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NK Neretvanac Opuzen
NK Neretvanac Opuzen is a Croatian football team from Opuzen founded in 1932 currently playing in the Treća HNL. Neretvanac played four seasons in the Croatian second division in the 1990s. The club is named after the river which runs through Opuzen. History In 1976, Neretvanac hosted Hajduk Split in a friendly organised after Opuzen fans sent in over 50,000 coupons to match sponsor Slobodna Dalmacija. Hajduk won 6:0 in front of 6,000 spectators, which was noted to be twice the number the population of Opuzen at the time. Neretvanac played in the Croatian second division from independence to 1995, when they finished last and were relegated. NK Neretvanac most recently qualified for the 2016 Croatian Cup, losing to NK Istra 1961 in the first round. In 2017, Neretvanac signed a cooperative development agreement with nearby Prva HNL, 1.HNL club Hajduk Split. Derby NK Neretvanac share a longstanding rivalry with NK Neretva from Metković, entitled "El Clasico" which dates back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opuzen
Opuzen ( it, Forte Opus) is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The town is located upstream from the mouth of the river Neretva, in southern Dalmatia. This settlement is known as a major center of tangerine production in Croatia. Opuzen got its name from its fortress, Fort Opus. The fortress was built by the Republic of Venice in 1684. Ruins of the fortress that remain are called Recycle and are part of the old town wall. The center of the old part of Opuzen is a classic Roman Forum. In the Middle Ages, Opuzen was known as Posrednica. The Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ... in the 14th century had major trading markets (mainly trading in salt) in Opuzen. The markets got burnt down in 1472. The first Community School was opened in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Zagreb , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Croatian , languages_type = Writing system , languages = Latin , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2021 , religion = , religion_year = 2021 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Zoran Milanović , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Andrej Plenković , leader_title3 = Speaker of Parliament , leader_name3 = Gordan Jandroković , legislature = Sabor , sovereignty_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treća HNL
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ground has been the 34,198-seater Stadion Poljud. The team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and blue socks. The idea to form a football club was started by group of Split students who were studying in Prague. After observing a game between Slavia and Sparta Prague, the group gathered at the U Fleků tavern and talked of creating a football club at home. When they returned to Split, they put their plan in motion and Hajduk was founded on 13 February 1911. Between the early 1920s and 1940, Hajduk regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national championship. Following World War II and the formation of the Yugoslav league system in 1946, Hajduk went on to spend the entire SFR Yugoslavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodna Dalmacija
''Slobodna Dalmacija'' () is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split. The first issue of ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' was published on 17 June 1943 by Tito's Partisans in an abandoned stone barn on Mosor, a mountain near Split, while the city was occupied by the Italian army. The paper was later published in various locations until Split was liberated on 26 October 1944. From the following day onward, ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' has been published in Split. Although it was originally viewed as a strictly Dalmatian regional newspaper, during the following decades ''Slobodna Dalmacija'', grew into one of the largest and most widely read daily newspapers of Yugoslavia, with its circulation reaching a zenith in the late 1980s. ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' owed much of that success to its humour section. Many of the most popular Croatian humourists, like Miljenko Smoje, Đermano Ćićo Senjanović and the trio that later founded the ''Feral Tribune'', began their careers there. Another re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Istra 1961
Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common opinion amongst many people that ''Istra 1961'' was founded in 1961 by merging two clubs from Pula, NK Uljanik and NK Pula, forming NK Istra. However, NK Istra is not the same club as NK Istra 1961. NK Istra 1961, then named NK Uljanik, was founded in 1964. NK Istra were competing in Prva HNL since the first season, but were relegated in the 1996–97 season to Druga HNL. They were promoted back to Prva HNL in the 1998–99 season, but they were relegated again in the next season, never coming back to Prva HNL. Meanwhile, NK Uljanik was in the shadow of NK Istra, but they were promoted to Prva HNL in the 2003–04 season and are the best club in Pula since then. NK Istra, now under the name NK Istra Pula, is competing in Prva ŽNL, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva Hrvatska nogometna liga (First Croatian Football League), but a league structure reorganization from 2022–23 led to name changes for the three top league levels. Overview The league was formed in 1991, following the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League, and is operated by the Croatian Football Federation. Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. In the first three seasons two points were awarded for a win, from 1994–95 season this was changed to three points. Each season starts in late July or early August and ends in May, with a two-month hiatus between December and February. Currently, there are ten teams participating in the league. The first season started in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Neretva
Nogometni klub Neretva Metković ( en, Neretva Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Neretva or simply Neretva, is a Croatian professional Association football, football club based in the town of Metković, in the region of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The club's first name was NK Narona. It was renamed to Neretva in 1994. Neretva reached the 1.HNL, Croatian first league in the 1994–95 season. The club supporters are called ''Blue White Killers (BWK)''. NK Neretva plays their home matches at the stadium ''Igralište iza Vage'', which has capacity of 3.000. They were briefly dissolved in 2017 for financial reasons. However, in July that year, a new club was formed under the same name. Derby Neretva contest the "El Clasico" with NK Neretvanac Opuzen. Women's team As of 2017, Neretva field a women's team in the top flight of Croatian football, ŽNK Neretva. They finished 5th in the 2. HNL in 2016. Recent seasons Honours Domestic League *Croatian Second Football League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metković
Metković () is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics The total population of the city municipality is 16,788 inhabitants (2011 census), in the following settlements: * Dubravica, population 90 * Glušci, population 76 *Metković, population 15,329 * Prud, population 497 * Vid, population 796 In the census of 2011, 96.8% of the population self-identified as Croats. History The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town. It remained this way until the nineteenth century. During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers. With the arrival of the area's first post office and school, as well as the increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire, the city began to flourish. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Sanjak of Herzegovina between 1494 and 1685, then by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Jadran Luka Ploče
Nogometni Klub Jadran Luka Ploče ( en, Football Club Jadran Luka Ploče) is a Croatian professional football club based in town of Ploče currently playing in the Treća HNL, the third division of Croatian football. Jadran Ploče played in the Croatian second division in the early 1990s. Jadran qualified for the second round of the 2018 Croatian Cup, where they lost to NK Vinogradar 4–2. Players Current squad Notable players The players listed have all played for Jadran Ploče and received at least one international cap. * Dragan Blatnjak * Mišo Krstičević * Hrvoje Vejić Hrvoje Vejić (born 8th June, 1977) is a Croatian retired footballer who is the president of NK Jadran Luka Ploče. He plays at the center-back position. Club career In 1998, Vejić started his football career in the Croatian capital with NK ... References External linksNK Jadran Luka Pločeat '' Nogometni magazin'' Football clubs in Croatia Football clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Grgić
Marko Grgić (born 30 June 1987) is a Croatian retired football forward. Marko was called up for the Croatian national under-21 team in 2008, but never got capped. Club career Born in Mostar, Grgić went through the ranks of Čitluk's NK Brotnjo before moving in 2005 to the HNK Hajduk Split academy. After a season there, he wasn't given a professional contract and was released on a free transfer, only to be snapped up by NK Zagreb, led by Miroslav Blažević who saw in the young player a way to get back at Hajduk's chairman Branko Grgić - who shares his surname, and who had previously sacked Blažević, claiming that he was better than Luka Modrić. at Index.hr Grgić debuted against Hajduk, coming in the 19.8.2006 away fixture for < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Katić
Nikola Katić (; born 10 October 1996) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Zürich. Club career Early career Katić started his football career in 2001 at HNK Stolac in his native Stolac, before moving on to NK Neretvanac in Opuzen, Croatia. He was soon moved to the club's senior team and started featuring in Treća HNL Jug. A year later, he went on a trial with HNK Hajduk Split's reserve team, but did not sign. A year later, however, he moved to top-tier NK Slaven Belupo. Initially mostly featuring for the youth team, Katić broke into the club's first squad in the 2016–17 season. Rangers In June 2018, Katić left Slaven to join Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed transfer fee. On 29 December 2019, Katić scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory in the Old Firm against Celtic, the first win at Celtic Park for Rangers since 2010. FC Zürich On 31 August 2022, Katić joined Swiss Super League club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
