Formally founded in 1959, Serbian Sports Club Karadjordje Cleveland was a sports hotspot for many immigrants coming from then Yugoslavia.

     Over the next two decades, the Serbian community in Cleveland, Ohio was thriving with the club and St. Sava Church firing on all cylinders. Since its inception, SSK Karadjordje competed domestically in the Lake Erie Soccer League and now competes in the North Coast Soccer League.

     SSK Karadjordje has participated in Srbijada since its beginning in 1993 and has won the Open Tournament seven (7) times while the 2025 edition will be the fifth (5th) time SSK Karadjordje and St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church serve as the hosts.