NK Domžale

NK Domžale

Full name	Nogometni Klub Domžale
Nickname(s)	Ravbarji (Brigands)
Founded	1921 (as SK Disk)
Ground	Športni Park, Domžale (Capacity: 3.234)
Chairman	Stane Oražem
Manager	Darko Birjukov
League	1.SNL
2010–11	2nd
Home colours Away colours

NK Domžale is a Slovenian football club that plays in the town of Domžale. They have won the Slovenian League two times and both Slovenian Cup and Slovenian Supercup once.

History

NK Domžale was formed in 1921 and is one of the oldest Slovenian football clubs. Its current stadium, Športni park, was built in 1948. It was renovated and modernized in 1997 and 1999. Work on the new western stand started in October 2003 and was finished in April 2004. On 29 June 2006 the stadium received reflectors, mounted on 4 concrete towers and strategically placed at each corner of the stadium. There are 120 in total, allowing matches to be played in the evening.

The club's golden age began in summer of 2002, when Slaviša Stojanovič became head coach. He brought NK Domžale into 1.SNL. In the 2005/2006 season they advanced through the first two qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup before being eliminated in the First Round by VfB Stuttgart. They played in the 2006/2007 qualifying rounds but were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv. After a 4–0 away win against NK Primorje on 13 May, Domžale were confirmed as league champions for the first time. This win makes the club only the fourth to claim the title since the independent league's formation in 1991/1992.^[1]

Supporters

There are two main supporting groups for NK Domžale. The first one, the elder, is a fan group formed in 1988 which goes by the name of Ravbarji. The second group, formed in late 2006, is an ultras group called Ultras Domžale.

Honours

• Slovenian First League

Winners (2): 2006–07, 2007–08

Runners-up (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11

• Slovenian Second League

Winners (1): 2002–03

• Slovenian Cup

Winners (1):2010–11

Runners-up (1): 2009–10

• Slovenian Supercup

Winners (2): 2007, 2011

Runners-up (1): 2008

Current squad

As of 5 March, 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Izidor Balažic 2 MF Žiga Kous 3 DF Darko Topič 4 DF Lamin Diallo 5 DF Rok Hanžič 6 MF Nik Cimprič 7 MF Dalibor Teinović 8 DF Blaž Brezovački 10 MF Lucas Mario Horvat 11 FW Damir Pekič 12 GK Vjekoslav Andrič 13 DF Ivan Knezović 14 FW Dejan Zadnikar 15 DF Darko Zec

No. Position Player 16 MF Rudi Vancaš Požeg 17 MF Marko Kovjenič 18 MF Miroslav Grbić 20 MF Marko Drevenšek 21 FW Amer Krcič 22 FW Jernej Smukavec 26 DF Gaber Dobrovoljc 28 MF Dejan Gerič 31 FW Liridon Osmanaj 32 DF Luka Elsner 41 GK Nejc Vidmar 87 DF Tadej Apatič 89 FW Slobodan Vuk

Coaching Staff

Current technical staff

Director of Football	Matej Oražem
Head Coach	Darko Birjukov
Assistant Coach	Dejan Dončič
Goalkeeping Coach	Filip Filipovski
Physio	Miran Kovačič

Famous former players

Sunday Chibuike Džengis Čavušević Sebastjan Cimirotič Luka Elsner Samir Handanovič Branko Ilič

Andraž Kirm Zlatan Ljubijankič Ermin Rakovič Dalibor Stevanovič Haris Vučkić Janez Zavrl

Domestic league and cup results

Season	League	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Cup
1991/92	1.SNL	19	24	40	5	14	21	26	59	x
1992/93	2.SNL	8	29	30	10	9	11	50	54	Round of 16
1993/94	2.SNL	12	25	30	6	13	11	28	45	x
1994/95	2.SNL	9	31	30	12	7	11	44	38	x
1995/96	2.SNL	8	39	29	10	9	10	32	34	x
1996/97	2.SNL	7	39	29	11	6	12	40	30	Round of 16
1997/98	2.SNL	3	58	30	17	7	6	63	30	First round
1998/99	1.SNL	8	41	33	10	11	12	40	49	First round
1999/00	1.SNL	9	41	33	11	8	14	50	51	Round of 16
2000/01	1.SNL	10	37	33	11	4	18	45	64	Round of 16
2001/02	1.SNL	12	16	33	3	7	23	26	75	Round of 16
2002/03	2.SNL	1	74	30	23	5	2	81	28	Round of 16
2003/04	1.SNL	8	41	32	11	8	13	47	53	Round of 16
2004/05	1.SNL	2	52	32	14	10	8	48	36	Quarter-finals
2005/06	1.SNL	2	71	36	20	11	5	69	28	Quarter-finals
2006/07	1.SNL	1	75	36	21	12	3	64	29	Round of 16
2007/08	1.SNL	1	73	36	21	10	5	65	31	Semi-finals
2008/09	1.SNL	5	50	36	12	14	10	44	40	Round of 16
2009/10	1.SNL	8	45	36	12	9	15	51	59	Runners-up
2010/11	1.SNL	2	67	36	20	7	9	57	35	Winners
Totals	1.SNL	2 Titles	633	452	171	125	156	632	609	1 Cup

*Best results are highlighted.

European record

Summary

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Last season played
UEFA Champions League	8	4	0	4	10	12	2008–09
UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League	12	6	2	4	23	14	2011–12
Total	20	10	2	8	33	26

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 21 July 2011
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

By season

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
2005–06	UEFA Cup	QR1	Domagnano	3–0	5–0	8–0
		QR2	Ashdod	1–1	2–2	3–3 (a)
		R1	Stuttgart	1–0	0–2	1–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	QR1	Orašje	5–0	2–0	7–0
		QR2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	0–3	2–1	2–4
2007–08	Champions League	QR1	KF Tirana	1–0	2–1	3–1
		QR2	Dinamo Zagreb	1–2	1–3	2–5
2008–09	Champions League	QR1	F91 Dudelange	2–0	1–0	3–0
		QR2	Dinamo Zagreb	0–3	2–3	2–6
2011–12	Europa League	QR2	RNK Split	1–2	1–3	2–5

Former coaches

• Robert Pevnik (2008)
• Slave Stojanovic
• Vlado Badžim (2008–09)

Former Personal

• Nenad Protega (Director of Sport)

References

1. ^ Domžale take Slovenian title.

External links

• (Slovene) Official Site