HNK Vukovar 1991

This article is about the current Vukovar football club. For the now dissolved Vukovar football club, see HNK Vukovar '91.

Vukovar 1991

Full name	Hrvatski nogometni klub Vukovar 1991
Founded	February 2012;13 years ago (February 2012)
Ground	Stadion Borovo naselje, Stadion HNK Cibalia (temporary)
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Markus Buzov
Manager	Gordon Schildenfeld
League	Croatian Football League
2024–25	First League (II), 1st (promoted)
Website	hnk-vukovar1991.hr
Home colours Away colours Third colours

HNK Vukovar 1991 is a professional Croatian football club based in Vukovar, a city in Slavonia region. They were re-founded in 2012, and in the 2025-26 season they play in SuperSport HNL, the first level of Croatian football after winning the Croatian First Football League and getting promoted the season prior.

History

The club was founded on the same day in early February 2012 when the old club Vukovar '91, who played 1 season in Croatia's top division, was dissolved due to bankruptcy. ^[1]

New club's first season in fourth-tier competition was successful, as they got promoted to the 3. HNL (now known as 2. NL), third-tier competition. They remained there until 2022–23 season, when they got promoted to First football league, second-tier competition. ^[2]

In the 2024-25 season, the club has won Croatian First Football League and therefore achieved promotion to SuperSport HNL, the top tier of Croatian football for the first time in the current incarnation and after 25 years considering the old Vukovar 1991 records. ^[3] Due to the club's stadium not meeting requirements of the first tier of Croatian football, they will play their home matches at Stadion HNK Cibalia in the near town of Vinkovci. ^[4]

Recent seasons

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	Player	Goals
	League										Top goalscorer
2012-13 [5]	MŽNL Osijek-Vinkovci	32	21	1	9	69	42	65	2nd ↑
2013-14 [6]	3. HNL East	29	13	2	4	52	49	41	8th
2014-15 [7]	3. HNL East	30	11	8	11	50	47	41	10th
2015-16 [8]	3. HNL East	30	13	3	4	48	50	42	9th
2016-17 [9]	3. HNL East	30	10	5	15	38	51	35	12th	R1
2017-18 [10]	3. HNL East	30	6	13	11	31	45	31	12th
2018-19 [11]	3. HNL East	30	8	7	15	29	52	31	14th	R1
2019-20 [12]	3. HNL East	17	1	5	11	10	31	8	15th
2020-21 [13]	3. HNL East	34	23	6	5	68	12	75	2nd
2021-22 [14]	3. HNL East	34	25	7	2	80	20	82	1st ↑
2022-23 [15]	1. NL	33	17	12	4	57	25	63	2nd
2023-24 [16]	1. NL	33	16	10	7	56	36	58	3rd
2024-25 [17]	1. NL	33	21	9	3	55	14	72	1st ↑
2025-26 [18]	HNL	36

Current squad

As of 30 August 2025 ^[19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   CRO Marino Bulat 5 DF   CRO Roko Perković 6 MF   CRO Jakov Biljan (captain) 7 FW   GER Törles Knöll 8 DF   BRA Luiz Farias 9 FW   SVN Toni Lun Bončina 10 MF   COL Robin González 11 FW   ENG Keyendrah Simmonds 12 GK   CRO Ivan Marijanović 13 MF   CRO Vito Čaić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) 15 FW   CRO Noel Đurković 16 DF   CRO Kristijan Pavičić 17 MF   BRA Rai Oliveira 20 DF   CRO Kristijan Čabrajić(on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb) 21 FW   CRO Jakov Puljić 22 DF   CRO Jakov Šuver

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF   BRA Leoni Gastaldelo 24 MF   COL David Mejía 26 DF   PHI Paul Tabinas 27 DF   GER Ricardo Henning 28 FW   CRO Lovro Banovec 29 FW   FRA Tyrone Tormin 30 MF   CRO Marin Pilj 33 FW   CRO Luka Klanac 34 DF   CRO Mario Tadić 36 MF   FRA Samuel Koeberle 42 GK   CRO Antonio Đaković 64 FW   POR Rafael Camacho 77 MF   ALB Eniss Shabani 91 DF   CRO Mario Tičinović — MF   CRO Ivan Ljubičić

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   CRO Miran Horvat

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF   CRO Niko Garić(at Dugopolje until 15 June 2026)

References

1. "HNK Vukovar 91 otišao u povijest". vecernji.hr. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
2. "HNK Vukovar 1991 ušao u drugu ligu". index.hr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. "HNK Vukovar 1991 novi je član Super Sport HNL". press032.com. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
4. "Sve je dogovoreno, evo gdje će Vukovar igrati ako uđe u prvu ligu! A savez odluke o licencijama odgodio zbog - Šibenika". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
5. "Croatia 2012/13".
6. "Croatia 2013/14".
7. "Croatia 2014/15".
8. "Croatia 2015/16".
9. "Croatia 2016/17".
10. "Croatia 2017/18".
11. "Croatia 2018/19".
12. "Croatia 2019/20".
13. "Croatia 2020/21".
14. "Croatia 2021/22".
15. "Croatia 2022/23".
16. "Croatia 2023/24".
17. "Croatia 2024/25".
18. "Croatia 2025/26".
19. "Prva momčad" (in Croatian). HNK Vukovar 1991. Retrieved 18 July 2025.