NK Vrbovec
| Vrbovec | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | NK Vrbovec | ||
| Seat | Vrbovec | ||
| founding | 1924 | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Hrvoje Bušić | ||
| Venue | Sajmište | ||
| Places | 3,000 | ||
| league | 3. HNL West | ||
| 2015/16 | 14th place | ||
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NK Vrbovec is a football club from the small town of Vrbovec in northern Croatia .
history
NK Vrbovec was founded in 1924 and currently plays in the 3rd HNL Season West. From 1999 to 2002 the club was second class . In the 2000/01 Cup, the club made it to the second round, where it failed at the first division club NK Varteks Varazdin .
The biggest club transfer was the transfer from Drago Papa to NK Kamen Ingrad Velika .
Former club names
- VŠK Zrinski (1924–1945),
- Naprijed (1946-1948),
- Vrbovec (1949-1970),
- Zrinski (1971–1972),
- PIK Vrbovec (1972–2001) (after the merger with SD PIK Vrbovec),
- NK Vrbovec (since 2001)
Stadion
NK Vrbovec plays in its own stadium "Sajmište", which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators.