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2017–18 Croatian Second Football League
The 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 27th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 18 August 2017 and ended on 23 May 2018. The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a triple round robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds. Teams On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2017–18 Druga HNL, eight clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Rudeš, Solin, Gorica, Dinamo Zagreb II, Dugopolje. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 23 May 2017, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level club ...
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Croatian Second Football League
The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football league system. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian Football Federation. It was previously known as the Third Football League, but was renamed with the other leagues for the start of the 2022–23 season. Rules , at least three players under 21 years of age must play in each match, and only two foreign nationals are permitted to play for each team. Format Since its inception in 1992 the league changed formats several times. In its inaugural season the league had four divisions (North, Center, South and West). In the 1992–93 season, a fifth division was added (East). The five-group league continued until the 2006–07 season when the league was re-organised and reduced to three geographical divisions with 18 clubs in each group. As of 2018, teams are promoted only if they have a v ...
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NK Kustošija Zagreb
NK may refer to: Businesses * Imerys (Euronext ticker code NK) *Nordiska Kompaniet, a department store in Stockholm, Sweden *Northrup-King Seed Company *Spirit Airlines (IATA code NK) * NK.pl, a Polish school-based social networking service Places *Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a ''de facto'' state in the Nagorno-Karabakh region *Nikšić, Montenegro (license plate code NK) * North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States **North Kingstown High School *North Korea, a common name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Other uses *Naik (military rank), rank in certain South Asian armies * Natural killer cell, in medicine *Neturei Karta, a group of anti-zionist orthodox Jews *Neue Kerze aka new candle, an old photometric unit of luminous intensity *Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, a classification society * Norwegian krone, a currency * NK (singer), a Ukrainian singer * NK, nogomentni klub, a football club in Croatian and Slovenian (e. g. NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek ...
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Stadion Radnika
Gradski Stadion Velika Gorica (), also known as Gradski stadion Velika Gorica or Stadion ŠRC Velika Gorica, is an association football stadium in Velika Gorica, Croatia. It is the home stadium for the HNK Gorica football club. The stadium has a capacity of 4,536, all of which is seated. The stadium was built for the 1987 Summer Universiade, held in the nearby Croatian capital Zagreb. It has since been renovated three times, in 1999 for the Military World Games held in Zagreb, in 2010 to meet the requirements for Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga ( en, First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Sec ... Croatian second-level league and finally in 2019 when the stadium became an all-seater. References Radnik Speedway venues in Croatia Rugby union stadiums in Croatia Velika Gorica Radnik HNK Gorica< ...
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Velika Gorica
Velika Gorica (; meaning "Great Vineyard/Forest") is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census the city itself has a population of 31,341, while the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabitants. Velika Gorica is the centre of the historical Turopolje region. Franjo Tuđman Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Croatia, is located in the area of Velika Gorica. Name The name of the city consists of two words. The first one, "Velika", is an adjective, meaning ''big'' or ''great''. Second one is "Gorica", which is in standard Croatian diminutive of the word "gora", meaning ''hill''. But in local Kajkavian dialect, "gorica" means ''vineyard'', hence literally translated city's name is '' Great Vineyard'' or ''Big Vineyard''. That is because this area was wine producing since ancient times. Velika Gorica also has (or had) its names in other languages, notably Hungarian: Nagygoricza and German: Gross-Gorica. Geography The ...
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Ivan Prelec
Ivan Prelec (born 24 July 1987) is a Croatian professional football manager who is the manager of Danish Superliga club Vejle. Managerial career He started as a manager in 2006, with only 19 years. He led the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb in 2014, while later he became the manager of the U17 team. In 2017, he went to HNK Gorica, where, at first, he served as an assistant manager, but in February 2018, he was named the head coach of the club. Managing Gorica, he won the 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League. In June 2018, he left Gorica and became the assistant manager of Legia Warsaw under the coaching staff of Dean Klafurić. On 15 June 2019, he was named the new manager of NK Istra 1961, succeeding Igor Cvitanović. On 15 March 2022, he became manager of Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub. Managerial statistics Honours ;Manager * Croatian Second Football League The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the t ...
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Stadion Hrvatski Vitezovi
Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi (English language, English: ''Croatian Knights Stadium'') is a association football, football stadium in Dugopolje, near the city of Split (city), Split in southern Croatia. The stadium has a capacity of 5,200 and is home to the Druga HNL, second-level side NK Dugopolje. The stadium was officially opened on 22 July 2009, with a friendly game between Dugopolje and HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split. The stadium's construction cost was 55 million Croatian kuna, kuna and is part of a larger sports complex which includes club's administration buildings, several swimming pools and tennis courts. In June 2009 the stadium was visited by UEFA's stadium licensing inspection which gave it high marks, and approved the stadium to be used for European matches. It was confirmed in May 2010 that HNK Šibenik, Croatian top-level side which had secured their European debut at the end of the 2009–10 Prva HNL, 2009–10 season, will host their European matches in the follow ...
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Dugopolje
Dugopolje is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. The name ''Dugopolje'' literally translates as 'long field'. The town has a population of over 3469, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is Vranjača cave. Dugopolje is located 15 km from the city of Split. Dugopolje is located at the junction of the A1 Zagreb–Split–Dubrovnik motorway linking the north and the south of Croatia and the D1 Split-Sinj state road linking the coast and the hinterland of Central Dalmatia. Split Airport is 28 km from Dugopolje, making the area an attractive place to stay for those wanting to avoid crowded areas closer to Split. Other transportation options are also close by with the Split ferry terminal and Split railway station less than 20 km away. Main sites Vranjača Cave Located a short drive from Dugopolje in the village of Kotlenice (in the Dalmatian hinterland), the Vranjača Cave is increasingly becoming a popular tourist destination for t ...
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Miroslav Bojko
Miroslav Bojko (born 30 September 1971) is a Croatian football manager and former player. Coaching career After HNK Cibalia manager Samir Toplak resigned on 27 July 2019, assistant manager Bojo took over as a caretaker manager. He lost his first game the next day against GNK Dinamo Zagreb and later on the same day, Željko Kopić was appointed as manager for the club, with Bojko continued as the assistant manager. After Željko Kopić Željko Kopić (born 10 September 1977) is a Croatian football manager and former player. Playing career In his playing days, Željko Kopić played for Croatian clubs NK Čakovec, NK Marsonia and NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Australian club S ... resigning on 25 November 2012, Bojko became the caretaker once again. Later, he became the permanent manager. He left the club in July 2013. In the 2013–14 season, Bojko worked as a youth team coach for NK Novigrad. On 17 May 2016, Bojko was appointed as the manager of NK Dugopolje. After t ...
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Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Croatian administrative division - it comprises a consolidated city-county (but separate from ...
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Igor Jovičević
Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * Igorrr, (born 1984) a French musician Fictional characters * Igor (character), a stock character * Igor Karkaroff, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Igor, the eagle in ''Count Duckula'' * Igor, the first enemy character in fighting game ''Human Killing Machine'' * Igor, a baboon with shape-shifting powers in Marvel comics (see List of fictional monkeys) * Igor, a reoccurring character in the ''Persona'' series * Igor, a character in ''Young Frankenstein'' * Igor Nevsky, an assassin in ''Air Force One'' (film) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Igor'' (album), a 2019 album by Tyler, The Creator * ''Igor'' (film), a 2008 American animated film * '' Igor: Objective Uikokahonia'', a 1994 Spanish MS-DOS PC video game released ...
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NK Sesvete
NK Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the city of Zagreb. History Radnik Sesvete Until 8 July 2013 club was known as ''Radnik Sesvete'' when it changed its name to the current one. Since the 2011–12 season they play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, after winning promotion in the 2010–11 season. It was the club's fifth consecutive promotion since the 2006–2007 season when they played in City of Zagreb's 3rd league (nation's 7th level). Since 2010 NK Sesvete is Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...'s feeder team and numerous Dinamo's youth players are sent here on loan. Current squad External linksOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sesvete, NK Football clubs in Croatia Fo ...
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NK Lučko
Nogometni klub Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb – zapad (New Zagreb-West) district in southwest Zagreb. Founded in 1931 as SK Velebit, shortly after renamed into NK Velebit, it is one of the oldest clubs in its borough. Following a series of name changes, the club had been finally named NK Lučko, after the town name, in February 1962. After achieving two promotions in three years, from the third division to the Croatian Second Football League in 2009 and two seasons later, in 2011, to the Prva HNL, Lučko currently plays in the Croatian Second Football League The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football league system. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Cro ..., the second highest division of Croatian professional football, after having been relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season, yet only becaus ...
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