FK Napredak Banatska Topola

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FK Napredak Banatska Topola, full name Fudbalski klub Napredak Banatska Topola, is a football club from Banatska Topola, Serbia. The club’s nickname is Topolčani. It was founded in 1946 and plays at Stadion FK Napredak in Banatska Topola, which has 200 seats. The president is Oskar Balint and the head coach is Ivan Vujin. They compete in the PFL Zrenjanin and finished 12th in the 2024–25 season.

Napredak Banatska Topola is one of the oldest clubs in the Kikinda municipality. Some sources suggest it may have started in the 1930s. The village once had a Hungarian club called ELÖRE (Forward) that mostly played friendlies. Napredak was formally formed after World War II in 1946; the first ball was brought by Peter Toth, who later played for the club. They began in the Potisje region leagues and later faced financial problems in 1961–63.

In the 1970s they played in the Municipal League Žitište–Nova Crnja and were later reorganized under the Football Association of Zrenjanin, staying there until 1992 when war disrupted competition. After another reorganization they played in the Kikinda–Žitište county league until 2009, and now compete in the newly formed Kikinda–Žitište Municipal League. The club’s greatest achievement came in the 2005/06 season, when they reached the Regional League Zrenjanin on their 60th birthday. Their cup results have been modest. In 2005 Napredak became the first team from the club to compete in the Kikinda–Novi Bečej Municipal League, and a cadet team joined the first team in 2010.