HNK Vukovar '91

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HNK Vukovar '91
Full nameHrvatski nogometni klub Vukovar '91
Founded1991
DissolvedFebruary 2012
GroundGradski stadion u Borovu Naselju
Capacity6,000

HNK Vukovar '91 was a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar.

Under the name NK Vukovar '91, club was founded in Zagreb by Vukovar refugees during the Croatian War of Independence. In 1992, newly founded Vukovar '91 merged with NK Sloga, an older club based in Vukovar.

The club's greatest success came in the 1998–99 season, when Vukovar won the Croatian second division, earning the team promotion to the Prva HNL. They lasted only one season in the top flight and were relegated after finishing last.

In the 2001–02 season, they finished first in the North Division of Druga HNL but were defeated by Šibenik in a two-legged promotion play-off. In the 2007–08 season they were relegated from Druga HNL, but managed to come back after just one season in the third tier of Croatian football. Their third spell in Druga HNL did not last long and they were relegated once again at the end of 2010–11 season.

In January 2012, the club stepped out from Treća HNL East due to financial difficulties.[1] On 8 February 2012, it was announced that the club was officially dissolved due to high debts.[2] In the summer of 2012, a new club under the name Vukovar 1991 was formed.

List of seasons

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Season League Cup Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
1992
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96 Club froze its status due to peaceful reintegration of Podunavlje after Croatian War of Independence
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99 2. HNL 36 22 8 6 69 29 74 1st ↑
1999–2000 1. HNL 33 7 9 17 32 56 30 12th ↓ R1 Amarildo Zela 10
2000–01 2. HNL 34 13 5 16 56 59 44 12th PR
2001–02 2. HNL North 30 23 2 5 87 30 71 1st R1 Danijel Popović 22
2002–03 2. HNL North 32 11 8 13 47 49 41 9th
2003–04 2. HNL North 32 14 5 13 45 54 47 4th R1
2004–05 2. HNL North 32 10 9 13 37 46 39 10th Krunoslav Đerđ 6
2005–06 2. HNL North 32 13 5 14 41 32 44 6th R1 Marko Moravčić 9
2006–07 2. HNL 30 9 8 13 40 42 35 9th R2 Danijel Pavlin 7
2007–08 2. HNL 30 6 6 18 29 53 24 15th ↓ Danijel Spasić 7
2008–09 3. HNL East 33 17 7 9 52 39 58 4th ↑ R1 Danijel Spasić 15
2009–10 2. HNL 26 7 10 9 31 39 31 12th Danijel Spasić 11
2010–11 2. HNL 30 6 2 22 21 83 20 15th ↓ Ivica Musa, Marin Vrnoga Gregorio 3
2011–12 3. HNL East 15 4 3 8 19 28 15 16th ↓ Nenad Erić 8

References

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  1. ^ Lekšan, Dražen (30 January 2012). "Vukovar '91 istupio iz natjecanja". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ Bradarić, Branimir (8 February 2012). "HNK Vukovar 91 otišao u povijest". Sportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 February 2012.