Nogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac (), commonly referred to as NK Hrvatski dragovoljac or simply Hrvatski dragovoljac, is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors" (). The club's home ground is Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, which has a capacity of 5,000.

History The club was founded in 1975 as NK Trnsko 75, with its name being changed to ONK Novi Zagreb in 1976 and NK Novi Zagreb in 1990.

When the Croatian War of Independence began in 1991, many of the club's members volunteered to fight. In honour of those who fought and those who lost their lives in the war, the club was renamed Hrvatski Dragovoljac (Croatian Volunteer) when they resumed play in 1994. They also adopted a new logo incorporating black as the team's colour.

In 1995, the club won promotion to the former Croatian First B-League, where they finished first and qualified for the championship play-off of the Prva HNL in 1996, finishing fifth in the end. In 1997, the club reached the third place in the Prva HNL and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, a success they repeated in the following two seasons with fourth and fifth-place finishes.

Name changes NK Trnsko '75 (1975–1976) ONK Novi Zagreb (1976–1990) NK Novi Zagreb (1990–1994) NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (1994–present)

Honours Croatian Second League Champions (2): 1994–95 (West), 2012–13

Recent seasons SeasonLeagueCupOther competitionsTop goalscorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlayerGoals1992–93RNL NSZR1st ↑1993–943. HNL Centre3015965628394th ↑1994–952. HNL West3630518312951st ↑1995–961. HNL2814593834475thR1Predrag Jurić131996–971. A HNL30131075137493rdSFDragan Vukoja191997–981. HNL32148103830504thUEFA Intertoto CupGSMario Bazina121998–991. HNL3288162742325thR2UEFA Intertoto CupR1Mario Bazina71999–20001. HNL33891636583310thR2UEFA Intertoto CupR1Vlatko Đolonga102000–011. HNL32891535573311thQFMarin Lalić72001–021. HNL30971434453413th ↓R2Marin Lalić132002–032. HNL South32104184463346thR12003–042. HNL South32119123635428thR12004–052. HNL South3217876239592ndR1Srđan Lakić242005–062. HNL South32139104839488thR2Edo Flego92006–072. HNL3018486025584thR2Ivan Lišnić132007–082. HNL3019746028642ndMladen Križanović112008–092. HNL30131073836496thR2Niko Tokić, Danijel Zlatar52009–102. HNL2611963321423rd ↑PRIvan Begović62010–111. HNL30581724553316th ↓R1Velimir Švarić42011–122. HNL28101083637408thR1Ivan Božić, Velimir Švarić92012–132. HNL3016593925531st ↑Josip Marošević92013–141. HNL36792041613010th ↓Stipe Bačelić-Grgić102014–152. HNL30891330423310thVice Kendeš52015–162. HNL331171529394010thVice Kendeš, Niko Tokić62016–172. HNL33991530393610thValentino Majstorović52017–182. HNL338101537483411thValentino Majstorović112018–192. HNL26761323292712thValentino Majstorović72019–20 2. HNL197572126269thVinko Petković72020–21 2. HNL34161174939591st ↑Valentino Majstorović72021–221. HNL36472531751910th ↓Valentino Majstorović62022–231.NL334101932592212th ↓Toni Vinogradac7

Key 1st2nd ↑ ↓ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

1. HNL = Prva HNL 2. HNL = Druga HNL 3. HNL = Treća HNL

GS = Group Stage PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Players Current squad

Out on loan

European record Summary CompetitionPldWDLGFGALast season played UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 4 0 4 10 13 1999Total84041013

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 10 September 2010Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg.1997–98Intertoto CupGroup2 Bastia0–1 – – Silkeborg –0–5 – Ebbw Vale4–0 – – GAK –3–1 – 1998–99 Intertoto Cup R1 Lyngby Boldklub1–41–0 2–4 1999–2000 Intertoto Cup R1 Newry City F.C.1–00–2 1–2

Player records Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 8 appearances Nikica Miletić Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 2 goals Mario Bazina Neno Katulić

Notable coaches

Branko Tucak (1998–1999) Milivoj Bračun (2000) Gordan Ciprić (2006–07) Stjepan Čordaš (2007) Vjekoslav Lokica (2007–2008) Albert Pobor (2008–2009) Damir Mužek (2009–2010) Davor Mladina (2010) Damir Biškup (interim) (2010) Ivan Pudar (2010) Davor Mladina (2010–2011) Damir Biškup (2011) Stjepan Čordaš (2011) Zdenko Glumac (2011) Dinko Vulelija (2011) Krešimir Sunara (2011–2013) Krešimir Ganjto (2013) Davor Mladina (2013–2014) Roy Ferenčina (2014–2015) Besnik Prenga (2015) Iztok Kapušin (2015) Dean Klafurić (2019)

References

External links

Official website (archived 27 September 2013) Hrvatski Dragovoljac at Nogometni magazin