NK Pomorac
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NK Pomorac is a Croatia
n football club based in Kostrena
, a suburb of Rijeka
, a port city lying on the Adriatic Sea
. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word "pomorac" means "mariner" or "seaman" in English.
Founded in 1912, NK Pomorac is one of the oldest football clubs in Croatia. They currently compete in the 2. HNL, Croatian second division. Pomorac had finished the 2009–10 season
in second place, but they declined promotion as they were unable to gain a licence required to compete in top level.
in 1992 NK Pomorac played in Croatian Third Football League until the 1995-86 season, when it became champion of the Croatian Third Football League and was promoted to the Croatian Second Football League.
In 1995-96 NK Pomorac won the Regional Cup of Croatia and qualified for 1/16 final of Croatian Cup
where it played against one of the greatest Croatian clubs, HNK Hajduk Split
. In the first match in Kostrena HNK Hajduk Split won 2-0 against NK Pomorac, and on the second match in Split, NK Pomorac has played to a tie against the favorite HNK Hajduk Split 1-1. According to Croatian press reports the level of NK Pomorac's play was equal to that of Hajduk Split.
NK Pomorac played on the Croatian Second Football League from 1996-97 to 2000-01, when it was promoted to the Croatian First Football League (1. HNL). It stayed two seasons on the Croatian First Football League: - 2001-02 and 2002-03. Since 2003 NK Pomorac has played in the Croatian Second Football League and hopes to return again to the Croatian First Football League.
The president of NK Pomorac
is Miroslav Uljan who is also the mayor of the town of Kostrena and vice-president of the Croatian Football Federation
.
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
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 Kostrena
Kostrena
Kostrena is a Croatian municipality east of Rijeka on the Kvarner Bay. It is famous for its beaches and a long tradition of seafaring and seamanship. Because of its beautiful rocky beaches and a walkway that goes along the shoreline it is very popular for recreation and sports. A scenic hill walk...
, a suburb of Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, a port city lying on the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word "pomorac" means "mariner" or "seaman" in English.
Founded in 1912, NK Pomorac is one of the oldest football clubs in Croatia. They currently compete in the 2. HNL, Croatian second division. Pomorac had finished the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Druga HNL
The 2009–10 Druga HNL was the 19th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. Istra 1961 were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season....
in second place, but they declined promotion as they were unable to gain a licence required to compete in top level.
History
Since the independence of CroatiaCroatia
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 ...
in 1992 NK Pomorac played in Croatian Third Football League until the 1995-86 season, when it became champion of the Croatian Third Football League and was promoted to the Croatian Second Football League.
In 1995-96 NK Pomorac won the Regional Cup of Croatia and qualified for 1/16 final of Croatian 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...
where it played against one of the greatest Croatian clubs, HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
. In the first match in Kostrena HNK Hajduk Split won 2-0 against NK Pomorac, and on the second match in Split, NK Pomorac has played to a tie against the favorite HNK Hajduk Split 1-1. According to Croatian press reports the level of NK Pomorac's play was equal to that of Hajduk Split.
NK Pomorac played on the Croatian Second Football League from 1996-97 to 2000-01, when it was promoted to the Croatian First Football League (1. HNL). It stayed two seasons on the Croatian First Football League: - 2001-02 and 2002-03. Since 2003 NK Pomorac has played in the Croatian Second Football League and hopes to return again to the Croatian First Football League.
The president of NK Pomorac
NK Pomorac
NK Pomorac is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka, a port city lying on the Adriatic Sea. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word "pomorac" means "mariner" or "seaman" in English.Founded in 1912, NK Pomorac is one...
is Miroslav Uljan who is also the mayor of the town of Kostrena and vice-president of the Croatian Football Federation
Croatian Football Federation
The Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...
.
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... |
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||
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| 1995–96 | R1 | |||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 2. HNL West | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 16 | 69 | 2nd | |||
| 1997–98 | 2. HNL West | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 17 | 62 | 4th | |||
| 1998–99 | 3. HNL West | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 15 | 73 | 1st ↑ | |||
| 1999–2000 | 2. HNL 1999–2000 Druga HNL The 1999–2000 Druga HNL was the 9th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football.The format of the league was unchanged from the 1998–99 season... |
32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 60 | 4th | PR | ||
| 2000–01 | 2. HNL 2000–01 Druga HNL The 2000–01 Druga HNL was the 10th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football. The format of the league was unchanged from the 1999–2000 season... |
34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 30 | 70 | 2nd ↑ | |||
| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 7th | SF 2001–02 Croatian Cup The 2001–02 Croatian Cup was the eleventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, who retained the title beating Varteks in the final.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:-First round:-Second round:... |
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| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 32 | 11th ↓ | QF 2002–03 Croatian Cup The 2002–03 Croatian Cup was the twelfth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, and the cup was won by Hajduk Split.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:-First round:-Second round:-Quarter-finals:... |
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| 2003–04 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 39 | 58 | 2nd | R1 2003–04 Croatian Cup The 2003–04 Croatian Cup was the 13th edition of Croatia's premier association football knockout competition. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, and the cup was eventually won by Dinamo Zagreb on away goals rule after the aggregate score in the final tie was 1–1 against Varteks... |
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| 2004–05 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 7th | R2 2004–05 Croatian Cup The 2004–05 Croatian Cup was the fourteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:The preliminary round was held on 7 September, 2004.-First round:First round was held on 21 and 22 September, 2004.... |
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| 2005–06 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 58 | 3rd | R1 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:... |
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| 2006–07 | 2. HNL 2006–07 Druga HNL The 2006-07 Druga HNL season was the 16th since its establishment. The first placed team were Inter Zaprešić and the last three clubs were relegated to Treća HNL.-Teams competing in 2006-07:*Belišće*Bjelovar*Croatia Sesvete*Čakovec*Hrvatski Dragovoljac... |
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 8th | 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:... |
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| 2007–08 | 2. HNL | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 49 | 4th | R2 | David Dujanić | 7 |
| 2008–09 | 2. HNL | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 32 | 13th | QF | Edi Petrović | 6 |
| 2009–10 | 2. HNL 2009–10 Druga HNL The 2009–10 Druga HNL was the 19th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. Istra 1961 were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season.... |
26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 47 | 2nd | QF 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.... |
Ivor Weitzer | 8 |
| 2010–11 | 2. HNL 2010–11 Druga HNL The 2010–11 Druga HNL was the 20th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. RNK Split were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season... |
30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 56 | 3rd | 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.... |
Tomislav Ivičić, Martin Šaban | 10 |
Key
| 1st | 2nd | ↑ | ↓ |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Relegated Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
- P = Played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- F = Goals for
- A = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Final position
- 1. HNL = Prva HNL
- 2. HNL = Druga HNL
- 3. HNL = Treća HNLTreća HNLThe 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:...
- PR = Preliminary round
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
External links
- Official website
- NK Pomorac at Nogometni magazinNogometni MagazinNogometni 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....