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| Full name | Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lokosi | ||
| Short name | LOK | ||
| Founded | 1 May 1914; 110 years ago (1914-05-01) asŽŠK Victoria | ||
| Ground | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | ||
| Capacity | 5,350[1] | ||
| President | Miroslav Gluhinić | ||
| Head coach | Silvijo Čabraja | ||
| League | Croatian Football League | ||
| 2023–24 | Croatian Football League, 5th of 10 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (lit. 'Football Club Lokomotiva Zagreb'), commonly known asLokomotiva Zagreb or simplyLokomotiva, is a Croatian professionalfootball club based inZagreb. It competes in theCroatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades in lower-level leagues.
Between 2007 and 2009 they won three consecutive promotions to rise from the fourth level to the first in theCroatian football league system. They hosted their home matches atStadion Maksimir for a couple of years before moving toStadion Kranjčevićeva, as their own groundIgralište na Kajzerici in the Novi Zagreb'sKajzerica neighbourhood is unsuitable for the top-level football.
NK Lokomotiva was founded asŽŠK Victoria (Željezničarski športski klub "Victoria") in 1914.
AfterWorld War I, the name of the club was changed to Željezničar, under which they competed between the two wars. At that time, they were mostly in the shadow of the city's bigger clubsGrađanski,Concordia andHAŠK. They played in the first level only in the1940–41 season.
In 1945, the club was renamed Lokomotiva and soon their most productive years followed. They continuously played for 8 seasons (1947–1955) in theYugoslav First League with the best league result in1952, when they finished third, behindHajduk Split andRed Star Belgrade.[2] Some of the players at that time wereVladimir Čonč,Vladimir Firm,Drago Hmelina, Franjo Beserdi and Oto Bobek, younger brother of legendaryStjepan Bobek. They wonYugoslav Second League in 1956, but were relegated again from the First League in the summer of 1957 and never returned to the Yugoslav top flight again. They played in the Yugoslav Second League until 1970 and then also in theYugoslav Inter-Republic League in the last years before thedissolution of Yugoslavia.
After Croatian independence and the formation of thePrva HNL in 1991, Lokomotiva played in the lower leagues of Croatian football, mostly spending their time in theTreća HNL. In 2006, before relegation to the fourth division, Lokomotiva became thefeeder team forDinamo Zagreb. This sparked a story of one of the most incredible rises through the leagues in Croatian football. Lokomotiva gained promotion in each of the next three season, finishing first in theČetvrta HNL in the 2006–07 season, second in theTreća HNL in the 2007–08 season, and third in theDruga HNL in the 2008–09 season.
The promotion from the second to the first division of Croatian football in 2009 meant that in the2009–10 season, Lokomotiva would be back in the top flight for the first time after 52 years. The side recovered from a poor start in the league and finished in a respectable 8th position out of 16 teams, with notable victories 4–2 away againstNK Zagreb, home 3–0 overRijeka, and 2–1 over Hajduk Split. Their top scorer,Nino Bule, finished with 14 goals.
Due to rules against second sides being in the same division, they legally split their connection to Dinamo Zagreb. To meet the criteria for the Prva HNL, they played their games atStadion Maksimir before moving on toStadion Kranjčevićeva which is now the club's home.[3] The club's base and youth teams area are located inKajzerica neighborhood, at a ground known as Igralište na Kajzerici, which itself was a prominentmotorcycle speedway stadium in the 1960s.[4][5][6]
The2012–13 season was one of the best in recent history for Lokomotiva. They finished in second place ahead of clubs such as Rijeka, Hajduk Split andRNK Split. Young starAndrej Kramarić, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, finished second in the scoring charts with 15 goals. With the second-place finish, Lokomotiva qualified for the2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. In their first European encounter, the side facedFC Dinamo Minsk, losing on the away goals rule after winning 2–1 away from home, but losing 3–2 at home.
Lokomotiva established itself as a 1. HNL side, finishing between 4th and 6th place for the next six seasons. The club managed its first European aggregate victory overAirbus UK Broughton F.C. in the2015–16 UEFA Europa League and navigating three stages of qualifying rounds in the2016–17 UEFA Europa League, before losing 4–2 toBelgian Pro League sideK.R.C. Genk in the playoff round.
In the2019–20 season, which was interrupted by theCOVID-19 pandemic, Lokomotiva had the best season in its history, finishing in second place in the league[7] and finishing as runners-up in theCroatian Football Cup, losing 1–0 to Rijeka in the final.[8] With Croatia's improved UEFA Ranking, this meant that Lokomotiva went into the2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds for the first time in its history, where it drewSK Rapid Wien in the second qualifying round.[9]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Ref |
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| 2014–15 | Nike | - | [10] |
| 2015–17 | Crodux | ||
| 2017–19 | - | ||
| 2019–22 | Adidas | - | |
| 2022–23 | Macron | - | |
| 2023–24 | Favbet |
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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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| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | Top league scorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2006–07 | 4. HNL | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 31 | 77 | 1st ↑ | Jurica Jeleć | 16 | |||
| 2007–08 | 3. HNL | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 32 | 86 | 2nd ↑ | Robert Mesić | 34 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2. HNL | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 59 | 3rd ↑ | Mateo Poljak | 8 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 8th | Nino Bule | 14 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 14th | R1 | Nino Bule | 11 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 7th | Andrej Kramarić | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 57 | 2nd | RU | Andrej Kramarić | 15 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1. HNL | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 5th | Europa League | QR2 | Ante Budimir | 14 | |
| 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 68 | 46 | 4th | QF | Domagoj Pavičić | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1. HNL | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 4th | QF | Europa League | QR2 | Franko Andrijašević | 12 |
| 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 5th | QF | Europa League | PO | Josip Ćorić | 6 |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 5th | SF | Lovro Majer | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 49 | 6th | QF | Dejan Radonjić | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 38 | 65 | 2nd | RU | Lirim Kastrati Marko Tolić | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 30 | 8th | R2 | Champions League | QR2 | Josip Pivarić | 6 |
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| 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 5th | QF | Marko Dabro | 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1. HNL | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 43 | 7th | QF | Sandro Kulenović | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1. HNL | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 5th | SF | Duje Čop | 12 | ||
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 29 |
Source:uefa.com[dead link], Last updated on 7 September 2022
Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won;D = Matches drawn;L = Matches lost;GF = Goals for;GA = Goals against. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | QR2 |  Dinamo Minsk | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 (a) |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | QR1 |  Airbus UK Broughton | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 |
| QR2 |  PAOK | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–7 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | QR1 |  UE Santa Coloma | 4–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 |
| QR2 |  RoPS Rovaniemi | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| QR3 |  FC Vorskla Poltava | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
| PO |  KRC Genk | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | QR2 |  Rapid Wien | 0–1 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | QR3 |  Malmö FF | 0–5 |
| Position | Staff |
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| Coach |  Silvijo Čabraja |
| Assistant coaches | Damir Ferenčina Renato Šaka |
| Goalkeeping coach | Darko Horvat |
| Fitness Coach | Marko Sukreški |
| Doctors | Miroslav Gluhinić Frane Bukvić |
| Technical director | Igor Cvetković |
| Physiotherapists | Igor Bartolović Marko Grubić Ivan Rendulić |
Last updated: 31 July 2021
Source:NK Lokomotiva official website
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Ljupko Petrović (Oct 3, 2010 – Mar 14, 2011)Krunoslav Jurčić (Mar 14, 2011 – May 26, 2011)Marijo Tot (Jun 1, 2011 – Oct 29, 2011)Ante Čačić (Oct 31, 2011 – Dec 23, 2011)Tomislav Ivković (Dec 23, 2011 – May 11, 2015) Marko Pinčić (C) (May 11, 2015 – Jun 3, 2015) Ante Čačić (Jun 3, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015) Sreten Ćuk (Sep 21, 2015 – May 30, 2016) Valentin Barišić (May 30, 2016 – Jul 6, 2016)Mario Tokić (C) (Jul 6, 2016 – Jul 25, 2016) Tomislav Ivković (Jul 25, 2016 – Nov 14, 2016) Mario Tokić (Nov 14, 2016 – Dec 5, 2017)Draženko Prskalo (C) (Dec 5, 2017 – Dec 27, 2017)Goran Tomić (Dec 27, 2017 – Jan 9, 2021)Jerko Leko (Jan 9, 2021 – Mar 13, 2021)Samir Toplak (Mar 14, 2021 – May 28, 2021)Silvijo Čabraja (Jun 8, 2021 –
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