Nogometni klub Malečnik (), commonly referred to as NK Malečnik or simply Malečnik, is a Slovenian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club which plays in the town of
Malečnik
Malečnik (, ) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River east of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.
There are two churches in the settlement. The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Pete ...
. The club was established in 1960.
Stadium
Malečnik play their home games at the Berl Sports Centre.
In November 2012, the
Drava
The Drava or Drave (, ; ; ; ; ), historically known as the Dravis or Dravus, is a river in southern Central Europe. river flooding completely destroyed their football pitch and all the equipment.
In a charity campaign organized by the newspaper ''7 dni'', all the money from the auction was donated to NK Malečnik.
Several Slovenian international footballers, including
Luka Krajnc,
Rene Krhin and
Samir Handanović
Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's Inter Milan Youth Se ...
, donated their shirts for the auction.
Honours
*Slovenian Fourth Division
**Winners: 2000–01, 2004–05
*Slovenian Fifth Division
**Winners: 1997–98
*MNZ Maribor Cup
**Winners: 2010–11
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1960
Football clubs in Slovenia
1960 establishments in Slovenia