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NK Dubrava Tim Kabel is a
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club based in the city of
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. The club's biggest success was playing in 1.HNL in the 1993–94 season.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kroa94.html The club gets its name from the eastern Zagreb neighborhood it plays in of Dubrava, and its sponsor, Tim Kabel, a supplier of cables.


History

The club was founded in 1945 by members of HAŠK, Građanska and Concordija football clubs, playing entirely in the lower leagues and undergoing a series of name changes. In 1992, NK Dubrava hosted the
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in what was the only second appearance of a national team in Croatia. The game finished 0–0. After winning the 1993 second division title, NK Dubrava appeared in the 1993–94 Prva HNL, the top flight of Croat football, but were relegated after finishing 17th of 18 teams. They did manage to defeat
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1–0. The club was led by future Croatia national team coach
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until 1993. In 2013, Dubrava reorganised their board of directors. They are known for their youth programs and host a youth tournament every year.


Current squad


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* Football clubs in Croatia Association football clubs established in 1945 Football clubs in Zagreb 1945 establishments in Croatia {{croatia-footyclub-stub