NK GOŠK Gabela

GOŠK Gabela

Full name	Gabeoski Omladinski Športski Klub[1] (Gabela's Youth Sports Club)
Nickname(s)	Plavi Lavovi (Blue Lions)
Founded	1919 (1919)
Ground	Podavala
Ground Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Zlatko Kojić
Manager	Nedim Jusufbašić
League	First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012–13	Premijer Liga BiH, 15th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

GOŠK Gabela is a football team based in Gabela, Čapljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name GOŠK in Croatian means Gabeoski Omladinski Športski Klub (Gabela Youth Sports Club). In season 2010–11, GOŠK won 1st place in First League of FBiH and it promoted to Premier League of BiH, elite football league in BiH.

Their home ground is Podavala (old name Erar) in Gabela which holds about 3,000 people. GNK Dinamo Zagreb donated 5,000 chairs to club.

Their supporters are known as the Blue Lions (Plavi Lavovi). They were founded 2001.

President of club is Pero Pavlović ^[2] and sports director is Lujo Ilić.^[3]

History

The first ball in Gabela was brought by Andrija Korda and Vidan Krvavac in 1919, from Mostar.^[4]

1941–45 the club was dissolved because of World War II. In the 1948. the club is formed again. Club named GOŠK after the recommendations of Milorad Mandrapa in 1958. Under the name GOŠK achieved all the more important results which are competitive Gabela ranked among the most popular sports village in the former Yugoslavia. In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia GOŠK mostly played in Fourth Unfederal League (Mostar zone) in the seasons (1948–60, 1962–63, 1964–66, 1968–92) and three times in Third League (1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67).^[5]

In 1990s club played in First League of Herzeg-Bosnia, of 2001–03 in Second League of FBiH, 2003–11 First League of FBiH and now in Premier League of BiH.

Former names^[6]

• 1919–26 — FK Zmaj
• 1926–35 — FK Seljačka Sloga
• 1935–41 — Seljački športski klub (ŠSK)
• 1948–49 — NK Zmaj
• 1949–58 — NK Sloga
• 1958–today — GOŠK Gabela

Current squad

First Team Squad 2015 ^[7][8]

As of 17 April 2015

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

No. Position Player GK Marko Susac GK Emir Mulac DF Matej Rodin DF Antoni Rozic DF Ante Pazin DF Mario Mornar DF Stanko Cvitković DF Tihomir Jelavić DF Ante Petrovic DF Mario Ljubic MF Mladen Stjepanović MF Stipe Dodig

No. Position Player MF Miljenko Bošnjak MF Josip Ereiz MF Martin Puljic MF Matej Rozic FW Igor Anicic FW Luka Ankovic FW Željko Malčić

Places in Leagues and Cups

In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:

In Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and BiH:

Young categories

Cadets and juniors play in Youth League of BiH – South. Unilt pioneers and prior to pioneers play in Youth League of Herzeg-Neretvans county.

Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament

Every year since 1986, in Gabela, GOŠK Gabela host a memorial tournament in the name of Andrija Anković in which teams such as GNK Dinamo Zagreb, HNK Hajduk Split, NK Široki Brijeg and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar usually play in.

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