HŠK Posušje

HŠK Posušje

Full name	Hrvatski športski klub Posušje
Founded	1 July 1950
Ground	Mokri Dolac Stadium, Posušje
Capacity	8,000
Manager	Stipe Balajić
League	Premier League BH
2020–21	First League of FBiH, 1st (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

HŠK Posušje is a professional association football club based in Posušje that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is best known for winning the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia in 1999 and 2000, the top flight ethnic Croatian league in Bosnia at the time.

Currently, Posušje competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays its home matches at the Mokri Dolac Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,000 seats. The club played in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina until the 2020–21 First League of FBiH season, after which it gained promotion to the Bosnian Premier League.^[1]

Previously, Posušje won the southern group of the Second League of FBiH in the 2017–18 season, going 12 rounds undefeated to start the season.^[2] However, the club did not gain promotion after losing to Goražde in the play-offs.^[3]

Previous names of the club have included NK Zidar (from 1950) and NK Boksit (from 1963), with the current name being adopted in the early 1990s. Posušje's fans are now known as the Poskoci (Horned Vipers), but were previously known as Torcida. The stadium's name, "Mokri Dolac", means 'Wet Valley'.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

League[]

• First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Winners (1): 2020–21

• Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Winners (2): 2017–18 (south), 2019–20 (south)

• First League of Herzeg-Bosnia:
  • Winners (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000

Cups[]

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup:
  • Semi-finalists (2): 2000–01, 2007–08

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 1 August 2021

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  BIH Boris Baćak 2 MF  CRO Juraj Ljubić 5 DF  BIH Riad Šuta 6 DF  BIH Josip Barišić 7 DF  BIH Tomislav Barišić 8 MF  BIH Marin Vranjić 9 MF  BIH Luka Begić 10 MF  BIH Jure Glavina 11 FW  BIH Ivan Bešlić 12 GK  BIH Marko Galić 13 MF  BIH Davor Landeka (Captain) 15 MF  BIH Nikola Leko 16 FW  BIH Filip Nenadić

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  BIH Dominik Begić 18 DF  BIH Dario Krišto 19 MF  BIH Mateo Božić 21 DF  BIH Ante-Dario Stipić 23 FW  BIH Petar Milićević 25 MF  CRO Silvio Ilinković 27 FW  CRO Mateo Verunica 29 MF  CRO Josip Serdarušić 30 DF  BIH Slavko Brekalo 33 FW  BIH Dario Blagojević 35 DF  CRO Luka Lučić 40 MF  CRO Tino Blaž Lauš 97 MF  BIH Zvonimir Vukoja

Managerial history[]

• Albert Pobor
• Stjepan Čordaš
• Stanko Mršić (1999)
• Vjeran Simunić (2000)
• Ivica Kalinić (2000–2001)
• Mario Ćutuk (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2004)
• Dragan Jović (September 4, 2006 – October 7, 2007)
• Ivan Katalinić (June 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008)
• Boris Gavran (June 24, 2008 – March 10, 2009)
• Darko Dražić (March 19, 2009 – May 11, 2009)
• Mario Knezović (June 1, 2015 – September 21, 2015)
• Damir Ramljak (October 14, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
• Leo Slišković (February 4, 2016 – June 1, 2020)
• Denis Ćorić (June 12, 2020 – September 12, 2021)
• Stipe Balajić (September 16, 2021 – present)

References[]

External links[]

• NK Posusje Official Fan Website (in Croatian)