NK Dugopolje

Dugopolje

Full name	Nogometni klub Dugopolje
Founded	1952; 73 years ago (1952)
Ground	Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi
Capacity	5,200
Manager	Ivica Žuljević
League	First League (II)
2023-24	7th
Home colours Away colours

NK Dugopolje is a professional Croatian professional football club based in the town of Dugopolje on the outskirts of Split, a city on the Adriatic coast. They were founded in 1952, and they currently play in the Prva nogometna liga (English: First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia.

History

The club was founded in 1952 as NK Proleter.^[1]

The 2009–10 season was a successful one for Dugopolje as they finished top of the 3. HNL South and were promoted to the Croatian Second Football League. In their first season in the second division of Croatian football, Dugopolje finished eighth out of a total of 16 teams. In the following season, Dugopolje finished first, qualifying for promotion to the Prva HNL, the first division of football in Croatia, but were denied a licence for the top division due to numerous issues and remained in the second league.^[2] The 2012–13 season witnessed a large restructuring of football in Croatia during which 7 out of 16 teams were to be relegated to accommodate for a reduction in the number of contestants in the 1st division from 16 to 12. Dugopolje prevailed, finishing 8th, two places clear of relegation. In the 2013–14 season, with a reduced number of teams in the top and second division, the competition was much stronger than previously and Dugopolje struggled and barely avoided relegation.

Dugopolje fell into financial trouble in 2018 due to lower funding from the municipality. A Brazilian business consortium offered an investment, but was rejected by the club's board.^[3]

Stadium

Since 2009, Dugopolje host their home matches at the newly built Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi (English: Croatian Knights Stadium), with a capacity of 5,200. The stadium meets strict UEFA standards and holds a licence for UEFA competitions.^[4]

Recent seasons

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	Player	Goals
	League										Top goalscorer
2005–06	3. HNL South	34	14	11	9	49	31	53	4th
2006–07	3. HNL South	34	18	5	11	52	34	59	2nd
2007–08	3. HNL South	34	15	6	13	44	36	51	6th
2008–09	3. HNL South	34	12	3	19	44	45	39	13th
2009–10	3. HNL South	32	22	5	5	63	15	71	1st
2010–11	2. HNL	30	10	11	9	39	30	41	8th		Hrvoje Balić	9
2011–12	2. HNL	28	17	6	5	50	27	57	1st	PR	Alen Guć	16
2012–13	2. HNL	30	14	4	12	39	42	46	8th		Ivica Žuljević	13
2013–14	2. HNL	33	10	8	15	37	41	38	10th		Ivica Žuljević, Josip Serdarušić	6
2014–15	2. HNL	30	7	13	10	27	32	34	7th		Ante Vitaić	7
2015–16	2. HNL	33	11	7	15	38	41	40	7th		Ivan Bubalo	10
2016–17	2. HNL	33	12	10	11	36	32	46	6th		Mario Sačer	7
2017–18	2. HNL	33	13	7	13	34	37	46	6th		Ivan Prtajin, Josip Špoljarić	6
2018–19	2. HNL	26	13	4	9	29	26	43	5th		Ante Živković	5
2019–20	2. HNL	19	7	4	8	30	31	25	10th		Matej Jukić	7
2020–21	2. HNL	34	13	9	12	49	45	48	8th		Igor Čerina	9
2021–22	2. HNL	30	11	7	12	40	46	40	10th		Ivan Brnić	11

Current squad

As of 19 February 2023

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 Miro Varvodić 2 DF  CRO Duje Marin Buličić 4 MF  CRO Roko Kurtović 5 DF  CRO Igor Čerina 6 DF  CRO Stipe Vladušić 7 FW  COL Carlos Torres (on loan from Šibenik) 8 MF  CRO Marin Ljubičić 10 FW  CRO Boris Rapaić 11 FW  BRA Caio Da Cruz (on loan from Gorica) 12 GK  CRO Marko Grgur Pelivan 14 FW  CRO Ivo Čengić (on loan from Hajduk Split) 15 MF  CRO Karlo Lusavec (on loan from Varaždin) 16 DF  CRO Petar Mikulić

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  CRO Filip Mekić (on loan from Varaždin) 18 FW  CRO Ivan Rodić 19 DF  ALB Neshat Murati 20 DF  CRO Gregor Gulišija 21 FW  BIH Branko Đukić (on loan from Istra 1961) 22 DF  CRO Špiro Peričić 23 MF  CRO Dominik Balić 24 MF  CRO Mateo Bašić 25 MF  CRO Marko Domančić 27 MF  CRO Ante Kovačević 28 MF  CRO Filip Rosić 29 MF  CRO Mihael Mlinarić (on loan from Slaven Belupo)

References

1. "Dugopolje u finišu slomilo borbene goste iz Zagreba". 7 November 2015.
2. "Žalbe iz Dugopolja: HNS nas je prisilio da odustanemo od prve lige!". index.hr. 3 May 2012.
3. Šagolj, Zoran (8 November 2018). "Brazilci žele spasiti Dugopolje i nude 200.000 eura godišnje, skupštinari ih odbili, a ogorčeni predsjednik podnio ostavku". Slobodna Dalmacija.
4. "UEFA oduševljena stadionom u Dugopolju" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.