Radnički nogometni klub Split, commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian

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club based in the city of

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History

The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's

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. The club was founded on 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had several names like Borac, Jug, HAŠK, Dalmatinac, and Arsenal since then. During the

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, RNK Split organized an unsuccessful expedition of his volunteers for the fight on the side of the anti-fascist coalition against

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's forces. In

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, the club became well-known because 120 of its players were killed fighting on the side of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

's Partisans, fighting against Axis forces.U NOB-u poginulo 120 splitovaca
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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 ...

'' After achieving three consecutive promotions from 2008 to 2010, the club went from playing in Croatia's fourth tier to playing in the

Croatian First League 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 ...

, Croatia's top division. In the team's first season in the top flight in the 2010–11 season, they achieved a very respectable third spot. Because of its finish that season, they qualified to play for Europe for the first time in the club's existence and entered into the

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second qualifying round where they met

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. They won 5–2 on aggregate and in the third qualifying round they were drawn against

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, whom they lost to 2–0 on aggregate. In the 2014–15 season, the club managed to reach the Europa League playoff round after defeating

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and

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, but lost 1–0 on aggregate to

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Crest and colours

Founded as ''HRŠD "Anarch"'', the club's first colors were black (the color of

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). HRŠD stood for ''Hrvatsko radničko športsko društvo'' (''Croatian Workingmen's Sports Society''). In 1933, as influence of "red" (

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and

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) youth grew stronger, the club changed its colors to all red and its name to ''Radnički nogometni klub Split'' (''Workingmen's Football Club Split''). During

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

RNK Split played in the top football division four times, but did not win a Championship or Cup title. The biggest success in the Yugoslav Cup was in the season of 1960–61, when they lost in the semi-finals against the Macedonian team

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in the game on Vardar's home stadium.

Honours

* 1. HNL Third place (1): **2010–11 *

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Runners-up (1): **2014–15 *

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Winner (2): **1956–57 (Zone I), 1959–60 (West) *

Croatian Republic Football League Croatian Republic Football League ( hr, Hrvatska republička nogometna liga) was the highest football league in Croatia within the Yugoslav football system. During the time of SFR Yugoslavia, it was third level league for most of the time and the ...

Winner (1): **1983–84 (South) * 2. HNL Winner (3): **1996–97 (South), 1997–98 (South), 2009–10 *

3. 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 Croa ...

Winner (1): **2008–09 (South) *4. HNL Winner (1): **2007–08 (South)

Recent seasons

Key

*P = Played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *F = Goals for *A = Goals against *Pts = Points *Pos = Final position *1. HNL =

*2. HNL =

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*3. HNL =

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*4. HNL = Croatian Fourth League *1. ŽNL = First County League *S-D =

Split-Dalmatia Split-Dalmatia County ( hr, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2. Split-Dalma ...

*R1 = Round 1 *R2 = Round 2 *QF = Quarter-finals *SF = Semi-finals *RU = Runners-up *W = Winners

European record

Summary

Source
uefa.com
Last updated on 28 August 2014
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result

By season

Managers

Luka Kaliterna "Barba" Luka Kaliterna (13 October 1893 – 25 February 1984) was a Croatian football player and later manager. Born in Split, he played on the position of the goalkeeper. See also *Fabjan Kaliterna References External linksLuka Kaliterna ...

(1940–41), (1946–47), (1954–58) *

Frane Matošić Frane Matošić (25 November 1918 – 29 October 2007) was a Croatian football player and coach who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Hajduk Split's greatest players and he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Playing career ...

(1959–61) *

(1961–62) *

(1963–64) *

Ivo Radovniković Ivo "Ive" Radovniković (9 February 1918 – 27 October 1977) was a Croatian football player and manager. Playing career A native of Split, Radovniković joined local powerhouse Hajduk Split in 1930 at the age of 12, and debuted professionally ...

(1963–64) *

Ozren Nedoklan Ozren Nedoklan (2 October 1922 – 2 September 2004) was a Yugoslav football player and manager. He played as a centre forward and later as a centre-half In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary ...

(1965–66) *

(1966–67) *

Tomislav Ivić Tomislav Ivić (; 30 June 1933 – 24 June 2011) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game. In April 2007, Italian spo ...

(1967–68) *

Ljubomir Kokeza Ljubomir "Ljubo" Kokeza (15 May 1920 in Split (city), Split – 22 August 1992) was Croatian Association football, football player who played for Hajduk Split and Yugoslavia in the 1940s and 1950s. Playing career Club Ljubomir Kokeza was not on ...

(1968) *

Stanko Poklepović Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović (19 April 1938 – 24 December 2018) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Poklepović managed a number of teams over 46 years, including Hajduk Split on four occasions. He was also the first manage ...

(1969) *

(1970–71) *

(1971–72) *

Lenko Grčić Lenko Grčić (26 March 1925 – 10 August 1999) was a Croatian footballer and coach. Playing career Born in Split, Grčić began his football career in 1940 with the juniors of RNK Split, where he continued to play until 1946. In 1946 he joine ...

(1972–73) *

Zlatomir Obradov Zlatomir Obradov (25 January 1941 – 24 April 2013) was a Croatian footballer during the 1960s and later coach. He was a midfield player and, if necessary, played in the forwards. Playing career In his native village of Bašaid near Kikin ...

(1975) *

Zlatko Papec Zlatko Papec (17 January 1934 – 3 February 2013) was a Croatian footballer. Club career He began his career playing as a left winger at Zagreb's Lokomotiva, at the time when the club was a regular member of the Yugoslav First League, and wa ...

(1978–80) *

Vladimir Beara Vladimir Beara (; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav Federal League and for the Yu ...

(1980–81) *

(1981–82) *

Vinko Begović Vinko Begović (born October 2, 1948) is a Croatian football manager and former player. Managerial career He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Pirouzi (now named Persepolis) and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-Was ...

(1986–87) *

Mićun Jovanić Mićun Jovanić (29 July 1952 – 26 July 2010) was a Croatian footballer best known for his 12-year spell with Hajduk Split, where he played between 1969 and 1981. Later in his career Jovanić also played for Belgian side Anderlecht and lowe ...

(1991) *

Vjeran Simunić Vjeran Simunić (born 26 April 1953) is Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of Treća HNL club :hr:NK Vodice, NK Vodice. He holds the ...

(1999–00) * Stipe Milardović (2007–08) * Milo Nižetić (2008–09) *

Tonči Bašić Tonči Bašić (born 13 March 1974) is a Croatian association football, football manager and a former player. He currently works as a director of sports for RNK Split. References

1974 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia ...

(2009–10) *

Ivan Katalinić Ivan Katalinić (born 17 May 1951) is a former Croatian footballer and former manager who had a successful playing career with Hajduk Split and Southampton in the 1970s and 1980s. As a member of Hajduk's famous "golden generation" of the 1970s, ...

(2010–11) *

Tonči Bašić Tonči Bašić (born 13 March 1974) is a Croatian association football, football manager and a former player. He currently works as a director of sports for RNK Split. References

1974 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia ...

(2011–12) *

Zoran Vulić Zoran Vulić (; born 4 October 1961) is a Croatian professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is most notable for having man ...

(2012–13) *

Goran Sablić Goran Sablić (born 4 August 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He spent most of his career in Croatia, playing for Hajduk Split and has also played for Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv. Sablić has had two spells as ...

''(interim)'' (2013) *

Stanko Mršić Stanko Mršić (born 12 September 1955) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. Managerial career Mršić began his managerial career at Cibalia in 1993 and since then he also has managed other 1. HNL clubs, among them Za ...

(2013–14) *

Ivan Matić Ivan Matić (born 30 April 1971) is a retired Croatian professional footballer and manager, who last managed NK Solin. Club career Matić began his career in the Yugoslav First League with HNK Hajduk Split. He had a spell with G.D. Chaves in ...

(2014) *

(2014–15) *

(2015–16) *

Vjekoslav Lokica Vjekoslav Lokica (born 19 September 1965) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. Managerial career He replaced Goran Sablić as manager of RNK Split in July 2016. Personal life He was married to Žana Lelas Žana Le ...

(2016–17) *

Bruno Akrapović Bruno Akrapović (born 26 September 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Club career Starting his career in his native Bosnia, at the time part of Yugoslavia, Akrapović spent the majo ...

(2017) *

Ivan Pudar Ivan Pudar (born 16 August 1961) is a Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former Football player, player who was most recently the manager of FC Caspiy, Caspiy. Playing career During hi ...

(2017–2018) * Armando Marenzi (2018–2020) *

Ivan Radeljić Ivan Radeljić (born 14 September 1980) is a Bosnian retired football player who played as a defender. Club career Radeljić has spent a long period playing in Croatian football league for different clubs. He moved to Germany and signed a con ...

(2020-)

References

External links

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RNK Split profile
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