern Europe , to have won the European Cup, having done so in 1991 , which was also the 100th UEFA competition final. Red Star is among the nine clubs which have ever won the European Cup unbeaten. They are also the only team from

3026-520: The Partisans and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia . Due to Red Star's popularity and sporting success, the club and its crest have become synonymous with broader Serbian identity , and patriotism that echoes beyond the sporting landscape. Red Star's home ground is the Rajko Mitić Stadium (since 21 December 2014), formerly known as Red Star Stadium. With a seated capacity of 53,000 it is

3115-584: The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Radnik won the Bosnian Cup in 2016. Their president is Predrag Perković and their manager is Vlado Jagodić . OFK Zenit Bijeljina is a young club from Bijeljina but their youth teams had earned a lot of medals in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia , Slovenia , Romania , Austria , Germany . Their stadium is ‘ Zenit Arena ’ in Novo Selo, 5 min from

3204-600: The Yugoslav Wars , the inflation and the UN sanctions have hit Red Star hard. In the period between May 1992 and May 2000, only one championship victory was celebrated at the Marakana. However, they did manage to win five cups , along with several glorious European performances, including the famed 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup showdown against Barcelona side which featured Ronaldo and Hristo Stoichkov . Immediately after

3293-1441: The 50th anniversary of UEFA , known as the Golden Player ), who reached third place at the election for the European Footballer of the Year in 1968 , then Dragoslav Šekularac – a runner-up with Yugoslavia at 1960 European Nations' Cup , Vladimir Petrović – the fourth Star of Red Star , Vladimir Jugović – two times the European Cup winner (with Red Star and Juventus), as well as Dejan Stanković and Nemanja Vidić . Further notable home-grown players include Vladica Popović , Ratomir Dujković , Stanislav Karasi , Slobodan Janković , Ognjen Petrović , Vladislav Bogićević , Dušan Nikolić , Zoran Filipović , Dušan Savić , Milan Janković , Boško and Milko Gjurovski , Stevan Stojanović , Vladan Lukić , Zvonko Milojević , Zoran Jovičić , Ivan Adžić , Nebojša Krupniković , Goran Drulić , Nenad Lalatović , Marko Pantelić , Ognjen Koroman , Vladimir Dišljenković , Marko Perović , Dejan Milovanović , Dragan Mrđa , Boško Janković , Dušan Basta , Vujadin Savić , Slavoljub Srnić , Filip Stojković , Uroš Spajić , Srđan Mijailović , Marko Grujić , Luka Jović and Strahinja Eraković . Former Red Star and Real Madrid coaching legend Miljan Miljanić

3382-576: The Balkans and Southeast Europe to have won the Intercontinental Cup , also in 1991 . The Romanian football player Miodrag Belodedici was the first ever Red Star player to have won the European Cup with two different teams, Steaua București and Red Star; curiously, both of the team's names mean "Star". Later, double winners were also Dejan Savićević (Red Star and Milan) and Vladimir Jugović (Red Star and Juventus). Source Source Bijeljina Bijeljina ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бијељина )

3471-532: 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. Twenty-thousand Red Star fans at the Stadio San Nicola and millions of them all over Yugoslavia and the world celebrated the greatest joy in Red Star's history. Red Star went unbeaten at the 1990–91 European Cup in Bari and

3560-498: The Middle Ages, all the way to the 20th century. Basil of Ostrog Monastery in the center of Bijeljina is a newly built monastery (2001) dedicated to St Basil of Ostrog . The bell tower with a clock of over 30 meters dominates the surroundings and is a symbol of the monastery. The monastery includes a museum, dining room, library, hermitages for monks. Inside, the temple is painted with magnificent frescoes. Particularly valuable

3649-466: The Serbian FA, meaning that Red Star's triumph in the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga was their 30th national championship. Red Star reached the UEFA Champions League group stage for the second successive season after eliminating Sūduva , HJK Helsinki , Copenhagen and Young Boys . On 5 November 2019, cable television channel Zvezda TV started airing. In the 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga , Red Star set

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3738-870: The Tigers fought in various locales in Eastern Slavonia . Paramilitary units are responsible for some of the most brutal aspects of ethnic cleansing. Two of the units that have played a major role in the ethnic cleansing campaign in BiH, the Chetniks associated with Vojislav Šešelj and the Tigers associated with Željko Ražnatović (Arkan), have been active in the Republic of Serbia as well...Arkan's Tigers have staged military training exercises allegedly designed to intimidate Albanian residents in Kosovo . The SDG, under

3827-443: The Yugoslavia national football team, a national record. Red Star holds records such as to be only the second foreign team that could beat Liverpool at Anfield (after Ferencváros in the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ), which was also the only defeat of Liverpool at home in the European Cup history in the whole 20th century (during the 1973–74 European Cup ). Red Star was also the first team that could beat Bayern Munich on

3916-528: The bench in September 2001, after which Red Star's subsequent seasons became more volatile. In the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds , Red Star was eliminated (3–1 on aggregate) by the same Milan side which ultimately won that year's competition . Furthermore, the campaign in Group F of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup was a large disappointment, especially given that the first game against Bayern Munich

4005-559: The better team and Red Star was eliminated. Remarkably, when Barça's Diego Maradona scored his second goal in front of approximately 100,000 spectators at the Marakana , the Belgrade audience were so excited about the goal that even the loyal Belgrade fans applauded Maradona. Gojko Zec returned to the team in 1983, finding only one player from the champions generation he was coaching back in 1977 , Miloš Šestić . Zec similarly repeated

4094-482: The biggest football events have been held at this stadium, such as the European Cup final between Ajax and Juventus in 1973 , UEFA European Championship final between West Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1976 , and the first leg of the UEFA Cup final between Red Star and Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1979. During the mid-1990s, in order to meet UEFA demands for spectators comfort and security, standing places at

4183-491: The city are Slobomir P University and University Sinergija . The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): The road network is dependent on the main routes: the M-14.1 Brcko-Zvornik and the M-18 Raca-Ugljevik. The complete road network in contact with the city and the urban traffic network is extremely radial orientation. She had eleven major transportation routes, which link directly to

4272-689: The city. Around the city is located bypass, but isn't completed. The main bus station in Bijeljina is located in the central zone of the city. The main bus station in Bijeljina is owned by Semberija Transport . From Bijeljina passengers can travel to other cities in the region as well as some cities in Europe such as Ljubljana , Vienna , Berlin , Munich , Zürich , Stockholm . There is only one railway line in Bijeljina. That railway line stretches from Bijeljina to Šid in Serbia . From Šid it joins another line going east towards Belgrade or going west to Croatia . Bijeljina holds an international folklore festival known as Semberija folk fest . The Dvorovi Spa

4361-401: The club also alternated between blue trunks, a long white V-neck on a red shirt, and a red shirt with thin white horizontal lines. Red Star have usually worn an all-white away kit, whilst also utilizing predominantly blue or red away or third kits, thereby incorporating the Serbian tricolour . The club crest is a red five-pointed star, white framed, on a red-white background. In addition,

4450-427: The club and supporters. Subgroups of Delije exist outside of  Belgrade , along with cities across Serbia and all other ex-Yugoslav republics. Despite Red Star's broad fan base, Delije have developed an infamous reputation for hooliganism amongst some segments of its ultras, especially during Belgrade derbies . Due to historically warm Serbo-Hellenic relations, Red Star's Delije ultras have developed

4539-425: The club's triumph from his previous mandate by winning the championship immediately upon his arrival. Zec would later leave the club in a controversial Šajber 's case -style scandal which was the result of irregularities in the 1985–86 season . [REDACTED] After Zec left in 1986, there were great changes in the club. The management of the club, run by Dragan Džajić and Vladimir Cvetković , began to build

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4628-435: The command of Arkan, massacred hundreds of people in eastern Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina while in the early ethnic cleansing campaigns in eastern Bosnia this unit had a major role. In autumn 1995, Arkan's troops fought in the area of Banja Luka , Sanski Most and Prijedor where they were routed. Arkan personally led most war actions, and rewarded his most efficient officers and soldiers with ranks, medals and eventually

4717-409: The eneolithic and Bronze Age cultures – Vučedol, Kostolac and Baden culture . The oldest archeological site of this period is located on both sides of the Bistrik channel, between the villages of Batković and Ostojićevo and it consists of four smaller sites which date from the period of the 7th to the 12th century. At Jazbina and Oraščić, remains were found of a settlement with half-buried huts, but

4806-465: The first fifteen years of existence, Red Star won one Serbian championship, six Yugoslav championships , five Yugoslav Cups , one Danube Cup and reached the semi-finals of the 1956–57 European Cup . Some of the greatest players during this period were Kosta Tomašević , Branko Stanković , Rajko Mitić , Vladimir Beara , Bora Kostić , Vladica Popović , Vladimir Durković and Dragoslav Šekularac . As champions, Red Star were Yugoslavia's entrants into

4895-445: The former Yugoslavia charged the SDG, under the command or supervision of Željko Ražnatović with the following: Many of the former members of "Arkan Tigers" are prominent figures in Serbia, maintaining close ties between each other and with Russian nationalist organisations. Jugoslav Simić and Svetozar Pejović posed with Russian Night Wolves , Ceca (Arkan's widow) performed for Vladimir Putin during his visit in Serbia, Srđan Golubović

4984-426: The known German Web portal "Stadionwelt" , Belgrade's "Marakana" is in the top 50 football stadiums in Europe. In 2012, American Bleacher Report ranked the Red Star Stadium, especially if it is sold out, as among the most intimidating stadiums in the world. Some of the most notable home-grown players are Dragan Džajić , named the all-time Serbian best player (the choice of the Football Association of Serbia on

5073-427: 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 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, and Belgrade's sold-out Marakana garnered the reputation of being a very tough ground for visiting teams to play in. Some of

5162-415: The last of those four years of heyday, the club won the 1991 European Cup Final , played in Bari , Italy. Red Star coach Ljupko Petrović brought the team to Italy a week before the final in order to peacefully prepare the players for a forthcoming encounter with Marseille . By that time, Red Star had 18 goals in 8 matches, whereas the French champions had 20. Therefore, the 100th European competing final

5251-403: The league, just as all the other clubs from Croatia , Macedonia and Slovenia did, and the championship in Yugoslavia that was cut in size was played on the edge of observance of regulations around the beginning of the Bosnian War . At the end of May, the United Nations had the country under sanctions and dislodged Yugoslav football from the international scene. The Breakup of Yugoslavia ,

5340-434: The local authorities. The killing was committed by a local paramilitary group known as Mirko's Chetniks and by the Serb Volunteer Guard (SDG, also known as Arkan's Tigers), a Serbia -based paramilitary group under the command of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). The village of Batković in the municipality of Bijeljina was the site of the Batković camp , believed to be the first concentration camp in operation during

5429-650: The most notable results are: Yugoslav First League top scorers First League of Serbia and Montenegro top scorers Serbian SuperLiga top scorers Dragan Džajić is Red Star's record appearance holder with 389 matches. The goalscoring record holder is Bora Kostić with 230 goals. Numerous Red Star players were in the Yugoslavia national team and Branko Stanković , Rajko Mitić , Vladimir Beara , Bora Kostić , Vladimir Durković , Dragoslav Šekularac , Miroslav Pavlović , Jovan Aćimović , Dragan Džajić , Vladimir Petrović , Dragan Stojković and Dejan Savićević are among them. Dragan Džajić played 85 matches for

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5518-404: The most significant discovery was a complex of metallurgical workshop at the site Čelopek where iron was melted in the 8th century and iron tools were manufactured. The oldest religious building, the Tavna Monastery was built in the Middle Ages. The region was incorporated into the Bosnian banate during the reign of Stephen Kotromanić . At this time the village Bistrik was called Bistrica and it

5607-419: The necessary Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play criteria and, as such, should not have been granted a UEFA license by the Serbian FA. Rivals Partizan took Red Star's place in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. After ten years of waiting, Red Star qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage . Red Star progressed through four qualifying rounds and reached the knockout phase of

5696-432: The north terrace of the Rajko Mitić Stadium , colloquially known as " Marakana ". Their style of support is greatly influenced by Italian and English football culture of the 1980s. It includes the use of widespread choreography, flares, flags, banners, and boisterous cheering. The word Delije is displayed (in Cyrillic ) on the north terrace seats of Rajko Mitić Stadium as a sign of appreciation, and fidelity between

5785-508: The occupation. Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina rule lasted from 1878 until 1918. The name Bijeljina was only used after 1918 and World War I . During Austro-Hungarian rule, the town had the name Bjelina and, before that, Belina or Bilina. In 1838, the first confessional elementary school was opened. A modern school building was built in 1902. In this school Jovan Dučić , famous Herzegovinian Serb poet, writer and diplomat, worked between 1893 and 1895. In front of City Hall

5874-446: The ones who assigned it. Red Star was soon adopted as a symbol of Serbian nationalism within Yugoslavia and a sporting institution which remains the country's most popular to this day. On that day, Red Star played the first football match in the club's history against the First Battalion of the Second Brigade of KNOJ ( People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia ) and won 3–0. Red Star's first successes involved small steps to recognition. In

5963-422: The people's club, whilst always attracting support from all social classes, their fan base is not associated with any specific social group. Red Star ultras Delije espouse patriotic , nationalist and right-wing sentiments. The organized supporters of Red Star are known as  Delije , roughly translated in English as the "Heroes", "Braves", "Hardman" or "Studs". The term derives from

6052-574: The pitch in 2013–14, the financial situation at the club has worsened, so much so that the club were banned from participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League for which they qualified by winning the Serbian SuperLiga. The UEFA Club Financial Control Body found Red Star's debts to players, some of whom had not been paid for at least six months, staff and other clubs, totalled €1.86 million. The club board were also alleged to have hidden debts and falsified documents. This, on top of an earlier UEFA disciplinary measure in 2011, meant Red Star did not meet

6141-427: The plural of the singular form " Delija ", in Serbian . Delije support all branches of the  Red Star multi-sport society . They are one of the most famous supporter groups in the world, renowned for their passion and fanaticism. Hardcore supporters began to emerge during the 1980s, with official inauguration taking place in 1989. Previously, Red Star fans were scattered amongst several organized fan groups within

6230-476: The products of lootings. The SDG was officially disbanded in April 1996, and all of its members were ordered to join the Yugoslav Army . Besides Arkan, a notable member of the SDG was his right-hand man, Colonel Nebojša Djordjević, who was murdered in late 1996. Another notable member was Milorad Ulemek , who is now serving a 40-year sentence for his involvement in the assassination of Serbia's pro-Western prime minister Zoran Đinđić in 2003. Željko Ražnatović

6319-548: The return flight to England the following day, the plane crashed in Munich , resulting in the deaths of 23 people, including eight Manchester United players. [REDACTED] During the Miljan Miljanić era, Red Star won four Yugoslav championships, three Yugoslav cups, two Yugoslav supercups, one Yugoslav league cup, one Mitropa Cup and reached the semi-finals of the 1970–71 European Cup . A new generation of players emerged under Miljanić's guidance, led by Dragan Džajić and Jovan Aćimović . Red Star eliminated Liverpool in

6408-656: The second round of the 1973–74 European Cup and Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup . Branko Stanković , whose reign as head coach was to last four years, brought Red Star three trophies and the first great European final. After eliminating teams like Arsenal , West Bromwich Albion and Hertha BSC , Red Star made for the first time the UEFA Cup final . There, Red Star met Borussia Mönchengladbach , who played five European finals from 1973 to 1980. The Germans fell behind one goal from Miloš Šestić , but Ivan Jurišić 's own goal gave Gladbach

6497-411: The signature red and white vertical striped shirts, with alternating white or red shorts and socks in 1950. The red and white stripes have become indivisible to Red Star's image, conferring the popular nickname Crveno-beli , "the red and white's" in Serbian . The club continued to wear the initial pre-stripe kit throughout its existence, but has generally declined in usage. During the 1950s and 1960s,

6586-405: 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 systems were installed and new modern turf replaced the old surface. The training pitch, located next to

6675-443: 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 Stars 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 ), two other VIP lounges and

6764-619: The stadiums are known to bounce with the simultaneous jumping of the fans. The duel is regarded as one of the greatest football rivalries in the world and the matches between these rivals have been labeled as the Eternal derby . Given its widespread touch on the entirety of a major city, it is dubbed one of, along with the Old Firm , the Rome derby and the Istanbul derby , the most heated rivalries in European football. The biggest attendance for

6853-488: The tournament, becoming the first team in competition's history to reach the knockout phase after starting their season in the first qualifying round. Although Red Star played in the group stage of the first edition in which groups format was introduced in the European Cup, 1991–92 European Cup , the designation "Champions League" was only adopted a season later in which Yugoslav clubs were already banned from participating in. Thus, when Red Star eliminated Red Bull Salzburg in

6942-464: The war in former Yugoslavia, thereby reducing their chances of defending their title. UEFA changed the format of the competition that year and the 1991–92 European Cup was the first to be played in a format with two groups each having four teams. Despite the disadvantage of playing its home games abroad, Red Star still did well and finished second in the group behind Sampdoria . In domestic competition, main rivals Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb left

7031-439: The whole crest is framed in gold. There are three golden stars on the top of the club emblem, symbolizing the 30 titles won. Despite the club's overtly Communist name and imagery, Red Star Football Club has become a symbol in its own right. The " petokraka " from which the club's name derives has paradoxically become a symbol of the club itself and of Serbian nationalism , moving further away from its original association with

7120-457: Was a sensational last-minute loss (by a score of 2–3 in Belgrade). In those years, Red Star's teams featured the likes of Nikola Žigić , Boško Janković , Milan Biševac , Dušan Basta , Dejan Milovanović , Segundo Castillo , Ibrahima Gueye , Nenad Milijaš and Ognjen Koroman . After a six-year drought, Red Star won their 26th league title in 2013–14 season . Despite Red Star's success on

7209-548: Was also a member of Red Star's youth school. Red Star is the most popular football club in Serbia . The club has fans and sympathisers throughout the whole country, but also throughout the regional and global Serbian diaspora , making the club a symbol of  Serbdom . Fan groups are widespread throughout Serbia and former Yugoslav republics , and the club has the highest social media following amongst former Yugoslav football teams. Traditionally, Red Star has been represented as

7298-464: Was an attempt to organize the league so all the clubs were labelled collaborators by Josip Broz Tito 's communist regime. The name Red Star was assigned after a long discussion. Other ideas shortlisted by the delegates included "People's Star", "Blue Star", " Proleter ", " Stalin ", " Lenin ", etc. The initial vice presidents of the Sport Society – Zoran Žujović and Slobodan Ćosić – were

7387-628: Was bombed by the Ustase . One of the gravestones says "Zdravko Jovanovic Killed 1943 by the Ustasa Blue Division protecting and defending the monastery". After WWII Tavna was rebuilt. The first primary school in Bijeljina was opened in 1938. After World War II , changes were made to the school system, and in 1951 the first elementary school was opened. In 1956, a second elementary school was opened. The third and fourth elementary schools opened in 1959 and 1966, respectively. Since 1953,

7476-682: Was built between 1520 and 1566, during the period of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent . It was used as a defensive bastion in the Austro-Turkish War and converted to a catholic church by Austrians during 1718-1739. After the Treaty of Belgrade , it reverted back to the mosque, and went through several renovations in the 19th and early 20th century. The mosque was completely destroyed on 13 March 1993 and rebuilt where it stood before. Serbian Orthodox Church ( Svetog Đorđa ) Saint George

7565-403: Was developed by the club and Prof. Dr Veljko Aleksić 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 the 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

7654-436: Was expected to be a spectacle of offense. Nonetheless, both Petrović and Raymond Goethals opted for defence and the match settled down into a war of attrition. After a 120-minute match and only few chances on both sides, the match was decided following the penalty shootout. After several minutes of stressful penalties, one of Marseille's players, Manuel Amoros , missed a penalty, and Darko Pančev converted his penalty to bring

7743-627: Was indicted in 1997 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for his command of the Guard, as the unit was allegedly responsible for numerous crimes against humanity , grave breaches of the Geneva Convention and violations of the laws or customs of war , including active participation in the ethnic cleansing in Bijeljina and Zvornik in 1992. The International Criminal Tribunal for

7832-555: Was the center of the parish, which covered the entire territory of present-day city of Bijeljina. The first documented mention of the name Bijeljina occurred in 1446. The city fully fell to the Ottomans in 1530. Following the Great Turkish War , it was incorporated into Austrian possession before being retaken by the Ottomans in 1739. Many of the settlements were decimated as a result of unsuccessful Serb rebellions against

7921-570: Was the most successful club in Yugoslavia and finished first in the Yugoslav First League all-time table , and is the most successful club in Serbia. According to 2008 polls, Red Star Belgrade is the most popular football club in Serbia, with 48% of the population supporting them. They have many supporters in other former Yugoslav republics and among the Serbian diaspora . Their main rivals are fellow Belgrade side Partizan . The championship matches between these two clubs are known as

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