HNK Orijent explained

Clubname:HNK Orijent
Current:2022–23 Croatian Second Football League
Fullname:Hrvatski nogometni klub Orijent[1]
Nickname:Sušačani, Crveni s Krimeje
Founded: (as NK Orijent)
Ground:Stadion Krimeja
Capacity:3,500
Chairman:Saša Matijaš
Manager:Slobodan Grubor
League:First League (II)
Season:2023–24
Position:11th
Website:http://www.nk-orijent.com
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HNK Orijent is a football club from Sušak, the eastern part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The club was established under the name Orient in 1919. They compete in the First Football League (Croatia) (second tier). It is a phoenix club of NK Orijent which ceased activities in 2014 due to financial difficulties. The club is resurrected the same year under the new name, HNK Orijent 1919, but in September 2022 club assembly decided to bring back an old name, HNK Orijent.

History

Orient

The club was founded in 1919 in Sušak, eastern part of the present day city of Rijeka, under the name Jugoslavenski Športski Klub Orient.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] At the time, Sušak was predominantly Croatian, while Fiume, the western part of the city, was predominantly Italian. According to the legend, during his time on journey to the United States, one of the club's founders saw a ship named Orient in the New York Harbor. After he came back, he suggested the new club to be named Orient, a suggestion which was later accepted. Although Orijent spent most of its history in lower tiers of Yugoslav and Croatian football, it was and still is popular among Sušak's population.[2] [3]

The club was disbanded by the communists in 1945 and refounded as FD Jedinstvo. The club's greatest success came in 1969 when they were the champions of Yugoslav Second League's Division West but were unable to win promotion through playoff. Orijent and city rivals Rijeka contested numerous derbies during the early 1970s. Other notable successes were quarter-finals of Yugoslav Cup in 1980–81 and 1982–83. Orijent played top-tier football only once, during the season 1996–97 when they finished 14th and were relegated.[2] [3]

In June 2014, the club was liquidated due to its inability to service mounting debts.[7] Shortly thereafter, the club was re-established and admitted to the fifth tier of the Croatian football league system for the start of the 2014–15 campaign. Over the following five seasons, they gained promotion on three occasions, reaching the Croatian Second Football League for the 2019–20 campaign.

Names

As regimes changed, Orijent was often forced to change its name. At various stages of its history the club was known as Jedinstvo, Primorac, Primorje and Budućnost. Finally, from 1953 onwards, the club carries the original name, Orijent in various forms (NK Orijent, HNK Orijent 1919, HNK Orijent).[2] [3] [4] [8]

In June 2014, the club was liquidated and shortly thereafter re-established under the new name, HNK Orijent 1919.[7] [8] In September 2022 club assembly decided to rename the club by leaving out 1919 as a year of its original formation, while the club emblem was decided to remain the same.[9] [10] The new name entered official HNS register on 6 October 2022.[11] [12]

Honours

Current squad

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Notable managers

Seasons

SeasonLeagueCup
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
NK ORIJENT
1966–673. Div2613585729314th
1967–683. Div3022629526501st ↑
1968–692. Div3023347027491st
1969–702. Div30163114830354thR2
1970–712. Div30910113638287th
1971–722. Div34158116347385th
1972–732. Div3410121245573112th ↓
1973–743. Div327141130412815th ↓
1974–754. Div1st ↑
1975–763. Div22481025261611th
1976–773. Div2612863625323rd
1977–783. Div2613763018333rd
1978–793. Div2614663318342nd
1979–803. Div30136114230326th
1980–813. Div3012993622333rdQF
1981–823. Div3015784426373rd
1982–833. Div3012994735335thQF
1983–843. Div262150558471st
1984–853. Div262051749451st
1985–863. Div2620427310441st
1986–873. Div2616644916382nd
1987–883. Div30136114432324th
1988–893. Div34119 (5)1434332713th
1989–903. Div34109 (7)1537432715thR1
1990–913. Div34135 (4)1631453011th
19922. HNL West124351413113rd
1992–932. HNL South29136104434327thR1
1993–942. HNL South3021816215502ndR1
1994–952. HNL West3624848619802nd ↑
1995–961.B HNL2815494534492nd ↑
1996–971. HNL305111428532614th ↓R1
1997–982. HNL West3021546315683rdQF
1998–992. HNL361391439484813th
1999–20002. HNL321011113741419th
2000–012. HNL341381340404710thR2
2001–022. HNL South30144123537466th
2002–032. HNL South32126143648428thR1
2003–042. HNL South32272323621312th ↓
2004–053. HNL West308101226473414th
2005–063. HNL West3015966035544th
2006–073. HNL West341371444534613th
2007–083. HNL West3410111339364113th
2008–093. HNL West341281445414213thR1
2009–103. HNL West3410141047444411thR1
2010–113. HNL West341261640474211th
2011–123. HNL West349121338483914th
2012–133. HNL West30134134645438th
2013–143. HNL West28134113543436th
HNK ORIJENT 1919
2014–151. ŽNL2818516518591st ↑
2015–164. HNL Rijeka30117124245408th
2016–174. HNL Rijeka30101284936428th
2017–184. HNL Rijeka2920455824642nd ↑
2018–193. HNL West3421587247683rd ↑
2019–202. HNL199642623333rd
2020–212. HNL341291352494511th
2021–222. HNL30124144449409thR1
HNK ORIJENT
2022–231. NL331013104545436th

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://semafor.hns.family/en/clubs/96443/hnk-orijent/ HNK Orijent - Croatian football federation
  2. Web site: prof. dr. sc. Marinko Lazzarich . GRADSKI DERBI: Kantrida i Krimeja, ili vječno suparništvo Bijelih i Crvenih . www.klub-susacana.hr . SUŠAČKA REVIJA . 18 October 2022 . sh . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001013617/http://www.klub-susacana.hr/revija/clanak.asp?Num=57&C=22 . live .
  3. Lazzarich . Marinko . Stogodišnja sportska odiseja sušačkoga simbola: Od Jugoslavenskoga Športskoga Kluba Orient do Hrvatskoga Nogometnog Kluba Orijent 1919 . Edukacija Rekreacija Sport . 2 November 2020 . 29 . 42 . 5–8 . 18 October 2022 . Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci . Rijeka . hr . 1330-7800 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018195540/https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/356244 . live .
  4. Web site: Nogometni leksikon . nogomet.lzmk.hr . 18 October 2022 . sh . 26 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200726120001/http://nogomet.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=1685 . live .
  5. Book: Ferruccio Burburan . Zlatko Moranjak . Stadioni nogometne Hrvatske . 2017 . Katalog Knjižnica grada Zagreba . Zagreb . 76, 77 . 18 October 2022 . hr . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018195540/https://katalog.kgz.hr/pagesResults/bibliografskiZapis.aspx?&currentPage=1&searchById=10&sort=0&age=0&spid0=10&spv0=Burburan,+Ferruccio&mdid0=0&vzid0=0&selectedId=728002902 . live .
  6. Book: Ferruccio Burburan . Zlatko Moranjak . Stadioni hrvatske nogometne lige by zlatko moranjak - Issuu . 2017 . Exsto Rijeka: Institut za Fiumanologiju . Rijeka . . 76, 77 . 18 October 2022 . en . 2022-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018195537/https://issuu.com/fiume/docs/stadioni_v4 . live .
  7. Web site: V. Vivoda . NK Orijent: Eulogija . Hoću Ri . 18 October 2022 . hr . 8 June 2014 . 27 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427214332/http://www.hocuri.com/nk-orijent-eulogija/ . live .
  8. Web site: Ižak Ante Sučić . Orijent se voli od malih nogu: Priča o klubu koji je hit 2. HNL . www.germanijak.hr . Germanijak . 18 October 2022 . hr . 8 November 2019 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018195538/https://www.germanijak.hr/nogomet/vijesti/orijent-se-voli-od-malih-nogu-prica-o-klubu-koji-je-hit-2-hnl/67548 . live .
  9. Web site: Saša Matijaš novi-stari predsjednik HNK Orijent . Sportokracija . 18 October 2022 . hr . 8 September 2022 . 17 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017211923/https://sportokracija.com/2022/09/sasa-matijas-novi-stari-predsjednik-hnk-orijent/ . live .
  10. Web site: V . I. . Orijent 1919 opet postao Orijent, sušačkom klubu vraćeno izvorno ime - SportCom.hr . www.sportcom.hr . 18 October 2022 . hr-hr . 7 September 2022 . 17 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017214844/https://www.sportcom.hr/regionalni-sport/orijent-1919/orijent-1919-opet-postao-orijent-jednoglasnom-odlukom-skupstinara-susackom-klubu-vraceno-izvorno-ime . live .
  11. Web site: Registracije - Hrvatski nogometni savez . hns-cff.hr . 18 October 2022 . File (pdf): 06.10.2022. Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 06.10.2022. . hr . 20 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221020205824/https://hns-cff.hr/hns/registracije/ . live .
  12. Web site: Registracije 06.10.2022 . HNS . 18 October 2022 . Zagreb . 3 . hr . 6 October 2022 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018214331/https://hns-cff.hr/files/documents/25925/registracije%2006.10.2022.%5B37409%5D.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: Momčad. HNK Orijent 1919. hr. 24 February 2021. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305200802/https://nk-orijent.com/momcad/. live.