| Full name | Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia Vinkovci | ||
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| Nickname | Nebesko plavi (The Sky-blues) | ||
| Founded | 7 May 1919; 106 years ago (7 May 1919) (as HGŽK Cibalia) | ||
| Ground | Stadion HNK Cibalia | ||
| Capacity | 8,200 | ||
| Chairman | Damir Mustapić | ||
| Manager | Tomislav Čuljak | ||
| League | First League (II) | ||
| 2022–23 | 3rd | ||
| Website | www | ||
Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known asCibalia Vinkovci or simplyCibalia, is aCroatianfootball club from the town ofVinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in thePrva NL, Croatia's second-tier league.Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 10,000 spectators. The name Cibalia comes from theRoman settlement calledColonia Aurelia Cibalae which was the precursor of the present-day town of Vinkovci. In the period from 1945 to 1990 the club was calledNK Dinamo Vinkovci.
The club was founded in 1919 asHGŽK Cibalia Vinkovci, and in 1925 the team merged with local rivals RŠK Sloga. In the 1930s the club was coached byBane Sekulić,Károly Nemes and Rajmond Breznik.[1] AfterWorld War II the club was banned by the new Communist regime. After the war re-established clubs Sloga and OFD Graničar merged and formedNK Dinamo Vinkovci which began competing within the Yugoslav football system. The club would see several humble decades before finally making it to theYugoslav First League in 1982. They played in the top-tier league for five seasons until they were relegated to theYugoslav Second League in 1987.
In 1990 the team returned its traditional name ofCibalia. The club spent much of the 1990s in thePrva HNL, Croatian top level. It remained in the Prva HNL until the2003–04 season when it was relegated to theDruga HNL. The club was also penalized byUEFA in the same season with a deduction of six points for failure to fulfill financial obligations related to past player transfers. Nevertheless, in the2004–05 season, Cibalia outdid all of its opponents in the second league by a large margin, won the promotion playoffs and returned to Prva HNL. It was in this season that they also hadCroatianmixed martial arts legendMirko Filipović play the final 8 minutes of a match vsHNK Vukovar.[2]
Cibalia also had some success playing in theCroatian Cup, where it reached the final in 1999 (lost toOsijek) and semi-final in 2000, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The2009–10 season was Cibalia's best ever season in the top division of Croatian football. They finished third after giantsDinamo Zagreb andHajduk Split, having spent most of the season in second position. They qualified for thesecond qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League but eventually lost to Northern Irish side Cliftonville and exited the tournament.
Cibalia were relegated from the 1. HNL in 2018 and also faced bankruptcy.[3] They ended up being relegated directly to the third division, where they finished the season in first place and were promoted after receiving a second division license in May 2019.[4][5]
The club has a relatively large but local following. Their main supporter group are calledUltrasi.[6] Their main rivals are the groupKohorta Osijek fromNK Osijek.[7]
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 | Europe / Other | Top league scorer(s) | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 1992 | 1. HNL | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 9th | DNQ | Josip Markovinović | 3 | ||
| 1992–93 | 1. HNL | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 5th | R2 | Davor Čop | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | 1. HNL | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 27 | 35 | 7th | R2 | Josip Markovinović | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 37 | 10th | QF | Josip Markovinović | 5 | ||
| 1995–96 | 1. HNL | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 55 | 45 | 9th | R2 | Goran Meštrović | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | 1. HNL | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 56 | 33 | 13th ↓ | R1 | Antun Andričević & Ivica Marinčić | 5 | ||
| 1997–98 | 2. HNL | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 19 | 71 | 1st ↑ | R1 | ||||
| 1998–99 | 1. HNL | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 9th | RU | Ivan Bošnjak | 7 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 1. HNL | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 6th | SF | Ivan Bošnjak | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1. HNL | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 33 | 9th | R2 | Intertoto Cup | R2 | Mario Meštrović | 7 |
| 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 10th | R1 | Mladen Bartolović | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 5th | QF | Mladen Bartolović | 9 | ||
| 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 53 | 31 | 11th ↓ | SF | Intertoto Cup | SF | Zoran Ratković | 10 |
| 2004–05 | 2. HNL | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 65 | 1st ↑ | R1 | Danijel Kuzmanović | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | 1. HNL | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 37 | 9th | R2 | Mladen Križanović Aleksandar Stojanovski Ivan Žgela | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | 1. HNL | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 53 | 32 | 10th | QF | Zoran Zekić | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 8th | QF | Željko Malčić | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | 1. HNL | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 38 | 8th | SF | Željko Malčić | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | 1. HNL | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 57 | 3rd | R1 | Dino Kresinger | 9 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1. HNL | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 44 | 4th | SF | Europa League | QR2 | Dino Kresinger | 11 |
| 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 5th | SF | Mladen Bartolović | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1. HNL | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 44 | 32 | 11th ↓ | SF | Tomislav Mazalović | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 59 | 2nd | R2 | Hrvoje Tokić | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. HNL | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 38 | 6th | R2 | Jakov Puljić | 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2. HNL | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 70 | 1st ↑ | R2 | Frane Vitaić | 15 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 79 | 21 | 9th | R2 | Frane Vitaić | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 75 | 26 | 10th ↓↓ | R2 | Ivan Galić | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 3. HNL | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 68 | 1st ↑ | R1 | Dominik Dogan | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 16th | R1 | Mate Bajić | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 4th | R1 | Gerald Diyoke,Filip Jazvić | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. HNL | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 6th | R1 | Domagoj Pušić,Filip Jazvić | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1. NL | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 54 | 3rd | R1 | Ivan Mihaljević | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1. NL | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 37 | 8th | R2 | Karlo Miljanić | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1. NL | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 39 | 46 | 5th | DNP | Josip Pejić | 9 | ||
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Last season played |
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| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010–11 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2003 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
Source:,[8] Last updated on 10 September 2010
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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| 2000–01 | Intertoto Cup | R1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| R2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |||
| 2003–04 | Intertoto Cup | R2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | |
| R3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||
| SF | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–8 | |||
| 2010–11 | Europa League | QR2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Points | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNK Cibalia | 515 | 438 | 129 | 128 | 181 | 470 | 587 |