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Red Star Belgrade

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Red Star Belgrade
Full nameFudbalski klub Crvena zvezda Beograd
Nickname(s)Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Zvezda (The Star)
Founded4 March 1945; 79 years ago (1945-03-04)
GroundRed Star Stadium, Belgrade
Capacity55,538
PresidentDragan Džajić
ManagerVladan Milojević
LeagueSerbian SuperLiga
2023/24Serbian SuperLiga, Champions
WebsiteClub website
Current season

F.K. Red Star Belgrade is a football club which plays in Serbia. The club is based in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. FK Crvena Zvezda usually wears a red and white striped kit with yellow logos.

The club was founded in 1945 after the Partisan movement in Yugoslavia after they successfully broke away from the Germans. It got its name from the Red Star that the Yugoslav Partisans got identified by. Ever since the founding of the club, they had a rivalry with FK Partizan who got its name from the same movement. They are the most successful club in the Balkans and Southeast Europe. Red Star's best result was in 1991 after they beat Olympique de Marseille in a Penalty shoot-out.