HNK Cibalia
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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.
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.
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 |
All-time total in the
| ' | Points | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNK Cibalia | 483 | 405 | 120 | 123 | 162 | 437 | 534 |
Current squad
Former players
External links
- [HNK Cibalia official website] (Croatian)
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