FC Koper

Koper

Full name

Football Club Koper

Nickname(s)

Kanarčki (The Canaries)

Founded

1920^[1]

Ground

Bonifika,
Koper

Capacity

4,047

President

Valter Valenčič

Head Coach

Slavko Matić

League

Slovenian PrvaLiga

2014–15

1. SNL, 8th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Football Club Koper, commonly referred to as FC Koper or simply Koper, is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Koper. The club is one of five football clubs in the country, the others being Maribor, former Olimpija, Gorica and Domžale that won all three domestic competitions (League, Cup and Supercup). The team plays its matches at the Bonifika Stadium, which was renovated in 2010 and has a capacity of 4,047 seats. Currently, the club competes in domestic competitions under the name FC Luka Koper due to sponsorship deal with the Port of Koper, Luka Koper.

History

From the records, it appears that football in Koper was played as early as in the 1920s, but officially, the club took the name NK Koper in 1955, when it was formed by the merger of two football teams: Aurora and Meduza. The club played under this name in different Yugoslav leagues until 1991 and was one of the most successful Slovenian clubs. After Slovenia became independent, the club started to play in the Slovenian PrvaLiga and Slovenian Second League. At the beginning of the 1990s, the club was achieving mid-table success. By the end of the 1990s, the club had been relegated to the second division twice, had serious financial problems and renamed itself to FC Koper, thereby avoiding the necessity of paying off its debts. With the advent of the new millennium, FC Koper consistently achieved positions in the upper half of the table (achieving third place in the 2001–02 season, its highest since Slovenian independence). In the 2003–04 season, they were playing in a European competition for the first time since 1991: the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Two years of mid-table anonymity and significant financial difficulties followed, in part because the former owner, Georg Suban, left substantial debts to the club and took half of the team with him when he moved to the other Slovenian PrvaLiga] team Mura from Murska Sobota.

The fans took control of the club and tried to improve its finances to save it from going bankrupt and disappearing like three other major Slovenian clubs (Olimpija, Mura and Ljubljana), with reasonable success. In the 2005–06 season, Mladen Rudonja returned to the club and brought with him the Serbian-American businessman Milan Mandarić, who paid off all the remaining debts. After the first half of the season, before the arrival of the new patron, Koper was battling against relegation, but in the second part of the season, with a new coach, Milivoj Bračun, the club started an unbeaten run that led them to reach the 3rd place in the Slovenian PrvaLiga] and to win the Slovenian Cup for the first time, FC Koper's first trophy since the Slovenian independence from Yugoslavia. This also qualified the team to play in the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds in the 2006–07 season. The following seasons were more difficult, with the club narrowly avoiding relegation in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, the team was expanded and, under the leadership of veteran playmaker/director-of-football Miran Pavlin eventually won the Slovenian league championship for the first time, winning a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, where they succumbed to a spirited 5–4 agg. defeat by Dinamo Zagreb (1–5, 3–0). In the aftermath, Pavlin left the club.

1955: Fusion from Aurora Koper and Meduza Koper to NK Koper
1990: Renaming to NK Koper Capodistria
2002: Renaming to FC Koper
2003: Renaming to FC Anet Koper
2008: Renaming to FC Luka Koper

Stadium

See main article Bonifika Stadium

The Bonifika is the team's home stadium, which is named after the area where it is situated in the town of Koper. It has a capacity for 4,047 spectators. The largest attendance was in 1987 in a match between Koper and Olimpija (10,000 spectators).

Honours

League

Yugoslav Third League^[2]

Winners (2): 1984–85, 1987–88

Runners-up (1): 1986–87

Slovenian First League:

Winners (1): 2009–10

Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2013–14

Slovenian Second League:

Winners (1): 1999–2000

Runners-up (1): 1997–98

Cup

Slovenian Republic Cup^[2]

Winners (2): 1989–90, 1990–91

Runners-up (1): 1988–89

Slovenian Cup:

Winners (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2014–15

Runners-up (1): 2008–09

Slovenian Supercup:

Winners (2): 2010, 2015

Runners-up (1): 2007

Current squad

As of 5 February 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Jan Andrejašič
3	DF	Jefthon
4	DF	Toni Datković
5	DF	Darnel Situ
6	MF	Jakov Biljan
7	MF	Rubén Belima
9	FW	Zlatan Muslimović
10	MF	Joel Valencia
11	MF	Albert Riera
12	GK	David Adam
13	DF	David Vidakovič
14	MF	Boris Živanović
16	DF	Žiga Kljun
17	MF	Dalibor Radujko
18	MF	Leo Štulac
19	MF	Luka Leko

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Fabian Lokaj
21	DF	Aleksander Maslić
22	MF	Patrik Posavac
25	DF	Antonio Pavić
26	DF	Hysen Memolla
28	MF	Haris Dedić
29	MF	Rok Požrl
30	FW	Jaka Štromajer
44	DF	Luka Batur
79	FW	Djibril Cissé
87	GK	Kristijan Kahlina
88	MF	Jony
99	FW	Marin Jurina
–	DF	Ivan Blatančić
–	DF	Ivor Horvat
–	FW	Roy Rudonja

Managers

Manager	Period
Lučo Pertič	1982–1985
Dragan Popadić	1985–1987
Milan Miklavič	1987–1990
Branko Zupan	1990–1992
Vlado Klinčarovski	1992–1994
Marijan Jantoljak	1994–1995
Predrag Stilinović	1995–1996
Vladan Mladenović / Edi Pobega	1996–1997
Branko Zupan / Vlado Badžim	1997–1998
Marin Kovačić / Tone Hrovatič	1998–1999
Branko Zupan	1999–2000
Branko Oblak	2000–2001
Nenad Gračan	2001–2002
Milivoj Bračun	2002–2003
Igor Benedejčič	2003–2004
Borut Jarc / Ivan Marjon	2004–2005
Samir Zulič / Milivoj Bračun / Borut Jarc	2005–2006
Milivoj Bračun / Borut Jarc	6 March 2006–12 September 2006
Vlado Badžim	25 February 2007–8 October 2008
Nedžad Okčič	9 October 2008–25 September 2010
Primož Gliha	27 September 2010–19 April 2011
Nedžad Okčič	19 April 2011–21 May 2011
Vlado Badžim	22 May 2011–16 August 2011
Milivoj Bračun	16 August 2011–1 October 2012
Rodolfo Vanoli	4 October 2012–28 August 2014
Alen Ščulac	3 September 2014–April 2015
Rodolfo Vanoli	April 2015–September 2015
Nedžad Okčić	September 2015–7 October 2015
Slavko Matić	7 October 2015–

League positions

1984–85: 1st (Slovenian League)
1985–86: 18th (Yugoslav Second League)
1986–87: 2nd (Slovenian League)
1987–88: 1st (Slovenian League)
1988–89: ? (Yugoslav Inter-Republic League)
1989–90: ? (Yugoslav Inter-Republic League)
1990–91: ? (Yugoslav Inter-Republic League)
1991–92: 8th (1. SNL)
1992–93: 8th (1. SNL)
1993–94: 7th (1. SNL)
1994–95: 11th (1. SNL)

1995–96: 6th (2. SNL)
1996–97: 10th (1. SNL)
1997–98: 2nd (2. SNL)
1998–99: 11th (1. SNL)
1999–00: 1st (2. SNL)
2000–01: 6th (1. SNL)
2001–02: 3rd (1. SNL)
2002–03: 5th (1. SNL)
2003–04: 4th (1. SNL)
2004–05: 11th (1. SNL)
2005–06: 3rd (1. SNL)

2006–07: 6th (1. SNL)
2007–08: 2nd (1. SNL)
2008–09: 8th (1. SNL)
2009–10: 1st (1. SNL)
2010–11: 3rd (1. SNL)
2011–12: 4th (1. SNL)
2012–13: 4th (1. SNL)
2013–14: 2nd (1. SNL)
2014–15: 8th (1. SNL)

Koper in European Cups

Koper goals always listed first.
Score results denote: "Home, Away".

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score
2002	Intertoto Cup	1R	Helsingborgs IF	0–1, 0–0
2003	Intertoto Cup	1R	Zagreb	1–0, 2–2
		2R	Dubnica	1–0, 2–3
		3R	Egaleo FC Athene	3–2, 2–2
		1/2	SC Heerenveen	0–2, 1–0
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1Q	PFC Litex Lovech	0–1, 0–5
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q	Široki Brijeg	1–3, 2–3
2008–09	UEFA Cup	1Q	Vllaznia Shkodër	1–2, 0–0
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Dinamo Zagreb	3–0, 1–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shakhter Karagandy	1–1, 1–2
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Čelik Nikšić	4–0, 5–0
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Neftchi Baku	0–2, 2–1
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Víkingur Reykjavík	2–2, 1–0
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Hajduk Split	3–2, 1–4

References

↑ "NZS: Klubi" [NZS: Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
1 2 "Zgodovina" (in Slovenian). FC Koper official website. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

External links

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Slovenian PrvaLiga

Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015–16 teams	Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Krka Krško Maribor Olimpija Rudar Velenje Zavrč

Active teams	Aluminij Bela Krajina Dravograd Interblock Jadran Dekani Kočevje Livar Medvode Pohorje Radomlje Rudar Trbovlje Slovan Svoboda Tabor Sežana Triglav Kranj Zagorje Železničar Maribor

Defunct teams	Beltinci Drava Ptuj Izola Korotan Prevalje Ljubljana Mura Mura 05 Nafta Lendava Naklo Olimpija (defunct) Primorje Slavija Vevče Steklar Šmartno

Associated competitions	Slovenian Cup Supercup Second League Third League UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Slovenian Republic League

Seasons (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)	1920 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940

Teams (1920–1941)	I. SSK Maribor Amater Athletik Bratstvo Celje Čakovec Disk Gradjanski Grafika Hermes Hertha Hrastnik Ilirija Jadran Jugoslavija Korotan Kovinar Kranj Mars Merkur Mura Olimp Primorje Ptuj Rapid Reka Rote Elf SK Ljubljana Red Star Slavija Ljubljana Slavija Maribor Slovan Sparta Svoboda Celje Svoboda Ljubljana Svoboda Maribor Šoštanj Železničar Maribor

Seasons (SFR Yugoslavia)	1946 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91

Teams (1946–1991)	Aluminij Branik Maribor Branik Solkan Brežice Domžale Drava Dravinja Elan Elkroj Grafičar Hrastnik Ilirija Izola Jadran Dekani Jesenice Kamnik Kladivar Koper Kovinar Maribor Kovinar Štore Krim Litija Ljubljana Maribor Medvode Mura Nafta Naklo Olimp Olimpija Partizan Žalec Piran Pohorje Postojna Primorje Proletarec Rudar Trbovlje Rudar Velenje Slavija Slivnica Sloga Slovan Steklar Stol Svoboda Tabor Šmartno Triglav Kranj Triglav Ljubljana Vozila Železničar Maribor ŽŠD Celje

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