NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac

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Hrvatski dragovoljac
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac Logo.svg
Full nameNogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac
Nickname(s)Crni (The Blacks)
Founded1975; 45 years ago (as NK Trnsko '75)
Ground Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić
Capacity5,000
5,350
ChairmanMarinko Perić
Manager Krešimir Sunara
League First League (II)
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Nogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac (English: Football Club Hrvatski dragovoljac), commonly referred to as NK Hrvatski dragovoljac or simply Hrvatski dragovoljac, is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors" (Croatian : Crni ratnici). The club's home ground is Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, which has a capacity of 5,000.

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History

The club was founded in 1975 as NK Trnsko 75, with its name being changed to ONK Novi Zagreb in 1976 and NK Novi Zagreb in 1990.

When the Croatian War of Independence began in 1991, many of the club's members volunteered to fight. In honour of those who fought and those who lost their lives in the war, the club was renamed Hrvatski Dragovoljac (Croatian Volunteer) when they resumed play in 1994. They also adopted a new logo incorporating black as the team's colour.

In 1995, the club won promotion to the former Croatian First B-League, where they finished first and qualified for the championship play-off of the Prva HNL in 1996, finishing fifth in the end. In 1997, the club reached the third place in the Prva HNL and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, a success they repeated in the following two seasons with fourth and fifth-place finishes.

Name changes

Honours

Recent seasons

SeasonLeague Cup Other competitionsTop goalscorer
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlayerGoals
1992–93RNL NSZR1st ↑
1993–943. HNL Centre3015965628394th ↑
1994–952. HNL West3630518312951st ↑
1995–96 1. HNL 2814593834475th R1 Predrag Jurić 13
1996–97 1. A HNL 30131075137493rd SF Dragan Vukoja 19
1997–98 1. HNL 32148103830504th UEFA Intertoto Cup GS Mario Bazina 12
1998–99 1. HNL 3288162742325th R2 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Mario Bazina 7
1999–2000 1. HNL 33891636583310th R2 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Vlatko Đolonga 10
2000–01 1. HNL 32891535573311th QF Marin Lalić 7
2001–02 1. HNL 30971434453413th ↓ R2 Marin Lalić13
2002–03 2. HNL South 32104184463346th R1
2003–042. HNL South32119123635428th R1
2004–052. HNL South3217876239592nd R1 Srđan Lakić 24
2005–062. HNL South32139104839488th R2 Edo Flego 9
2006–07 2. HNL 3018486025584th R2 Ivan Lišnić13
2007–08 2. HNL 3019746028642nd Mladen Križanović 11
2008–09 2. HNL 30131073836496th R2 Niko Tokić, Danijel Zlatar5
2009–10 2. HNL 2611963321423rd ↑ PR Ivan Begović6
2010–11 1. HNL 30581724553316th ↓ R1 Velimir Švarić4
2011–12 2. HNL 28101083637408th R1 Ivan Božić, Velimir Švarić9
2012–13 2. HNL 3016593925531st ↑ Josip Marošević 9
2013–14 1. HNL 36792041613010th ↓ Stipe Bačelić-Grgić 10
2014–15 2. HNL 30891330423310thVice Kendeš5
2015–16 2. HNL 331171529394010thVice Kendeš, Niko Tokić 6
2016–17 2. HNL 33991530393610thValentino Majstorović5
2017–18 2. HNL 338101537483411thValentino Majstorović11
2018–19 2. HNL 26761323292712thValentino Majstorović7
2019–20 2. HNL 197572126269thVinko Petković7
2020–21 2. HNL 34161174939591st ↑Valentino Majstorović7
2021–22 1. HNL 36472531751910th ↓Valentino Majstorović6
2022–23 1.NL 334101932592212th ↓Toni Vinogradac7

Key

1st2nd
ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Players

Current squad

As of 23 April 2023 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mario Marić(captain)
2 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Bartul Markovina
3 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Adnan Islamović
4 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Luka Išlić(on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
5 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Fran Kobetić
6 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Vanja Marković
9 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Toni Vinogradac
12 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Jan Paolo Debijađi
13 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Seth Amoateng
15 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Kristijan Čabrajić(on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
16 DF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Luo Hanbowen
17 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Lendrić
18 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Uwem Alexander(on loan from Osijek)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Josip Filipović
20 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Žutić
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcello Pistelli
22 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dominik Braun(on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
23 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Filip Pobi
24 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Bruno Zdunić(on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
26 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mihovil Šutalo
27 DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Ivan Marić
28 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mario Veljača(on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
29 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Branimir Ćavar
30 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ive Bilić
35 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Antonio Perić
97 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Antonio Tuta

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Stipe Vulikić (at Perugia until 30 June 2023)

European record

Summary

CompetitionPldWDLGFGALast season played
UEFA Intertoto Cup 84041013 1999
Total84041013

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 September 2010
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway Agg.
1997–98 Intertoto Cup Group
2
Flag of France.svg Bastia 0–1  
Flag of Denmark.svg Silkeborg  0–5 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ebbw Vale 4–0  
Flag of Austria.svg GAK  3–1 
1998–99 Intertoto Cup R1 Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby Boldklub 1–41–02–4
1999–2000 Intertoto Cup R1 Ulster Banner.svg Newry City F.C. 1–00–21–2

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References

  1. "Momčad" [Team] (in Croatian). NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. 6 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Hrvatski Dragovoljac profile". UEFA.com . Retrieved 10 September 2010.