NK Čepin explained

Clubname:NK Čepin
Founded:1928
Ground:ŠRC Čepin
Capacity:2500[1]
League:Treća HNL Istok
Season:2018-19
Pattern B1:_greenhoops
Leftarm1:009900
Body1:ffffff
Rightarm1:009900
Shorts1:009900
Socks1:009900
Pattern La2:_anzhi1819a
Pattern B2:_anzhi1819a
Pattern Ra2:_anzhi1819a
Pattern Sh2:_anzhi1819a
Leftarm2:FFFFFF
Body2:FFFFFF
Rightarm2:FFFFFF
Shorts2:FFFFFF
Socks2:000000
Pattern La3:_jakoLeedsGl
Pattern B3:_jakoLeedsGl
Pattern Ra3:_jakoLeedsGl
Leftarm3:FFFFFF
Body3:FFFFFF
Rightarm3:FFFFFF
Shorts3:484b4f
Socks3:484b4f

NK Čepin are a football team from Čepin, Croatia currently playing in the Treća HNL, the third division of Croatian football.

History

The club was founded in 1928 as ŠK Slavonac and then was renamed NK Jedinstvo after the second world war.[2] They would later be renamed NK Čepin after their main sponsor, the local oil company.

NK Čepin played in the Croatian 2. HNL for several years in the mid-1990s. They won the 2017 fourth division local league and as of 2019 play in the third division.[3]

The club was recognised in 2018 for having a number of players with or studying for master's degrees.[4] The club also celebrated its 90th anniversary that year with a match against NK Osijek.[5]

Supporters

NK Čepin has one supporters group called the Sioux, named after the Native American tribe, founded in 1994. They are known for bringing a larger average attendance to NK Čepin matches.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Croatia - NK Čepin. soccerway.com.
  2. Web site: NK Čepin: Na krilima vjernih Siouxa Čepin želi ostvariti zapaženi rezultat u Trećoj ligi. 22 June 2017. germanijak.hr.
  3. Web site: Fešta u Čepinu za kraj šampionske sezone. 10 June 2017. sportalo.hr.
  4. Web site: NK Čepin na tragu akademskog kluba. 27 February 2018. Glas Slavonija. Dražen. Lekšan.
  5. Web site: Gosti na proslavi NK Čepin. NK Osijek. 22 October 2018.