HNK Borovo is a

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club based in the

Borovo Naselje Borovo Naselje ( sr-Cyrl, Борово Насеље) is a Vukovar borough located on the right bank of the Danube river in the Croatian region of Slavonia, 4 kilometers northwest of Vukovar town centre; elevation 90 m. The economy is based on ...

district of the city of

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Historic names

*''SK Bata Borovo'' (1933–1941) *''HŠK Bata Borovo'' (1941–1945) *''FD Bata'' (1945–1946) *''SFD Slaven'' (1946–1954) *''NK Borovo'' (1954–1991) *''HNK Borovo Vukovar'' (since 2005)

History

The club was formed in 1933 as Bata SK by

Tomáš Baťa Tomáš Baťa () (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. His half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his comp ...

, and it was the promotional team for the Bata Borovo factory. Initially the company did not have its own club, but it was represented by the earlier existing VASK (Vukovarski Amaterski Sportski Klub). With the creation and official opening of a new football field in 1933, VASK was disestablished, and in its place was created in October 1933 a new club, SK Bata. Between 1933 and 1939 the club competed in the regional league of

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

. In 1939, after winning their provincial league they earned the first ever opportunity to play at national level. For that season, Bata brought to their ranks a new coach, the Hungarian

Károly Nemes Károly Nemes (also Dragan/Dragutin Nemeš) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper and coach. He is best known for his work on champion teams of SK Rapid Wien and SK Jugoslavija. He coached throughout Central and South-Eastern Europe. Career Pl ...

, and players such as

Milan Antolković Milan Antolković (; born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer who played international football for both the Croatian and Royal Yugoslav national teams. Football career Player He began his car ...

from Građanski Zagreb, Đorđe Lojančić and

Nikola Perlić Nikola Perlić (4 February 1912 – 19 January 1986) was a Yugoslavian footballer who played in top league clubs in Yugoslavia and France, and played for the Yugoslav national team. Club career Born in Slavonski Brod,SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( en, Sport Club Yugoslavia), commonly known as SK Jugoslavija (Serbian Cyrillic: Cпортски клуб Југославија) was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija ( ...

Slavko Šurdonja Slavko Šurdonja (1 October 1912 – 8 January 1943) was a Croatian football player who appeared for Yugoslavia in international competitions. Club career He was famous as being a big, strong forward, with great ball control, excellent shot and ...

from

BSK Belgrade OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

, among others.Milorad Sijić: "Football in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia"
, pag. 172 Nemes came in July 1938 coming from SK Jugoslavia which had hired

Gyula Feldmann Gyula Feldmann ( hu, Feldmann Gyula; 16 November 1880, Szeged — 31 October 1955) was a Hungarian football player and coach. Playing career During his playing career he played with Nemzeti SC and MTK Budapest in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. C ...

, to replace Bilek which had left Bata. They were placed in the Serbian League, which, after the creation of a separate league of the

Banovina of Croatia The Banovina of Croatia or Banate of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Banovina Hrvatska, Бановина Хрватска) was an autonomous province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1939 and 1941. It was formed by a merg ...

in 1940, became the only Croatian club to compete in the 1940-41 Serbian League. After that season, however, it joined other Croatian clubs in the 1942 Croatian First League. After the end of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and with the re-establishment of the Yugoslav league system, the club changed its name to SFD Slaven, to be renamed again in 1954 into NK Borovo and to play as such all the way until the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...

and subsequent disintegration of Yugoslavia beginning in 1991. Its more successful period was between the mid 1950s until the mid 1970s when the club on several occasions fought for promotion into the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

. It played mostly in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

and on three occasions reaches the quarter-finals of the

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

. The club was re-established in 2005History
at unofficial site as HNK Borovo and begins competing in the local lower leagues. After a series of promotions, HNK Borovo reaches in 2010 the Croatian Third League.

Coaches

Anton Bilek Anton Bilek (20 November 1903 – 28 November 1991) was an Austrian football manager and former player. Club career During his plating career he played in Austrian top-league clubs Floridsdorfer AC, Admira Vienna and Wiener AC, before ending hi ...

(1936–1938) *

(1939–194x)

References

External links

HNK Borovo
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