NK Zadar

Zadar

Full name	Nogometni klub Zadar
Founded	26 April 1945 (as FD Zadar)
Ground	Stadion Stanovi (Capacity: 5,860)
Chairman	Branko Katić
Manager	Dalibor Zebić
League	Prva HNL
2010–11	Prva HNL, 10th
Home colours Away colours

NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast. The club was founded in 1945.

Josip Skoblar, Đovani Roso, Dado Pršo and Luka Modrić, are among their most notable former players.

NK Zadar's home stadium is the Stanovi stadium with a capacity of 5,860. The club's supporters are known as the Tornado Zadar. The club's crest features the city's landmark St. Donatus' Church, built in the 9th century.

The club was promoted to Prva HNL on 30 May 2007 after beating NK Pula in the promotion playoff, 6-2 on aggregate.

Current squad

As of 27 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 Tomislav Gluić 2 MF Josip Bilaver 3 MF Ivan Anton Vasilj 4 DF Matej Jonjić (on loan from Hajduk Split) 5 MF Perica Šare 6 DF Ivan Fuštar 8 MF Jakov Surać (captain) 9 DF Igor Prahić 10 MF Luka Begonja 11 FW Hrvoje Tokić (on loan from Hajduk Split) 12 GK Luka Borgelott 13 MF Ivan Tokić

No. Position Player 14 MF Ivan Ćurjurić 15 MF Jure Jerbić 16 DF Mario Bilen 17 MF Igor Banović 18 MF Šime Gržan 21 DF Mihael Kovačević 22 MF Antonio Mršić 24 MF Marko Rašo 26 MF Josip Ivančić 33 GK Antonio Ježina 36 DF Marin Con

Seasons

Season	League									Cup	Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos		Player	Goals
1992	1. HNL	22	4	5	13	20	49	13	10th		Mate Šestan	6
1992–93	1. HNL	30	9	7	14	30	48	25	12th	SF	Giovanni Rosso	9
1993–94	1. HNL	34	8	17	9	24	36	33	11th	R2	Josip Butić, Anđelko Kvesić	5
1994–95	1. HNL	30	7	10	13	33	47	31	13th ↓	R2	Hari Vukas	6
1995–96	1. B HNL	30	16	7	7	46	30	55	2nd ↑	R1	Zoran Vujčić	8
1996–97	1. A HNL	30	11	7	12	39	45	40	10th	R1	Saša Bjelanović, Joško Španjić	6
1997–98	1. HNL	32	10	5	17	36	50	35	6th	R2	Jakov Surać	8
1998–99	1. HNL	32	9	7	16	40	54	34	11th ↓	R2	Jakša Krstulović	10
1999–2000	2. HNL	32	19	5	8	47	25	62	3rd	R1	Miroslav Vukić	14
2000–01	2. HNL	34	18	7	9	40	30	61	4th ↑	R2
2001–02	1. HNL	30	9	9	12	43	47	36	9th	R2	Zoran Zekić	14
2002–03	1. HNL	32	9	6	17	36	71	33	10th	R2	Dragan Blatnjak	8
2003–04	1. HNL	32	7	11	14	46	71	32	6th	R2	Mate Brajković	12
2004–05	1. HNL	32	10	2	20	36	70	32	12th ↓	R1	Leonardo Barnjak	11
2005–06	2. HNL South	32	15	6	11	52	34	51	7th	R1	Želimir Terkeš	11
2006–07	2. HNL	30	20	5	5	55	25	65	2nd ↑	R1	Goran Burčul	10
2007–08	1. HNL	33	11	7	15	49	61	40	9th	R1	Želimir Terkeš	21
2008–09	1. HNL	33	7	8	18	28	49	29	11th	R2	Želimir Terkeš	7
2009–10	1. HNL	30	9	7	14	27	41	34	12th		Antonio Mršić, Ivan Santini	6
2010–11	1. HNL	30	11	5	14	31	34	38	10th		Ivan Santini	10

Key

1st	2nd	↑	↓
Champions	Runners-up	Promoted	Relegated

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

• PR = Preliminary round
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Notable players

• Josip Begonja
• Saša Bjelanović
• Marijan Buljat
• Hrvoje Ćustić
• Mirko Grabovac
• Luka Modrić
• Dado Pršo
• Giovanni Rosso
• Ivan Santini
• Josip Skoblar
• Zvonimir Soldo
• Danijel Subašić
• Jakov Surać

External links

• Official website (Croatian)
• NK Zadar at uefa.com