NK Pomorac 1921

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Pomorac 1921
NK Pomorac Kostrena.png
Full nameNogometni klub Pomorac 1921
Founded1921 (as NK Pomorac); November 2014 (as NK Pomorac 1921)
DissolvedOctober 2014
GroundStadion Žuknica
Capacity3,500
League 3. HNL West
2020–21 Inter-county League Rijeka, 1st (promoted)

NK Pomorac 1921 is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka which currently plays in Croatian third tier 3. HNL West. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word "pomorac" means "mariner" or "seaman" in English.

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History

Since the independence of Croatia in 1992 NK Pomorac played in Croatian Third Football League until the 1995–96 season, when they were promoted to the Druga HNL. NK Pomorac played in Druga HNL from 1996–97 to 2000–01, when they were promoted to the Prva HNL, Croatian top tier. The club had two seasons in Prva HNL 2001–02 and 2002–03. Arguably, the 2001–02 season was the most successful in the club's history, as they finished 7th in the league and managed to reach the semifinal of the Croatian Cup. Since 2003, NK Pomorac have played in Druga HNL, where they regularly performed well and finished among the top teams. Pomorac had finished the 2009–10 and the 2011–12 seasons as runners-up, but were denied promotion as they were unable to gain a licence required to compete in top level.

In October 2014, due to financial troubles and increasing debt, NK Pomorac was dissolved after 93 years of existence. In November 2014, the club was re-established as NK Pomorac 1921. In August 2017, the club started competing in the Second League of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, sixth tier in the Croatian football league system.

Honours

Recent seasons

SeasonLeague Cup Top goalscorer
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlayerGoals
NK POMORAC
19923. HNL West "A"14734179173rd
1992–933. HNL West30141064629383rd
1993–943. HNL West3219676822443rd
1994–953. HNL West
1995–963. HNL West3024426815761st R1 Alen Jurić13
1996–972. HNL West3022356316692nd
1997–982. HNL West3019567017624th
1998–993. HNL West3023436515731stRajmond Blažić18
1999–2000 2. HNL 3217964926604th PR Ivan Režić12
2000–01 2. HNL 3421768030702nd
2001–02 1. HNL 30124143641407th SF Marin Prpić 10
2002–03 1. HNL 327111442523211th QF Ivica Karabogdan9
2003–04 2. HNL South 32161065539582nd R1
2004–05 2. HNL South 32137123736467th R2 Nemanja Čorović 16
2005–06 2. HNL South 32151346531583rd R1 Edi Petrović15
2006–07 2. HNL 30119105351428th R1 Ivica Karabogdan10
2007–08 2. HNL 3014794228494th R2 David Dujanić7
2008–09 2. HNL 30951629453213th QF Edi Petrović6
2009–10 2. HNL 2614573922472nd QF Ivor Weitzer 8
2010–11 2. HNL 3016865023563rd R2 Tomislav Ivičić, Martin Šaban 10
2011–12 2. HNL 2818286330562nd R1 Ivor Weitzer 14
2012–13 2. HNL 30137105139467th R1 Dražen Pilčić 18
2013–14 2. HNL 33101492424448th R1 Matej Mršić5
2014–15 2. HNL 9108340312th R1 Dražen Pilčić 3
NK POMORAC 1921
2017–182. ŽNL22211010015641st ↑Kristijan Bura34
2018–19 1. ŽNL 26114114432377thAntonio Tadić9
2019–20 1. ŽNL 119113410281st ↑
2020–21 4. NL Rijeka 2715934721541st ↑Bruno Lončar19

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ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

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