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Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik (), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a
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n professional
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based in
Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
. It competes in the
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, the top flight of Croatian football and plays their home matches at the
Stadion Šubićevac Stadion Šubićevac, also known simply as Šubićevac, is an association football stadium in Šibenik, Croatia. It is the home stadium of HNK Šibenik football club. The stadium has a capacity of 3,412, all of which is seated. The stadium was in ...
, which has a capacity of 3,970.


History

The club was formed in 1932 under the name Radničko sportsko društvo Šibenik (''Workers' Sport Association Šibenik''). The first president, Dr Martin Čičin-Šain, was only appointed to this role during the first board meeting, which was held in August 1933. They played in a stadium in the town area of Crnica, next to the La Dalmatienne factory. The playing field was officially opened on 31 May 1936. The first matches played were part of a 1936 tournament between Šibenik, Osvit,
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and AŠK. Around the same time the first registered football club in
Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...
was also formed. This club was called Osvit and it was responsible for the construction of Šubićevac Stadium. The club played its first official league match in 1946 under the name FD Šibenik and the very next year it was crowned the champion of the Dalmatia region. The club's new home ground was opened on 1 May 1948 and bore the name of "the people's hero",
Rade Končar Rade Končar ( sr-cyr, Раде Кончар; 6 August or 28 October 1911 – 22 May 1942) was a Serbs of Croatia, Croatian Serb politician and leader of the Yugoslav Partisans in the Independent State of Croatia and Governorate of Dalmatia, ...
. In the 1950–51 season, Šibenik finished top of the Croatian Republic League and gained promotion to the
Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
for the first time in its history. However, they were relegated immediately and it was not until 1954–55 that they returned to the second division. In 1957 the club made it to the semi-final of the
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. In 1983 Šibenik made it back to the Yugoslav Second League, where they played in the West Division, composed from 18 clubs from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and
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. In their first
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(1983–84) they finished fourth, while in the 1984–85 season they came close second, only three points behind the champion Čelik Zenica, thus falling short of winning promotion to the
Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
. This was their best result in the Yugoslav Second League ever. After holding the middle position of the table for the next couple of seasons, Šibenik finished fifth in the 1987–88 season. They defended their fifth place in the 1988–89 season, the first Yugoslav Second League season which featured a unified format instead of two divisions (West and East), as well as in the 1989–90 season. Šibenik played in the
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for twelve consecutive seasons, from 1992 until 2003. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and returned to the first league. In the 2009–10 season, Šibenik finished fourth in domestic league, which was their best result ever, and thus qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round for the first time in its history. They were eliminated in the
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by
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2–3 on aggregate. In the 2011–12 season, the club finished fourteenth and were relegated to the second league. In the following season, Šibenik finished fourth but due to financial difficulties, they were once again relegated to the third league. In the 2013–14 season, Šibenik finished in second place with their marksman Miro Slavica scoring 30 goals to take out the league's top goalscorer award, but failed to lead his side to promotion. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Šibenik gained promotion to the second league, topping the third league – south. Mirko Labrović took over as manager in 2015. They finished close second to
Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...
in the 2015–16 season, failing to beat them in the last match of the season and thus failing to win direct promotion to the first tier by only one point. Šibenik played against Istra 1961 in the
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on 29 May and 1 June 2016. Both matches ended 1–1 and Šibenik lost the play-off after
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. In the 2018–19 season, Šibenik finished a close second to
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, and again played
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over Istra 1961. The first match played in Šibenik ended 1–1 but in the second match played on
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, Istra beat them by a scoreline of 0–2. On 6 May 2020, by a decision of the
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to suspend the 2019–20 Croatian Second League season, Šibenik was promoted to the first tier after eight seasons.


Honours

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Yugoslav Third League Yugoslav Third League (; sr-Cyrl, 3. савезна лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna l ...
(South): **Winners (3): 1950–51, 1975–76, 1982–83 *
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/ First Football League: **Winners (3): 2005–06, 2019–20, 2023–24 **Runners-up (2): 2015–16, 2018–19 *
Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup *Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup The Croatian Water Polo C ...
: **Runners-up (2): 2009–10,
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Recent seasons

Key : League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position; : Cup: R1 = First round; R2 = Round of 16; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;


All-time record appearances


All-time top scorers Hnk Šibenik


European record


Summary

Last updated on 10 September 2010.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


By season


Players


Current squad


Dual registration


Out on loan


Personnel


Coaching staff


Notable players

The following HNK Šibenik players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.


Coaching history

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Ivica Šangulin Ivica Šangulin (20 April 1937 – 5 May 2012) was a Croatian football player and manager. Career Born in Biograd na Moru, he spent his early years with Šibenik, before moving on to Dinamo Zagreb for one season. He left a big mark with HNK Rije ...
(1983–1985) *
Petar Nadoveza Petar Nadoveza (9 April 1942 – 19 March 2023) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. During his playing spell at Hajduk he was nicknamed "Pere, splitski Pele" which meant "Pete, the Pelé from Split". Playing career Šibeni ...
(1985–1986) *
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(1986–1987) *
Milan Ribar Milan Ribar (21 November 1930 – 26 May 1996) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player. He is the only manager in Željezničar history to have won the Yugoslav First League. Playing career Ribar played for hometown club Želje ...
(1987–1988) *
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(1988–1989) *
Mladen Vranković Mladen Vranković (2 July 1937 – 12 February 2021) was a Croatian Association football, football player and manager. Career Born in Rtina, he played for his hometown club, HNK Rijeka, for eight seasons, collecting 350 caps. He also spent three ...
(1989–1990) *
Nikica Cukrov Nikica Cukrov (born 6 March 1954) is a Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and retired Association footballer, player. International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia national footba ...
(1990–1992) * Franjo Džidić (1992–1993) * Krasnodar Rora (1993) *
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(1993–1994) * Ivica Matković (1993–1994) *
Ivica Šangulin Ivica Šangulin (20 April 1937 – 5 May 2012) was a Croatian football player and manager. Career Born in Biograd na Moru, he spent his early years with Šibenik, before moving on to Dinamo Zagreb for one season. He left a big mark with HNK Rije ...
(1994–1995) * Rajko Magić (1995) * Željko Maretić (1995–1996) *
Vinko Begović Vinko Begović (born 2 October 1948) is a Croatian Association football, football manager and former player. Managerial career He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad F.C., Foolad, Persepolis F.C., Persepolis and P ...
(1996–1997) * Željko Maretić (1997–1998) *
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(1998) * Stipe Kedžo (1998) * Rajko Magić (1998–1999) *
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 Z ...
(1999) * Anđelko Godinić (1999) * Goran Krešimir Vidov (1999) * Željko Maretić (1999–2000) * Vjekoslav Lokica (2000) * Milo Nižetić (2000–2001) * Vjekoslav Lokica (2001–2002) * Franko Bogdan (2002) *
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(2002–2003) *
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(2003) * Franko Bogdan (2003–2004) * Milan Petrović (2004) * Petar Bakotić (2004–2005) *
Ivan Pudar Ivan Pudar (born 16 August 1961) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Caspiy. Playing career During his club career he played for Hajduk Split, Spartak Subotica and Boavista. He ...
(2005–2007) *
Anel Karabeg Anel Karabeg (born 7 March 1962) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant manager of Croatian First Football League club HNK Šibenik. Club career His playing career started in the 1980 ...
(2007) *
Ivica Kalinić Ivica Kalinić (born 26 March 1956) is a Croatian former professional football manager and player. He is currently the sporting director of the club NK Prugovo. He has played for Hajduk Split, Maribor, Osijek, Tirol Innsbruck and Grazer AK in ...
(2007–2009) * Anđelko Godinić (interim) (2009) *
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(2009–2010) * Anđelko Godinić (interim) (2010) * Vjekoslav Lokica (2010–2011) *
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(2011–2013) * Ivo Šupe (2013) * Damir Petravić (2013) * Ivan Bulat (interim) (2013) *
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(2013–2014) * Damir Petravić (2014) * Mirko Labrović (2014–2016) *
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(2016) *
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(2016) *
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(2016) * Anđelko Godinić (2016) * Stipe Balajić (2016–2017) * Zoran Slavica (2017) *
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(2017–2019) *
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(2019–2021) * Sergi Escobar (2021) * Mario Rosas (2021–2022) * Ferdo Milin (2022) * Marko Kartelo (interim) (2022) * Marko Kartelo (2022) * Ivica Matas (interim) (2022) *
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(2022) *
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(2022) *
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(2022–2023) *
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(2023) *
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(2023–2024) * Marko Kartelo (2024) * Rajko Vidović(2024-)


References


External links

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