Croatia - List of Foundation Dates

1903  HAŠK Zagreb                  [founded Nov 6; merged 2006 with NK Naftaš Zagreb
                                    to HNK Naftaš HAŠK Zagreb]
1908  NK Bjelovar
      NK Podravac Virje 
1909  NK Marsonia Slavonski Brod       
1910  NK Sloga Nova Gradiška
1911  HNK Hajduk Split             [founded as NK Hajduk Split]
      GNK Dinamo Zagreb            [founded Apr 26 as 1.HSK Građanski Zagreb]
1912  Radnički NK Split            [founded as HRSD Anarch Split]
      HNK Suhopolje                [founded as Olimpija Suhopolje] 
      NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica  
      HNK Trogir 
1913  NK Pomorac Kostrena          [founded as SKOK Kostrena]
      NK Dinara Knin               [founded as SK Lav Knin]  
      NK Šparta Elektra Zagreb 
1914  NK Omladinac Vranjic         [founded as Uskok Vranjic]
1916  NK Junak Sinj
1918  NK Orkan Dugi Rat
      NK Kamen Ingrad Velika       [founded as NK Velika; disbanded 2008] 
1919  NK Zagreb                    [founded as RSK Proleter Zagreb]  
      HNK Cibalia Vinkovci         [founded as GSK Cibalia Vinkovci]   
      NK Karlovac                  [founded as SK Borac Karlovac] 
      NK Solin                     [founded as Dioklecijan Solin]    
      Belišćanski SK               [merged 1965 with NK Proleter Belišće to
                                    NK Belišće] 
      NK Podravina Ludbreg
      NK Slatina  
      NK Neretva Metković 
      NK Omiš 
      NK DOŠK Drniš                [founded as Drnški OŠK]
      NK Hajduk Pakrac 
      NK Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac  [founded as Građanski Donji Miholjac]    
      NK Graničar Đurdevac  
      NK Zagorec Krapina  
      NK Faraon Trpanj 
      HNK Dubrovnik                [founded as HNK Plamen Dubrovnik]
      NK NAŠK Nasiče 
1920  NK Mladost Prelog
      NK Graničar Županja 
      NK GOŠK Dubrovnik 
      NK Čakovec 
      HNK Banovac Glina 
      NK Orebić 
1921  HNK Zmaj Makarska
      NK Slaven Gruda 
      NK Pitomača 
      NK Kalinovac
      NK Libertas Novska
      NK Jarun Zagreb   
      NK GRK Potomje 
1922  NK Urania Baška Voda      
      NK Naprijed Hreljin 
      NK Vrbovsko 
      NK Jadran Kaštel Suć urac
1923  NK Olimpija Osijek
      NK Otok 
      NK Oriolik Oriovac
      NK Garić Garešnica 
      NK Vinodol Novi Vinodolski 
      NK Osvit Delekovic 
1924  NK Maksimir Zagreb
      NK Tnje Zagreb 
1925  NK Lipik                     [founded as SK Olimpija Lipik]
      HNK Velebit Benkovac         [founded as HNK Benkovac] 
      HNK Sloga Mravince 
      NK Zrinski Tordinci 
      NK Papuk Orahovica
      NK Samobor 
      NK Savski Marof 
      NK Petrovci 
1926  NK Slavija Pleternica
      BŠK Zmaj Blato 
      NK Zrmanja Obrovac 
      NK Grafičar Osijek           
      NK Valpovka Valpovo 
      NK Trešnjevka Zagreb 
      NK Tondach Bedekovčina 
      NK Stubica Donja Stubica 
1927  NK Fruškogorac Ilok
      FEŠK Feričanci 
      NK Novi Marof 
      NK ZET Zagreb 
      NK Gaj Mače 
      NK Sunjski Sunja 
1928  NK Slobodnica
      NK Gusar Komin 
      NK Čepin                     [founded as ŠK Slavonac Čepin] 
      NK Graničar Kotoriba         [founded as Sloga Kororiba]  
      NK Brestovac 
      NK Graničar Laze 
1929  NK Inter Zaprešić            [founded as Sava Zaprešić]      
      HNK Šibenik                  [merger of Heroj, Zrjinski, Lastavica, Maraton,
                                    ZMAJ, SOSK and Junak (all from Šibenik)]   
      NK Mosor Žrnovnica  
      NK Primorac Stobreč 
      NK Kustošija Zagreb          [founded as Metalac Zagreb]
      NK Hajduk Popovac  
1930  NK Uskok Klis
      NK Elektra Osijek 
1931  NK Varaždin                  [founded as NK Slavija Varaždin]   
      NK Lučko                     [founded as Velebit Lučko]    
      NK Vodice                    [founded as Vodički OSK]   
      NK Sloboda Varaždin          [founded as Radnički SK Sloboda  Varaždin]       
      NK Sloga Čakovec  
      HNK Goranin Delnice    
      NK Klana   
1932  NK Neretvanac Opuzen
      NK Rudar Siverić 
      NK Mraclin 
      NK BSK Budaševo              [founded as Budaševski SK]  
      NK Jelačić Vukovina 
      NK TSK Topolovac 
1933  NK SOŠK Skradin              [founded as Skradinski OŠK]
      NK Mladost Antin 
      NK Moslavac Popovača 
1934  NK Ivančica Ivanec
      SD Polet Buševec             [founded as SK Seljak; merged 2009 with
                                    NK Radnik Velika Gorica to HNK Gorica Velika Gorica] 
1935  NK Hajduk Široko Polje
1936  NK Tekstilac Ravnice Zagreb
      HNK Jadran Stari Grad 
1937  NK Trnava Goričan
      NK Slonj 
      ŠNK Dunav Sotin 
1938  NK Mladost Zabok
      NK Klanjec 
1939  NK Mikleuš
1940  NK Krk
1945  NK Osijek                    [founded as OFD Udarnik Osijek]
      HNK Gorica Velika Gorica     [founded as NK Radnik Velika Gorica] 
      NK Dubrava Zagreb 
      NK Ponikve Zagreb 
      NK Gospić                    [founded as NK Sloboda Gospić]
1946  HNK Rijeka                   [founded as SD Kvarner Rijeka]
      NK Nedelišće 
      NK Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje 
      NK Glavice 
      NK Slavonija Požega          [founded as SD Jedinstvo Požega] 
      NK Mladost Petrinja 
      NK Laduč                     [founded as Zvijezda Laduč]   
      NK Buje 
      NK Umag 
      ŠNK Radnik Majur 
      NK Lokomotiva Rijeka 
      NK Trnje Trnovec 
      NK Mladost Bakić 
1947  NK Konavljanin Čilipi
      NK Ilovac Karlovac           [founded as Proleter Karlovac]
      NK Sava Strmec 
      NK Bistra                    [founded as Vatrogasac Bistra]   
      NK Pazinka Pazin 
      NK Novigrad
      NK Sava Zagreb 
1948  NK Mladost Cernik
      NK Zagora Unešić             [founded as Zadrugar Unešić]   
      NK Mladost Proložac 
      NK Postira-Sardi 
      NK Metalac Osijek            [founded as Metalac OLT Osijek]    
      NK Višnjevac 
      NK Sladorana Županja 
      NK Udarnik Kurilovac
      NK Polet Sveta Klara 
      NK Uljanik Pula              [merged 1964 with NK Pula to NK Istra Pula]
1949  NK Zadar
      NK Sračinec 
1950  NK Koprivnica
      NK Dil Vinkovci 
      HNK Slavonac Stari Perkovci 
1952  NK Dugopolje                 [founded as NK Proleter Dugopolje]
1954  NK Sloga Gredelj Zagreb      [founded as NK Sloga Zagreb]
      NK Slavonija Jovanovac
1955  NK Ribar Končanica
1957  NK Croatia Sesvete           [founded as Slieme Sesvete]
      NK Rudeš Zagreb 
1958  NK Mladost Molve
      NK Špansko Zagreb 
1959  NK Jadran Luka Ploče
      NK Dinamo Palovec 
1961  NK Sloboda Slakovec
      NK Istra Pula 1961           [founded as Istra Pula as merger of NK Uljanik Pula and NK Pula]
      NK Mladost Fažana 
      NK Donji Čehi 
1962  NK Đakovo                    [founded as Jedinstvo Đakovo] 
      NK Stupnik 
      NK Mladost Varaždin 
1963  NK Križevci
      NK Škabrnja 
      NK Pula ICI                  [founded Jun 9]
1964  NK Pakoštane
      NK Omladinac Sloga Heresin 
      NK Spartak Mala Subotica 
1965  NK Belišće                   [merger of Belišćanski SK and NK Proleter Belišće]      
1967  NK Jadran Tučepi
1968  NK Zdenka Veliki Zdenci
1969  NK OSK Otok
1970  HNK Primorac na moru
      NK Žminj 
      NK Halubjan Viškovo 
1971  NK Croatia Đakovo 
      NK Župa Dubrovačka Čibača   
1972  NK Sabunjar Privlaka
1973  NK Vinogradar Lokošin Dol     
      HNK Polača 
      NK Sloboda Gornji Bogićevci 
      NK Sloga Brezje 
1974  NK Croatia Zmijavci
1975  NK Croatia Gabrovnica
      NK Croatia Donja Obrijez
      NK Zoljan 
      NK Polet Cestica 
1976  NK MV Croatia Slavonski Brod
      NK Raštane 
      HNK Dobrovac 
      NK Mičetinac  
1977  NK Kamen Ivanbegovina
      NK Čukovec 77 
      NK Concordia Zagreb          [founded as Pionirski grad Zagreb]      
1978  NK Mladost Kloštar Podravski
      NK Croatia ' 78 Zakanje 
      NK Gat 
1979  NK Schiedel Novi Golubovec   [founded as NK Bojovnik 7 Novi Golubovec]
      NK Botinec 
      NK Gaj Zbjeg 
1981  NK Strmec Bedenica
1982  NK Nedeljanec
1991  NK Imotski Termin
      HNK Vukovar ' 91
1993  NK Pag
1996  NK Dragovoljac Poličnik 
2000  NK Hrvace
2003  NK Međimurje Čakovec         [merger of NK Omlodinac Novo Selo Rok
                                    and NK Sloga Čakovec]   
      NK Jedinstvo Omladinac    
2005  NK Mladost Podravske Sesvete      
2006  HNK Naftaš HAŠK Zagreb       [merger of NK Naftaš Zagreb and HAŠK Zagreb]     



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