page_title: FK Čukarički
section_title: From insolvency to privatization (2003–present)
hierarchical_section_title: FK Čukarički / History / From insolvency to privatization (2003–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: Miloš Ninković
context_page_description: Fudbalski klub Čukarički is a Serbian professional football club from Belgrade, more precisely from the Čukarica municipality, that currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football.
  Founded in 1926, the club spent the first years of its existence in the amateur field. In the days of Yugoslavia, Čukarički played predominantly in the lower divisions of the country. The first time for a stir, the club caused in the seasons 1971–72 and 1993–94, when they reached the Yugoslav Second League respectively the Yugoslav First League, as well as in 1996 and 1997, when the qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup succeeded.
  On 17 April 2012, the club was bought by Dragan Obradović, the owner of the Serbian construction and wholesale company ADOC. Since then Čukarički is the first ever professional football club in Serbia to have been privatized, and is also one of the first clubs in Southeast Europe which were ever bought.
context_section_description: After four years in the first league, Čukarički relegate in 2003. Although succeeded in 2004 as champion of the group West the direct re-promotion, the club relegated again in 2005. Čukarički was renamed in the early 2000s, as the Serbian company Stankom dedicated as the main sponsor and funder. Therefore, the club was known for a long time under the name Čukarički Stankom. By the arrival of Stankom the club was stabilized. So, they improved the organization, increased the stadium capacity to 7,000 and also brought a better financial situation. In 2007, Čukarički finally reached the top division, the Serbian SuperLiga.
  From August 2007 to December 2008, the former Bundesliga manager Dragoslav Stepanović coached the club. After seven defeats in a row and the time between last place in the 2008–09 season, he was relieved of his duties. At the end of the season, the team made the 9th place in the table under coach Dejan Đurđević and remained in the league.
  The 2009–10 season ended for Čukarički with the 13th place and escaped with three points ahead of Napredak Kruševac barely the relegation. This happiness the team should does not have anymore in the 2010–11 season. The club could not win a single one of its thirty league matches and finished with just five points on the last place and relegated in the Serbian First League.
  Also in the Second League, Čukarički was not very successful. With 41 points they were equal on points with Banat Zrenjanin and Radnički Sombor. Because of the direct comparison between all three teams only Radnički Sombor had to join the 3rd league as 15th of the final table. The club was in a very difficult financial situation and was on the verge of bankruptcy, however, the year 2011 marked a turning point, as the construction and wholesale company ADOC, which operates in the pharmacy, diagnostics and construction industry, bought up Čukarički and immediately invested in the club, making Čukarički the first professional football club in Serbia, which was privatized, and also one of the few clubs in Southeast Europe, which are privately owned.
  Through the privatization, the financial and organizational situation of the club improved significantly, but also in the infrastructure and the squad has been invested. In the 2012–13 season, the club then managed the runner-up of the second league and the return to the first league. In the following 2013–14 season, the upswing of the club continued, so Čukarički was able to secure a surprising 5th place in the league.
caption: Miloš Ninković, here as a player of Dynamo Kyiv, came from the youth school of the club and played three years as professional for Čukarički.
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