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| Full name | Nogometni klub Nafta Lendava | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Plavi (The Blues) | ||
| Founded | 11 May 1903; 122 years ago (11 May 1903)[1] (as Lendvai Football Egyesület) | ||
| Dissolved | 2012; 14 years ago (2012) | ||
| Ground | Lendava Sports Park | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Nogometni klub Nafta Lendava (English:Nafta Lendava Football Club), commonly referred to asNK Nafta Lendava or simplyNafta, was a Slovenianfootball club which played in the town ofLendava. The club was founded under the Hungarian name Lendvai Football Egyesület in 1903. They were regarded as the oldest Slovenian football club until they filed for bankruptcy and were dissolved following the2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season. The club played in theYugoslav First League for one season, in1946–47.
The club was founded in 1903 under the Hungarian name Lendvai Football Egyesület.[2] AfterWorld War I, the club was renamed as NK Lendava, and then as SK Lendava. In the mid-1930s, the club began to play in the second division of the Ljubljana Subassociation League.[1] After theinvasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, thePrekmurje region was annexed by theKingdom of Hungary, and Lendava played in the Hungarian football system duringWorld War II.[1]
In 1946, the club won the first post-warnational championship of Slovenia, thus qualifying for the top levelYugoslav First League for the1946–47 season. Before the season, they also renamed as Nafta.[1] However, they were immediately relegated after finishing last with 23 defeats out of 26 league games.[3]
In the following decades, the club mainly played in theSlovenian Republic League and lower leagues in the territory ofSR Slovenia.[1]
After Slovenia's independence in 1991, Nafta joined the newly formedSlovenian PrvaLiga for the1991–92 season.[1] Their Croatian wingerMiljenko Dovečer earned the distinction of scoring thevery first goal of the new competition.[4] They stayed in the top division for two seasons, as they were relegated in1992–93 after finishing last.[5] In the next decade, they competed in the2. SNL (second tier) and even one season in the3. SNL (third tier), before being promoted back to the top level in 2005 after finishing second in the2004–05 Slovenian Second League.[1]
After the2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season, Nafta was relegated from the top tier and was dissolved due to bankruptcy.[6][7][8][9] In the same year, the club was refounded asND Lendava 1903.[10]
| Season | League | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | 1. SNL | 15 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 63 | Semi-finals |
| 1992–93 | 1. SNL | 18 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 64 | Round of 16 |
| 1993–94 | 2. SNL | 4 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 27 | First round |
| 1994–95 | 2. SNL | 2 | 43 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 26 | did not qualify |
| 1995–96 | 2. SNL | 2 | 59 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 19 | First round |
| 1996–97 | 2. SNL | 4 | 48 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 28 | Round of 16 |
| 1997–98 | 2. SNL | 6 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 39 | First round |
| 1998–99 | 2. SNL | 11 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 47 | Quarter-finals |
| 1999–00 | 2. SNL | 11 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 49 | did not qualify |
| 2000–01 | 2. SNL | 9 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 31 | Round of 16 |
| 2001–02 | 2. SNL | 9 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 52 | First round |
| 2002–03 | 2. SNL | 14 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 61 | Quarter-finals |
| 2003–04 | 3. SNL – East | 1 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 31 | Quarter-finals |
| 2004–05 | 2. SNL | 2 | 70 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 28 | Semi-finals |
| 2005–06 | 1. SNL | 7 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 52 | Round of 16 |
| 2006–07 | 1. SNL | 8 | 45 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 59 | Quarter-finals |
| 2007–08 | 1. SNL | 7 | 47 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 56 | Quarter-finals |
| 2008–09 | 1. SNL | 7 | 43 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 52 | Quarter-finals |
| 2009–10 | 1. SNL | 6 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 53 | Semi-finals |
| 2010–11 | 1. SNL | 9 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 67 | Quarter-finals |
| 2011–12 | 1. SNL | 10 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 71 | Round of 16 |
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