ŽNK Mura explained

Clubname:Mura
Fullname:Ženski nogometni klub Mura
Nickname:Čarno-bejle (The Black and Whites)
Founded:
(as ŽNK Odranci)[1] [2]
Ground:Fazanerija City Stadium
Capacity:4,506
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Robert Kuzmič
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Vladimir Kokol
League:1. SŽNL
Season:2023–24
Position:1. SŽNL, 1st of 9 (champions)
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Website:https://www.nsmura.si/

Ženski nogometni klub Mura (English: Women's Football Club Mura) or simply ŽNK Mura is a Slovenian women's football club based in Murska Sobota that competes in the 1. SŽNL, the top division of Slovenian women's football. They are the most successful women's football club in Slovenia with eleven 1. SŽNL championships and eleven Slovenian Cup titles.

The club was founded in 1999 as ŽNK Odranci, and was known as ŽNK Pomurje between 2003 and 2022. In January 2023, the club merged with the men's football club NŠ Mura and renamed as ŽNK Mura.

History

Founded in 1999 as ŽNK Odranci, the club won its first Slovenian Cup title in 2005 and the Slovenian League championship the following year, competing under the name ŽNK Pomurje.[3] The next season, Pomurje won its second cup and was the league's runner-up. In 2008 and 2009, Pomurje was second to ŽNK Krka both in the league and the cup, but declined in the next two seasons (third in 2010 and fifth in 2011).[4]

However, in 2012, Pomurje won both the league title and the cup, attaining their first double. The club became a dominating force between 2012 and 2016, winning four doubles and five straight championships. In the 2018–19 season, Pomurje won a seventh championship title without dropping any points, winning all 21 games of the season.[5]

In the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League season, Pomurje advanced to the round of 32 for the first time by finishing as the best runner-up in the qualifying tournament.[6]

In December 2022, ŽNK Pomurje announced its merger with the men's football club NŠ Mura.[7] The process was completed in January 2023, when the club adopted the new name ŽNK Mura, and also changed its colours to black and white.[8]

Honours

Record in UEFA competitions

Mura goals always listed first.

Season Competition Stage OpponentResult
First qualifying round
(Group 6)
Rapide Wezemaal0–5
Mašinac Classic Niš2–3
Pärnu JK7–1
Qualifying round
(Group 1)
Zürich0–2
Gintra Universitetas9–1
Atasehir Belediyesi4–2
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
(Group 5)
Unia Racibórz1–3
Bobruichanka Bobruisk3–1
Ada Velipojë13–0
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
(Group 3)
Ekonomist4–0
Pärnu JK4–0
MTK1–2
Round of 32 Torres2–4 (H), 1–3 (A)
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
(Group 5)
Ekonomist4–0
Pärnu JK2–1
Olimpia Cluj0–2
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
(Group 5)
Vllaznia6–1
Slovan Bratislava4–2
Zürich0–5
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
(Group 3)
Cardiff Met.0–1
Tbilisi Nike4–0
Hibernian1–2
UEFA Women's Champions League First qualifying round Breznica Plejvlja3–0
Second qualifying round Ferencváros4–1
Round of 32 Fortuna Hjørring0–3 (H), 2–3 (A)
UEFA Women's Champions League Round 1 (semi-final) Rīgas FS6–1
Round 1 (final) Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv1–4
UEFA Women's Champions League Round 1 (semi-final) Shelbourne0–1
Round 1 (third place) Hayasa2–1
UEFA Women's Champions League Round 1 (semi-final) Samegrelo0–0 (4–5 p)
Round 1 (third place) Ljuboten7–1
UEFA Women's Champions League Round 1 (semi-final) Glentoran
TBD

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220715014452/https://znkpomurje.com/zgodovina/. 15 July 2022. Zgodovina . History . ŽNK Pomurje . 5 May 2022 . sl.
  2. Web site: Ladinek . Nuša . Sponzoriranje kot sredstvo za doseganje gospodarsko koristnih ciljev podjetja. 2006. dk.fdv.uni-lj.si . . 2 January 2023 . 39 . sl.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/slov-wom06.html 2005–06 1. SŽNL table
  4. https://int.soccerway.com/national/slovenia/1-zenska-liga/2010-2011/regular-season/ 1. SŽNL tables and Cup results
  5. Web site: Lestvica 2018/19. sl. 3 June 2019. Football Association of Slovenia.
  6. News: Pomurke z uvrstitvijo v Ligo prvakinj do zgodovinskega uspeha. Pomurje with a historical success. sl. 14 August 2014. 5 September 2016. RTV Slovenija. M. L..
  7. Web site: Zgodil se je veliki pok! V Fazaneriji so sprejeli dokončno odločitev! . Ekipa24.si . 3 December 2022 . sl . 3 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Žuto-plave postale čarno-bejle . Slovenski nogometni portal . 2 January 2023 . sl-SI . 2 January 2023.