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Osijek
Full nameNogometni klub Osijek
(Osijek Football Club)
Nickname(s)Bijelo-plavi(The White and blues)
Short nameOSI
Founded27 February 1947;77 years ago(1947-02-27)
GroundOpus Arena
Capacity13,005
OwnerNK OS d.o.o. (97.07%)
Others (2.93%)
PresidentFerenc Sakalj
ManagerFederico Coppitelli
LeagueSuperSport HNL
2023–24SuperSport HNL, 4th of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Nogometni klub Osijek(English:Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to asNK Osijek(Croatian pronunciation:[ôsijeːk]), is a Croatian professionalfootballclubfromOsijek.Founded in 1947, it was the club fromSlavoniawith the most seasons in theYugoslav First Leagueand, after theindependence of Croatiain 1992, it is one of the four clubs that havenever been relegatedfrom theCroatian First League,the others beingDinamo Zagreb,Hajduk SplitandRijeka.

History[edit]

1947–1976[edit]

The precursor to NK Osijek was founded on 27 February 1945 as NK Udarnik on the tradition of bannedJŠK Slavija Osijek,which was founded in 1916 and played in the first jugoslav league 7 times between 1923 and 1941. Already in 1946, the club is merged with Jedinstvo, and changes its name toNK Slavonija.The conventional birthday of the club is considered to be the following year on the February 27, 1947, when NK Slavonija and Nk Bratstvo merge to form theFK Proleter.[1]The first match played under that name comes the 16th of March of that same year, when Proleter beats city-rivals Mladost by five goals to nil. The first competition in which the club participated in was the Osječko Okružno Prvenstvo, along with four other teams. The club got into the second national league soon after. Proleter achieved placement into theYugoslav First Leaguein 1953, having won the so-called Croato-Slovenian League. The best players from that side were Andrija Vekić,Franjo Rupnik,Dionizije Dvornićand Franjo Majer. Proleter played in the First League for three seasons, but were then relegated to the second division.

Proleter moved to currentGradski vrtstadium in autumn 1958 and changed its name toSlavonijaas part of the unifying process of the boxing, athletics and Olympic lifting club in a newly founded sports association in 1962. It still plays in the second league. Five years later the association is disbanded and the club took on the nameNK Osijek.The then-colours red and blue were switched to current colours blue and white.

In 1970, Osijek wins the 2nd North League championship, however,Borac Banja Lukabeat them in the promotion play-offs. A year later,Bijelo-plavitry for promotion again, winning in a penalty shoot-out againstRijeka,but end up being stopped byVardar.

The next time Osijek reached the promotion play-offs was in 1973. NK Osijek made it to the final round, beatingFC Prishtina.Following their victory, NK Osijek was set to meetNK ZagrebatStadion MaksimirinZagreb.A record-breaking 64,129 tickets were sold with approximately 20,000 of them going to Osijek supporters. NK Zagreb proved victorious on the day, winning via a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes, Osijek denied promotion for a third time in four years.

1977–1991[edit]

In 1977, NK Osijek finally secured its return to the top flight by taking out the league championship.

NK Osijek managed to stay competitive in the Yugoslav League up until theCroatian War of Independence,except for the season of 1979–80, when Osijek fought back into the premier league after failing to stay in it. The club was present in the second part of the First League ladder in the 80s, except for 1984, when the team placed 6th, headed byDavidović,Lulić,Džeko,Lepinjica,Rakela,Karačićand the team captainKalinić.In 1989, the team placed 8th withDavor Šukerleading the line for the side scoring 18 goals, taking out the league's best goalscorer award. Šuker is the only player in NK Osijek history to take out the award. During the last season of the YFL, NK Osijek finished ninth.

1992–1999[edit]

After thedissolutionofSFR Yugoslavia,theCroatian First Football Leaguewas formed and the first season was played in 1992. Due to the war, it was a shortened season played from February to June. NK Osijek was unable to play in Osijek due to the war, so they had to play in the cities ofĐakovo,Donji MiholjacandKutjevo.Osijek finished the1992 Croatian First Leagueseason in 3rd placed, six points behind NK Zagreb and nine behind league championsHajduk Split.Osijek's top goalscorer wasRobert Špehar,who finished the season with nine goals.

NK Osijek quickly became one of the top 4 Croatian football teams. One of Osijek's best ever seasons came in the1994–95.TheBijelo plavifinished in third place, only six points behind first-placed Hajduk. Špehar scored 23 goals to become the league's top goalscorer. The greats of NK Osijek during that time were–a part from Špehar–Žitnjak, Lulić, Beljan,Ergović,Rupnik, Beširević, Bičanić and Labak.

As a result of the third-placed finish, NK Osijek qualified for the1995–96 UEFA Cup.Osijek facedSlovan Bratislavain the preliminary round, going down 6–0.

Osijek finished third in the1997–98 Croatian First League,qualifying for the1998–99 UEFA Cup.Osijek came up againstAnderlecht.After a famous 3–1 victory at home in front of 15,000 supporters, Osijek lost 2–0 in Belgium and were knocked-out on away goals. In 1998–99, Osijek attained its first trophy, theCroatian Cup,following a victory overCibalia2–0. A year later,West Ham Unitedwas playing away in Gradski vrt, headed byFrank Lampard,Rio Ferdinand,Trevor Sinclair,Paolo Di Canio,Paulo WanchopeandIgor Štimac.

2000–2015[edit]

In the2000–01 UEFA Cup,NK Osijek beatBrøndby2–1 (2–1, 0–0) andRapid Wien4–1 (2–1, 2–0). In the 3rd round, Osijek beatSlavia Prague2–0 at home, but lost 5–1 inPrague.Osijek finished third in the league once more. In the2001–02 UEFA Cup,Osijek progressed pastDinaburgon away goals, beatGoricain the first round, but then lost 3–5 toAEK Athens.In the2003–04 HNL,Osijek had the first and second highest goalscorers in the division with Špehar scoring 18 andGoran Ljubojevićscoring 16. The club then went through a long phase of mid-table finishes and mediocre results.

NK Osijek was almost relegated during the2013–14 season.On the final match day,Josip Barišićmanaged to score and keep Osijek afloat againstHrvatski dragovoljac.Osijek changed coaches on four occasions throughout the season. The following season, Osijek once again finished one position above the relegation play-off spot, finishing one point ahead ofIstra 1961.

2015–present[edit]

In September 2015,Zoran Zekićwas appointed as the first team head coach, replacingDražen Besek.[2]

With the club facingbankruptcy,Osijek went intoprivate ownershipfor the first time in its history in February 2016 with HungarianoligarchLőrinc Mészárosand CroatianentrepreneurIvan Meštrovićbuying a majority of shares in the club.[3]The duo went about stabilizing the club, improving the squad and bringing back ambition to the city and supporters. Much of the debt was restructured and paid off, securing the short-term and long-term future of Osijek.[4]

On 27 February 2017, the club celebrated its 70th anniversary in theOsijek theater.[5]In the2016–17 season,Osijek finished 4th, which was their highest league finish in nearly 10 years.[6]The 4th-place finish led to Osijek participating in thequalifying phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League;with the club staging an extremely successful run to theplay-off round,beatingSanta Coloma,LuzernandPSV,the formerchampions of Europe,who won the 1987–88 edition.[7][8][9][10][11][12]The club's run was ended following a 1–2 home loss toAustria Wien,and despite the club winning the second leg 1–0, Osijek were eliminated on theaway goals rule.Despite being eliminated, Osijek were praised and congratulated by Croatian press, fans and media for their historic run.[13][14]

In the2017–18 season,Osijek finished 4th again, securing a place in the UEFA competition. Osijek beatPetrocub Hîncești2–1 at home after drawing the first leg in Moldova 1–1, and faced Rangers in thesecond qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.Osijek lost the home leg 1–0.[15]

After a bad start to the2020–21 season,during which Osijek managed only a single point after the first three games of the season, managerIvica Kuleševićwas sacked.[16]On 5 September 2020, Osijek appointedNenad Bjelicaas the new club manager.[17]

On 9 September 2020, it was announced that Lőrinc Mészáros was no longer the formal co-owner of the club, with the private investment fund BETA taking over his shares in NK OS d.o.o. The reason being that Mészáros was also the owner ofPuskás Akadémia FC,and UEFA rules forbade two clubs owned by the same person from participating in European competitions, should they have both qualified.[18]

Stadium[edit]

NK Osijek plays its home games atGradski vrt,where it played its first game on the 7 September 1958, against Sloboda. It was officially opened in 1980.

The current design was made in the year 1979. The upper western tribune is unfinished to this day. The current capacity lies at 18,856 spectator seats, with 980 of them being for standing audiences. Before the club had transferred to Gradski vrt, Osijek played on a pitch next to the riverDrava.

In April 2018, NK Osijek presidentIvan Meštrovićreleased plans for the newPampas Stadium.[19]A new state of art stadium will be built at the Pampas neighbourhood inOsijekas part of the new NK Osijek training centre. The capacity of the new stadium will be 12,000, with all of the seats covered. The stadium will be UEFAcategory fourand will be finished in June 2021. During the stadium construction, NK Osijek will play their home games at the current Gradski vrt stadium, which is in the future going to be used as the main stadium for the NK Osijek B squad.

Supporters[edit]

Kohortafans at the stands ofStadion Gradski vrtbefore the match against PSV in 2017

The fan club of NK Osijek is calledKohorta(cohort,named after the Roman army unit composed of 360 soldiers). It was founded in 1972 under the nameŠokci,and carries the name Kohorta since 1988. Kohorta is usually situated on the eastern tribune ofGradski vrt.Its seat is in the university street in Tvrđa, Osijek.[20]

Osijek is the third most supported football club in Croatia with 5% of population supporting it.[21]

Rivalries[edit]

TheSlavonian derbymatch is between the two largest Croatian football clubs from eastern Croatia, Osijek andCibalia.Each new match between these two great rivals, means a great match on the field, but also in the stands.

Osijek–Rijeka derbyis the name given to matches between Osijek andHNK Rijeka.On Croatian First Football League all-time table Rijeka and Osijek are on the third and fourth place. Rijeka and Osijek are withDinamo ZagrebandHajduk Splitthe only four clubs that havenever been relegatedfrom theCroatian First League.Osijek and Rijeka are third and fourth best supported football clubs in Croatia. Osijek is supported by 5% and Rijeka by 4% of population.[21]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors[edit]

Period Provider Sponsor
1996–1998 Diadora Gradska banka
1998 Umbro
1999 Panturist
1999–2000 Veritas osiguranje
2000–2001 Puma Osijek Koteks
2001–2002 Diadora Osječko pivo
2002–2004 S9 T Mobile
2004–2005 Legea
2005–2006 Macron T-com
2006–2008 Kappa Croatia osiguranje
2008–2010 Legea
2010–2011 Kappa
2011–2015 Jako
2016–2017 Nike Osječko 1664[22]
2017–2020 Nike Dobro, Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.[23]
2020– 2Rule[24] Mészáros és Mészáros Kft., Stadler

Honours[edit]

Osijek has won oneCroatian Cup.In European competitions, the club has reached the third round of theUEFA Cupin2000–01,the second round of theIntertoto Cupin2006,the third place of theMitropa Cupin 1981–82 and play-off round of theUEFA Europa Leaguein2017–18.

Domestic[edit]

Croatian football league system
Yugoslav football league system

Best results in European competitions[edit]

Season Achievement Notes
UEFA Cup / Europa League
2000–01 Third round lost toCzech RepublicSlavia Prague2–0 in Osijek, 1–5 inPrague
2017–18 Play-off round lost toAustriaAustria Wien1–2 in Osijek, 1–0 inSankt Pölten

Notable wins

Season Match Score
Europa League / UEFA Cup
1998–99 OsijekBelgiumAnderlecht 3 – 1
2000–01 OsijekAustriaRapid Wien 2 – 1
2000–01 OsijekCzech RepublicSlavia Prague 2 – 0
2017–18 OsijekNetherlandsPSV 1 – 0

Recent seasons[edit]

Season League Cup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
1992 1. HNL 22 12 3 7 33 28 27 3rd QF Robert Špehar 9
1992–93 1. HNL 30 11 7 12 40 42 29 6th QF Alen Petrović 10
1993–94 1. HNL 34 12 11 11 56 58 35 8th R2 Antun Labak 16
1994–95 1. HNL 30 16 11 3 65 30 59 3rd SF Robert Špehar 23
1995–96 1. A HNL 32 16 4 12 51 32 52 4th QF UEFA Cup QR Igor Pamić 17
1996–97 1. A HNL 30 12 5 13 40 38 41 8th SF Dumitru Mitu 10
1997–98 1. HNL 32 14 6 12 42 38 48 3rd R1 Petar Krpan 10
1998–99 1. HNL 32 14 6 12 51 39 48 4th W UEFA Cup QR2 Stanko Bubalo 10
1999–00 1. HNL 33 15 8 10 55 49 53 3rd QF UEFA Cup R1 Stanko Bubalo 13
2000–01 1. HNL 32 17 6 9 61 47 57 3rd SF UEFA Cup R3 Nenad Bjelica,Marijan Vuka 9
2001–02 1. HNL 30 11 4 15 45 48 37 8th SF UEFA Cup R2 Milan Pavličić 9
2002–03 1. HNL 32 10 9 13 32 51 39 8th QF Milan Pavličić 11
2003–04 1. HNL 32 11 6 15 50 57 39 4th QF Robert Špehar 18
2004–05 1. HNL 32 9 14 9 41 45 41 8th SF Karlo Primorac 11
2005–06 1. HNL 32 13 5 14 31 48 44 4th QF Josip Balatinac 6
2006–07 1. HNL 33 11 10 12 42 45 43 6th R2 Intertoto Cup R2 Stjepan Jukić 9
2007–08 1. HNL 33 16 6 11 43 34 54 3rd R2 Vedran Nikšić 8
2008–09 1. HNL 33 10 11 12 40 41 41 7th R1 Josip Barišić 8
2009–10 1. HNL 30 13 8 9 49 36 47 5th QF Josip Barišić,Ivan Miličević,Vedran Nikšić 8
2010–11 1. HNL 30 9 12 9 31 29 39 8th QF Ivan Miličević 5
2011–12 1. HNL 30 11 10 9 45 38 43 8th RU Antonio Perošević 7
2012–13 1. HNL 33 9 12 12 25 33 39 7th QF Europa League QR2 Antonio Perošević,Zoran Kvržić 4
2013–14 1. HNL 36 8 9 19 38 64 33 8th QF Josip Barišić 6
2014–15 1. HNL 36 10 6 20 42 59 36 8th R2 Antonio Perošević,Aljoša Vojnović 6
2015–16 1. HNL 36 7 13 16 27 49 34 8th QF Antonio Perošević 6
2016–17 1. HNL 36 20 6 10 52 37 66 4th SF Muzafer Ejupi 14
2017–18 1. HNL 36 14 14 8 53 38 56 4th QF Europa League PO Haris Hajradinović 9
2018–19 1. HNL 36 18 8 10 61 36 62 3rd SF Europa League QR2 Mirko Marić 18
2019–20 1. HNL 36 17 11 8 47 29 62 4th SF Europa League QR2 Mirko Marić 20
2020–21 1. HNL 36 23 8 5 59 25 77 2nd QF Europa League QR2 Ramón Miérez 22
2021–22 1. HNL 36 19 12 5 49 29 69 3rd SF Conference League QR3 Mihael Žaper,Mijo Caktaš 5
2022–23 1. HNL 36 13 11 12 46 41 50 3rd QF Conference League QR2 Ramón Miérez 12

Key

League:P= Matches played;W= Matches won;D= Matches drawn;L= Matches lost;F= Goals for;A= Goals against;Pts= Points won;Pos= Final position;
Cup / Europe:PR= Preliminary round;QR= Qualifying round;R1= First round;R2= Second round;QF= Quarter-final;SF= Semi-final;RU= Runner-up;W= Competition won;

European competitions[edit]

Summary[edit]

Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
UEFA Cup/ UEFA Europa League 37 18 3 16 45 48 2020–21
UEFA Europa Conference League 9 4 2 3 10 14 2023–24
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 2006
Total 48 22 7 19 57 64

Source:,[25]Fully up to date on 3 August 2023.
Pld= Matches played;W= Matches won;D= Matches drawn;L= Matches lost;GF= Goals for;GA= Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season[edit]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1995–96 UEFA Cup QR SlovakiaSlovan Bratislava 0–2 0–4 0–6
1998–99 UEFA Cup QR2 BelgiumAnderlecht 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1999–2000 UEFA Cup R1 EnglandWest Ham United 1–3 0–3 1–6
2000–01 UEFA Cup R1 DenmarkBrøndby 0–0 2–1 2–1
R2 AustriaRapid Wien 2–1 2–0 4–1
R3 Czech RepublicSlavia Prague 2–0 1–5 3–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR LatviaDinaburg 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
R1 SloveniaGorica 1–0 2–1 3–1
R2 GreeceAEK Athens 1–2 2–3 3–5
2006–07 Intertoto Cup R2 CyprusEthnikos Achna 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2012–13 Europa League QR1 AndorraFC Santa Coloma 3–1 1–0 4–1
QR2 SwedenKalmar FF 1–3 0–3 1–6
2017–18 Europa League QR1 AndorraUE Santa Coloma 4–0 2–0 6–0
QR2 SwitzerlandLuzern 2–0 1–2 3–2
QR3 NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven 1–0 1–0 2–0
PO AustriaAustria Wien 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a)
2018–19 Europa League QR1 MoldovaPetrocub Hîncești 2–1 1–1 3–2
QR2 ScotlandRangers 0–1 1–1 1–2
2019–20 Europa League QR2 BulgariaCSKA Sofia 1–0 0–1 1–1 (3–4p)
2020–21 Europa League QR2 SwitzerlandBasel 1–2
2021–22 Europa Conference League QR2 PolandPogoń Szczecin 1–0 0–0 1–0
QR3 BulgariaCSKA Sofia 1–1 2–4 3–5
2022–23 Europa Conference League QR2 KazakhstanKyzylzhar 0–2 2–1 2–3
2023–24 Europa Conference League QR2 HungaryZalaegerszeg 1–0 2–1 3−1
QR3 TurkeyAdana Demirspor 3–2 1–5 4–7
2024–25 Conference League QR2

Last updated on 17 August 2023.

Player records[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 9 July 2024[27]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK CroatiaCRO Nikola Čavlina(on loan fromDinamo Zagreb)
3 DF PortugalPOR André Duarte
4 DF CroatiaCRO Krešimir Vrbanac
5 DF ArmeniaARM Styopa Mkrtchyan
6 MF CroatiaCRO Darko Nejašmić
7 MF CroatiaCRO Vedran Jugović
8 FW CroatiaCRO Kristian Fućak
9 FW SwitzerlandSUI Kemal Ademi
10 MF BrazilBRA Pedro Lima(on loan fromPalmeiras)
11 FW NetherlandsNED Ricuenio Kewal
13 FW ArgentinaARG Ramón Miérez
14 MF CroatiaCRO Marko Soldo
15 GK CroatiaCRO Tin Sajko
20 DF CroatiaCRO Marin Prekodravac
22 DF CroatiaCRO Roko Jurišić
24 FW CroatiaCRO Filip Živković
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF CroatiaCRO Luka Jelenić
31 GK CroatiaCRO Marko Malenica
32 FW CroatiaCRO Andrej Mićić
34 FW CroatiaCRO Anton Matković
35 DF CroatiaCRO Luka Zebec
36 MF Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH Nail Omerović
37 FW CroatiaCRO Luka Branšteter
38 GK CroatiaCRO Franko Kolić
39 FW CroatiaCRO Domagoj Bukvić
41 FW Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH Amar Zahirović
42 DF BrazilBRA Renan Guedes
44 FW CroatiaCRO Kristijan Lovrić
55 DF CroatiaCRO Ivan Cvijanović
66 MF SwitzerlandSUI Petar Pušić
98 MF CroatiaCRO Šimun Mikolčić

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Personnel[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach ItalyFederico Coppitelli
Assistant coach CroatiaMario Kuić
Assistant coach CroatiaIvo Smoje
Assistant coach CroatiaŽelimir Mešnjak
Goalkeeping coach CroatiaFilip Šušnjara
Fitness coach CroatiaMarin Vučko
Video analyst CroatiaTomislav Barišić
Sporting director PortugalJosé Boto
Director of football CroatiaHrvoje Barišić
Chief of medical staff CroatiaLovro Marinčić
Doctor CroatiaIvan Lovrić
Doctor CroatiaNeven Raguž
Doctor CroatiaIgor Perković
Physiotherapist CroatiaMilan Marković
Physiotherapist CroatiaFrano Dušić
Physiotherapist CroatiaMarko Ovničević
Physiotherapist CroatiaNikola Ivković
Kit manager CroatiaŽeljko Vincek
Kit manager CroatiaIvica Vincek
Kit manager assistant CroatiaZoran Stranjak

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source:NK Osijek official website

Football school[edit]

The football school of NK Osijek was founded in 1982 as the youth school. It was set in motion by Andrija Vekić, with the wish to recruit and create great players and coaches alike by creating a good and competitive atmosphere. Many players considered to be high-level were in that school.

Notable players[edit]

To appear in this section a player must have:

  • Played at least 150 league games for the club;
  • Scored at least 50 league goals for the club; or
  • Played at least one international match for their national or olympic team while playing for NK Osijek.

Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.

Historical list of coaches[edit]

incomplete list

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