NK Svoboda Ljubljana

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Svoboda Ljubljana
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Full nameNogometni klub Svoboda Ljubljana
Nickname(s)Vitezi (The Knights)
Founded1952;71 years ago (1952) [1]
GroundSvoboda Sports Park
Capacity800
PresidentHajro Rizvić
Head CoachDamir Šabotić
League 3. SNL – West
2022–233. SNL – West, 6th of 14
Website Club website

Nogometni klub Svoboda Ljubljana (English: Svoboda Ljubljana Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Svoboda Ljubljana or simply Svoboda, is a Slovenian football club from Ljubljana which plays in the Slovenian Third League.

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History

The club was formed as ŠD Svoboda in 1952 and was known as one of the best Slovenian clubs during the time of SFR Yugoslavia. It started in lower rangs, but then merged with Grafičar, took its place in Slovenian League and played under that name until 1962. The most successful years came in the seventies, when the club was playing in Yugoslav Second Division under the sponsorship of Mercator, national food market company. In 1971 they have won the Slovenian Republic League for the first time and earned a promotion to the Yugoslav Second Division West, where they played until 1982, with the exception of three triumphal republic seasons.

YearPostitonYearPostiton
19711st197717th
197213th19781st
19738th197916th
197418th19801st
19751st19818th
197612th198216th

During this period they have also won two cup titles in 1976 and 1978. Therefore, they participated in the Yugoslav Cup in the next two seasons, in the latter they were eliminated by Borac Banja Luka in the Round of 16. After the independence of Slovenia in 1991, Svoboda played in the Slovenian PrvaLiga for three seasons, finishing in 11th, 6th, and 13th place. In 1994 the club was replaced by Slavija with many players leaving from them to Vevče. Svoboda then played several seasons in lower divisions, before returning to the scene in 2003, when they were promoted to the Slovenian Second League. They have played there for three seasons, scoring the best result in the 2004–05 season with third place, which was not enough to secure promotion, due to Slovenian First League being decreased to ten teams. In the next two seasons Svoboda was relegated from the second and third division, having serious financial troubles. The club was taken over by NK Interblock in 2008 to become their feeder team for youth selections, but this collaboration lasted only one season. Svoboda started on their own again in 2009. In 2018, Svoboda returned to the Slovenian Third League after they won a promotion play-off against Žiri.

Managers

ManagerPeriod
Sanel Konjević2009–2010
Vanja Starčević2011
Suad Beširević 2011–2012
Željko Mitraković 2012
Zoran Pejović2012–2016
Damir Vrabac 2016–2017
Damir Šabotić2017
Damir Vrabac 2018
Jedinko Perica2018–2021
Željko Filipović 2021
Goran Ćurt2022
Amir Agić2022
Hajro Rizvić2022
Stanko Božičević2023
Damir Šabotić2023–present

Honours

League

Cup

Domestic league and cup results

SeasonLeaguePositionPtsPWDLGFGA Cup
1991–92 1. SNL 1140401412145155 Round of 64
1992–93 1. SNL 638341410103833 Quarter-finals
1993–94 1. SNL 13233095163159 First round
1994–952. MNZ LJ1281813234320 First round
1995–961. MNZ LJ3482615384833did not qualify
1996–971. MNZ LJ3452514385433did not qualify
1997–98 3. SNL – West 2422511954121did not qualify
1998–99 3. SNL – Centre 3472614577850did not qualify
1999–2000 3. SNL – Centre 11262668123439did not qualify
2000–01 3. SNL – Centre 933268993234did not qualify
2001–02 3. SNL – Centre 3472613854532did not qualify
2002–03 3. SNL – Centre 1622519517623did not qualify
2003–04 2. SNL 8343297164847did not qualify
2004–05 2. SNL 3613318785233 First round
2005–06 2. SNL 9252774162633 First round
2006–07 3. SNL – West 11292691523959did not qualify
2007–082. MNZ LJ8212070134050did not qualify
2008–09did not enter any competitions
2009–102. MNZ LJ1381612227122did not qualify
2010–11Regional1562617546027did not qualify
2011–12 3. SNL – West 14222657142349did not qualify
2012–13Regional2552617456431did not qualify
2013–14Regional8322695124450did not qualify
2014–15Regional628199193331did not qualify
2015–16Regional2442214265234did not qualify
2016–17Regional4402212464231did not qualify
2017–18Regional1582218406518did not qualify
2018–19 3. SNL – Centre 6322771194452did not qualify
2019–20 3. SNL – West [lower-alpha 1] 231149414719did not qualify
2020–213. SNL – West7221971113347did not qualify
2021–223. SNL – West13162644182055did not qualify
2022–233. SNL – West6392611693230 First round
  1. ↑ The season was not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Best results are highlighted.

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References

  1. ↑ "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia . Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Novice: Finale članskega pokala MNZ Ljubljana" (in Slovenian). MNZ Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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