Nogometni Klub Primorac 1929 (), commonly referred to as Primorac Stobreč, is a

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club based in the small coastal town of

Stobreč Stobreč (, , ) is a historical village and now a tourist resort on the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. Administratively it is part of the city of Split. Founded as Epetium, Stobreč has been settled since the classical antiquity fou ...

near the city of

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in central

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. They are members of the

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South, one of five third level divisions in the

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. Primorac 1929 acted as a

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for the nearby powerhouse

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from 2011 to 2014.

History

Founded as "NK Primorac" in 1929, the club was unregistered until 1950. In 1952 it entered the lower tiers of the Yugoslav league system in the

regional league. The club spent its entire competitive history in lower tiers until Croatia's independence in 1991, before achieving their greatest success by winning promotion to 1. HNL, Croatian top level, at the end of the 1992–93 season. Primorac then spent 1993–94 and 1994–95 in top level, finishing both seasons in 14th place and eventually getting relegated in 1995 to 1. HNL-B. The club's fortunes then rapidly declined and after spending three seasons in second level they slipped down to third level in 1998 in which they competed until 2002, even winning the 3. HNL South Division in the 2001–02 season. However, the club went bankrupt at the end of season but was immediately re-established as "Primorac 1929" and began playing in county levels (Croatian 4th tier). Among notable players who had spells with the club are Croatian internationals

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and

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, Slovenian international

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and Croatian-born Singaporean international

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. In 2011 the club signed a six-year cooperation agreement with the local powerhouse

. Hajduk agreed to finance the development of Primorac's facilities and grounds in Stobreč in exchange for Primorac providing playing experience for young players who are products of Hajduk Academy, effectively transforming it into Hajduk's

. The agreement with Hajduk was terminated in 2014.

Honours

* Third Croatian League – Division South (1): 2001–02

References

External links

NK Primorac 1929
entry at Nogometni leksikon
Soccerway profile
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