HŠK Posušje (
Croatian: ''Hrvatski športski klub Posušje'',
lit. 'Croat Sports Club Posušje') is a professional
association football
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club based in
Posušje
Posušje () is a town and municipality in the West Herzegovina Canton, a federal unit of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Name
The name Posušje is derived from ''suša'' ( Croatian for drought). Th ...
that is situated in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. The club is best known for winning the
First League of Herzeg-Bosnia The First League of Herzeg-Bosnia ( Croatian: Prva liga Herceg-Bosne) served as the top football league in Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War and post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along et ...
in 1999 and 2000, the top flight ethnic Croat league in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time.
Currently, Posušje competes in the
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
and plays its home matches at the
Mokri Dolac Stadium
Mokri Dolac Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is currently used mostly for football
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, which has a capacity of 8,000 seats. The club played in the
until the
2020–21 First League of FBiH season, after which it gained promotion to the Bosnian Premier League.
Previously, Posušje won the southern group of the
Second League of FBiH in the 2017–18 season, going 12 rounds undefeated to start the season. However, the club did not gain promotion after losing to
Goražde
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in the play-offs.
Previous names of the club have included NK Zidar (from 1950) and NK Boksit (from 1963), with the current name being adopted in the early 1990s. Posušje's fans are now known as the Poskoci (''Horned Vipers''), but were previously known as
Torcida. The stadium's name, "Mokri Dolac", means 'Wet Valley'.
Honours
Domestic
League
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**Winners (1):
2020–21
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Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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:
**Winners (2): 2017–18 , 2019–20
*
First League of Herzeg-Bosnia The First League of Herzeg-Bosnia ( Croatian: Prva liga Herceg-Bosne) served as the top football league in Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War and post-war periods of the 1990s. During these years, football was divided along et ...
:
**Winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000
Cups
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup:
**Semi-finalists (2):
2000–01,
2007–08
Players
Current squad
Managerial history
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Albert Pobor
*
Stjepan Čordaš
*
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)
*
Vjeran Simunić (2000)
*
Ivica Kalinić (2000–2001)
* Mario Ćutuk (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004)
*
Dragan Jović (4 September 2006 – 7 October 2007)
*
Ivan Katalinić (1 June 2008 – 31 December 2008)
* Boris Gavran (24 June 2008 – 10 March 2009)
*
Darko Dražić
Darko Dražić (born 17 January 1963) is a Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Croat Association football, football manager and former professional player who was most recently the manager of Azadegan League club Mes Rafsanjan F.C., Mes Raf ...
(19 March 2009 – 11 May 2009)
* Mario Knezović (1 June 2015 – 21 September 2015)
* Damir Ramljak (14 October 2015 – 1 February 2016)
* Leo Slišković (4 February 2016 – 1 June 2020)
*
Denis Ćorić (12 June 2020 – 12 September 2021)
*
Stipe Balajić (16 September 2021 – 22 March 2022)
*
Toni Karačić (23 March 2022 – 5 June 2022)
*
Ferdo Milin (14 June 2022 – 19 September 2022)
*
Goran Granić
Goran Granić (born 18 April 1950) is a former Croatian centre-left politician who was the deputy prime minister from 2000 to 2002.
Granić was born in Baška Voda. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb in 1972, obt ...
(29 September 2022 – 22 March 2023)
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Branko Karačić
Branko Karačić (born 24 September 1960) is a Croatian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player.
Club career
Karačić turned professional in 1981 and spent the following six years with NK ...
(23 March 2023 – 30 December 2023)
*
Denis Ćorić (2 January 2024 – 6 June 2024)
* Duško Vranešević (17 June 2024 – 28 October 2024)
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Branko Karačić
Branko Karačić (born 24 September 1960) is a Croatian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player.
Club career
Karačić turned professional in 1981 and spent the following six years with NK ...
(30 December 2024 – 10 March 2025)
*
Marko Maksimović (13 March 2025 – present)
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1950
Football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1950 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina