HNK Cibalia

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HNK Cibalia

Full name

Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Cibalia

Founded

1919.

Ground

Cibalia Stadium
Vinkovci, Croatia

Capacity

12,000

Chairman

Željko Čulo

Manager

Siniša Jalić

League

First League

2005-06

First League, 9th





Home colours





Away colours

HNK Cibalia is a Croatian football club, from Vinkovci in the northeast of Croatia.

Cibalia currently plays in the Croatian First League. The Cibalia Stadium is located in the southern part of the city and it can hold 12,000 spectators. The name Cibalia comes from the city of Vinkovci's name in Roman times of Colonia Aurelia Cibalae.

1 History
2 League and Cup results
3 All-time total in the First League
4 Current squad
5 Former players
6 External links

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1919 as HGŽK Cibalia Vinkovci. In 1925 the team merged with RŠK Sloga. During World War II the club ceased to exist. After the war a revived Sloga and OFD Graničar merged to form FD Dinamo Vinkovci. The club would see several humble decades before finally making it to the Yugoslav First League in 1982. They played in the top-tier league for four years until they were relegated to the second league once more in 1986.

In 1990 the team returned to its more traditional name which it currently holds. Cibalia spent much of the 1990s in the Croatian First League with its highest finish being fifth place. It remained in the First League until the 2003/2004 season when it was relegated to the Second League. The club was also penalized by FIFA the same season by six points (the equivalent of two victories) for failure to fulfill financial obligations in past player transfers. Nevertheless, in the 2004/2005 season, Cibalia outdid all of its opponents in the Second League by a large margin, won the reentry playoffs and returned to the First League.

Cibalia also had some success playing for the Croatian Cup, where it reached the final (and lost from NK Osijek) in 1999 and semifinal in 2004.

[edit] League and Cup results

Season	League	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A	Cup
1992	Croatian First League	9	15	22	3	9	10	13	24
1992/93	Croatian First League	5	31	30	11	9	10	31	30	1/8 Finals
1993/94	Croatian First League	7	35	34	11	13	10	37	27	1/8 Finals
1994/95	Croatian First League	10	37	30	9	10	11	26	33	Quarterfinals
1995/96	Croatian First League	12	24	36	11	12	13	43	55	1/8 Finals
1996/97	Croatian First League	13	33	30	11	0	19	35	56	1/16 Finals
1997/98	Croatian Second League	1	71	30	22	5	3	80	19	1/16 Finals
1998/99	Croatian First League	9	26	32	10	7	15	34	44	Final
1999/2000	Croatian First League	6	45	33	11	12	10	42	39	Semifinals
2000/01	Croatian First League	9	33	32	5	18	9	31	45	1/8 Finals
2001/02	Croatian First League	10	36	30	9	9	12	34	37	1/16 Finals
2002/03	Croatian First League	5	43	32	12	7	13	39	44	Quarterfinals
2003/04	Croatian First League	11	31	32	8	7	17	39	53	Semifinals
2004/05	Croatian Second League	1	65	32	21	8	3	65	23	1/16 Finals
2005/06	Croatian First League	9	37	32	9	10	13	33	47	1/8 Finals

[edit] All-time total in the First League

	Points	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
HNK Cibalia	483	405	120	123	162	437	534

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ivica Marić
12	GK	Davor Burcsa
27	GK	Ante Petričević
2	DF	Ante Zore
3	DF	Ivan Medvid
4	DF	Ante Rozic
5	DF	Boris Leutar
6	DF	Mario Tadić
13	DF	Tomislav Radotić
17	DF	Antun Andričević
22	DF	Danijel Kuzmić
24	DF	Mario Bilen
7	MF	Amer Jukan
8	MF	Ivan Maroslavac

No.	Position	Player
10	MF	Davor Bagarić
11	MF	Frane Lojić
14	MF	Mario Andričević
16	MF	Slavko Blagojević
18	MF	Mladen Križanović
19	MF	Josip Ribić
23	MF	Tomislav Čuljak
25	MF	Ivan Grgić
26	MF	Dejan Pavličić
9	FW	Zoran Zekić
15	FW	Andrej Kerić
20	FW	Tihomir Živković
21	MF	Marko Blašković
28	FW	Kristijan Knežević

[edit] Former players

[edit] External links

HNK Cibalia official website (Croatian)

1. HNL 2006/07 clubs
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