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| Full name | Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik | ||
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| Nickname | Narančasti (The Oranges) | ||
| Short name | ŠIB | ||
| Founded | 1 December 1932; 92 years ago (1932-12-01) (as RSD Šibenik) | ||
| Ground | Stadion Šubićevac | ||
| Capacity | 3,970 | ||
| President | Željko Karajica | ||
| Head coach | Marin Oršulić | ||
| League | 3. NL – South | ||
| 2024–25 | Supersport HNL, 10th of 10 (relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.hnk-sibenik.hr | ||
Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik (English:Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known asHNK Šibenik or simplyŠibenik (pronounced[ʃîbeniːk]), is aCroatian professionalfootballclub based inŠibenik. It competes in theThird Football League,[1] the fourth tier of Croatian football and plays their home matches at theStadion Šubićevac, which has a capacity of 3,970.[2]
The club was formed in 1932 under the nameRadničko sportsko društvo Šibenik (Workers' Sport Association Šibenik). The first president, Dr Martin Čičin-Šain, was only appointed to this role during the first board meeting, which was held in August 1933. They played in a stadium in the town area of Crnica, next to the La Dalmatienne factory. The playing field was officially opened on 31 May 1936. The first matches played were part of a 1936 tournament between Šibenik, Osvit,Split and AŠK. Around the same time the first registered football club inŠibenik was also formed. This club was called Osvit and it was responsible for the construction ofŠubićevac Stadium.
The club played its first official league match in 1946 under the name FD Šibenik and the very next year it was crowned the champion of theDalmatia region. The club's new home ground was opened on 1 May 1948 and bore the name of "the people's hero",Rade Končar. In the 1950–51 season, Šibenik finished top of the Croatian Republic League and gained promotion to theYugoslav Second League for the first time in its history. However, they were relegated immediately and it was not until 1954–55 that they returned to the second division. In 1957 the club made it to the semi-final of theYugoslav Cup.
In 1983 Šibenik made it back to the Yugoslav Second League, where they played in the West Division, composed from 18 clubs from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina andSAP Vojvodina. In their firstseason (1983–84) they finished fourth, while in the1984–85 season they came close second, only three points behind the championČelik Zenica, thus falling short of winning promotion to theYugoslav First League. This was their best result in the Yugoslav Second League ever. After holding the middle position of the table for the next couple of seasons, Šibenik finished fifth in the 1987–88 season. They defended their fifth place in the1988–89 season, the first Yugoslav Second League season which featured a unified format instead of two divisions (West and East), as well as in the 1989–90 season.
Šibenik played in theCroatian First League for twelve consecutive seasons, from 1992 until 2003. In 2006 the club finished first in theCroatian Second League's southern division and returned to the first league. In the2009–10 season, Šibenik finished fourth in domestic league, which was their best result ever, and thus qualified for the2010–11 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round for the first time in its history. They were eliminated in thesecond qualifying round byAnorthosis Famagusta 2–3 on aggregate.
In the2011–12 season, the club finished fourteenth and were relegated to thesecond league. In thefollowing season, Šibenik finished fourth but due to financial difficulties, they were once again relegated to thethird league. In the 2013–14 season, Šibenik finished in second place with their marksman Miro Slavica scoring 30 goals to take out the league's top goalscorer award, but failed to lead his side to promotion.
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Šibenik gained promotion to the second league, topping thethird league – south. Mirko Labrović took over as manager in 2015. They finished close second toCibalia in the2015–16 season, failing to beat them in the last match of the season and thus failing to win direct promotion to thefirst tier by only one point. Šibenik played againstIstra 1961 in therelegation play-offs on 29 May and 1 June 2016. Both matches ended 1–1 and Šibenik lost the play-off afterpenalty shootout.
In the2018–19 season, Šibenik finished a close second toVaraždin, and again playedrelegation play-offs over Istra 1961. The first match played in Šibenik ended 1–1 but in the second match played onStadion Aldo Drosina, Istra beat them by a scoreline of 0–2. On 6 May 2020, by a decision of theCroatian Football Federation to suspend the2019–20 Croatian Second League season, Šibenik was promoted to the first tier after eight seasons.[3]
Šibenik finished last in the2024–25 season and were to be relegated to the Prva NL but failed to obtain a license and were demoted to the fourth tier – the 3. HNL South.[4]
| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 1992 | 1. HNL | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 12th | Mile Petković,Dean Računica | 4 | |||
| 1992–93 | 1. HNL | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 45 | 16 | 16th | QF | Ismet Mulavdić | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | 1. HNL | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 32 | 13th | R2 | Ylli Shehu | 7 | ||
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 9th | R2 | Ylli Shehu | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | 1. A HNL | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 51 | 7th | R2 | Mate Baturina | 11 | ||
| 1996–97 | 1. A HNL | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 41 | 7th | R1 | Robert Banđen,Ylli Shehu | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 34 | 9th | R1 | Joško Popović | 9 | ||
| 1998–99 | 1. HNL | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 59 | 41 | 8th | R2 | Joško Popović | 21 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 1. HNL | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 34 | 9th | R2 | Klaudio Vuković | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1. HNL | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 7th | R2 | Paul Matas | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 11th | R2 | Mate Dragičević | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 53 | 31 | 12th ↓ | R2 | Ivan Bulat | 9 | ||
| 2003–04 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 4th | R1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 48(−3) | 4th | R1 | Ivan Božić | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | 2. HNL South | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 38 | 69 | 1st ↑ | R1 | Ivan Božić | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | 1. HNL | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 4th | R2 | Marko Kartelo | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 39 | 10th | R2 | Frane Vitaić,Ermin Zec | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | 1. HNL | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 46 | 6th | R1 | Ermin Zec | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 50 | 4th | RU | Ermin Zec | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 12th | R2 | Europa League | QR2 | Mehmed Alispahić | 11 |
| 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 14th ↓ | R1 | Stipe Bačelić-Grgić | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2. HNL | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 48 | 4th ↓ | R1 | Franjo Tepurić | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 71 | 2nd | R1 | Miro Slavica | 30 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3. HNL South | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 25 | 74 | 1st ↑ | R2 | Igor Prijić | 14 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. HNL | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 69 | 2nd | R2 | Theophilus Solomon | 11 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 7th | R2 | Miro Slavica | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. HNL | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 7th | R2 | Davor Kukec | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. HNL | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 46 | 2nd | R2 | Prince Ampem | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 1st ↑ | QF | Luka Juričić | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 35 | 6th | R2 | Deni Jurić | 11 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 75 | 32 | 8th | R2 | Ivan Delić,Marin Jakoliš | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | HNL | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 56 | 27 | 10th ↓ | RU | Ivan Dolček | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1. NL | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 18 | 82 | 1st ↑ | R1 | Josip Majić | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | HNL | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 60 | 30 | 10th ↓ | R2 | Ivan Santini | 7 | ||
Key
| Rank | Player | Appearances |
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| 1 |  Josip Bulat | 231 |
| 2 | Klaudio Vuković | 213 |
| 3 |  Xhevdet Muriqi | 199 |
| 4 | Armando Marenzi | 197 |
| 5 |  Anel Karabeg | 175 |
| 6 | Hrvoje Slavica | 165 |
| 7 | Zoran Slavica | 150 |
| 8 | Marko Kartelo | 145 |
| 9 | Martin Vukorepa | 143 |
| 10 | Ivan Roca | 140 |
| Updated 25.05.2025 (Bold denotes players still playing in the Hnk Šibenik, italics denotes players still playing professional football). | ||
| Rank | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | Klaudio Vuković | 50 |
| 2 | Armando Marenzi | 41 |
| 3 | Miro Slavica | 39 |
| 4 |  Ylli Shehu | 35 |
| 5 | Ermin Zec | 35 |
| 6 |  Petar Nadoveza | 30 |
| 7 | Ivan Božić | 30 |
| 8 | Joško Popović | 30 |
| 9 | Dražen Gović | 28 |
| 10 | Mehmed Alispahić | 25 |
| Updated 05.03.2025 (Bold denotes players still playing in the Hnk Šibenik, italics denotes players still playing professional football). | ||
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2010–11 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Last updated on 10 September 2010.[6]
Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won;D = Matches drawn;L = Matches lost;GF = Goals for;GA = Goals against
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. | |
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| 2010–11 | Europa League | QR1 |  Sliema Wanderers | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |  |
| QR2 |  Anorthosis | 0–3 (aet) | 2–0 | 2–3 |  |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Director of football | Hrvoje Kulušić |
| Head coach | Rajko Vidović |
| Assistant coaches | Ivan Božić Ivo Šupe |
| Goalkeeper coach | Marko Mihaljević |
| Fitness coaches | Frane Cinotti Ante Rak |
| Physiotherapists | Ivan Čular Duje Protega Mario Petrović |
| Team manager | Josip Maleš |
| Analyst | Armin Alibegović |
The following HNK Šibenik players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.
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Ivica Šangulin (1983–1985)Petar Nadoveza (1985–1986)Đorđe Milić (1986–1987)Milan Ribar (1987–1988)Žarko Nedeljković (1988–1989)Mladen Vranković (1989–1990)Nikica Cukrov (1990–1992)
Franjo Džidić (1992–1993)Krasnodar Rora (1993)Branko Tucak (1993–1994)Ivica Matković (1993–1994)Ivica Šangulin (1994–1995)Rajko Magić (1995) Željko Maretić (1995–1996)Vinko Begović (1996–1997) Željko Maretić (1997–1998)Ivan Buljan (1998) Stipe Kedžo (1998)Rajko Magić (1998–1999)Stanko Mršić (1999) Anđelko Godinić (1999) Goran Krešimir Vidov (1999) Željko Maretić (1999–2000)Vjekoslav Lokica (2000) Milo Nižetić (2000–2001)Vjekoslav Lokica (2001–2002) Franko Bogdan (2002)Stanko Mršić (2002–2003)Luka Bonačić (2003) Franko Bogdan (2003–2004) Milan Petrović (2004) Petar Bakotić (2004–2005)Ivan Pudar (2005–2007)Anel Karabeg (2007)Ivica Kalinić (2007–2009) Anđelko Godinić (interim) (2009)Branko Karačić (2009–2010) Anđelko Godinić (interim) (2010)Vjekoslav Lokica (2010–2011)Goran Tomić (2011–2013) Ivo Šupe (2013)Damir Petravić (2013)Ivan Bulat (interim) (2013)Nikica Cukrov (2013–2014)Damir Petravić (2014) Mirko Labrović (2014–2016)Krešimir Sunara (2016)Goran Tomić (2016)Ivan Katalinić (2016) Anđelko Godinić (2016)Stipe Balajić (2016–2017)Zoran Slavica (2017)Borimir Perković (2017–2019)Krunoslav Rendulić (2019–2021)
Sergi Escobar (2021)Mario Rosas (2021–2022)Ferdo Milin (2022)Marko Kartelo (interim) (2022)Marko Kartelo (2022) Ivica Matas (interim) (2022)Dean Računica (2022)
Damir Čanadi (2022)Mario Cvitanović (2022–2023)Damir Čanadi (2023)Mario Carević (2023–2024)Marko Kartelo (2024)Rajko Vidović(2024-2025)Marin Oršulić(2025-)
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