NK Čepin

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NK Čepin
Founded1928
GroundŠRC Čepin
Capacity2500[1]
LeagueTreća HNL Istok
colours
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NK Čepin are a football team from Čepin, Croatia currently playing in the Treća HNL, the third division of Croatian football.

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1928 as ŠK Slavonac and then was renamed NK Jedinstvo after the second world war.[2] They would later be renamed NK Čepin after their main sponsor, the local oil company.

NK Čepin played in the Croatian 2. HNL for several years in the mid-1990s. They won the 2017 fourth division local league and as of 2019 play in the third division.[3]

The club was recognised in 2018 for having a number of players with or studying for master's degrees.[4] The club also celebrated its 90th anniversary that year with a match against NK Osijek.[5]

Supporters[edit]

NK Čepin has one supporters group called the Sioux, named after the Native American tribe, founded in 1994. They are known for bringing a larger average attendance to NK Čepin matches.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Croatia - NK Čepin". soccerway.com.
  2. ^ a b "NK Čepin: Na krilima vjernih Siouxa Čepin želi ostvariti zapaženi rezultat u Trećoj ligi". germanijak.hr. 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Fešta u Čepinu za kraj šampionske sezone". sportalo.hr. 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ Lekšan, Dražen (27 February 2018). "NK Čepin na tragu akademskog kluba". Glas Slavonija.
  5. ^ "Gosti na proslavi NK Čepin". NK Osijek. 22 October 2018.