NK Karlovac is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. 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.
[edit] 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 Yugoslav Second League. After the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of the Croatian football league system in 1992 Karlovac spent most of the time playing in Druga HNL and Treća HNL, second and third levels. Led by manager Igor Pamić, 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 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Current squad
- As of 25 February 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Ante Knežević |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Igor Konta |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Tihomir Jelavić |
| 4 |
|
MF |
Antonio Rukavina |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Denis Ljubović |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Ante Anić |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Matija Mišić |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Josip Krznarić |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Vedran Gerc |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Deni Bektaši |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Matija Štefančić (captain) |
| 12 |
|
GK |
Lovre Kalinić (on loan from Hajduk Split) |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Nedeljko Amić |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Stjepan Babić |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Karlo Šimek |
| 16 |
 |
MF |
Célio Junior |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Igor Blažinčić |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Mihael Sopčić |
| 19 |
|
FW |
Matej Jelić |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Antonio Turkalj |
| 21 |
|
FW |
Marin Vrnoga |
| 22 |
|
DF |
Goran Pišković |
| 23 |
|
GK |
Dario Pauli |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Patrik Poljak |
| 25 |
|
DF |
Leon Leuštek |
| 26 |
|
DF |
Blaž Pažin |
| 27 |
|
MF |
Hrvoje Bubalo |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Marin Kurtin |
|
[edit] Recent seasons
| Season |
League |
Cup |
Top goalscorer |
| Division |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Pos |
Player |
Goals |
| 1992 |
2. HNL ZG |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
8 |
5th |
|
|
|
| 1992–93 |
2. HNL North |
30 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
41 |
69 |
22 |
14th |
|
|
|
| 1993–94 |
2. HNL North |
30 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
34 |
46 |
26 |
10th |
|
|
|
| 1994–95 |
2. HNL West |
36 |
13 |
8 |
15 |
59 |
35 |
47 |
12th |
R1 |
|
|
| 1995–96 |
2. HNL West |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
25 |
52 |
35 |
14th |
R1 |
|
|
| 1996–97 |
2. HNL Centre |
30 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
56 |
32 |
58 |
3rd |
|
|
|
| 1997–98 |
2. HNL Centre |
30 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
36 |
59 |
27 |
12th |
|
|
|
| 1998–99 |
3. HNL Centre |
30 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
53 |
40 |
48 |
5th |
|
|
|
| 1999–2000 |
3. HNL Centre |
28 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
50 |
17 |
58 |
2nd |
|
|
|
| 2000–01 |
3. HNL Centre |
30 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
43 |
43 |
38 |
11th |
R1 |
|
|
| 2001–02 |
3. HNL Centre |
30 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
53 |
34 |
47 |
7th |
|
|
|
| 2002–03 |
3. HNL Centre |
30 |
17 |
4 |
9 |
49 |
36 |
55 |
2nd |
|
|
|
| 2003–04 |
3. HNL Centre |
30 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
50 |
45 |
47 |
6th |
PR |
|
|
| 2004–05 |
3. HNL Centre |
32 |
19 |
5 |
8 |
73 |
37 |
62 |
1st ↑ |
R1 |
|
|
| 2005–06 |
2. HNL South |
32 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
21 |
70 |
18 |
12th ↓ |
|
Saša Kajkut |
5 |
| 2006–07 |
3. HNL West |
34 |
13 |
7 |
14 |
46 |
49 |
46 |
12th |
R1 |
Ivan Trbušić |
12 |
| 2007–08 |
3. HNL West |
34 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
96 |
20 |
87 |
1st ↑ |
|
Mario Rac |
30 |
| 2008–09 |
2. HNL |
30 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
50 |
24 |
59 |
2nd ↑ |
R2 |
Ivan Lišnić |
10 |
| 2009–10 |
1. HNL |
30 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
32 |
23 |
47 |
6th |
R2 |
Enes Novinić, Zvonko Pamić |
5 |
| 2010–11 |
1. HNL |
30 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
25 |
27 |
41 |
6th |
R2 |
Karlo Primorac |
5 |
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
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- PR = Preliminary round
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
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[edit] Managers
- Igor Pamić (2007–2011)
- Srećko Lušić (Mar 2011–Sept 2011)
- Damir Petravić (Sep 2011–Dec 2011)
- Krešimir Ganjto (Jan 2012-Mar 2012)
[edit] External links
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| 2011–12 teams |
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| Former teams |
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| Statistics and awards |
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| Associated competitions |
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| Seasons |
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