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Istra 1961

Nogometni klub Istra 1961 (English: Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League.

It is a common opinion amongst many people that Istra 1961 was founded in 1961 by merging two clubs from Pula, NK Uljanik and NK Pula, forming NK Istra. However, NK Istra is not the same club as NK Istra 1961. NK Istra was the best club from Pula for decades. NK Istra 1961, then named NK Uljanik, was founded in 1964. NK Istra were competing in Prva HNL since the first season, but were relegated in the 1996–97 season to Druga HNL. They were promoted back to Prva HNL in the 1998–99 season, but they were relegated again in the next season, never coming back to Prva HNL. Meanwhile, NK Uljanik was in the shadow of NK Istra, but they were promoted to Prva HNL in the 2003–04 season and are the best club in Pula since then. NK Istra, now under the name NK Istra Pula, is competing in Prva ZNL, the fifth football level in Croatia. The greatest club success was in the 2002–03 season when they finished runners-up in the Croatian Cup, losing to Hajduk Split 5–0 on aggregate.

In the 2004–05 season, the club changed its name into NK Pula 1856, because 1856 was the year that the Austro-Hungarian Empire made Pula the port of its arsenal and the shipyard Uljanik was opened. Also in the same year, it competed in the Prva HNL for the first time. In 2005, it was renamed again to NK Pula Staro Cesko due to a sponsorship contract with the brewery Daruvarska pivovara (Staro Cesko is a beer brand). Just one year later, the name was once again changed, this time to NK Pula. Again, just a year later in the middle of 2007, the name was changed for the fifth time in as many years, to NK Istra 1961. The change of name came after an ultimatum from the local fans Demoni who said the club would have their support only if the club changed its name and club colours to the traditional city colours (yell

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Istra 1961

Croatia. HNL. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 HNK Rijeka HNK Rijeka 14 11 2 1 37 10 35 13 7 3 3 16 10 24 27 18 5 4 53 20 59 33 2
2 HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split 13 9 0 4 20 8 27 14 8 4 2 19 8 28 27 17 4 6 39 16 55 23 1.4
3 Dinamo Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb 13 10 2 1 23 7 32 13 6 4 3 24 18 22 26 16 6 4 47 25 54 22 1.8
4 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 14 4 9 1 26 15 21 13 5 3 5 15 15 18 27 9 12 6 41 30 39 11 1.5
5 NK Osijek NK Osijek 15 7 5 3 28 12 26 12 2 4 6 17 24 10 27 9 9 9 45 36 36 9 1.7
6 HNK Gorica HNK Gorica 14 6 3 5 19 18 21 13 2 4 7 5 14 10 27 8 7 12 24 32 31 -8 0.9
7 NK Varazdin NK Varazdin 13 4 6 3 15 14 18 13 2 6 5 14 19 12 26 6 12 8 29 33 30 -4 1.1
8 NK Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo 13 4 3 6 16 16 15 14 3 3 8 17 36 12 27 7 6 14 33 52 27 -19 1.2
9 Istra 1961 Istra 1961 13 4 4 5 12 17 16 14 2 5 7 12 26 11 27 6 9 12 24 43 27 -19 0.9
10 Rudes Rudes 12 1 3 8 7 25 6 15 0 1 14 3 33 1 27 1 4 22 10 58 7 -48 0.4

Istra 1961 Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
07 Apr 15:00 15:00, 07 Apr sch
Dinamo Zagreb
Istra 1961
54-27
HNL
29 Mar 14:50 14:50, 29 Mar sch
Istra 1961
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
27-39
HNL
17 Mar 14:00 14:00, 17 Mar fin
Istra 1961
0-0 0-0
HNK Gorica
0-0
HNL
0-0
0-0
08 Mar 16:00 16:00, 08 Mar fin
NK Varazdin
2-1 2-2
Istra 1961
0-0
HNL
2-1
2-2
02 Mar 16:10 16:10, 02 Mar fin
HNK Hajduk Split
0-0 1-0
Istra 1961 1
0-0
HNL
0-0
1-0
24 Feb 16:10 16:10, 24 Feb fin
Istra 1961 1
1-1 2-1
Rudes
0-0
HNL
1-1
2-1
16 Feb 16:00 16:00, 16 Feb fin
NK Slaven Belupo
0-1 1-1
Istra 1961
0-0
HNL
0-1
1-1
10 Feb 14:00 14:00, 10 Feb fin
Istra 1961
1-0 1-0
NK Osijek
0-0
HNL
1-0
1-0
04 Feb 14:00 14:00, 04 Feb fin
HNK Rijeka
2-0 3-0
Istra 1961 1
0-0
HNL
2-0
3-0
27 Jan 16:00 16:00, 27 Jan fin
Istra 1961
0-1 0-1
Dinamo Zagreb
0-0
HNL
0-1
0-1
16 Dec 13:50 13:50, 16 Dec fin
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
1-0 3-0
Istra 1961
18-18
HNL
1-0
3-0
09 Dec 13:50 13:50, 09 Dec fin
HNK Gorica 1
0-0 0-0
Istra 1961
26-17
HNL
0-0
0-0
05 Dec 15:00 15:00, 05 Dec fin
NK Varazdin
1-1 3-2
Istra 1961
0-0
1-1
3-2
01 Dec 16:00 16:00, 01 Dec fin
Istra 1961
1-0 2-0
NK Varazdin
14-17
HNL
1-0
2-0
26 Nov 14:00 14:00, 26 Nov fin
Istra 1961
0-1 0-2
HNK Hajduk Split
14-33
HNL
0-1
0-2
11 Nov 15:00 15:00, 11 Nov fin
Rudes
0-3 0-4
Istra 1961
3-11
HNL
0-3
0-4
05 Nov 16:10 16:10, 05 Nov fin
Istra 1961 1
1-0 2-0
NK Slaven Belupo
8-13
HNL
1-0
2-0
28 Oct 16:10 16:10, 28 Oct fin
NK Osijek
0-0 3-1
Istra 1961
18-8
HNL
0-0
3-1
22 Oct 13:00 13:00, 22 Oct fin
Istra 1961
0-1 1-1
HNK Rijeka
7-22
HNL
0-1
1-1
08 Oct 15:15 15:15, 08 Oct fin
Dinamo Zagreb
1-0 3-0
Istra 1961
16-7
HNL
1-0
3-0
02 Oct 16:00 16:00, 02 Oct fin
Istra 1961
0-2 0-4
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
7-9
HNL
0-2
0-4
23 Sep 15:00 15:00, 23 Sep fin
Istra 1961
0-1 0-1
HNK Gorica
7-12
HNL
0-1
0-1
17 Sep 17:15 17:15, 17 Sep fin
NK Varazdin
0-0 1-0
Istra 1961
7-7
HNL
0-0
1-0
02 Sep 19:05 19:05, 02 Sep fin
HNK Hajduk Split
0-0 0-1
Istra 1961
15-4
HNL
0-0
0-1
27 Aug 16:30 16:30, 27 Aug fin
Istra 1961
0-0 0-0
Rudes
3-0
HNL
0-0
0-0
19 Aug 16:30 16:30, 19 Aug fin
NK Slaven Belupo
2-1 2-2
Istra 1961
4-2
HNL
2-1
2-2
13 Aug 16:55 16:55, 13 Aug fin
Istra 1961
1-1 4-4
NK Osijek
1-6
HNL
1-1
4-4
06 Aug 19:00 19:00, 06 Aug fin
HNK Rijeka
3-0 6-0
Istra 1961
3-1
HNL
3-0
6-0
29 Jul 19:00 19:00, 29 Jul fin
Istra 1961
0-1 0-3
Dinamo Zagreb
1-0
HNL
0-1
0-3
23 Jul 19:00 19:00, 23 Jul fin
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
0-1 1-1
Istra 1961
0-0
HNL
0-1
1-1
27 May 14:30 14:30, 27 May fin
Istra 1961 1
0-0 1-1
NK Slaven Belupo
45-42
HNL
0-0
1-1
21 May 15:00 15:00, 21 May fin
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2-0 3-1
Istra 1961
39-45
HNL
2-0
3-1
13 May 17:10 17:10, 13 May fin
Istra 1961
1-0 1-0
HNK Gorica
42-29
HNL
1-0
1-0
06 May 17:10 17:10, 06 May fin
HNK Rijeka
0-1 2-2
Istra 1961 1
47-41
HNL
0-1
2-2
29 Apr 16:00 16:00, 29 Apr fin
Istra 1961
1-0 3-0
Sibenik
38-27
HNL
1-0
3-0
26 Apr 13:00 13:00, 26 Apr fin
NK Osijek
0-0 1-0
Istra 1961
39-38
HNL
0-0
1-0
22 Apr 15:00 15:00, 22 Apr fin
Istra 1961
0-0 0-0
Dinamo Zagreb
37-66
HNL
0-0
0-0
16 Apr 13:00 13:00, 16 Apr fin
NK Varazdin
0-0 0-0
Istra 1961 1
38-36
HNL
0-0
0-0
07 Apr 16:10 16:10, 07 Apr fin
HNK Hajduk Split 1
2-2 2-2
Istra 1961 1
53-35
HNL
2-2
2-2
31 Mar 16:00 16:00, 31 Mar fin
NK Slaven Belupo
1-0 2-0
Istra 1961
33-35
HNL
1-0
2-0

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 09 Dec 16 Dec 27 Jan 04 Feb 10 Feb 16 Feb 24 Feb 02 Mar 08 Mar 17 Mar All SeasonGoals/Assists
Ante Erceg 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/0
Matej Vuk 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 4/0
Elias Filet 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Frano Mlinar 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Moris Valincic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Mario Cuic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Dario Maresic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Emmanuel Ekong 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Zoran Josipovic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Darwin Matheus 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Antonio Mauric 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Mateo Lisica 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Ante Majstorovic 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Sebastian Nebyla 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Styopa Mkrtchyan 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2023/2024

Player 09 Dec 16 Dec 27 Jan 04 Feb 10 Feb 16 Feb 24 Feb 02 Mar 08 Mar 17 Mar All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Slavko Blagojevic - - - - - - - 1/0 - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Mario Cuic - - - - - - 1/0 - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Antonio Mauric - - - 1/0 - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
Ante Majstorovic - - - - - - - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0
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