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2 clusters · 30 sources · 17 days · First seen 25 days ago · Last updated 9 days ago

Categories: SPORTS

Balkan football clubs preseason 2026

Entities: FK Sloga Leskovac · Mladost Lučani · Pusta reka · Velež Mostar · Sloga Leskovac

Overview

In early July, Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Beograd endured two consecutive preseason defeats on the Zlatibor training camp, losing 1‑0 to lower‑division OFK Vršac and 2‑0 to Montenegro’s Budućnost. The matches highlighted weaknesses identified by both clubs’ coaches.

By late July, the preseason window broadened across the Balkans. Bosnia’s Velež Mostar fell 1‑3 to Jadran Ploče, while other Bosnian clubs recorded mixed results. Serbian teams such as FK Drina Zvornik, IMT and Mladost Lučani posted wins or draws, and Serbian side Sloga Leskovac achieved a 9‑1 victory. On 25 July, Sloga Leskovac routed Pusta Reka 9‑1, building a 4‑0 halftime lead and fielding 15 players as Coach Miodrag Đorđević praised the squad’s form ahead of the league campaign.

In Croatia, Slaven Belupo, Lokomotiva and Osijek played friendlies, the latter losing 1‑3 to Turkish side Rizespor. The varied outcomes illustrate a regional pattern of clubs using friendly matches to gauge squads and integrate new signings ahead of the upcoming league campaigns.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 2 SOURCES] Sloga Leskovac defeated Pusta reka 9‑1 in a friendly match. (Both articles report the 9‑1 final score.)
[● 2 SOURCES] The halftime score was 4‑0 in favor of Sloga Leskovac. (Both match reports note a 4‑0 lead at the break.)
[● 2 SOURCES] Sloga Leskovac used 15 players in the match. (Both articles state that the squad employed fifteen players.)
[● 2 SOURCES] Coach Miodrag Đorđević expressed satisfaction with the team's performance. (Both reports quote Đorđević saying he was satisfied.)
[● 2 SOURCES] The match was part of preseason preparations for the upcoming season. (Both articles describe the game as a control/pre‑season friendly.)

Timeline

9 days ago

[SPORTS] 28 sources
Sloga Leskovac routs Pusta reka 9-1 in preseason friendly
Sloga Leskovac thrashed Pusta reka 9-1 in a preseason friendly, taking a 4-0 halftime lead; coach Miodrag Đorđević praised the 15‑player performance.
25 days ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
OFK Beograd suffers back-to-back preseason defeats at Zlatibor
OFK Beograd lost 1‑0 to OFK Vršac and 2‑0 to Budućnost in back‑to‑back preseason friendlies at Zlatibor, with coaches praising their squads' efforts.

Sources

24sata.hr · dalmatinskinogomet.hr · dan.co.me · danas.rs · dnevno.hr · fkvelez.ba · glas-slavonije.hr · jugmedia.rs · loznicasport.rs · m.tportal.hr · maxbetsport.rs · megafon.si · narod.hr · novosti.hr · posusje.net · primorske.si · radiong.hr · resetka.rs · snportal.si · sport-tv.si · sport.blic.rs · sport1.ba · sportdc.net · sportske.jutarnji.hr · srbijasport.net · sustentabilidade.org · telegram.hr · times.si · vijesti.ba · whatson-gambia.com

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