NK Vrbovec

NK Vrbovec is a Croatian football club based in the town of Vrbovec in Zagreb County. It was founded in 1924 and is now playing in the third tier of Croatian football, Treća HNL – Center.

NK Vrbovec

Full name	Nogometni klub Vrbovec
Founded	1924.
Ground	Gradski stadion kraj Sajmišta
Capacity	2,500
Manager	Tihomir Bradić
League	Treća HNL
Home colours Away colours

Their stadium is called Sajmište ("Marketplace") and has a capacity of 3.000 spectators.

Club names through history

• VŠK Zrinski (1924–1945),
• Naprijed (1946–1948),
• Vrbovec (1949–1970),
• Zrinski (1971–1972),
• PIK Vrbovec (1972–2001) (after joining with SD PIK Vrbovec)
• NK Vrbovec (2001–)

Honours

Treća HNL – Center:

• Winners (1): 1998–99

Ranking by season

Season	League	Position/Number of clubs in the league	Croatian cup
2005–06	3. HNL – Center	9th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2006–07	3.HNL – West	10th/18 clubs	Not qualify
2007–08	3. HNL – West	7th/18 clubs	Not qualify
2008–09	3. HNL – West	11th/18 clubs	Not qualify
2009–10	3. HNL – West	9th/18 clubs	Not qualify
2010–11	3. HNL – West	9th/18 clubs	Qualifying round: Vrbovec – Mladost Cernik 4:2, Round of 16: Vrbovec – Zagreb 0:2
2011–12	3. HNL – West	7th/18 clubs	Qualifying round: Vrbovec – Moslavina 2:0, Round of 16: Vrbovec – Inter (Z) 0:1
2012–13	3. HNL – Center	11th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2013–14	3. HNL – Center	4th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2014–15	3. HNL – West	14th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2015–16	3. HNL – West	14th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2016–17	3. HNL – West	12th/16 clubs	Not qualify
2017–18	3. HNL – West	4th/18 clubs	Qualifying round: Virovitica – Vrbovec 3:3 (9:10), Round of 16: Vrbovec – Rijeka 1:3
2018–19	3. HNL – West	11th/18 clubs	Not qualify
2019–20	3. HNL – Center	11th/16 clubs*	Not qualify (*League end at 17th round due virus pandemic)