NK Varaždin (2012)
Nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as Varaždin, is a professional Croatian football club, based in the town of Varaždin. It currently competes in the Croatian Second Football League.
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Varaždin | ||
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| Short name | VAR | ||
| Founded | 1 July 2012 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Varteks | ||
| Capacity | 10,800 | ||
| President | Dražen Vitez | ||
| Head coach | Mario Kovačević | ||
| League | Druga HNL | ||
| 2020–21 | Prva HNL, 10th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
Varaždin ŠN was established by the management of NK Varaždin (1931–2015) in 2012. after the suspension of its predecessor, a club which was suspended during the second part of the 2011–12 Prva Liga season, due to a high financial debt. Legally, the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the Croatian Football Federation, but the 2012. club is a continuation of the older club, which did return to competition in 2013, overlapping with the life of Varaždin ŠN. However, the older club declared bankruptcy in 2015, and changed its name to VŠNK Varaždin. That allow the follower club Varaždin ŠN to change its own name to the newly available NK Varaždin.[1]
After steadily progressing through the levels of the Croatian football league system, NK Varaždin competed in the Prva Liga for the first time in the 2019–20 season, a league that predecessor NK Varaždin had competed in for 21 seasons.
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 24 | 45 | 3rd | DNQ | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 46 | 3rd ↑[1] | DNQ | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1. ŽNL Varaždin County | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 68 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 11th | DNQ | ||||
| 2016–17 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 60 | 2nd ↑[2] | R1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 32 | 61 | 2nd | R1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 1st ↑ | R2 | Leon Benko | 22 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 36 | 8th | R2 | Domagoj Drožđek, Dejan Glavica |
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| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 61 | 28 | 10th ↓ | R2 | Jorge Obregón | 7 | ||
- Key
- League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position
- Cup / Europe: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; Group = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
Notes
- 1. a : Although NK Varaždin finished 3rd in the 2013–14 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East, it appears that teams above them did not apply for promotion, so Varaždin gained promotion to 1. ŽNL
- 2. b : Although NK Međimurje finished top of the 2016–17 3. HNL East, they did not apply for promotion, so runners-up NK Varaždin gained promotion to 2. HNL
Current squad
- As of 24 June 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
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References
- "Promjenom imena do kluba neopterećenog s dugovima" [Bankrupt club changes its name to avoid its debts] (in Croatian). Regionalni tjednik. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.