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NK Sava Kranj

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Sava Kranj
Full nameNogometni klub Sava Kranj
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933)[1]
GroundStražišče Sports Park
Head coachAleksandar Dojčinović
LeagueUpper Carniolan League
2023–24Upper Carniolan League, 6th of 12
Websitehttps://nksava.si/

Nogometni klub Sava Kranj (English: Sava Kranj Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Sava Kranj or simply Sava Kranj, is a Slovenian football club based in Kranj that competes in the Upper Carniolan League, the fourth tier of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1933 and was known as NK Mladost Kranj until 1974.[2]

Honours

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  • Slovenian Fourth Division
    • Winners: 1997–98, 2007–08, 2011–12,[3] 2012–13[4]
  • Slovenian Fifth Division
    • Winners: 2003–04

Stadium

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Stražišče Sports Park was built in 1954 and hosted the football team from that year. A motorcycle speedway track was constructed around the pitch in 1957[5] and the venue staged a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship on 31 May 1959.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Klubi" [Clubs] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "NK Sava Kranj – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1. Gorenjska 2011/12" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZG-Kranj. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ "1. Gorenjska 2012/13" (PDF) (in Slovenian). MNZG-Kranj. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Zgodovina" [History]. NK Sava Kranj (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1959 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "1959 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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