NK Serdica

Nogometni klub Serdica (English: Serdica Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Serdica or simply Serdica, is a Slovenian football club which plays in the village of Serdica. Their colours are black and white.[2] They currently play in the 1. MNL, the fifth tier of the Slovenian football pyramid. The club was founded in 1974. Their home ground is Ob Ledavi Stadium.

Serdica
Full nameNogometni klub Serdica
Founded21 April 1974 (21 April 1974)[1]
GroundOb Ledavi Stadium
PresidentKarel Horvat
Head CoachJožek Oršoš
League1. MNL
2018–191. MNL, 5th
WebsiteClub website

The club has built a rivalry with NK Goričanka from Rogašovci mainly due to close proximity to the town Serdica. Matches between the two teams are known as the "Goričko derby".

History

Approximately 40 people got together on 21 April 1974 to establish a football club in Serdica.[1] That day the first club president was elected Karel Horvat,[1] who is still the president of the club today.

The club's best achievement in the Slovenian Football Cup are two appearances in the first round, first in the 1994–95 season when they were defeated at home by NK Mura with the score of 1–9 in front of more than 1,000 spectators watching the match which is also the club's highest home attendance.[1] In the 1997–98 season they were eliminated in the first round away at Triglav Kranj with an 8–0 defeat.[1] Serdica lost to Mura 05 in the MNZ Murska Sobota Cup final but still qualified for the preliminary round of the 2009–10 Slovenian Cup where they were defeated 8–4 by Železničar Maribor.[1]

They competed in the 1. MNL for most of their early years. They finished fifth consecutively in the 2002–03 and the 2003–04 seasons. The 2004–05 season was one of the best in the club's history as they were in the title race before finishing third. They finished fifth again in the 2005–06 season.

For the 2006–07 season the club was in a relegation battle with Cankova and finished ninth, thus avoiding relegation by four points. In the 2007–08 season Serdica were in the title race for the entire season but were defeated on the last match day by Hodoš with the score of 2–0 and failed to promote to the Pomurska League. The next season the team finished mid-table above their rivals Goričanka who gets relegated.

In the 2009–10 season the team was in a relegation battle again and avoided drop by four points. The 2010–11 season was one of the best for the club in the fifth tier as they were contesting for promotion but finished third behind Beltinci and Apače. In the 2011–12 season the team was in the title race again but finished third beating the league winners on the last match day.

In the 2012–13 season the club finished second and was one point behind league winners Bakovci. They scored a total of 93 goals and conceded 29. Because Pomurska League was discontinued they stayed in 1. MNL, but were effectively promoted from the fifth tier to the fourth tier. In the 2013–14 season they finished top of the league in the fourth tier and promoted to the Slovenian Third League together with Mura and Bakovci. In the 2014–15 season though, they won only one match and drawn five times for a total of eight points and finished as league bottomers, quickly relegating back to the fourth tier.

The club finished fifth in the 1. MNL (fourth tier) consecutively in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.

Honours
  • Slovenian Fourth Division: 1
2013–14[3]

League history since 1991
Season League Position
1991–92 1. MNL (level 4) ?
1992–93[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 12th
1993–94[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 9th
1994–95[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 2nd
1995–96[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 8th
1996–97[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 9th
1997–98[4] 1. MNL (level 4) 7th
1998–99 1. MNL (level 4) ?
1999–2000 1. MNL (level 4) 7th
2000–01 1. MNL (level 4) 3rd
2001–02 1. MNL (level 4) ?
2002–03[5] 1. MNL (level 4) 5th
2003–04[6] 1. MNL (level 4) 5th[lower-alpha 1]
2004–05[7] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd
2005–06[8] 1. MNL (level 5) 5th
2006–07[9] 1. MNL (level 5) 9th
2007–08[10] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd
2008–09[11] 1. MNL (level 5) 6th
2009–10[12] 1. MNL (level 5) 9th
2010–11[13] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd
2011–12[14] 1. MNL (level 5) 3rd
2012–13[15] 1. MNL (level 5) 2nd[lower-alpha 2]
2013–14[3] 1. MNL (level 4) 1st
2014–15 3. SNL – East 14th
2015–16 1. MNL (level 4) 5th
2016–17 1. MNL (level 4) 5th
2017–18 1. MNL (level 4) 8th[lower-alpha 3]
2018–19 1. MNL (level 5) 5th
  1. Creation of the Pomurska League after the season, so they were effectively relegated to the fifth level.
  2. Pomurska League discontinued after the season, so they were effectively promoted to the fourth level.
  3. Pomurska League was re-established after the season, so Serdica stayed in the 1. MNL but were effectively relegated to the fifth level.

References
  1. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). NK Serdica. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Podatki o klubih" [Club's information] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "1. MNL 2013/14" [2013–14 season] (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. "Zgodovina NK Ljutomer (pages 32–34)" [History of NK Ljutomer] (in Slovenian). NK Ljutomer. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. "2002–03 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. "2003–04 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. "2004–05 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. "2005–06 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. "2006–07 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  10. "2007–08 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  11. "2008–09 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  12. "2009–10 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. "2010–11 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  14. "2011–12 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  15. "2012–13 season" (in Slovenian). MNZ Murska Sobota. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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