NK Lokomotiva
Squad
Eros Grezda2015current
Franko Andrijašević2015current
Jerko Leko2015current
Duje Čop2023current
Branko Zebeccurrent
Fran Karačićcurrent
Kristijan Jakićcurrent- Lirim Kastraticurrent
Luka Ivanušeccurrent- Vladimir Firm1941–1943
- Vladimir Firm1950–1955
- Zlatko Papec1952–1956
- Otto Barić1958–1963
- Edin Mujčin2007–2008
Ivan Tomečak2007–2009
Milan Badelj2007–2008
Domagoj Antolić2008–2009
Josip Pivarić2008–2012
Mate Maleš2008–2013
Ivan Kelava2009–2010- Nino Bule2009–2011
Šime Vrsaljko2009–2009- Domagoj Antolić2010–2013
Gheorghe Andronic2010–2010
Walid Atta2010–2011
Marcelo Brozović2011–2012
Sabjen Lilaj2011–2012
Tomi Juric2011–2012
Andrej Kramarić2012–2013
Arijan Ademi2012–2012
Karlo Bručić2012–2014
Marko Pjaca2012–2014
Ante Budimir2013–2014
Ivan Lendrić2013–2014
Ante Rukavina2014–2015- Dino Perić2014–2014
- Jerko Leko2014–2015
- Karlo Bartolec2014–2016
- Karlo Bručić2014–2016
Oliver Zelenika2014–2014
Simon Sluga2014–2015
Borna Barišić2015–2016
Lee Addy2015–2015
Said Husejinović2015–2016- Amir Rrahmani2016–2017
Ivan Šunjić2016–2018
Lovro Majer2016–2018
Ali Karimi2017–2017
Kyriakos Papadopoulos2020–2021
Nikica Jelavić2020–2021- Arbër Hoxha2021–2022
NK Lokomotiva is a professional football club based in Zagreb, Croatia, known for its rich history in the sport.
The club competes in the Croatian Football League, the top tier of Croatian football.
Founded in 1914, Lokomotiva's first successful period was in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Biography
Formation
NK Lokomotiva, originally founded as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, is a professional football club based in Zagreb, Croatia. After World War I, the club changed its name to Željezničar and competed under this banner until the end of the Second World War. During this time, they often found themselves overshadowed by more prominent local clubs such as Građanski, Concordia, and HAŠK. The club's first significant foray into the top tier of Yugoslav football occurred in the 1940–41 season.
Breakthrough
In 1945, the club was renamed Lokomotiva, marking the beginning of a more successful era. They enjoyed a notable run in the Yugoslav First League from 1947 to 1955, achieving their best league finish in 1952 when they placed third, trailing only behind Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade. This period featured talented players like Vladimir Čonč and Oto Bobek, the younger brother of the legendary Stjepan Bobek. Despite winning the Yugoslav Second League in 1956, Lokomotiva faced relegation from the First League in 1957 and struggled to return to the top flight.
Modern Era
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the establishment of the Croatian First League in 1991, Lokomotiva spent many years in the lower divisions, primarily in the Treća HNL. In 2006, the club became a feeder team for Dinamo Zagreb, which initiated a remarkable rise through the Croatian football leagues. In recent years, Lokomotiva has achieved significant success, finishing as runners-up in the Croatian First League in both the 2012–13 and 2019–20 seasons, and reaching the finals of the Croatian Cup in the same years.
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Career & Clubs
NK Lokomotiva was founded as ŽŠK Victoria (Željezničarski športski klub "Victoria") in 1914. After World War I, the name of the club was changed to Željezničar, under which they competed between the two wars. At that time, they were mostly in the shadow of the city's bigger clubs Građanski, Concordia and HAŠK. They played in the first level only in the 1940–41 season. In 1945, the club was renamed Lokomotiva and soon their most productive years followed. They continuously played for 8 seasons (1947–1955) in the Yugoslav First League with the best league result in 1952, when they finished third, behind Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade. Some of the players at that time were Vladimir Čonč, Vladimir Firm, Drago Hmelina, Franjo Beserdi and Oto Bobek, younger brother of legendary Stjepan Bobek. They won Yugoslav Second League in 1956, but were relegated again from the First League in the summer of 1957 and never returned to the Yugoslav top flight again. They played in the Yugoslav Second League until 1970 and then also in the Yugoslav Inter-Republic League in the last years before the dissolution of Yugoslavia. After Croatian independence and the formation of the Prva HNL in 1991, Lokomotiva played in the lower leagues of Croatian football, mostly spending their time in the Treća HNL. In 2006, before relegation to the fourth division, Lokomotiva became the feeder team for Dinamo Zagreb. This sparked a story of one of the most incredible rises through the leagues in Croatian…
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- Croatian Football League
Legacy
Croatian football league system Croatian First League Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2019–20 Croatian Second League Third place (1): 2008–09 Croatian Cup Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2019–20 Yugoslav football league system Yugoslav First League Third place (1): 1952 Yugoslav Second League Champions (1): 1955–56 Runners-up (2): 1957–58, 1958–59
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Identifiers & aliases
Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb, commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. They compete in the Croatian Football League (HNL), the top tier of Croatian football. Founded in 1914, the club's first period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s, before spending most of the following five decades in lower-level leagues.
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