NK Dugopolje

Dugopolje

Full name	Nogometni klub Dugopolje
Founded	1952 (1952)
Ground	Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi
Capacity	5,200
Manager	Ivica Žuljević
League	First League (II)
2023-24	7th
Home colours Away colours

NK Dugopolje is a professional Croatian professional football club based in the town of Dugopolje on the outskirts of Split, a city on the Adriatic coast. They were founded in 1952, and they currently play in the Prva nogometna liga (English: First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia.

History

The club was founded in 1952 as NK Proleter.

The 2009–10 season was a successful one for Dugopolje as they finished top of the 3. HNL South and were promoted to the Croatian Second Football League. In their first season in the second division of Croatian football, Dugopolje finished eighth out of a total of 16 teams. In the following season, Dugopolje finished first, qualifying for promotion to the Prva HNL, the first division of football in Croatia, but were denied a licence for the top division due to numerous issues and remained in the second league. The 2012–13 season witnessed a large restructuring of football in Croatia during which 7 out of 16 teams were to be relegated to accommodate for a reduction in the number of contestants in the 1st division from 16 to 12. Dugopolje prevailed, finishing 8th, two places clear of relegation. In the 2013–14 season, with a reduced number of teams in the top and second division, the competition was much stronger than previously and Dugopolje struggled and barely avoided relegation.

Dugopolje fell into financial trouble in 2018 due to lower funding from the municipality. A Brazilian business consortium offered an investment, but was rejected by the club's board.

Stadium

Since 2009, Dugopolje host their home matches at the newly built Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi (English: Croatian Knights Stadium), with a capacity of 5,200. The stadium meets strict UEFA standards and holds a licence for UEFA competitions.

Recent seasons

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Cup	Player	Goals
	League										Top goalscorer
2005–06	3. HNL South	34	14	11	9	49	31	53	4th
2006–07	3. HNL South	34	18	5	11	52	34	59	2nd
2007–08	3. HNL South	34	15	6	13	44	36	51	6th
2008–09	3. HNL South	34	12	3	19	44	45	39	13th
2009–10	3. HNL South	32	22	5	5	63	15	71	1st
2010–11	2. HNL	30	10	11	9	39	30	41	8th		Hrvoje Balić	9
2011–12	2. HNL	28	17	6	5	50	27	57	1st	PR	Alen Guć	16
2012–13	2. HNL	30	14	4	12	39	42	46	8th		Ivica Žuljević	13
2013–14	2. HNL	33	10	8	15	37	41	38	10th		Ivica Žuljević, Josip Serdarušić	6
2014–15	2. HNL	30	7	13	10	27	32	34	7th		Ante Vitaić	7
2015–16	2. HNL	33	11	7	15	38	41	40	7th		Ivan Bubalo	10
2016–17	2. HNL	33	12	10	11	36	32	46	6th		Mario Sačer	7
2017–18	2. HNL	33	13	7	13	34	37	46	6th		Ivan Prtajin, Josip Špoljarić	6
2018–19	2. HNL	26	13	4	9	29	26	43	5th		Ante Živković	5
2019–20	2. HNL	19	7	4	8	30	31	25	10th		Matej Jukić	7
2020–21	2. HNL	34	13	9	12	49	45	48	8th		Igor Čerina	9
2021–22	2. HNL	30	11	7	12	40	46	40	10th		Ivan Brnić	11

Current squad

As of 19 February 2023

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRO	Miro Varvodić
2	DF	CRO	Duje Marin Buličić
4	MF	CRO	Roko Kurtović
5	DF	CRO	Igor Čerina
6	DF	CRO	Stipe Vladušić
7	FW	COL	Carlos Torres (on loan from Šibenik)
8	MF	CRO	Marin Ljubičić
10	FW	CRO	Boris Rapaić
11	FW	BRA	Caio Da Cruz (on loan from Gorica)
12	GK	CRO	Marko Grgur Pelivan
14	FW	CRO	Ivo Čengić (on loan from Hajduk Split)
15	MF	CRO	Karlo Lusavec (on loan from Varaždin)
16	DF	CRO	Petar Mikulić

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	CRO	Filip Mekić (on loan from Varaždin)
18	FW	CRO	Ivan Rodić
19	DF	ALB	Neshat Murati
20	DF	CRO	Gregor Gulišija
21	FW	BIH	Branko Đukić (on loan from Istra 1961)
22	DF	CRO	Špiro Peričić
23	MF	CRO	Dominik Balić
24	MF	CRO	Mateo Bašić
25	MF	CRO	Marko Domančić
27	MF	CRO	Ante Kovačević
28	MF	CRO	Filip Rosić
29	MF	CRO	Mihael Mlinarić (on loan from Slaven Belupo)