NK Dugopolje

NK Dugopolje is a Croatian football club based in the town of Dugopolje on the outskirts of Split, a city on the Adriatic coast. They were founded in 1952, and they currently play in the Croatian Second Football League, the second level of Croatian football.

Dugopolje
Full nameNogometni klub Dugopolje
Founded1952 (1952)
GroundStadion Hrvatski vitezovi
Capacity5,200
ManagerStipe Balajić
LeagueDruga HNL
2018–19Druga HNL, 5th of 14
WebsiteClub website

Since 2009 Dugopolje host their home matches at the newly built Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi (English: Croatian Knights Stadium), with a capacity of 5,200. The stadium meets strict UEFA standards and holds a licence for UEFA competitions.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1952 as NK Proleter.[2]

The 2009–10 season was a successful one for Dugopolje as they finished top of the 3. HNL South and were promoted to the Croatian Second Football League. In their first season in the second division of Croatian football, Dugopolje finished eighth out of a total of 16 teams. In the following season, Dugopolje finished first, qualifying for promotion to the Prva HNL, the first division of football in Croatia, but were denied a licence for the top division due to numerous issues and remained in the second league.[3] The 2012–13 season witnessed a large restructuring of football in Croatia during which 7 out of 16 teams were to be relegated to accommodate for a reduction in the number of contestants in the 1st division from 16 to 12. Dugopolje prevailed, finishing 8th, two places clear of relegation. In the 2013–14 season, with a reduced number of teams in the top and second division, the competition was much stronger than previously and Dugopolje struggled and barely avoided relegation.

Dugopolje fell into financial trouble in 2018 due to lower funding from the municipality. A Brazilian business consortium offered an investment, but was rejected by the club's board.[4]

Derby

They have a rivalry with NK Šibenik.[5]

Recent seasons
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Player Goals
League Top goalscorer
2005–06 3. HNL South 3414119493153 4th
2006–07 3. HNL South 3418511523459 2nd
2007–08 3. HNL South 3415613443651 6th
2008–09 3. HNL South 3412319444539 13th
2009–10 3. HNL South 322255631571 1st
2010–11 2. HNL 3010119393041 8th Hrvoje Balić 9
2011–12 2. HNL 281765502757 1st PR Alen Guć 16
2012–13 2. HNL 3014412394246 8th Ivica Žuljević 13
2013–14 2. HNL 3310815374138 10th Ivica Žuljević, Josip Serdarušić 6
2014–15 2. HNL 3071310273234 7th Ante Vitaić 7
2015–16 2. HNL 3311715384140 7th Ivan Bubalo 10
2016–17 2. HNL 33121011363246 6th Mario Sačer 7
2017–18 2. HNL 3313713343746 6th Ivan Prtajin, Josip Špoljarić 6
2018–19 2. HNL 261349292643 5th Ante Živković 5

References
  1. "UEFA oduševljena stadionom u Dugopolju" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. "Dugopolje u finišu slomilo borbene goste iz Zagreba". 7 November 2015.
  3. "Žalbe iz Dugopolja: HNS nas je prisilio da odustanemo od prve lige!". index.hr. 3 May 2012.
  4. Šagolj, Zoran (8 November 2018). "Brazilci žele spasiti Dugopolje i nude 200.000 eura godišnje, skupštinari ih odbili, a ogorčeni predsjednik podnio ostavku". Slobodna Dalmacija.
  5. "Dugopolje slavilo u derbiju protiv Šibenika". Slobodna Dalmacija. 24 November 2018.
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