Boxing team
NK Varaždin
Club · Croatia · HNL
«Varteks»
The one trophy in the cabinet came in 1993, when the club still played as Varteks : the DCM Trophy. What followed was a long run of near-misses — six Croatian Cup finals between 1995-96 and 2010-11, none of them won, plus a Yugoslav Cup final lost back in 1960-61. Varaždin turned up for the big day more often than most and never got over the line.
That club is gone. Founded in 1931 as Slavija, renamed Tekstilac and then Varteks in 1958, it took the city's own name in 2010 and was wound up in 2015. Supporters and officials had already moved: on 1 July 2012 they registered a new NK Varaždin and started again in the lower divisions, keeping the red and white.
It took seven years to reach the top. Promotion to the 1. HNL arrived for 2019-20, the first season in the first division for the phoenix club; relegation followed in 2020-21, and the side came straight back up in 2022. Nothing has been won at that level yet.
Home is the Stadion Varteks, which the city also knows as the Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, and which holds 8,818.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 19 Sep | HNL |
NK Osijek
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 14 Sep | HNL |
HNK Gorica
A
|
2:2 | D |
| 9 Sep | Cup |
Zagora
A
|
4:0 | W |
| 4 Sep | HNL |
Istra 1961
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 29 Aug | HNL |
Rudes
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 22 Aug | HNL |
Dinamo Zagreb
A
|
1:3 | L |
Standing
HNL| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
 HNK Hajduk Split
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16:8 | 16 |
| 3 |
NK Osijek
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17:11 | 16 |
| 4 |
 NK Varaždin
|
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13:7 | 15 |
| 5 |
 HNK Rijeka
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13:7 | 14 |
| 6 |
Istra 1961
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | 9 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 274| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 274 | 136 | 138 |
| Scored | 360 | 198 | 162 |
| Conceded | 347 | 160 | 187 |
| Scored per game | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Difference | +13 | +38 | −25 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of NK Varaždin
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | |
 Sven Lesjak |
Defender | 20 | 19 |
| 38 |  |
 Iuri António Teixeira Tavares |
Midfielder | 25 | 19 |
| 16 | |
 Novak Tepšić |
Defender | 24 | 19 |
| 28 | |
 I. Kanyuga |
Forward | 20 | 19 |
| 8 | |
 Tomislav Duvnjak |
Midfielder | 23 | 19 |
| 33 | |
 Josip Silić |
Goalkeeper | 26 | 18 |
| 10 |  |
 Aleksa Latković |
Midfielder | 25 | 18 |
| 24 | |
 Mario Marina |
Midfielder | 37 | 18 |
| 20 |  |
 Gregor Sikošek |
Defender | 32 | 18 |
| 13 |  |
 Mario Mladenovski |
Defender | 26 | 18 |
| 30 | |
 Luka Posinkovic |
Defender | 23 | 18 |
| 12 | |
 Petar Bočkaj |
Defender | 30 | 17 |
| 23 | |
 Frane Maglica |
Defender | 29 | 16 |
| 7 | |
 Matej Vuk |
Forward | 26 | 16 |
| 4 | |
 Luka Škaričić |
Defender | 24 | 15 |
| 22 | |
 L. Mamic |
Midfielder | 24 | 15 |
| 1 | |
 Oliver Zelenika |
Goalkeeper | 33 | 15 |
| 6 | |
 David Puclin |
Midfielder | 34 | 13 |
| 17 | |
 Ivan Mamut |
Forward | 29 | 13 |
| 9 |  |
 Stipe Jurić |
Forward | 27 | 11 |
| 25 |  Antonio Boršić |
Midfielder | 10 | ||
| 44 |  Mateo Barać |
Defender | 9 | ||
| 14 |  Roberto Punčec |
Defender | 9 | ||
| 21 | |
 Ivan Posavec |
Midfielder | 28 | 8 |
| 18 |  |
 Filipe José Kissekela |
Forward | 18 | 8 |
| 15 |  Silvio Ilinković |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 11 |  |
 Emma Uchegbu |
Midfielder | 21 | 6 |
| 3 |  Elvir Duraković |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 1 |  Robby McCrorie |
Goalkeeper | 4 | ||
| 22 |  L. Mamić |
Midfielder | 4 | ||
| 17 |  V. Akrap |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 11 |  E. Uchechukwu |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 21 |  Theo Novak |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 11 | |
 Mate Antunović |
Forward | 22 | 1 |
Fixtures of NK Varaždin
-
19 Sep
NK Osijek
H
0:0
D
-
14 Sep
HNK Gorica
A
2:2
D
-
9 Sep
Zagora
A
4:0
W
-
4 Sep
Istra 1961
H
0:0
D
-
29 Aug
Rudes
H
2:0
W
-
22 Aug
Dinamo Zagreb
A
1:3
L
-
16 Aug
HNK Rijeka
H
2:0
W
-
9 Aug
NK Slaven Belupo
A
4:1
W
Honours of NK Varaždin
- DCM Trophy 1993 1