Nogometni Klub GOŠK Gabela is a professional

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club based in Gabela,

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. The name GOŠK in Croatian, is the abbreviation of "Gabeoski Omladinski Športski Klub" (). Currently, the club competes in the

First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Прва лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the WWin First League of the ...

. Their home ground is the

Stadium Perica-Pero Pavlović Stadium Perica-Pero Pavlović is a multi-use stadium in Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the home ground of Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Хе ...

(earlier called "Podavala" and ''Erar'') in Gabela which can hold about 3,000 people.

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional association football, football Football team, club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They ...

donated 5,000 chairs to the club. Their supporters are known as the Blue Lions (Plavi lavovi). They were founded in 2001.

History

The first ball in Gabela was brought by Andrija Korda and Vidan Krvavac in 1919, from

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. 1941–45 the club was dissolved because of

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. In 1948 the club was formed again. The club was named GOŠK after the recommendations of Milorad Mandrapa in 1958. Under the name GOŠK, the club achieved gradual improvement in competitive results. Gabela ranked among the most popular sports village in the former

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. In the

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, GOŠK mostly played in the Fourth Unfederal League (Mostar zone) in the seasons (1948–60, 1962–63, 1964–66, 1968–92) and three times in the Third League (1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67). In the 1990s, GOŠK played in the

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, between 2001 and 2003 in the Second League of FBiH, and between 2003 and 2011 in the First League of FBiH. In the

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season, GOŠK won 1st place in the First League of FBiH and got promoted to 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 ...

, the elite football league in the country. They managed to repeat that achievement in the 2016–17 season and played in the Bosnian Premier League until the 2018–19 season when the club finished last in 12th place and got relegated back to the First League of FBiH. GOŠK was promoted back to the Premier League in the 2022–23 First League of FBiH season. Former names * 1919–1926 – FK Zmaj * 1926–1935 – FK Seljačka Sloga * 1935–1941 – Seljački športski klub ''(SŠK)'' * 1948–1949 – NK Zmaj * 1949–1958 – NK Sloga * 1958–present – GOŠK Gabela

Honours

Domestic

League

: **Winners (3):

, 2016–17,

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**Runners-up (3): 2007–08, 2014–15, 2021–22 *

Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is a football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This level is organized into four different leagues: Sjever (North), Centar (Center), Jug (South) and Zapad (West). (Until the 2011� ...

: **Winners (1): 2002–03

Players

Current squad

Places in leagues and cups

: In

Youth categories

''Cadets'' and ''juniors'' play in the Youth Premier League. ''Pioneers'' and ''prior to pioneers'' play in the Youth Leagues of the

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (;) ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrativ ...

Andrija Anković memorial tournament

Every year since 1986, GOŠK host a memorial tournament in the name of Andrija Anković, in which teams such as

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Split, Croatia, Split, that competes in the Croatian First Football League, Cro ...

NK Široki Brijeg Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg () is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays ...

and

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar HŠK Zrinjski Mostar (), colloquially referred to as Zrinjski Mostar or simply Zrinjski, is a Herzegovinian professional Association football, football club, based in Mostar. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and wit ...

usually play in.

Managerial history

Ivan Katalinić Ivan Katalinić (born 17 May 1951) is a Croatian former 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, h ...

(1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008) *

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 ...

(15 June 2011 – 5 September 2011) *

Milomir Odović Milomir Odović (26 March 1955 – 15 December 2020) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player, best known for his playing and managing days at Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar, where he is a club legend. As a player, Odov ...

(8 September 2011 – 27 January 2012) * Boris Gavran (30 January 2012 – 24 June 2012) *

Slaven Musa Slaven Musa (born 21 June 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Musa is mostly known for playing for Zrinjski Mostar, spending six years in total at the club, from 1992 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002. As a manager, ...

(27 June 2012 – 13 August 2012) * Dario Zadro (13 August 2012 – 12 October 2012) *

(5 September 2012 – 10 January 2013) *

Davor Mladina Davor Mladina (born 26 November 1959) is a Croatian professional football manager. He is the current manager of Croatian Football League club Dubrava. Managerial career In March 2021 he took charge of Međimurje and in August 2021 he was appo ...

(10 January 2013 – 20 June 2013) * Tomislav Raguž (1 July 2013 – 13 September 2013) * Faruk Kulović (16 September 2013 – 30 June 2014) *

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(17 October 2014 – 30 June 2015) * Faruk Kulović (1 July 2015 – 12 October 2015) * Tomislav Raguž (19 January 2016 – 30 June 2016) *

Nedim Jusufbegović Nedim Jusufbegović (born 30 September 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Club career Jusufbegović was born in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

(1 July 2016 – 18 September 2016) * Zlatko Križanović (caretaker) (23 September 2016 – 6 December 2016) *

(7 January 2017 – 6 June 2017) *

(12 June 2017 – 26 November 2017) *

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(27 November 2017 – 28 September 2018) *

Mato Neretljak Mato Neretljak (born 3 June 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former professional player who is the manager of First League of FBiH club Zvijezda Gradačac. Club career Neretljak started his professional career in 1999 with ...

(28 September 2018 – 12 March 2019) *

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 ...

(12 March 2019 – 1 June 2019) * Nenad Gagro (25 June 2019 – 28 October 2019) *

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(28 October 2019 – 22 August 2020) *

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(27 August 2020 – 26 October 2020) * Ivan Bubalo (5 January 2021 – 27 March 2022) *

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(28 March 2022 – 3 May 2022) *

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(4 May 2022 – 6 November 2023) *

Toni Karačić Toni Karačić (born 6 December 1974) is a Bosnian and Herzegovnian professional football manager. He was most recently manager of Bosnian and Herzegovnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capi ...

(8 November 2023 – 12 February 2024) *

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(13 February 2024 – 12 August 2024) *

Danijel Pranjić Danijel Pranjić (born 2 December 1981) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. Being a versatile left-footed player, he could play all across the left wing and could also be used as a central midfielder. Pranjić had the ...

(14 August 2024 – 27 October 2024) * Damir Borovac (28 October 2024 – present)

References

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