RNK Split

RNK Split
Full nameRadnički nogometni klub Split
Nickname(s)Crveni (The Reds)
Founded16 April 1912; 112 years ago (1912-04-16)
GroundStadion Park mladeži
Capacity4,075[1]
ChairmanSlaven Žužul
LeagueTreća NL
2022–2315th
Websitehttp://www.rnksplit.hr/

Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split.

History

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The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was founded on 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had several names like Borac, Jug, HAŠK, Dalmatinac, and Arsenal since then.

During the Spanish Civil War, RNK Split organized an unsuccessful expedition of his volunteers for the fight on the side of the anti-fascist coalition against Francisco Franco's forces.

In World War II, the club became well known because 120 of its players were killed fighting on the side of Josip Broz Tito's Partisans, fighting against Axis forces.[2]

After achieving three consecutive promotions from 2008 to 2010, the club went from playing in Croatia's fourth tier to playing in the Croatian First League, Croatia's top division.

In the team's first season in the top flight in the 2010–11 season, they achieved a very respectable third spot. Because of its finish that season, they qualified to play for Europe for the first time in the club's existence and entered into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round where they met Slovenian side Domžale. They won 5–2 on aggregate and in the third qualifying round they were drawn against Premier League side Fulham, whom they lost to 2–0 on aggregate.

In the 2014–15 season, the club managed to reach the Europa League playoff round after defeating Mika, Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Chornomorets Odesa, but lost 1–0 on aggregate to Italian Serie A side Torino.

Crest and colours

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Founded as HRŠD "Anarch", the club's first colors were black (the color of Anarchists). HRŠD stood for Hrvatsko radničko športsko društvo (Croatian Workingmen's Sports Society). In 1933, as influence of "red" (organized labour, Social democrat and Communist) youth grew stronger, the club changed its colors to all red and its name to Radnički nogometni klub Split (Workingmen's Football Club Split).

During SFR Yugoslavia RNK Split played in the top football division four times, but did not win a Championship or Cup title. The biggest success in the Yugoslav Cup was in the season of 1960–61, when they lost in the semi-finals against the Macedonian team Vardar in the game on Vardar's home stadium.

Honours

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Recent seasons

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Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Competition Round Player Goals
League Other competitions Top goalscorer
1992 2. HNL South 14 8 4 2 19 8 20 3rd
1992–93 2. HNL South 30 17 10 3 58 15 44 2nd R1
1993–94 2. HNL South 30 12 6 12 53 42 30 6th
1994–95 2. HNL South 32 15 10 7 51 34 55 4th R2
1995–96 2. HNL South 30 10 10 10 51 34 40 7th
1996–97 2. HNL South 36 25 5 6 73 25 80 1st
1997–98 2. HNL South 32 21 5 6 52 19 68 1st R2
1998–99 2. HNL 36 17 8 11 60 34 59 5th
1999–00 2. HNL 32 6 8 18 29 68 26 15th ↓ R1
2000–01 3. HNL South 28 10 5 13 28 37 35 10th
2001–02 3. HNL South 30 12 4 14 55 48 40 9th
2002–03 3. HNL South 28 7 9 12 30 44 30 15th ↓
2003–04 1. ŽNL S-D 26 13 3 10 46 31 42 5th
2004–05 1. ŽNL S-D 32 12 10 10 52 41 46 7th
2005–06 1. ŽNL S-D 36 15 9 12 52 40 54 9th
2006–07 4. HNL South-A 28 12 6 10 46 34 42 2nd
2007–08 4. HNL South-A 30 21 4 5 87 25 67 1st ↑ Antonio Milardović 21
2008–09 3. HNL South 34 23 8 3 79 20 77 1st ↑ Ante Žužul 28
2009–10 2. HNL 26 16 5 5 56 26 53 1st ↑ R1 Ante Žužul 12
2010–11 1. HNL 30 16 5 9 38 22 53 3rd Bojan Golubović 6
2011–12 1. HNL 30 14 8 8 43 32 50 4th R2 Europa League QR3 Duje Čop 8
2012–13 1. HNL 33 15 7 11 49 37 52 5th R2 Ante Rebić 10
2013–14 1. HNL 36 14 10 12 41 41 52 4th Mate Bilić 9
2014–15 1. HNL 36 9 14 13 42 49 41 7th RU Europa League PO Sokol Cikalleshi 10
2015–16 1. HNL 36 10 16 10 28 29 46 6th Dražen Bagarić 8
2016–17 1. HNL 36 3 9 24 12 52 18 10th ↓↓ SF Sandro Ugrina 3
2017–18 3. HNL South 30 15 8 7 59 39 53 4th R1 Pjero Antunović, Marin Bakić 11
2018–19 3. HNL South 30 9 11 10 51 44 38 13th R1 Drago Gabrić 25
2019–20 3. HNL South 18 10 3 5 38 22 33 2nd R1
2020–21 3. HNL South 32 14 9 9 51 40 51 3rd R1 Ivan Primorac 11
2021–22 3. HNL South 34 15 7 12 52 40 52 6th Krešimir Luetić 19

Key

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European record

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Summary

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Competition Pld W D L GF GA Last season played
Europa League 12 5 5 2 12 7 2014–15
Total 12 5 5 2 12 7

Source: uefa.com, Last updated on 28 August 2014
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

By result

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Overall Pld W D L GF GA GD
Home 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7
Away 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2
Total 12 5 5 2 12 7 +5

By season

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg
2011–12 UEFA Europa League QR2 Slovenia Domžale 3–1 2–1 5–2
QR3 England Fulham 0–0 0–2 0–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League QR1 Armenia Mika 2–0 1–1 3–1
QR2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–0 2–1
QR3 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 2–0 0–0 2–0
PO Italy Torino 0–0 0–1 0–1

Historical list of managers

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References

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  1. ^ Vulas, Frane (24 August 2010). "Cijeli će Split stati u Park mladeži". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  2. ^ U NOB-u poginulo 120 splitovaca Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian)
  3. ^ Nova smjena trenera u 3.NL: Split raskinuo s Tomičićem - Dalmatinski Nogomet (in Croatian)
  4. ^ Trener Ljubuškog Damir Vučić preuzeo RNK Split - Radio Ljubuški (in Bosnian)
  5. ^ Split raskinuo s trenerom - Dalmatinski Nogomet (in Croatian)
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