NK Novigrad is a Croatian association football club founded in 1947 and based in the town of Novigrad in Istria County. It currently plays in the Istrian Third Football League.

NK Novigrad
Full nameNogometni klub Novigrad - Club di Calcio Cittanova
Founded1947
GroundStadion Lako
Capacity2,300
ChairmanZvonimir Hodak
LeagueIstrian Third League North
Websitehttps://m.facebook.com/NK-Novigrad-306167302871776/

History

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The club reached the third Croatian league for the first time in 2012.[1]

The club played in the national cup several times after winning the regional cup, including in 2013 and 2017.[2][3]

In 2020 the club's directors were accused of not paying several players, coaches, and support staff following the club's relegation.[4]

The club were relegated in 2022 after withdrawing from the Third Division West, and after one inactive season they started playing in the lowest tier, Istrian third league north. [5]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "NK Novigrad plasirao se u 3. HNL Zapad i tako ostvario najveći uspjeh u povijesti kluba" (in Croatian). Novigrad.hr. 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "NK Novigrad po četvrti puta osvojio Kup Istre" (in Croatian). 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "NK Novigrad prvi puta u svojoj povijesti osvojio Kup Istre". 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ Rosanda, Marcello (25 November 2020). "SLUČAJ NK NOVIGRAD Otac jednog od igrača tvrdi da iza svega stoji Ives Čakarun, iako je optužen Zvonimir Hodak" (in Croatian).
  5. ^ "EKSLUZIVNO: NK Novigrad je ispao iz Treće NL Zapad za sezonu 2022/2023" (in Croatian). Istria Sport. 6 February 2023.
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