Nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as NK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, is a Croatian professional

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club based in

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that competes in the

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, the top tier of Croatian football.

History

The club was founded as FC Varaždin Football School ( hr, NK Varaždin Škola nogometa, Varaždin ŠN) as a

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NK Varaždin (1931–2015) Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin ( en, Varaždin Football Club), commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. During its 74-y ...

in 2012 after the latter's suspension; the club was dissolved during the second part of the 2011–12 season due to high financial debt. Legally, the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the

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, but the 2012 club is a continuation of the older club, which did return to competition in 2013, overlapping with the life of Varaždin ŠN. However, the older club finally declared bankruptcy and dissolved in 2015, leaving the name NK Varaždin available once again. After steadily progressing through the levels of the

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, NK Varaždin competed in the top division for the first time in the 2019–20 season, where they finished in eighth place. However, they were relegated the following season after finishing bottom of the table.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Season-by-season record

Key *DNQ = Did not qualify *R1 = First round *R2 = Second round

Notes

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finished top of the 2016–17 3. HNL East, they did not apply for promotion, so runners-up NK Varaždin gained promotion to 2. HNL.

References

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