2011–12 NK Varaždin season

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NK Varaždin
2011–12 season
ChairmanZlatko Horvat
(until 29 February 2012)
Boris Solomun
(from 29 February 2012)
ManagerSamir Toplak
(until 29 August 2011)
Tomica Kocijan
(from 30 August 2011
until 15 October 2011)
Branko Janžek
(from 15 October 2011)
Prva HNL16th
Croatian CupSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dominik Glavina (5)
All: Dominik Glavina, Davor Vugrinec (6)

The 2011–12 season was the 80th season in NK Varaždin (1931–2015) history and their twenty-first in the Prva HNL. Their 11th-place finish in the 2010–11 season means it was their 21st successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

This was a season of highs and lows for the club. A year earlier, in mid-2010, the club had lost its sponsor of 52 years, the Varteks clothing factory, and had changed its name from NK Varteks to NK Varaždin. The loss of their main sponsor severely impacted the club's finances. Offsetting this was their success in the first two Qualifying Rounds of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, being knocked out by one goal, on aggregate, in the Third Qualifying Round, played in August 2011. However, as the Prva HNL season progressed, their continued financial difficulties, including missing salary payments to its players, led to it being suspended by the Croatian Football Federation, in spring 2012, for their 23rd and 24th matches. This triggered a Federation rule that led to Varaždin being suspended from the Prva HNL for the remaining matches of the 2011–12 season. Under the rules, the club was immediately relegated to the lowest football level possible of the Croatian football league system, being the seventh-tier Third League of Varaždin County, for the 2012–13 season.

While the club was reinstated to the 3. HNL for the 2103–14 season, its continued financial woes saw the then 74-year-old organisation declare bankruptcy, and cease to exist, at the end of the 2014–15 season.

First-team squad[edit]

As of 6 March 2012

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 Ante Mrmić
2 DF Croatia CRO Ante Režić
3 DF Croatia CRO Matija Katanec
4 DF Croatia CRO Antonio Mamić
5 MF Croatia CRO Luka Jagačić
6 MF Croatia CRO Gordan Golik
7 FW Croatia CRO Matias Zubak
8 MF Slovenia SVN Dejan Komljenović
9 FW Croatia CRO Mario Sačer
10 MF Croatia CRO Dominik Glavina
11 FW Croatia CRO Marko Trojak
12 GK Croatia CRO Marko Sušac
13 MF Croatia CRO Kenan Karađuz
15 DF Croatia CRO Danijel Rašić
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Croatia CRO Jurica Grgec
17 MF Croatia CRO Marko Pajač
18 FW Croatia CRO Ivan Antolek
19 FW Croatia CRO Niko Tokić
20 DF Croatia CRO Mirko Plantić
21 GK Croatia CRO Dean Šafarić
23 DF Croatia CRO Ante Aračić
25 DF Croatia CRO Filip Kurtović
26 DF Croatia CRO Mario Lončar
27 DF Croatia CRO Ivan Conjar
28 MF Croatia CRO Leon Kukec
29 MF Croatia CRO Domagoj Kuran
30 DF Croatia CRO Denis Glavina

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final result First match Last Match
2011–12 Prva HNL 16th 24 July 31 March
2011–12 Croatian Cup First round Second round 20 September 25 October
2011–12 UEFA Europa League QR1 QR3 30 June 4 August

Prva HNL[edit]

Classification[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Rijeka 30 9 11 10 29 29 0 38
13 Lučko (R) 30 6 13 11 29 36 −7 31 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
14 Šibenik (R) 30 6 9 15 27 40 −13 27
15 Karlovac[a] (R) 30 6 7 17 25 53 −28 24
16 Varaždin[b] (D, R) 24 2 3 19 16 52 −36 8 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League[c]
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Karlovac were deducted 1 point after they failed to appear on the match against Rijeka
  2. ^ Varaždin were deducted 1 point after they failed to play the match against Rijeka due to suspension
  3. ^ After Varaždin failed to play two matches due to suspension, according to the competition rulebook they were considered to have withdrawn from the competition and since they have played more than a half of matches in the second part of the season, those matches were considered valid and all further matches were awarded as 3–0 forfeit wins to their opponents. Also according to the rulebook, since Varaždin left the competition after the 24th round, the number of matches they have played will stay at 24 in the league table.[1][2]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 2 3 25 16 70  −54 9 2 1 12 11 34  −23 0 2 13 5 36  −31

Last updated: 12 May 2012.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLLDLLLLLLDLLWLWLLLLDLLLLLLLL
Position161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2012. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Round 18 was played between rounds 22 and 23, on 20–21 March 2012

Matches[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Match Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Varaždin Scorers Report
1 17 Jun A Strmec Bedenica 3–1 Hojski (2), Vuk Sportnet.hr
2 18 Jun H Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 2–2 Vugrinec, Šafarić Sportnet.hr
3 22 Jun A Lučko 3–0 300 Šafarić, Brlečić, F. Škvorc Sportnet.hr
4 25 Jun H Karlovac 4–1 Vugrinec (2), Glavica, F. Škvorc Sportnet.hr
5 3 Jul H Śląsk Wrocław Poland 0–1 Sportnet.hr
6 17 Jul H Middlesbrough England 2–3 2,000 Vugrinec, Trojak Sportnet.hr

Prva HNL[edit]

Round Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Varaždin Scorers Report
1 24 Jul H Lokomotiva 0–2 975 Sportnet.hr
2 31 Jul A Šibenik 0–1 2,000 Sportnet.hr
3 7 Aug H Zadar 1–2 517 Vugrinec Sportnet.hr
4 13 Aug A Rijeka 0–2 3,000 Sportnet.hr
5 20 Aug H Istra 1961 2–2 514 Golubar, Do. Glavina Sportnet.hr
6 26 Aug A NK Zagreb 0–1 500 Sportnet.hr
7 10 Sep H RNK Split 1–2 1,000 Tokić Sportnet.hr
8 17 Sep A Dinamo Zagreb 0–7 5,500 Sportnet.hr
9 24 Sep H Cibalia 0–1 486 Sportnet.hr
10 1 Oct A Slaven Belupo 0–1 1257 Sportnet.hr
11 15 Oct H Karlovac 0–1 312 Sportnet.hr
12 22 Oct A Osijek 2–2 500 Golubar, Antolek Sportnet.hr
13 29 Oct H Lučko 0–2 500 Sportnet.hr
14 5 Nov A Hajduk Split 0–3 5,000 Sportnet.hr
15 19 Nov H Inter Zaprešić 3–2 300 Tokić, Golubar, Do. Glavina Sportnet.hr
16 25 Nov A Lokomotiva 0–1 110 Sportnet.hr
17 3 Dec H Šibenik 2–1 500 Vugrinec, Sačer Sportnet.hr
19 24 Feb H Rijeka 0 – 3* Sportnet.hr
20 3 Mar A Istra 1961 1–2 1,200 Do. Glavina Sportnet.hr
21 10 Mar H NK Zagreb 2–3 500 Do. Glavina, Brlenić Sportnet.hr
22 17 Mar A RNK Split 2–2 400 Do. Glavina, Antolek Sportnet.hr
18 21 Mar A Zadar 0–2 1,000 Sportnet.hr
23 24 Mar H Dinamo Zagreb 0–4 2,500 Sportnet.hr
24 31 Mar A Cibalia 0 – 3*
25 7 Apr H Slaven Belupo 0 – 3
26 14 Apr A Karlovac 0 – 3
27 21 Apr H Osijek 0 – 3
28 28 Apr A Lučko 0 – 3
29 5 May H Hajduk Split 0 – 3
30 12 May A Inter Zaprešić 0 – 3

* Varaždin was suspended and thus unable to play the match so the game was awarded 3–0

After failing to play two matches in Prva HNL, Varaždin was expelled and all their remaining matches were awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to opponents

Europa League[edit]

Round Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Varaždin Scorers Report
QR1 30 Jun H Lusitanos Andorra 5–1 2,000 Šafarić (2), Glavica, Do. Glavina, Vugrinec Sportnet.hr
QR1 7 Jul A Andorra Lusitanos Andorra 1–0 400 Brlečić Sportnet.hr
QR2 14 Jul A Moldova Iskra-Stal Moldova 1–1 1,000 Tkalčić Sportnet.hr
QR2 21 Jul H Iskra-Stal Moldova 3–1 3,000 Vugrinec (2), Glavica Sportnet.hr
QR3 28 Jul A Romania Dinamo București Romania 2–2 4,000 Sačer, Vugrinec Sportnet.hr
QR3 4 Aug H Dinamo București Romania 1–2 4,793 Golubar Sportnet.hr

Croatian Cup[edit]

Round Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Varaždin Scorers Report
R1 20 Sep A Podravac Virje 0–0 (4–2 p) 300 Sportnet.hr
R2 25 Oct H Istra 1961 0–1 (a.e.t.) 500 Sportnet.hr

Player seasonal records[edit]

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 24 March 2012.

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Croatia Dominik Glavina 5 1 6
Croatia Davor Vugrinec 2 4 6
3 Croatia Josip Golubar 3 1 4
4 Croatia Ivan Antolek 2 2
Croatia Dejan Glavica 2 2
Croatia Mario Sačer 1 1 2
Croatia Nikola Šafarić 2 2
Croatia Niko Tokić 2 2
9 Croatia Luka Brlenić 1 1
Croatia Mario Brlečić 1 1
Croatia Nikola Tkalčić 1 1
TOTALS 16 13 29

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Number Position Name 1. HNL Europa League Croatian Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Brazil Jhonnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Croatia Goran Barišić 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
5 MF Croatia Luka Jagačić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF Croatia Mario Brlečić 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Croatia Gordan Golik 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 FW Croatia Danko Cerovečki 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Croatia Mario Sačer 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 1
10 FW Croatia Dominik Glavina 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Croatia Nikola Šafarić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
12 GK Croatia Denis Krklec 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Croatia Marko Pajač 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
14 DF Croatia Karlo Šimek 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
15 MF Croatia Danijel Rašić 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 DF Croatia Nikola Tkalčić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Croatia Jurica Grgec 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 DF Croatia Adam Sušac 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
20 MF Croatia Josip Golubar 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
21 GK Croatia Saša Dreven 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Croatia Mario Lončar 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
27 DF Croatia Ivan Conjar 4 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
30 DF Croatia Denis Glavina 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Croatia Davor Vugrinec 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 42 2 9 2 4 1 55 5

Sources: Prva-HNL.hr, UEFA.com

Appearances and goals[edit]

Number Position Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Total 1. HNL Europa League Croatian Cup
1 GK Croatia Ante Mrmić 5 0 4+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF Brazil Jhonnes 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Croatia Matija Katanec 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Croatia Antonio Mamić 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Croatia Goran Barišić 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 MF Croatia Luka Jagačić 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Croatia Mario Brlečić 8 1 3+0 0 5+0 1 0+0 0
6 DF Croatia Gordan Golik 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Croatia Roberto Punčec 3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Croatia Matias Zubak 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Croatia Adnan Aganović 8 0 3+0 0 4+1 0 0+0 0
8 FW Croatia Danko Cerovečki 17 0 5+10 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Croatia Luka Brlenić 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Croatia Dejan Glavica 6 2 2+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0
9 FW Croatia Mario Sačer 25 2 14+6 1 4+0 1 1+0 0
10 FW Croatia Dominik Glavina 28 6 18+2 5 6+0 1 2+0 0
10 MF Croatia Nikola Šafarić 6 2 3+0 0 3+0 2 0+0 0
11 MF Croatia Marko Trojak 8 0 3+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
12 GK Croatia Marko Sušac 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Croatia Denis Krklec 13 0 7+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF Croatia Marko Pajač 12 0 4+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
14 DF Croatia Karlo Šimek 23 0 15+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
15 MF Croatia Danijel Rašić 16 0 13+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Croatia Nikola Tkalčić 9 1 3+0 0 6+0 1 0+0 0
16 MF Croatia Jurica Grgec 20 0 11+2 0 1+4 0 2+0 0
18 FW Croatia Ivan Antolek 10 2 3+6 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 DF Croatia Adam Sušac 10 0 3+2 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Croatia Niko Tokić 17 2 10+5 2 0+0 0 1+1 0
20 MF Croatia Mirko Plantić 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Croatia Josip Golubar 19 4 13+0 3 2+2 1 2+0 0
21 GK Croatia Dean Šafarić 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK Croatia Saša Dreven 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
23 DF Croatia Ante Aračić 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Croatia Nikola Antolić 6 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
25 FW Croatia Denis Kaniški 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Croatia Mario Lončar 18 0 12+4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
27 DF Croatia Ivan Conjar 27 0 17+3 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
29 DF Croatia Alen Gluhak 12 0 6+1 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
30 DF Croatia Denis Glavina 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Croatia Davor Vugrinec 22 6 14+2 2 5+0 4 1+0 0
N/A MF Slovenia Dejan Komljenović 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Sources: Prva-HNL.hr, UEFA.com

References[edit]

  1. ^ Strahija, Ivana (1 April 2012). "Varaždin iznevjerili svi". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ Strahija, Ivana (23 April 2012). "Proljetno pospremanje u HNS-u". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 May 2012.