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. The club is the most successful women's football club in Slovenia with eleven 1. SŽNL championships and ten Slovenian Cup titles.
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| Full name | Ženski nogometni klub Mura | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Čarno-bejle (The Black and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1999 (as ŽNK Odranci)[1][2] | ||
| Ground | Fazanerija City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,506 | ||
| President | Robert Kuzmič | ||
| Head coach | Bojan Jančar | ||
| League | 1. SŽNL | ||
| 2023–24 | 1. SŽNL, 1st of 9 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 edit
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]
Current squad edit
- As of 1 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
- Slovenian League
- Winners (11): 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Slovenian Cup
- Winners (10): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- The Double (League and Cup)
- Winners (6): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23
Record in UEFA competitions edit
Mura goals always listed first.
| Season | Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent |
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| 2006–07 | UEFA Women's Cup | First qualifying round (Group 6) |
0–5 |  Rapide Wezemaal
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| 2–3 |  Mašinac Classic Niš
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| 7–1 |  Pärnu JK
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| 2012–13 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 1) |
0–2 |  Zürich
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| 9–1 |  Gintra Universitetas
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| 4–2 |  Atasehir Belediyesi
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 5) |
1–3 |  Unia Racibórz
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| 3–1 |  Bobruichanka Bobruisk
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| 13–0 |  Ada Velipojë
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| 2014–15 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 3) |
4–0 |  Ekonomist
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| 4–0 | Pärnu JK
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| 1–2 |  MTK
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| Round of 32 | 2–4 (H), 1–3 (A) |  Torres
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 5) |
4–0 | Ekonomist
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| 2–1 | Pärnu JK
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| 0–2 |  Olimpia Cluj
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 5) |
6–1 | Vllaznia
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| 4–2 |  Slovan Bratislava
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| 0–5 | Zürich
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Qualifying round (Group 3) |
0–1 |  Cardiff Met.
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| 4–0 |  Tbilisi Nike
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| 1–2 |  Hibernian
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Women's Champions League | First qualifying round | 3–0 | Breznica Plejvlja
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| Second qualifying round | 4–1 | Ferencváros
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| Round of 32 | 0–3 (H), 2–3 (A) |  Fortuna Hjørring
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| 2021–22 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round 1 (semi-final) | 6–1 |  Rīgas FS
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| Round 1 (final) | 1–4 |  Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
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| 2022–23 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round 1 (semi-final) | 0–1 |  Shelbourne
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| Round 1 (third place) | 2–1 |  Hayasa
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| 2023–24 | UEFA Women's Champions League | Round 1 (semi-final) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Samegrelo
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| Round 1 (third place) | 7–1 |  Ljuboten
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References edit
- ^ "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). ŽNK Pomurje. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Ladinek, Nuša (2006). "Sponzoriranje kot sredstvo za doseganje gospodarsko koristnih ciljev podjetja" (PDF). dk.fdv.uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). University of Ljubljana. p. 39. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ 2005–06 1. SŽNL table at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ 1. SŽNL tables and Cup results at Soccerway
- ^ "Lestvica 2018/19" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ M. L. (14 August 2014). "Pomurke z uvrstitvijo v Ligo prvakinj do zgodovinskega uspeha" [Pomurje with a historical success] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Zgodil se je veliki pok! V Fazaneriji so sprejeli dokončno odločitev!". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Žuto-plave postale čarno-bejle". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in Slovene)
- Soccerway profile
- UEFA profile