NK Zrinski Osječko 1664

Nogometni Klub Zrinski Osječko 1664 (until 2023 known as Nogometni klub Zrinski Jurjevac Punitovački) is a Croatian professional football club founded in Jurjevac Punitovački, a village in Osijek-Baranja County, near the city of Osijek.

NK Zrinski Osječko 1664
Full nameNogometni Klub Zrinski Osječko 1664
Founded1937 (1937)
GroundGradski Vrt Stadium
Capacity18,856
ManagerIgor Budiša
LeagueFirst League (II)
2023–242nd

History

Zrinski was established in 1937 and the owner of a local store, Adam Buček–Ribička, is considered the founder of the club. The club was initially called Sloga, but only four days later it was agreed to rename the club Zrinski after one of Croatia's greats. Officially NK Zrinski was founded on March 1, 1970, when it entered the Municipality of Đakovo register of social organizations.[1] The club's greatest successes before the Yugoslav Wars were playing in the then Intermunicipal League East (1984/85 season).

Since the establishment of the Republic of Croatia, Zrinski had been playing in the 3rd ŽNL Osijek-Baranja until the 2004/2005 season when they clinched promotion as league champions to the 2nd ŽNL. After three seasons, they became league champions of the 2nd ŽNL Osijek-Baranja in the 2008/2009 season and thus reached the 1st ŽNL Osijek-Baranja. In the 2011/2012 season, Zrinski became champions of the 1st ŽNL Osijek-Baranja and moved to the Inter-County League (4th tier) in which clubs from the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem counties compete, thus achieving the success earned by the generation from the 1984/85 season.

Stadium

After promotion to the 2. NL, NK Zrinski hosted domestic matches at in neighbouring Čepin which has a capacity of around 2,500. However, after their promotion to the second division before the 2023/24 season, they moved to Gradski vrt in Osijek.[2]

Recent seasons

Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup
League
2000–01 3. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 267514354826 10th
2001–02 3. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska
2002–03 3. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 3014610754248 9th
2003–04 3. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska
2004–05 3. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 1st
2005–06 2. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 3014313715845 8th
2006–07 2. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 301749704155 4th
2007–08 2. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 302163903169 2nd
2008–09 2. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 302532922678 1st
2009–10 1. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 301578653552 4th
2010–11 1. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 291856642959 2nd
2011–12 1. ŽNL Osječko-baranjska 302523722377 1st
2012–13 4. HNL 322039653763 3rd
2013–14 4. HNL 291856773059 1st
2014–15 3. NL East 3010515405235 13th R1
2015–16 3. NL East 301776652758 3rd
2016–17 3. NL East 3015312543048 4th
2017–18 3. NL East 302046602464 1st
2018–19 3. HNL East 3011811353541 8th
2019–20 3. HNL East 17665192224 10th
2020–21 3. HNL East 3414713484749 8th
2021–22 3. HNL East 342464693378 2nd
2022–23 2. NL 301965452263 2nd
2023–24 1. NL 332634531881 2nd

Current squad

As of 20 November 2023

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  CRO Karlo Čović
2 DF  CRO Bruno Unušić
3 DF  CRO Tin Kuprešak
4 MF  CRO Matej Dabić
5 DF  CRO Luka Ćubel
6 DF  CRO Patrick Stanić
7 DF  CRO Stjepan Salapić
8 MF  CRO Miran Horvat
9 FW  CRO Domagoj Stranput
10 MF  CRO Patrick Pejić
11 FW  BIH Sadik Škrijelj
13 DF  AUT Gabriel Eskinja (on loan from Slaven Belupo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  CRO Ivijan Svržnjak
16 MF  BIH Amar Pekarić
17 MF  CRO Petar Korov
19 MF  CRO Ivan Jajalo
20 DF  CRO Luka Posinković
21 FW  BIH Ajdin Mujagić
23 FW  CRO Domagoj Jelavić
24 GK  CRO Marin Stanić
30 FW  CRO Dominik Dogan
MF  SRB Milan Marčić
DF  CRO Marijan Oršolić
DF  CRO Roko Čilaš

References

  1. NK "ZRINSKI" JURJEVAC - Punitovci (in Croatian)
  2. Alaupović, Ivan (29 August 2023). "Gradski vrt dobio novog stanovnika! Dojučerašnji trećeligaš je hit prvenstva, a sada seli u Osijek" (in Croatian). Jutarnji.
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