NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Summary

Nogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac (English: Football Club Hrvatski dragovoljac), commonly referred to as NK Hrvatski dragovoljac or simply Hrvatski dragovoljac, is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors" (Croatian: Crni ratnici). The club's home ground is Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, which has a capacity of 5,000.

Hrvatski dragovoljac
Full nameNogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac
Nickname(s)Crni (The Blacks)
Founded1975; 45 years ago (as NK Trnsko '75)
GroundStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić
Capacity5,000
5,350
ChairmanMarinko Perić
ManagerKrešimir Sunara
LeagueFirst League (II)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

The club was founded in 1975 as NK Trnsko 75, with its name being changed to ONK Novi Zagreb in 1976 and NK Novi Zagreb in 1990.

When the Croatian War of Independence began in 1991, many of the club's members volunteered to fight. In honour of those who fought and those who lost their lives in the war, the club was renamed Hrvatski Dragovoljac (Croatian Volunteer) when they resumed play in 1994. They also adopted a new logo incorporating black as the team's colour.

In 1995, the club won promotion to the former Croatian First B-League, where they finished first and qualified for the championship play-off of the Prva HNL in 1996, finishing fifth in the end. In 1997, the club reached the third place in the Prva HNL and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, a success they repeated in the following two seasons with fourth and fifth-place finishes.

Name changes edit

  • NK Trnsko '75 (1975–1976)
  • ONK Novi Zagreb (1976–1990)
  • NK Novi Zagreb (1990–1994)
  • NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (1994–present)

Honours edit

Recent seasons edit

Season League Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
1992–93 RNL NSZR 1st ↑
1993–94 3. HNL Centre 30 15 9 6 56 28 39 4th ↑
1994–95 2. HNL West 36 30 5 1 83 12 95 1st ↑
1995–96 1. HNL 28 14 5 9 38 34 47 5th R1 Predrag Jurić 13
1996–97 1. A HNL 30 13 10 7 51 37 49 3rd SF Dragan Vukoja 19
1997–98 1. HNL 32 14 8 10 38 30 50 4th UEFA Intertoto Cup GS Mario Bazina 12
1998–99 1. HNL 32 8 8 16 27 42 32 5th R2 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Mario Bazina 7
1999–2000 1. HNL 33 8 9 16 36 58 33 10th R2 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Vlatko Đolonga 10
2000–01 1. HNL 32 8 9 15 35 57 33 11th QF Marin Lalić 7
2001–02 1. HNL 30 9 7 14 34 45 34 13th ↓ R2 Marin Lalić 13
2002–03 2. HNL South 32 10 4 18 44 63 34 6th R1
2003–04 2. HNL South 32 11 9 12 36 35 42 8th R1
2004–05 2. HNL South 32 17 8 7 62 39 59 2nd R1 Srđan Lakić 24
2005–06 2. HNL South 32 13 9 10 48 39 48 8th R2 Edo Flego 9
2006–07 2. HNL 30 18 4 8 60 25 58 4th R2 Ivan Lišnić 13
2007–08 2. HNL 30 19 7 4 60 28 64 2nd Mladen Križanović 11
2008–09 2. HNL 30 13 10 7 38 36 49 6th R2 Niko Tokić, Danijel Zlatar 5
2009–10 2. HNL 26 11 9 6 33 21 42 3rd ↑ PR Ivan Begović 6
2010–11 1. HNL 30 5 8 17 24 55 33 16th ↓ R1 Velimir Švarić 4
2011–12 2. HNL 28 10 10 8 36 37 40 8th R1 Ivan Božić, Velimir Švarić 9
2012–13 2. HNL 30 16 5 9 39 25 53 1st ↑ Josip Marošević 9
2013–14 1. HNL 36 7 9 20 41 61 30 10th ↓ Stipe Bačelić-Grgić 10
2014–15 2. HNL 30 8 9 13 30 42 33 10th Vice Kendeš 5
2015–16 2. HNL 33 11 7 15 29 39 40 10th Vice Kendeš, Niko Tokić 6
2016–17 2. HNL 33 9 9 15 30 39 36 10th Valentino Majstorović 5
2017–18 2. HNL 33 8 10 15 37 48 34 11th Valentino Majstorović 11
2018–19 2. HNL 26 7 6 13 23 29 27 12th Valentino Majstorović 7
2019–20 2. HNL 19 7 5 7 21 26 26 9th Vinko Petković 7
2020–21 2. HNL 34 16 11 7 49 39 59 1st ↑ Valentino Majstorović 7
2021–22 1. HNL 36 4 7 25 31 75 19 10th ↓ Valentino Majstorović 6
2022–23 1.NL 33 4 10 19 32 59 22 12th ↓ Toni Vinogradac 7

Key edit

1st 2nd
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 23 April 2023[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CRO Mario Marić (captain)
2 DF   CRO Bartul Markovina
3 DF   SRB Adnan Islamović
4 MF   CRO Luka Išlić (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
5 DF   CRO Fran Kobetić
6 MF   SRB Vanja Marković
9 FW   CRO Toni Vinogradac
12 GK   CRO Jan Paolo Debijađi
13 FW   GHA Seth Amoateng
15 DF   CRO Kristijan Čabrajić (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
16 DF   CHN Luo Hanbowen
17 FW   CRO Ivan Lendrić
18 DF   CRO Uwem Alexander (on loan from Osijek)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   CRO Josip Filipović
20 DF   CRO Ivan Žutić
21 MF   BRA Marcello Pistelli
22 DF   CRO Dominik Braun (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
23 MF   CRO Filip Pobi
24 FW   CRO Bruno Zdunić (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
26 MF   CRO Mihovil Šutalo
27 DF   BIH Ivan Marić
28 FW   CRO Mario Veljača (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb)
29 MF   CRO Branimir Ćavar
30 MF   CRO Ive Bilić
35 MF   CRO Antonio Perić
97 GK   CRO Antonio Tuta

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   CRO Stipe Vulikić (at Perugia until 30 June 2023)

European record edit

Summary edit

Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 4 0 4 10 13 1999
Total 8 4 0 4 10 13

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 September 2010
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season edit

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1997–98 Intertoto Cup Group
2
  Bastia 0–1  –  –
  Silkeborg  – 0–5  –
  Ebbw Vale 4–0  –  –
  GAK  – 3–1  –
1998–99 Intertoto Cup R1   Lyngby Boldklub 1–4 1–0 2–4
1999–2000 Intertoto Cup R1   Newry City F.C. 1–0 0–2 1–2

Player records edit

Notable coaches edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Momčad" [Team] (in Croatian). NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hrvatski Dragovoljac profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Croatian) (archived 27 September 2013)
  • Hrvatski Dragovoljac at Nogometni magazin (in Croatian)