NK Pazinka

Pazinka

Full name

Nogometni klub Pazinka

Founded

1948 (as SD Pazin)

Ground

Igralište NK Pazinka

Capacity

2,500

Chairman

Edi Ćus

Manager

Albert Rajc

League

First League of Istria County

2012–13

Second County League – Center, 1st (promoted)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

NK Pazinka is a Croatian football club based in the town of Pazin in Istria. Founded in 1948, their greatest success was competing in the Croatian top flight 1. HNL for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. They are currently members of the First League of Istria County.

History

The club was established in 1948 as part of the SD Pazin sports society.^[1] They spent the next few decades in relative obscurity contesting Istrian regional league competitions within the Yugoslav league system. In 1970 the club was renamed NK Pazinka, after the local textile factory which began sponsoring the club after it had run into financial difficulties.^[1] In 1985 they won promotion to Croatian League West, one of several regional fourth level divisions in SR Croatia. In spite of winning the division in 1989–90 Pazinka failed to progress further up the football pyramid and remained at fourth level until the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991.

Following Croatia's independence in 1991 Pazinka entered one of the three regional divisions of the newly formed 2. HNL in the shortened 1992 season and finished top, thus gaining promotion to top level in 1992–93.^[2] They finished their debut top level season in 11th place but were then relegated in the 1993–94 season.^[2]

Notable players who appeared for Pazinka during this spell included Dado Pršo (later with AS Monaco and Rangers), Zoran Škerjanc (formerly of Dinamo Zagreb and Recreativo Huelva) and Damir Desnica (one of the very few deaf professional footballers, formerly with Rijeka and Kortrijk).

The club then spent several seasons in second level before slipping down to 3. HNL in the 1997–98 season which coincided with the bankruptcy of the Pazinka textile factory.^[1] After spending a few years struggling to stay in third level they slipped down to fourth level in 2003 and then again to fifth level in 2004. However, Pazinka won the fifth level Istria Group and earned promotion back to 4. HNL in 2007–08.

References

1 2 3 "Povijest" (in Croatian). NK Pazinka. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
1 2 "Croatia – Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

External links

Official website (Croatian)
NK Pazinka at Nogometni leksikon (Croatian)

Croatian First Football League

2016–17 teams	Cibalia Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Inter Zaprešić Istra 1961 Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo RNK Split

Former teams	Belišće Croatia Sesvete Čakovec Dubrava Dubrovnik Hrvatski Dragovoljac Istra Pula Kamen Ingrad Karlovac Lučko Marsonia Međimurje Mladost 127 Neretva Orijent Pazinka Pomorac Primorac Radnik Velika Gorica Samobor Segesta Šibenik TŠK Topolovac Varaždin Vukovar '91 Zadar NK Zagreb

Statistics and awards	Players Top scorers Hat-tricks Records and statistics Player awards: Večernji list Sportske novosti Slobodna Dalmacija Tportal

Associated competitions	Croatian Cup Croatian Super Cup Second League Third League Academy League Women's League

Seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Croatian Second Football League

2016–17 teams	Dinamo Zagreb II Dugopolje Gorica Hrvatski Dragovoljac Imotski Lučko Novigrad Rudeš Sesvete Solin Šibenik NK Zagreb

Seasons	1992 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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