Nogometni klub Neretva Metković (English: Neretva Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Neretva or simply Neretva, is a Croatian professional football club based in the town of Metković, in the region of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The club's first name was NK Narona. On 9th November, 1945, in accordance with the state provision forbidding clubs from bearing foreign names, its name was changed to NK Neretva. Neretva reached the Croatian first league in the 1994–95 season.
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Neretva Metković | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue-Whites | ||
| Founded | 1919 2017 (refounded) | ||
| Ground | Igralište iza Vage | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| President | Stanko Vidović | ||
| Head coach | Goran Galov | ||
| League | 3. NL – South | ||
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The club's supporters are known as the Blue White Killers (BWK). NK Neretva plays its home matches at Igralište iza Vage, which has a capacity of 3,000. They were briefly dissolved in 2017 for financial reasons.[1] However, in July that year, a new club was re-formed under the same name.
Derby
editNeretva contest the "El Clasico" with local rivals NK Neretvanac Opuzen.[2]
| As of 2021 | GP | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 54 | 16 | 14 | 24 |
Women's team
editAs of 2017, Neretva fielded a women's team in the top flight of Croatian football, ŽNK Neretva.[3] They finished 5th in the 2. HNL (Second Division) in 2016.[4]
Recent seasons
edit| Season | League | Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||
| 1992 | 2. HNL South | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4th | |
| 1992–93 | 2. HNL South | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 35 | 4th | R1 |
| 1993–94 | 2. HNL South | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 51 | 1st ↑ | |
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 23 | 15th ↓ | |
| 1995–96 | 1. B HNL | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 6th | R2 |
| 1996–97 | 1. B HNL | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 33 | 14th | |
| 1997–98 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 34 | 43 | 8th | |
| 1998–99 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 11th | PR |
| 1999–2000 | 3. HNL South | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 48 | 4th | R2 |
| 2000–01 | 3. HNL South | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 28 | 13th | |
| 2001–02 | 3. HNL South | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 11th | |
| 2002–03 | 3. HNL South | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 45 | 4th | |
| 2003–04 | 3. HNL South | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 12th | R2 |
| 2004–05 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 44 | 47 | 9th | |
| 2005–06 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 39 | 60 | 2nd | |
| 2006–07 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 6th | |
| 2007–08 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 43 | 10th | |
| 2008–09 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 54 | 38 | 14th | |
| 2009–10 | 3. HNL South | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 52 | 38 | 14th | |
| 2010–11 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 53 | 45 | 13th | |
| 2011–12 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 47 | 10th | |
| 2012–13 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 43 | 12th | |
| 2013–14 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 6th | |
| 2014–15 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 57 | 46 | 7th | |
| 2015–16 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 12th | |
| 2016–17 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 57 | 38 | 15th ↓ | |
Honours
editLeague
edit- Croatian Second League:
- Winners (1): 1993–94 (south)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.dalmacijadanas.hr/nestanak-nk-neretve-klub-izbrisan-iz-registra-sportskih-udruga-uslijed-lokalnih-izbora[permanent dead link] Dalmacija danas
- ^ "Danas neretvanski "El Clasico": U Metkoviću očekujemo dobar nogomet i pune tribine". 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "ŽNK Neretva uknjižila još jedan visoki poraz". Metkovic News. 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Summary – First League Women". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.