NK Karlovac is a Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n football club based in the town of Karlovac

Karlovac

Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...

. They play in the Prva HNL, the country's top division, having been promoted to top level at the end of the 2008–09 season. Karlovac play their home matches at the 12,000-capacity Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek is a football stadium in Karlovac, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for the NK Karlovac football club. The stadium was built in 1975 and has a capacity of 12,000 seats. Following NK Karlovac's promotion to Prva HNL the stadium underwent renovations in order to meet...

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History

Traditionally lower-level minnows, the club's most successful period in the Yugoslav football league system was in the 1970s when they competed in the Second Yugoslav League. After the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of the Croatian football league system

Croatian football league system

The Croatian football league system is a series of connected leagues for club football in Croatia. This system has hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.-Present System:...

 in 1992 Karlovac spent most of the time playing in Druga HNL and Treća HNL

Treća HNL

The Croatian Third Football League is the third tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian Football Federation.-Subdivisions:...

, second and third levels. Led by manager Igor Pamić

Igor Pamic

Igor Pamić is a former Croatian football striker who is now a coach.He was born in the village of Žminj in Istria and started his professional career at the club Istra Pula in early 1992. He left the club after two seasons for Dinamo Zagreb, where he spent another two seasons before moving to...

, Karlovac won consecutive promotions in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, which saw them join the top level for the first time in their history.

Originally founded in 1919 as NK Borac, they changed their name in 1920 to NŠK Karlovac. This lasted until 1941 when they merged with several local sides to form ŠK Velebit. Following World War II

World War II

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 Velebit was disbanded and re-established as FD Udarnik, which was then renamed in 1948 SD Slavija before adoptng their current name NK Karlovac in 1954.

Former names

• Borac (1919–1920)
• NŠK Karlovac (1920–1941)
• HŠK Velebit (1941–1945)
• Udarnik (1945–1948)
• Slavija (1948–1954)
• Karlovac (1954–1958)
• KSD (1958–1960)
• Karlovac (1960–present)

Current squad

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup Croatian Cup The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...	European competitions		Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Player	Goals
2005–06	2. HNL	32	4	6	22	21	70	18	12th	DNQ 2005–06 Croatian Cup The 2005–06 Croatian Cup was the fifteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 31 August, 2005.-First round:Matches played on 21 September, 2005.-Second round:...			Saša Kajkut	5
2006–07 2006–07 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2006–07 football season in Croatia, which was the 16th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatian First Division:-Croatian Second Division:...	3. HNL	34	13	7	14	46	49	46	12th	R1 2006–07 Croatian Cup The 2006–07 Croatian Cup was the sixteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 30 August, 2006.-First round:Matches played on 20 September, 2006.-Second round:...			Ivan Trbušić	12
2007–08 2007–08 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2007–08 association football season in Croatia, which is the 17th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatian First Division:-Croatian Second Division:...	3. HNL	34	28	3	3	96	20	87	1st	DNQ			Mario Rac	30
2008–09 2008–09 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2008–09 football season in Croatia, which was the 18th season of competitive football in the country.-Friendly matches:-----World Cup qualifiers:...	2. HNL	30	18	5	7	50	24	59	2nd	R2			Ivan Lišnić	10
2009–10 2009–10 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2009–10 football season in Croatia, which is the 19th season of competitive football in the country.-Friendly matches:-2010 World Cup qualifiers:-Druga HNL:...	1. HNL 2009–10 Prva HNL The 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...	30	12	11	7	32	23	47	6th	R2 2009–10 Croatian Cup The 2009–10 Croatian Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb since they won the previous year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate....			Enes Novinić Enes Novinić Enes Novinić is a Croatian footballer who plays as a forward.A product of Prva HNL side Varteks youth academy, Novinić was promoted to their first team squad in July 2003... Zvonko Pamić Zvonko Pamić Zvonko Pamić is a Croatian professional footballer currently playing for MSV Duisburg on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-Career:...	5
2010–11 2010–11 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2010–11 football season in Croatia, which was the 20th season of competitive football in the country.-Croatia:-Croatia U21:-Croatia U19:-Croatia U17:-Druga HNL:...	1. HNL 2010–11 Prva HNL The 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011...	30	11	8	11	25	27	41	6th	R2 2010–11 Croatian Cup The 2010–11 Croatian Cup is the twentieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Šibenik in the final....			Karlo Primorac Karlo Primorac Karlo Primorac is a Croatian footballer who plays as a forward, currently with NK Istra 1961 in the Croatian Prva HNL....	5

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;

External links

• Karlovac profile at UEFA.com
• Karlovac profile at Sportnet.hr
  Sportnet.hr
  Sportnet.hr is a Croatian sports news website.It was launched in 2000 and covers sports news from both Croatia and the rest of the world. It is considered the largest and most detailed sports news website on the Croatian internet, primarily covering the country's most popular sports such as...
  
   
• Karlovac profile at Nogometni magazin
  Nogometni Magazin
  Nogometni Magazin is a news organization that focusses on Croatian football news. It was launched in March of 2002. The site's editor-in-chief is Vladimir Benić and it is based out of Zagreb....