--- title: "Red Star Belgrade - Wikipedia" url: https://stacklist.com/card/ce9c5a3b-5432-4ac5-a985-024c99309900 source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_Belgrade" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/sports/stack/5edd40ba-4279-43f2-8e13-d02dc10d8c7a summary: "Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena Zvezda) is a Serbian professional football club founded in 1945, based in Belgrade, and the most successful club from the Balkans and Southeast Europe. The club is the only team from the region to have won both the European Cup and Intercontinental Cup in 1991, with 37 national championships and 30 national cups across Serbian and Yugoslav competitions." tags: "red-star-belgrade, serbian-superliga, football, european-cup, belgrade, crvena-zvezda, yugoslavia" key_entities: "FK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) (organization), SD Crvena Zvezda (organization), Serbian SuperLiga (organization), Belgrade (location), Dejan Stankovic (person), Svetozar Mijailovic (person), Zvezdan Terzic (person), Rajko Mitic Stadium (location), 1991 European Cup (event), Serbia (location)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:177b4dba86e282a89d3c6d69a24ce730173b2be327c458433952f4767752c50a" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 16061 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Red Star Belgrade - Wikipedia Red Star Belgrade - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Association football club in Serbia "FK Crvena Zvezda" redirects here. For the parent multi-sport club, see SD Crvena Zvezda . For the American alternative country band, see Red Star Belgrade (band) . 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' Red Star Football Club ' ), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda ( pronounced [ tsř̩ʋenaː zʋěːzda ] ) and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in Anglophone media, 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 37 national championships, 30 national cups, 2 national supercups, 2 national champions leagues and one league cup between Serbian and Yugoslav competitions, Red Star 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. [ 2 ] They have many supporters in other former Yugoslav republics and among the Serb diaspora . Their main rivals are fellow Belgrade side Partizan . The championship matches between these two clubs are known as 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. History [ edit ] Main article: History of Red Star Belgrade Red Star legend Rajko Mitić . Yugoslavia and Serbia-Montenegro period [ edit ] 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 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 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. [ 3 ] The initial vice presidents of the Sport Society – Zoran Žujović and Slobodan Ćosić – were the ones who assigned it. [ 4 ] 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. [ 5 ] 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 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 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 . [ 6 ] The second leg is notable for being the last match played by the Busby Babes : on 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. Stojanović Jurišić Miletović Jovanović Jovin Milovanović Muslin Petrović (C) Blagojević Savić Milosavljević Red Star's starting lineup against Borussia in Düsseldorf, 1979 UEFA Cup Final . (coach: Branko Stanković ). 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 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 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. [ 7 ] After the 1970s, historical matches against Udo Lattek 's Barcelona followed during the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup . In both matches, Barcelona were 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. [ 8 ] 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 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 . Stojanović (C) Najdoski Belodedici Šabanadžović Marović Jugović Mihajlović Binić Savićević Prosinečki Pančev Red Star's starting lineup against Marseille in 1991 European Cup Final . (coach: Ljupko Petrović ). 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 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 was developed by the club and Prof. Dr Veljko Aleksić with the only goal being to win the European Cup. [ 9 ] 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 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 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 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. [ 10 ] Red Star went unbeaten at the 1990–91 European Cup in Bari and 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 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 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 , 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 . Dejan Stanković was the youngest captain ever in Red Star's history. Immediately after 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 the bench in September 2001, after which Red Star's subsequent seasons became more volatile. Recent era [ edit ] 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 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 . Crvena zvezda in 2013. Despite Red Star's success on 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 the necessary Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play criteria and, as such, should not have been granted a UEFA license by the Serbian FA. [ 11 ] 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 the tournament, becoming the first team in competition's history to reach the knockout phase after starting their season in the first qualifying round. [ 12 ] 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 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. [ 13 ] Red Star became the first Serbian team to win a match in the UEFA Champions League when they defeated Liverpool. [ 14 ] On 14 May 2019, the 1946 People's Republic of Serbia League title was officially recognized by 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 a world record for the number of points gained in a single season with 108 points. [ 15 ] Red Star won their ninth Serbian SuperLiga title in a row and completed their sixth consecutive double in the 2025–26 season . Crest and colours [ edit ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red Star Belgrade kits . Red Star adopted the iconic red and white vertical stripe jersey in 1950. 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 the signature red and white vertical striped shirts, with alternating white or red shorts and socks in 1950. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] 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, 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. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] 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 . [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The club crest is a red five-pointed star, white framed, on a red-white background. In addition, the whole crest is framed in gold. There are three golden stars on the top of the club emblem, symbolizing the 30 titles won. [ 26 ] 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, moving further away from its original association with 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. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Stadium [ edit ] Main article: Red Star Stadium 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 51,755 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 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 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 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. Rajko Mitić Stadium viewed from the air. 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 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 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 the known German Web portal "Stadionwelt" , Belgrade's "Marakana" is in the top 50 football stadiums in Europe. [ 30 ] 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. [ 31 ] Youth academy [ edit ] History [ edit ] 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 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 , Strahinja Eraković and Vasilije Kostov . Former Red Star and Real Madrid coaching legend Miljan Miljanić was also a member of Red Star's youth school. Current coaching staff [ edit ] U19s: Đorđe Rakić U17s: Marko Milić Supporters [ edit ] Main article: Delije Red Star is the most popular football club in Serbia . [ 29 ] [ 32 ] 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. [ 33 ] Traditionally, Red Star has been represented as 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. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] 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 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. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Delije section at Rajko Mitić Stadium. 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 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. [ 38 ] The word Delije is displayed (in Cyrillic ) on the north terrace seats of Rajko Mitić Stadium as a sign of appreciation, and fidelity between 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 . [ 39 ] [ 40 ] Due to historically warm Serbo-Hellenic relations, Red Star's Delije ultras have developed 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 . [ 41 ] 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 a shared Slavic heritage. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Delije also maintain friendship with supporters of Napoli . The Eternal derby [ edit ] Main article: Eternal derby (Serbia) Graffiti of the Delije at Rajko Mitić Stadium. 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, 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 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. [ 44 ] The biggest attendance for a Red Star – Partizan match was about 108,000 spectators at the Rajko Mitić Stadium. Honours [ edit ] Red Star has won 4 international and 72 domestic trophies, making it the most successful football club in Serbia and the former Yugoslavia. Domestic competitions (72) [ edit ] National Championships – 37 (record) </span>star"}'> </span>star"}'> </span>star"}'> People's Republic of Serbia League (record) Winners (1): 1946 [ 45 ] Yugoslav First League (record) Winners (19): 1951 , 1952–53 , 1955–56 , 1956–57 , 1958–59 , 1959–60 , 1963–64 , 1967–68 , 1968–69 , 1969–70 , 1972–73 , 1976–77 , 1979–80 , 1980–81 , 1983–84 , 1987–88 , 1989–90 , 1990–91 , 1991–92 First League of Serbia and Montenegro Winners (5): 1994–95 , 1999–2000 , 2000–01 , 2003–04 , 2005–06 Serbian SuperLiga (record) Winners (12): 2006–07 , 2013–14 , 2015–16 , 2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2022–23 , 2023–24 , 2024–25 , 2025–26 National Cups – 30 (record) Yugoslav Cup (record) Winners (12): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957–58 , 1958–59 , 1963–64 , 1967–68 , 1969–70 , 1970–71 , 1981–82 , 1984–85 , 1989–90 Serbia and Montenegro Cup (record) Winners (9): 1992–93 , 1994–95 , 1995–96 , 1996–97 , 1998–99 , 1999–2000 , 2001–02 , 2003–04 , 2005–06 Serbian Cup (record) Winners (9): 2006–07 , 2009–10 , 2011–12 , 2020–21 , 2021–22 , 2022–23 , 2023–24 , 2024–25 , 2025–26 National Super Cups – 2 (record) Yugoslav Super Cup Winners (2): 1969, 1971 National League Cup – 1 (shared record) Yugoslav League Cup Winners (1): 1972–73 [ 46 ] National Champions League – 2 (record) Yugoslav Summer Champions League Winners (2): 1971, 1973 [ 47 ] International competitions (4) [ edit ] Main article: Red Star Belgrade in international football Red Star 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 63 European seasons, and the most notable results are: European Cup / UEFA Champions League Winners (1): 1990–91 Intercontinental Cup Winners (1): 1991 UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League Runners-up (1): 1978–79 UEFA Super Cup Runners-up (1): 1991 Mitropa Cup Winners (2): 1958 , 1967–68 Friendly tournaments (21) [ edit ] Torneo Internacional de Chile (1): 1962 Tournoi de Paris (1): 1962 Trofeo Ibérico (1): 1971 Teresa Herrera Trophy (1): 1971 Trofeo Costa del Sol (1): 1973 Orange Trophy (1): 1973 Danube Tournament (1): 1976 World of Soccer Cup (1): 1977 Lunar New Year Cup (1): 1980 Belgrade Tournament (2): 1980, 1981 Trofeo Costa Verde (1): 1982 YU Tournament (1): 1984 Mostar Tournament (1): 1991 Torneo di Verona (1): 1991 Tournoi de Corse (1): 1995 Freiburg Tournament (1): 1997 IFiZ Leipzig (1): 2004 Chicago Sister Cities International Cup (1): 2010 PARI Premier Cup (1): 2023 Winline Summer Cup (1): 2024 Individual awards [ edit ] Domestic [ edit ] Yugoslav First League top scorers Season Name Goals 1951 Kosta Tomašević 16 1953 Todor Živanović 17 1959 Bora Kostić 25 1960 Bora Kostić 19 1969 Vojin Lazarević 22 1973 Vojin Lazarević 25 1975 Dušan Savić 20 1977 Zoran Filipović 21 1979 Dušan Savić 24 1990 Darko Pančev 25 1991 Darko Pančev 34 1992 Darko Pančev 25 First League of Serbia and Montenegro top scorers Season Name Goals 1993 Anto Drobnjak 22 1997 Zoran Jovičić 21 1998 Saša Marković 27 2004 Nikola Žigić 19 2005 Marko Pantelić 21 Serbian SuperLiga top scorers Season Name Goals 2008 Nenad Jestrović 13 2011 Andrija Kaluđerović 13 2014 Dragan Mrđa 19 2016 Aleksandar Katai 21 2018 Aleksandar Pešić 25 2025 Cherif Ndiaye 19 2026 Aleksandar Katai 24 Yugoslav Footballer of the Year Vladimir Petrović (1980) Dragan Stojković (1988) Dragan Stojković (1989) Robert Prosinečki (1990) Sportsperson of the Year in Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić (1969) Dejan Savićević (1991) Serbian SuperLiga Footballer of the Year Nenad Milijaš ( 2009 ) Hugo Vieira ( 2016 ) Aleksandar Pešić ( 2018 ) Marko Marin ( 2019 ) Hwang In-beom ( 2024 ) Aleksandar Katai ( 2026 ) Serbian SuperLiga Young Footballer of the Year Strahinja Eraković ( 2023 ) Vasilije Kostov ( 2026 ) Serbian SuperLiga Coach of the Year Vladan Milojević ( 2025 ) Serbian Coach of the Year Vladan Milojević (2017) Vladan Milojević (2018) Vladan Milojević (2024) International [ edit ] Ballon d'Or 2nd: Darko Pančev ( 1991 ) 2nd: Dejan Savićević ( 1991 ) 3rd: Dragan Džajić ( 1968 ) European Golden Shoe Darko Pančev (1991) European Cup top scorer Borislav Cvetković ( 1987 ) Bravo Award Robert Prosinečki (1991) UEFA Jubilee Golden Player Dragan Džajić (2003) Darko Pančev (2003) UEFA Euro Golden Boot Dragan Džajić ( 1968 ) UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament Vladimir Durković ( 1960 ) Dragoslav Šekularac ( 1960 ) Bora Kostić ( 1960 ) Dragan Džajić ( 1968 ) FIFA World Cup All-Star Team Dragan Stojković ( 1990 ) FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award Robert Prosinečki ( 1990 ) FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball Robert Prosinečki ( 1987 ) FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Glove Predrag Rajković ( 2015 ) Club records [ edit ] 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 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 ). [ 48 ] Red Star was also the first team that could beat Bayern Munich on the Olympiastadion in its long UEFA competition history (during the 1990–91 European Cup ). [ 49 ] 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 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). Top ten most appearances of all-time [ edit ] As of 22 May 2026 Rank. Player Period Apps 1 Dragan Džajić 1963–75; 1977–78 389 2 Bora Kostić 1951–61; 1962–66 341 3 Vladimir Petrović 1972–82 332 4 Jovan Aćimović 1965–76 318 5 Aleksandar Katai 2014–16; 2020– 315 6 Boško Gjurovski 1978–89 299 7 Rajko Mitić 1945–58 294 Milan Rodić 2017–25 9 Vladica Popović 1953–65 291 10 Mirko Ivanić 2019– 289 Top ten scorers of all-time [ edit ] {{cite web | title = Катаи други најбољи стрелац у историји Звезде | url = https://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/vesti/katai-drugi-najbolji-strelac-u-istoriji-zvezde | website = FK Crvena zvezda | date = 9 April 2026 | access-date = 9 April 2026}}</ref>"]}'> As of 9 April 2026 [ 50 ] Rank. Player Period Goals 1 Bora Kostić 1951–61; 1962–66 230 2 Aleksandar Katai 2014–16; 2020– 157 3 Dragan Džajić 1963–75; 1977–78 155 4 Dušan Savić 1973–82 149 5 Zoran Filipović 1970–80 138 6 Kosta Tomašević 1945–54 137 7 Vojin Lazarević 1966–70; 1972–74 134 8 Darko Pančev 1988–92 116 9 Rajko Mitić 1945–58 109 10 Mirko Ivanić 2019– 96 Club all-time European record [ edit ] Main article: Red Star Belgrade in international football Red Star Belgrade Seasons Pld W D L GF GA W % Representing Serbia 19 159 58 42 59 217 219 36.48 Representing Serbia and Montenegro 11 66 26 20 20 109 80 39.39 Representing Yugoslavia 33 179 89 30 60 347 235 49.72 Total 63 404 173 92 139 673 534 42.82 Competition Pld W D L European Cup / UEFA Champions League 173 76 36 61 UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 174 75 44 55 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 34 12 10 12 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 21 9 2 10 UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0 1 Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 Total 404 173 92 139 As of 19 February 2026 UEFA Ranking [ edit ] As of 29 January 2026 [ 51 ] Rank Team Points 50 Ferencváros 48.250 51 PAOK 48.250 52 Union Saint-Gilloise 48.000 53 Red Star Belgrade 46.500 54 Dinamo Zagreb 46.500 55 Midtjylland 46.250 56 SC Freiburg 45.500 Best results in international competitions [ edit ] Season Achievement Notes European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1990–91 Winners defeated Marseille 0–0 in Bari, 5–3 pen. 1956–57 Semi-finals lost to Fiorentina 0–1 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Firenze 1970–71 Semi-finals lost to Panathinaikos 4–1 in Belgrade, 0–3 in Athens 1991–92 Semi-finals finished second in a group with Sampdoria , Anderlecht and Panathinaikos 1957–58 Quarter-finals lost to Manchester United 1–2 in Manchester, 3–3 in Belgrade 1973–74 Quarter-finals lost to Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 0–0 in Madrid 1980–81 Quarter-finals lost to Internazionale 1–1 in Milan, 0–1 in Belgrade 1981–82 Quarter-finals lost to Anderlecht 1–2 in Brussels, 1–2 in Belgrade 1986–87 Quarter-finals lost to Real Madrid 4–2 in Belgrade, 0–2 in Madrid UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 1978–79 Runners-up lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 in Belgrade, 0–1 in Düsseldorf UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 Semi-finals lost to Ferencváros 1–2 in Budapest, 2–2 in Belgrade 1971–72 Quarter-finals lost to Dynamo Moscow 1–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Moscow 1985–86 Quarter-finals lost to Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–1 in Madrid UEFA Super Cup 1991 Runners-up lost to Manchester United 0–1 in Manchester Intercontinental Cup 1991 Winners defeated Colo-Colo 3–0 in Tokyo Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961–62 Semi-finals lost to Barcelona 0–2 in Belgrade, 1–4 in Barcelona 1962–63 Quarter-finals lost to Roma 0–3 in Rome, 2–0 in Belgrade Mitropa Cup 1958 Winners defeated Rudá Hvězda Brno 4–1 in Belgrade, 3–2 in Brno 1967–68 Winners defeated Spartak Trnava 0–1 in Trnava, 4–1 in Belgrade 1957 Semi-finals lost to Vasas 1–3 in Budapest, 2–3 in Belgrade Biggest win in UEFA competition: Season Match Score European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1957–58 Red Star – Stade Dudelange 9–1 1969–70 Red Star – Linfield 8–0 Players [ edit ] {{cite web | title = Први тим | url = https://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/prvi-tim | website = FK Crvena zvezda | access-date = 10 August 2024 }}</ref><ref name=\"UEFA\">{{cite web| title = Licensed for the UEFA Champions League| url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/50069--crvena-zvezda/squad/| publisher = UEFA| access-date = 13 September 2023}}</ref><ref name=\"ssl\">{{cite web| title = Tim | url = https://www.superliga.rs/tim/crvena-zvezda/| website = superliga.rs| access-date = 10 August 2024}}</ref>"]}'> As of 17 July 2026 [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] First team [ edit ] 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 BRA Matheus 4 MF MNE Mirko Ivanić ( captain ) 5 DF BRA Rodrigão 6 MF GAM Mahmudu Bajo 7 FW AUT Marko Arnautović 8 MF BUL Kristiyan Balov 9 FW NED Jay Enem 10 MF SRB Aleksandar Katai ( vice-captain ) 13 DF SRB Miloš Veljković 14 MF GHA Osman Bukari ( on loan from Widzew Łódź ) 15 MF ISR Mohammed Abu Fani 17 FW BRA Bruno Duarte 18 GK ISR Omri Glazer 20 MF POR Tomás Händel 21 MF SVN Timi Max Elšnik 22 MF SRB Vasilije Kostov 23 DF ARM Nair Tiknizyan No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF SRB Nikola Stanković 25 DF SRB Strahinja Eraković ( on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg ) 27 DF SRB Matej Strika 30 DF NGA Franklin Tebo Uchenna 33 MF BIH Rade Krunić ( 3rd captain ) 35 MF GHA Douglas Owusu 40 MF SRB Luka Zarić 45 DF SRB Stefan Gudelj 50 GK SRB Savo Radanović 55 MF SRB Dimitrije Šarić 60 MF MKD Matej Gashtarov 66 DF KOR Seol Young-woo 70 MF AUT Muhammed Cham ( on loan from Trabzonspor ) 71 DF SRB Adem Avdić 75 MF CYP Loizos Loizou 77 GK SRB Ivan Guteša 80 MF GAB Shavy Babicka Players with multiple nationalities [ edit ] Strahinja Eraković Stefan Gudelj Savo Radanović Matej Strika Balša Papović Miloš Veljković Nair Tiknizyan Marko Arnautović Rade Krunić Bruno Duarte Matheus Douglas Owusu Osman Bukari Omri Glazer Mirko Ivanić Jay Enem Tomás Händel Other players on contract [ edit ] 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 34 DF SRB Balša Papović 37 MF SRB Vladimir Lučić 41 MF SRB Dragan Anokić 41 MF GHA Edmund Addo No. Pos. Nation Player 44 DF SRB Strahinja Baucal 91 MF SRB Vasilije Subotić — FW SRB Luka Sandulović Out on loan [ edit ] at {{fbaicon|SRB}} [[OFK Beograd]] until the end of the 2026–27 season</small>"}},"i":1}},"\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Fs player","href":"./Template:Fs_player"},"params":{"no":{"wt":"28"},"pos":{"wt":"GK"},"nat":{"wt":"SRB"},"name":{"wt":"[[Vuk Draškić]]"},"other":{"wt":"<small>at {{fbaicon|SRB}} [[OFK Beograd]] until the end of the 2026–27 season</small>"}},"i":2}},"\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Fs mid","href":"./Template:Fs_mid"},"params":{},"i":3}},"\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Fs player","href":"./Template:Fs_player"},"params":{"no":{"wt":"31"},"pos":{"wt":"FW"},"nat":{"wt":"SRB"},"name":{"wt":"[[Uroš Sremčević]]"},"other":{"wt":"<small>at {{fbaicon|SRB}} [[FK Radnički 1923|Radnički 1923]] until the end of the 2026–27 season</small>"}},"i":4}},"\n",{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Fs end","href":"./Template:Fs_end"},"params":{},"i":5}}]}'/> 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 8 MF SRB Jovan Šljivić ( at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2026–27 season ) 28 GK SRB Vuk Draškić ( at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2026–27 season ) No. Pos. Nation Player 31 FW SRB Uroš Sremčević ( at Radnički 1923 until the end of the 2026–27 season ) Captains [ edit ] Milovan Ćirić (1945–1947) Rajko Mitić (1947–1958) Ljubiša Spajić (1958–1960) Branko Zebec (1960–1961) Vladica Popović (1961–1965) Vojislav Melić (1965–1967) Dragan Džajić (1967–1975) Vladislav Bogićević (1975–1977) Dragan Džajić (1977–1978) Vladimir Petrović (1978–1982) Miloš Šestić (1983–1984) Zlatko Krmpotić (1985) Boško Gjurovski (1986–1987) Dragan Stojković (1987–1990) Stevan Stojanović (1990–1991) Dejan Savićević (1991–1992) Duško Radinović (1992–1993) Goran Vasilijević (1993–1994) Ivan Adžić (1994–1996) Zvonko Milojević (1996–1997) Zoran Jovičić (1997–1998) Perica Ognjenović (1998) Dejan Savićević (1999) Goran Bunjevčević (1999–2001) Nenad Lalatović (2001–2002) Ivan Gvozdenović (2003) Nemanja Vidić (2003–2004) Vladimir Dišljenković (2004) Marko Pantelić (2005) Nenad Kovačević (2005–2006) Dejan Milovanović (2006–2008) Nenad Milijaš (2008–2009) Nikola Lazetić (2009–2010) Slavoljub Đorđević (2010) Pavle Ninkov (2010–2011) Nenad Kovačević (2011) Nikola Mikić (2011–2012) Nenad Milijaš (2012–2014) Nikola Mijailović (2014) Darko Lazović (2014) Aleksandar Luković (2015–2017) Nenad Milijaš (2017–2019) Marko Marin (2019) Milan Borjan (2020–2023) Aleksandar Dragović (2023–2024) Uroš Spajić (2024) Mirko Ivanić (2025–present) Retired number(s) [ edit ] Main article: List of retired numbers in association football 11 Dragan Džajić , winger (1963–1975, 1977–1978) On 2 September 2022, Red Star Belgrade announced that the squad number 11 will be retired from the 2023–24 season. [ 55 ] 12 – Delije (the 12th Man) 26 Goran Gogić , midfielder (2013−2014) – posthumous honour . Since 2014, Red Star Belgrade has not issued the squad number 26 in the Serbian SuperLiga . It was retired in memory of Goran Gogić , who died on 3 July 2015, aged 29. [ 56 ] Gogić had also been assigned with jersey 25 for the 2014–15 season, which he had worn in Jagodina previously. [ 57 ] Since then some of players, like Marko Marinković and Milan Jevtović used to be registered for the UEFA competitions. Jevtović also made his debut for the club with 26 jersey in summer 2018, but later chose number 33 in the domestic competition. [ 58 ] Club officials [ edit ] Technical staff [ edit ] Current staff Head coach: Dejan Stanković Assistant coach: Nenad Sakić Assistant coach: Nikola Mikić Assistant coach: Miloš Stojčev Analyst: Vincenzo Sasso Analyst: Andrea Fardone Goalkeeper coach: Pierluigi Brivio Goalkeeper coach: Nemanja Supić Head fitness coach: Federico Pannoncini Fitness coach: Marko Vasiljević Fitness coach: Nikola Todorić Fitness coach: Nikola Perišić Doctor: Miodrag Mladenović Physiotherapist: Željko Vasojević Physiotherapist: Ivan Jovanović Physiotherapist: Nenad Kovačević Physiotherapist: Petar Petrović Team manager: Goran Negić Kit manager: Stojan Milanović Kit manager: Dušan Maričić Club management [ edit ] Current staff President: Svetozar Mijailović Honorary president: Dragan Džajić Vice president: Jovan Aćimović Vice president: Milenko Kostić General director: Zvezdan Terzić Sporting director: Mitar Mrkela Operations director: Marko Petrović Technical director: Marko Marin Director of corporate affairs: Aleksandra Milošević Director of the youth school: Nikola Jelić PR manager: Miljan Milošević Press officer: Tamara Popović Board of directors: Svetozar Mijailović, Jovan Aćimović , Milenko Kostić, Slobodan Babić, Jug Radivojević, Stojan Vujko, Prof. Dr. Velimir A. Marković, Prof. Dr. Miljko Ristić, Nikola Dumnić, Dušan Savić , Zoran Avramović, Dušan Milosavljević, Vladimir Kraljačić Supervisory board: Dejan Vasić, Vladimir Bubanja, Nenad Zlatanović, Pavle Kavran, Đorđe Bjelaković Coaching history [ edit ] For details see List of Red Star Belgrade football coaches Branislav Sekulić (1946) Svetislav Glišović (1946–1948) Aleksandar Tomašević (1948–1950) Ljubiša Broćić (1951) Žarko Mihajlović (1951) Branislav Sekulić (1952) Žarko Mihajlović (1952–1953) Ljubiša Broćić (1953–1954) Boško Ralić (1954) Milovan Ćirić (1954–1957) Milorad Pavić (1957–1964) Ivan Toplak (1964–1966) Miljan Miljanić (1966–1974) Miljenko Mihić (1974–1975) Milovan Ćirić (1975–1976) Gojko Zec (1976–1978) Branko Stanković (1978–1982) Stevan Ostojić (1982–1983) Gojko Zec (1983–1986) Velibor Vasović (1986–1988) Branko Stanković (1988) Dragoslav Šekularac (1989–1990) Ljupko Petrović (1990–1991) Vladica Popović (1991–1992) Milan Živadinović (1992–1994) Ljupko Petrović (1994–1996) Vladimir "Pižon" Petrović (1996–1997) Vojin Lazarević (1997) Milorad Kosanović (1997–1998) Vojin Lazarević (1998–1999) Miloljub Ostojić (1999) Zvonko Radić (caretaker) (1999) Slavoljub Muslin (1999–2001) Zoran Filipović (2001–2003) Slavoljub Muslin (2003–2004) Ljupko Petrović (2004) Milovan Rajevac (caretaker) (2004) Ratko Dostanić (2004–2005) Walter Zenga (2005–2006) Dušan Bajević (2006–2007) Boško Gjurovski (2007) Milorad Kosanović (2007) Aleksandar Janković (2007–2008) Zdeněk Zeman (2008) Čedomir Janevski (2008–2009) Siniša Gogić (caretaker) (2009) Vladimir "Pižon" Petrović (2009–2010) Ratko Dostanić (2010) Aleksandar Kristić (2010) Robert Prosinečki (2010–2012) Aleksandar Janković (2012–2013) Ricardo Sá Pinto (2013) Slaviša Stojanović (2013–2014) Nenad Lalatović (2014–2015) Miodrag Božović (2015–2017) Boško Gjurovski (caretaker) (2017) Vladan Milojević (2017–2019) Dejan Stanković (2019–2022) Miloš Milojević (2022–2023) Barak Bakhar (2023) Vladan Milojević (2023–2025) Dejan Stanković (2025–present) Club presidents [ edit ] Mita Miljković (1948–1951) Isa Jovanović (1951–1952) Sava Radojčić (1952–1954) Dragoslav Marković (1954–1955) Milić Bugarčić (1955–1956) Dragoje Đurić (1956) Dušan Blagojević (1956–1960) Milić Bugarčić (1960–1963) Radovan Pantović (1963–1965) Dušan Blagojević (1965–1968) Nikola Bugarčić (1968–1977) Radovan Pantović (1977–1981) Brana Dimitrijević (1981–1982) Vlastimir Purić (1982) Miladin Šakić (1982–1987) Svetozar Mijailović (1987–1993) Dragan Džajić (1998–2004) Dragan Stojković (2005–2007) Toplica Spasojević (2007–2008) Dobrivoje Tanasijević (2008–2009) Vladan Lukić (2009–2012) Dragan Džajić (2012–2014) Svetozar Mijailović (2014–present) Notable players [ edit ] Main article: List of Red Star Belgrade footballers Stars of Red Star [ edit ] Red Star has almost a 50-year-long tradition of giving the title of the Star of [Red] Star or The Star's star ( Serbian : Звездина звезда / Zvezdina zvezda ) to the players that had a major impact on the club's history and have made the name of the club famous around the globe. So far, five players and the entire 1991 team were officially given the title. They are: The 1st Star of Red Star: Rajko Mitić The 2nd Star of Red Star: Dragoslav Šekularac The 3rd Star of Red Star: Dragan Džajić The 4th Star of Red Star: Vladimir Petrović "Pižon" The 5th Star of Red Star: Dragan Stojković "Piksi" The 6th Star of Red Star: The 1991 European Cup Winner Generation The 1991 European Cup Winner Generation [ edit ] Generation 1991 with 21 players was presented at the ceremony by president Svetozar Mijailović. [ 59 ] 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 — GK YUG Stevan Stojanović — GK YUG Željko Kaluđerović — GK YUG Milić Jovanović — DF YUG Duško Radinović — DF YUG Slobodan Marović — DF YUG Refik Šabanadžović — DF ROU Miodrag Belodedici — DF YUG Ilija Najdoski — DF YUG Goran Vasilijević — DF YUG Goran Jurić — DF YUG Rade Tošić No. Pos. Nation Player — MF YUG Vladimir Jugović — MF YUG Robert Prosinečki — MF YUG Dejan Savićević — MF YUG Siniša Mihajlović — MF YUG Vlada Stošić — MF YUG Ivica Momčilović — FW YUG Darko Pančev — FW YUG Dragiša Binić — FW YUG Vladan Lukić — FW YUG Ljubiša Milojević Notable players [ edit ] To appear in this section a player must have played at least 80 matches for the club. Flags indicate national teams they played for, not nationality.