NK Varaždin (2012)
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Varaždin | ||
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| Short name | VAR | ||
| Founded | 1 July 2012 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Varteks | ||
| Capacity | 10,800 | ||
| Chairman | Stjepan Cvek | ||
| Manager | Zoran Kastel | ||
| League | Prva HNL | ||
| 2019–20 | Prva HNL, 8th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as Varaždin, is a professional Croatian football club, based in the town of Varaždin. It currently competes in the Croatian First Football League.
History
Varaždin ŠN was established in 2012 after the suspension of a different NK Varaždin (1931–2015), a club which was suspended during the second part of the 2011–12 Prva Liga season, due to a high financial debt. Legally, the two clubs' track records and honours are kept separate by the Croatian Football Federation, as the 2012 club is not a continuation of the older club, which did return to competition in 2013, overlapping with the life of Varaždin ŠN. However, the older club declared bankruptcy in 2015, and changed its name to VŠNK Varaždin in an attempt to restart debt-free; the gambit failed, but did allow the young Varaždin ŠN to change its own name to the newly available NK Varaždin.[1]
After steadily progressing through the levels of the Croatian football league system, NK Varaždin competed in the Prva Liga for the first time in the 2019–20 season, a league that the "other" NK Varaždin had competed in for 21 seasons.
Northern Derby
During seasons when they are both in the same league (generally 3. HNL or 2. HNL), Varaždin have contested the Northern Derby with NK Međimurje.[2]
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 24 | 45 | 3rd | DNQ | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 24 | 46 | 3rd ↑[1] | DNQ | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1. ŽNL Varaždin County | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 68 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 34 | 11th | DNQ | ||||
| 2016–17 | 3. HNL East | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 60 | 2nd ↑[2] | R1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 32 | 61 | 2nd | R1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 1st ↑ | R2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 36 | 8th | R2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | -- | ||||||||||||
- 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
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
Notes
- 1. a : Although NK Varaždin finished 3rd in the 2013–14 2. ŽNL Varaždin County East, it appears that teams above them did not apply for promotion, so Varaždin gained promotion to 1. ŽNL
- 2. b : Although NK Međimurje finished top of the 2016–17 3. HNL East, they did not apply for promotion, so runners-up NK Varaždin gained promotion to 2. HNL
Current squad
- As of 20 October 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Promjenom imena do kluba neopterećenog s dugovima" [Bankrupt club changes its name to avoid its debts] (in Croatian). Regionalni tjednik. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Ivančić, Damir (25 October 2018). "Danas derbi Sjevera: NK Međimurje – NK Varaždin na SRC Mladost u Čakovcu s početkom u 17,30 sati, u 10. kolu 2. HNL" [Today the Northern Derby: NK Međimurje - NK Varaždin at SRC Mladost in Čakovec starting at 5.30 pm, in the 10th round 2nd HNL]. eVaraždin.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 January 2021.