NK Serdica

Serdica
Full name Nogometni Klub Serdica
Nickname(s) Black Devils
Founded 21 April 1974 (21 April 1974)[1]
Ground Stadion ob Ledavi,
Serdica
Ground Capacity 100
President Karel Horvat[2]
Head Coach Renato Vrhovski[2]
League 1. MNL
2015–16 1. MNL, 5th
Website Club home page

Nogometni Klub Serdica (English: Serdica Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Serdica or simply Serdica, is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the village of Serdica. Their colours are black and white.[2] They currently play in the 1. MNL, the fourth tier of the Slovenian football pyramid. The club was founded in 1974. Their home ground is Stadion ob Ledavi. They are currently named Serdica Kleparstvo Šinko due to sponsorship reasons.

The club has built a rivalry with NK Goričanka from Rogašovci mainly due to close proximity to the town Serdica. Matches between the two teams are known as the "Goričko derby".

History

Approximetly 40 people got together on 21 April 1974 to establish a football club in Serdica.[1] That day the first club president was elected Karel Horvat,[1] who is still the president of the club today.

The club's best achievement in the Slovenian Football Cup are two appearances in the first round, first in the 1994–95 season when they were defeated at home by NK Mura with the score of 1–9 infront of more than 1,000 spectators watching the match which is also the clubs highest home attendance.[1] In the 1997–98 season they were eliminated in the first round away at Triglav Kranj with a 8–0 defeat.[1] Serdica lost to Mura 05 in the MNZ Murska Sobota Cup final but still qualified for the preliminary round of the 2009–10 Slovenian Cup where they were defeated 8–4 by Železničar Maribor.[1]

They competed in the 1. MNL for most of their early years. They finished fifth consecutively in the 2002–03 and the 2003–04 seasons. The 2004–05 season was one of the best in the club's history as they were in the title race before finishing third. They finished fifth again in the 2005–06 season.

For the 2006–07 season the club was in a relegation battle with Cankova and finished ninth, thus avoiding relegation by four points. In the 2007–08 season Serdica were in the title race for the entire season but were defeated on the last match day by Hodoš with the score of 2–0 and failed to promote to the Pomurska League. The next season the team finished mid-table above their rivals Goričanka who gets relegated.

In the 2009–10 season the team was in a relegation battle again and avoided drop by four points. The 2010–11 season was one of the best for the club in the fifth tier as they were contesting for promotion but finished third behind Beltinci and Apače. In the 2011–12 season the team was in the title race again but finished third beating the league winners on the last match day.

In the 2012–13 season the club finished second and was one point behind league winners Bakovci. They scored a total of 93 goals and conceded just 29. Because Pomurska League was discontinued they stayed in 1. MNL, but were effectively promoted from 5th tier to 4th tier. In the 2013–14 season they finished top of the league in the fourth tier and promoted to the Slovenian Third League together with Mura and Bakovci. In the 2014–15 season though, they won only one match and drawn five times for a total of eight points and finished as league bottomers, quickly relegating back to the fourth tier.

After a decent start to the 2015–16 season Serdica finished fifth.

Honours

Winners (1): 2013–14[3]
Runners-up (1): 1994–95[4]
Runners-up (1): 2012–13[5]
Runners-up (1): 2008–09[1]

League history since 1991

Season League Position Notes
1991–92 1. MNL (level 4) ? /
1992–93[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 12th /
1993–94[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 9th /
1994–95[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 2nd /
1995–96[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 8th /
1996–97[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 9th /
1997–98[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 7th /
1998–99 1. MNL (level 4) ? /
1999–2000 ? ? /
2000–01 ? ? /
2001–02 ? ? /
2002–03[6] 1. MNL (level 4) 5th /
2003–04[7] 1. MNL (level 4) 5th [lower-alpha 1]
2004–05[8] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd /
2005–06[9] 1. MNL (level 5) 5th /
2006–07[10] 1. MNL (level 5) 9th /
2007–08[11] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd /
2008–09[12] 1. MNL (level 5) 6th /
2009–10[13] 1. MNL (level 5) 9th /
2010–11[14] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd /
2011–12[15] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd /
2012–13[5] 1. MNL (level 5) 2nd [lower-alpha 2]
2013–14[3] 1. MNL (level 4) 1st Promoted to Slovenian Third League
2014–15 3. SNL – East 14th Relegated to 1. MNL
2015–16 1. MNL (level 4) 5th /
2016–17 1. MNL (level 4)
  1. ↑ Creation of the Pomurska League after the season, so they were effectively relegated to the fifth level.
  2. ↑ Pomurska League discontinued after the season so they were effectivelly promoted to the fourth level.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "O klubu" [About club] (in Slovenian). NK Serdica official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Podatki o klubih" [Club's information] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "1. MNL 2013/14" [2013–14 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Zgodovina NK Ljutomer (pages 32-34)" [History of NK Ljutomer] (in Slovenian). NK Ljutomer official website. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "1. MNL 2012/13" [2012–13 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "1. MNL 2002/03" [2002–03 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "1. MNL 2003/04" [2003–04 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "1. MNL 2004/05" [2004–05 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "1. MNL 2005/06" [2005–06 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "1. MNL 2006/07" [2006–07 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "1. MNL 2007/08" [2007–08 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "1. MNL 2008/09" [2008–09 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "1. MNL 2009/10" [2009–10 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "1. MNL 2010/11" [2010–11 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "1. MNL 2011/12" [2011–12 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota official website. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

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