NK Novigrad
{{short description|Croatian football club}}
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| fullname = Nogometni klub Novigrad - Club di Calcio Cittanova
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| founded = 1947
| ground = Stadion Lako
| capacity = 2,300
| chairman = Zvonimir Hodak
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| league = Istrian Third League North
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| website = https://m.facebook.com/NK-Novigrad-306167302871776/
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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.
History
The club reached the third Croatian league for the first time in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://novigrad.hr/nk-novigrad-plasirao-se-u-3-hnl-zapad-i-tako-ostvario-najveci-uspjeh-u-povijesti-kluba/|title=NK Novigrad plasirao se u 3. HNL Zapad i tako ostvario najveći uspjeh u povijesti kluba|date=9 July 2012|publisher=Novigrad.hr|language=hr}}
The club played in the national cup several times after winning the regional cup, including in 2013 and 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.regionalexpress.hr/site/more/nk-novigrad-po-chetvrti-puta-osvojio-kup-istre|language=hr|title=NK Novigrad po četvrti puta osvojio Kup Istre|date=25 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://novigrad.hr/nk-novigrad-prvi-puta-u-svojoj-povijesti-osvojio-kup-istre/|title=NK Novigrad prvi puta u svojoj povijesti osvojio Kup Istre|date=29 July 2013}}
In 2020 the club's directors were accused of not paying several players, coaches, and support staff following the club's relegation.{{cite web|url=https://www.glasistre.hr/istra/slucaj-nk-novigrad-otac-jednog-od-igraca-tvrdi-da-iza-svega-stoji-ives-cakarun-iako-je-optuzen-zvonimir-hodak-682393|title=SLUČAJ NK NOVIGRAD Otac jednog od igrača tvrdi da iza svega stoji Ives Čakarun, iako je optužen Zvonimir Hodak|first=Marcello|last=Rosanda|date=25 November 2020|language=hr}}
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.
Honours
References
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External links
- [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/croatia/nk-novigrad/22495/ NK Novigrad] at Soccerway {{in lang|en}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1947
Category:Football clubs in Croatia
Category:Football clubs in Istria County
Category:1947 establishments in Croatia
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