NK Zadar
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Zadar | ||
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| Founded |
26 April 1945 as FD Zadar | ||
| Ground | Stadion Stanovi | ||
| Capacity | 5,860 | ||
| Chairman | Josip Bajlo | ||
| Manager | Igor Štimac | ||
| League | Prva HNL | ||
| 2013–14 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast. They currently play in the Prva HNL.
History
Towards the end of World War II the club was founded on 26 April 1945 as the Fiskulturno društvo Zadar with the departments of football, basketball and athletics. On 9 February 1949, the football department was spun off as NK Zadar.[1]
In 1992 as Zadarkomerc the club was founding member of the Prva HNL. Since then, the club has always played up to five seasons in the first division of Croatia. Since 2001, the club is officially named NK Zadar.
Their greatest success in the Croatian Cup was achieved in the 1995–96 season when they reached the semi-finals.[2]
In 2001, the club was returned to Prva HNL, where he spent four consecutive seasons, but was again relegated after he was heavily defeated by Dinamo Zagreb at Maksimir (7-0), which the match ended at 62 minutes after the Zadar remained with too small number of players due to red cards and injuries of players.
After two seasons the Zadar has returned to Prva HNL on 30 May 2007 after beating NK Pula in the promotion playoff, 6-2 on aggregate.
Stadium
NK Zadar's home stadium is the Stanovi with a capacity of 5,860.
Supporters
The club's supporters are known as the Tornado Zadar, but currently do not support because not satisfied with the management of the club.
Honours
- Prva B HNL:
- Runners-up (1): 1995–96
- Druga HNL:
- Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Current squad
- As of 2 March 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||
| 1992 | 1. HNL | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 10th | Mate Šestan | 6 | |
| 1992–93 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 25 | 12th | SF | Đovani Roso | 9 |
| 1993–94 | 1. HNL | 34 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 33 | 11th | R2 | Josip Butić, Anđelko Kvesić | 5 |
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 31 | 13th ↓ | R2 | Hari Vukas | 6 |
| 1995–96 | 1. B HNL | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 55 | 2nd ↑ | SF | Zoran Vujčić | 8 |
| 1996–97 | 1. A HNL | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 40 | 10th | R1 | Saša Bjelanović, Joško Španjić | 6 |
| 1997–98 | 1. HNL | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 50 | 35 | 6th | R2 | Jakov Surać | 8 |
| 1998–99 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 34 | 11th ↓ | R2 | Jakša Krstulović | 10 |
| 1999–2000 | 2. HNL | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 25 | 62 | 3rd | R1 | Miroslav Vukić | 14 |
| 2000–01 | 2. HNL | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 61 | 4th ↑ | R2 | ||
| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 36 | 9th | R2 | Zoran Zekić | 14 |
| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 71 | 33 | 10th | R2 | Dragan Blatnjak | 8 |
| 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 71 | 32 | 6th | R2 | Mate Brajković | 12 |
| 2004–05 | 1. HNL | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 70 | 32 | 12th ↓ | R1 | Leonardo Barnjak | 11 |
| 2005–06 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 51 | 7th | R1 | Želimir Terkeš | 11 |
| 2006–07 | 2. HNL | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 65 | 2nd ↑ | R1 | Goran Burčul | 10 |
| 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 61 | 40 | 9th | R1 | Želimir Terkeš | 21 |
| 2008–09 | 1. HNL | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 29 | 11th | R2 | Želimir Terkeš | 7 |
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 12th | Antonio Mršić, Ivan Santini | 6 | |
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 10th | Ivan Santini | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 10th | R1 | Ivan Santini | 10 |
| 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 33 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 35 | 9th | QF | Stipe Perica | 8 |
| 2013–14 | 1. HNL | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 67 | 35 | 7th | QF | Josip Ivančić | 8 |
Key
| 1st | 2nd | ↑ | ↓ |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
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Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have:
- Played at least 150 league games for the club;
- Scored at least 50 league goals for the club; or
- Played at least one international match for their national team while playing for NK Zadar.
Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.
Jakov Surać (1992–1998, 2001–)[3]
Fahrudin Šehić (1992–1999)[4]- Zvonimir Jurić (1994–2005)[5]
- Dalibor Zebić (1996–1999, 2001–2005)[6]
- Dragan Blatnjak (2001–2003)
- Josip Bilaver (2003–)[7]
- Želimir Terkeš (2004–2011, 2012–2013, 2014–)[8]
Managers
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References
- ↑ "History of the club on the official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ RSSSF.com
- ↑ "Jakov Surać CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fahrudin Šehić CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Zvonimir Jurić CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Dalibor Zebić CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Josip Bilaver CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Želimir Terkeš CFS Profile". Croatian Football Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
- Official website (frozen since 2013) (Croatian)
- NK Zadar profile at UEFA.com
- NK Zadar at Sportnet.hr (Croatian)
- NK Zadar at Nogometni magazin (Croatian)
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