In early '90s, general secretary Žarko Zečević, sports director Nenad Bjeković, stadium director Aleksandar Stepanović and former coach Ivica Osim have decided to find the most ideal place to build a sports center.
Žarko Zečević (born 1950), Serbian retired basketball player, former football administrator, and current businessman
On 25 September 2007, Karadžić became the president of FK Partizan where he came following the decades-long reign of Nenad Bjeković, Žarko Zečević, and Ivan Ćurković at the club.