HNK Zadar
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| Full name | Hrvatski nogometni klub Zadar | ||
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| Founded | 26 July 2020 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Stanovi | ||
| Capacity | 3,858 | ||
| Chairman | Damir Knežević | ||
| Manager | Dragan Blatnjak | ||
| League | 3. NL – South | ||
| 2024/25 | 2nd | ||
| Website | http://www.hnkzadar.hr/ | ||
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Hrvatski nogometni klub Zadar (English: Croatian Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as HNK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Zadar.[1] It currently plays in the Third Football League.
History
HNK Zadar was founded on July 26, 2020, as the informal successor of NK Zadar.[2] The club's first president was former NK Zadar chairman Damir Knežević, while Marko Pinčić was named as head coach.[1]
Pinčić surprisingly resigned from the role, and Josip Butić became the new head coach, as well as Zvonimir Jurić was appointed his assistant.[3]
As of January 8, 2021, the club announced that Želimir Terkeš would become the new head coach, and Dragan Blatnjak his assistant.[4]
Stadium
The club's home ground is the 3,858-seat Stadion Stanovi.
Recent seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. ŽNL ZD | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 16 | 70 | 1st ↑ | Vlatko Blažević | 26 | |
| 2021–22 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 28 | 59 | 4th | Ante Vukadinović | 16 | |
| 2022–23 | 3. NL South | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 31 | 60 | 2nd | Goran Zakarić | 13 | |
| 2023–24 | 3. NL South | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 27 | 71 | 1st | Krešimir Luetić | 17 | |
| 2024–25 | 3. NL South | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 61 | 2nd | Selmir Mahmutović | 31 | |
Key
| 1st | 2nd | ↑ | ↓ |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
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Current squad
- As of 24 April 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Marko Pinčić (Jul 21, 2020 – Jul 24, 2020)- Josip Butić (Jul 25, 2020 – Jan 8, 2021)
Želimir Terkeš(Jan 8, 2021 – Dec 2022)- Dragan Blatnjak (Dec 7, 2022 – present)[5]
References
- ^ a b "Marko Pinčić imenovan trenerom, nakon čega je uslijedio njegov demantij" (in Croatian). Zadarskilist.hr. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Osnovan HNK Zadar, predsjednik je Damir Knežević, direktor NK Zadra s.d.d." (in Croatian). radio.hrt.hr. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Žura, Dražen (25 July 2020). "Osnovan HNK Zadar, a igračima NK Zadra ne mogu se osigurati plaće" (in Croatian). Slobodnadalmacija.hr. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Bajković, Drago (9 January 2021). "HNK ZADAR Želimir Terkeš preuzeo dirigentsku palicu, Dragan Blatnjak mu asistira" (in Croatian). zadarskilist.hr. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Dragan Blatnjak novi trener Zadra Archived 2023-04-24 at the Wayback Machine - Novilist (in Croatian)