RNK Split

Radnički Nogometni Klub Split commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.

RNK Split
Full nameRadnički Nogometni Klub Split
Nickname(s)Crveni (The Reds)
Founded16 April 1912 (1912-04-16)
GroundStadion Park Mladeži
Capacity4,075 seated[1]
ChairmanSlaven Žužul
ManagerArmando Marenzzi
LeagueTreća HNL
WebsiteClub website

History

The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was founded on 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had several names like Borac, Jug, HAŠK, Dalmatinac, and Arsenal since then.

During the Spanish Civil War, RNK Split organized an unsuccessful expedition of his volunteers for the fight on the side of the anti-fascist coalition against Francisco Franco's forces.

In World War II, the club became well-known because 120 of its players were killed fighting on the side of Josip Broz Tito's Partisans, fighting against Axis forces.[2]

After achieving three consecutive promotions from 2008 to 2010, the club went from playing in Croatia's fourth tier to playing in the Croatian First League, Croatia's top division.

In the team's first season in the top flight in the 2010–11 season, they achieved a very respectable third spot. Because of its finish that season, they qualified to play for Europe for the first time in the club's existence and entered into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round where they met Slovenian side Domžale. They won 5–2 on aggregate and in the third qualifying round they were drawn against Premier League side Fulham, whom they lost to 2–0 on aggregate.

In the 2014–15 season, the club managed to reach the Europa League playoff round after defeating Mika, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Chornomorets Odesa, but lost 1–0 on aggregate to Italian Serie A side Torino.

Logo and colours

Founded as HRŠD "Anarch", the club's first colors were black (the color of Anarchists). HRŠD stood for Hrvatsko radničko športsko društvo (Croatian Workingmen's Sports Society). In 1933, as influence of "red" (organized labour, Social democrat and Communist) youth grew stronger, the club changed its colors to all red and its name to Radnički nogometni klub Split (Workingmen's Football Club Split).

During SFR Yugoslavia RNK Split played in the top football division four times, but did not win a Championship or Cup title. The biggest success in the Yugoslav Cup was in the season of 1960–61, when they lost in the semi-finals against the Macedonian team Vardar in the game on Vardar's home stadium.

Honours

Recent seasons
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Competition Round Player Goals
League Other competitions Top goalscorer
1992 2. HNL South 1484219820 3rd
1992–93 2. HNL South 3017103581544 2nd R1
1993–94 2. HNL South 3012612534230 6th
1994–95 2. HNL South 3215107513455 4th R2
1995–96 2. HNL South 30101010513440 7th
1996–97 2. HNL South 362556732580 1st
1997–98 2. HNL South 322156521968 1st R2
1998–99 2. HNL 3617811603459 5th
1999–00 2. HNL 326818296826 15th ↓ R1
2000–01 3. HNL South 2810513283735 10th
2001–02 3. HNL South 3012414554840 9th
2002–03 3. HNL South 287912304430 15th ↓
2003–04 1. ŽNL S-D 2613310463142 5th
2004–05 1. ŽNL S-D 32121010524146 7th
2005–06 1. ŽNL S-D 3615912524054 9th
2006–07 4. HNL South-A 2812610463442 2nd
2007–08 4. HNL South-A 302145872567 1st ↑ Antonio Milardović 21
2008–09 3. HNL South 342383792077 1st ↑ Ante Žužul 28
2009–10 2. HNL 261655562653 1st ↑ R1 Ante Žužul 12
2010–11 1. HNL 301659382253 3rd Bojan Golubović 6
2011–12 1. HNL 301488433250 4th R2 Europa League QR3 Duje Čop 8
2012–13 1. HNL 3315711493752 5th R2 Ante Rebić 10
2013–14 1. HNL 36141012414152 4th Mate Bilić 9
2014–15 1. HNL 3691413424941 7th RU Europa League PO Sokol Cikalleshi 10
2015–16 1. HNL 36101610282946 6th Dražen Bagarić 8
2016–17 1. HNL 363924125218 10th ↓↓ SF Sandro Ugrina 3
2017–18 3. HNL South 301587593953 4th R1 Pjero Antunović, Marin Bakić 11
2018–19 3. HNL South 3091110514438 13th R1 Drago Gabrić 25

Key

European record

Summary
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
Europa League 12 5 5 2 12 7 2014–15
Total 12 5 5 2 12 7

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 28 August 2014
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result
Overall Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7
Away 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2
Total 12 5 5 2 12 7 +5

By season
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg
2011–12 UEFA Europa League QR2 Domžale 3–1 2–1 5–2
QR3 Fulham 0–0 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League QR1 Mika 2–0 1–1 3–1
QR2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–0 2–1
QR3 Chornomorets Odesa 2–0 0–0 2–0
PO Torino 0–0 0–1 0–1

Managers

References
  1. Vulas, Frane (24 August 2010). "Cijeli će Split stati u Park mladeži". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. U NOB-u poginulo 120 splitovaca Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian)
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