Nogometni klub Bela Krajina or simply NK Bela Krajina was a Slovenian

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club based in the town of

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History

The club was founded on 17 November 1930 as ''Športni klub Bela krajina'' or simply SKB. They played in the

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until the

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. After the war, they played in the lower regional leagues of the Yugoslav football system. In the

2003–04 Slovenian Second League The 2003–04 Slovenian Second League season started on 10 August 2003 and ended on 6 June 2004. Each team played a total of 32 matches. League standing See also *2003–04 Slovenian PrvaLiga *2003–04 Slovenian Third League ReferencesNZS arc ...

season, Bela Krajina finished second. In the promotion play-offs, they lost to

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, but were still promoted to the

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

due to the withdrawal of other teams. In 2005–06, Bela Krajina finished ninth in the top division and had to play in the relegation play-offs. They defeated

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, securing their position in the First League for another season. In the 2006–07 season, Bela Krajina was relegated back to the Second League after finishing dead last. They stayed in the Second League until the 2013–14 season, when they finished in last place. Since they failed to obtain a license for the

Slovenian Third League The Slovenian Third Football League ( or commonly 3. SNL) is the third tier of the Football in Slovenia, Slovenian football system. Since 2019, the league consists of two regional groups (East and West). They are operated by the Intercommunal Foo ...

, they were relegated directly from the Second League to the Intercommunal level. NK Bela Krajina was dissolved following the 2015–16 season.

Slovenian First League placements

Honours

**Winners: 2000–01 *MNZ Ljubljana Cup **Winners: 2007–08, 2008–09

References

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