Nogometni klub Bela Krajina ( en, White Carniola Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Bela Krajina, was a Slovenian

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club which played in the town of

Črnomelj Črnomelj (; in older sources also ''Černomelj'', german: Tschernembl''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.) is a town in southeastern S ...

White Carniola White Carniola ( sl, Bela krajina; german: Weißkrain or ''Weiße Mark'') is a traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Due to its smallness, it is often considered a subunit of the broader Lower Carniola region, alth ...

History

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

Slovenian Republic League The Slovenian Republic Football League ( sl, Slovenska republiška nogometna liga) was the highest football league in Slovenia within the Yugoslav football system. During the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia it was known as the Ljubljana Subas ...

until the

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. After the war, they played in a minor Regional Leagues of the Yugoslav football system. In the 2003–04 season, Bela Krajina finished in the second place in the

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. They lost in the promotion play-offs against Drava Ptuj, but were promoted as a result of a withdrawal of the three other teams. In the 2005–06 season, Bela Krajina finished in the ninth place 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 in the last, tenth position. They stayed in Second League until 2013–14 season when they finished last. Unable getting a licence for the

Slovenian Third League The Slovenian Third Football League ( sl, Tretja slovenska nogometna liga 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 ar ...

they were thus relegated directly from 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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