NK Varaždin (2012)

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This article is about the football club established in 2012. For the dissolved club, see NK Varaždin (1931–2015).

NK Varaždin
NK Varazdin (2012).svg
Full nameNogometni klub Varaždin
Short nameVAR
Founded1 July 2012; 9 years ago (2012-07-01)
GroundStadion Varteks
Capacity10,800
PresidentDražen Vitez
Head coachMario Kovačević
LeagueDruga HNL
2020–21Prva HNL, 10th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as NK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, is a professional Croatian football club, based in the town of Varaždin. It currently competes in the Croatian Second Football League.

History[]

The club was founded as FC Varaždin Football School (Croatian: NK Varaždin Škola Nogometa, Varaždin ŠN) as a phoenix club of NK Varaždin (1931–2015) in 2012 after the latter's suspension; the club 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 finally declared bankruptcy and dissolved in 2015 making the name NK Varaždin available once again.[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. They ultimately finished 8th overall. They were relegated the following season.

Seasons[]

Season League Cup European competitions Top scorer
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 		6
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Oliver Zelenika
2 DF Croatia CRO Ivor Horvat
4 MF Croatia CRO Jurica Grgec
5 MF Croatia CRO Stjepan Igrec
6 MF Croatia CRO Tonio Teklić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
7 FW Venezuela VEN Andris Herrera
8 MF Croatia CRO Igor Postonjski
— MF Croatia CRO Karlo Lusavec
10 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Posavec
11 FW Croatia CRO Michele Šego (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
12 GK Croatia CRO Matija Kovačić
13 MF Croatia CRO Leonard Vuk
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Croatia CRO Filip Mekić
17 MF Croatia CRO Mateo Topic
18 MF Croatia CRO Matija Kolarić
22 FW Croatia CRO Noa Vugrinec
— MF Croatia CRO Leon Belcar
24 DF Croatia CRO Marko Stolnik
30 MF Croatia CRO Matej Senić
32 DF Albania ALB Jorgo Pëllumbi
44 DF Croatia CRO Jakov Karabatic
55 DF Croatia CRO Hrvoje Crncec
78 MF North Macedonia MKD Agon Elezi
99 GK Croatia CRO Karlo Sentić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)

On loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Croatia CRO Dejan Glavica (on loan at NK Polet SMnM until 30 June 2021)

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
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