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 nameHrvatski nogometni klub Vukovar 1991
FoundedFebruary 2012; 11 years ago (February 2012)
GroundStadion Borovo naselje
Capacity6,000
ChairmanIvan Štrek
ManagerMiroslav Bojko
LeagueFirst League (II)
2021–22Second League (III) – East

HNK Vukovar 1991 is a professional Croatian football club based in Vukovar, a city in Slavonia region. They were re-founded in 2012, and they currently play in the Croatian First Football League, the second level of Croatian football.

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, third-tier competition. They remained there until 2022-23 season, when they got promoted to First football league, second-tier competition.[2]

Recent seasons

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

Current squad

As of 5 October 2023

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

Out on loan

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

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. ^ "Croatia 2012/13".
  4. ^ "Croatia 2013/14".
  5. ^ "Croatia 2014/15".
  6. ^ "Croatia 2015/16".
  7. ^ "Croatia 2016/17".
  8. ^ "Croatia 2017/18".
  9. ^ "Croatia 2018/19".
  10. ^ "Croatia 2019/20".
  11. ^ "Croatia 2020/21".
  12. ^ "Croatia 2021/22".
  13. ^ "Croatia 2022/23".