HŠK Concordia
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HŠK Concordia was a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n football club formed in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

. The club was founded as
the Srednjoškolski športski klub in 1906.

By the end of the First World War the club had played many matches with both domestic and foreign clubs. After the war, the prewar members along with the members of HŠK Viktorija re-formed the club as Concordia-Viktorija (quickly renamed to Concordia).

One of the most importants acts by the club was the building of a stadium on Tratinska cesta (today's Stadion Kranjčevićeva), then the biggest in Zagreb. It was finished in 1921. The Yugoslavia national football team
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 played eleven matches at the club's grounds.

Apart from football, the club also competed in athletics, skiing, field hockey and table tennis. The club's most famous footballers were: Pavelić, Babić, Ivan Belošević
Ivan Beloševic
Ivan Belošević was a Croatian footballer. He played international football for both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national football team and the Independent State of Croatia national football team....

, Jazbec
Zvonko Jazbec
Zvonko Jazbec was a Croatian football goalkeeper. He spent his career at HŠK Concordia Zagreb during the early years of Yugoslavia....

, Monsider
Zvonko Monsider
Zvonko Monsider was a Croatian football goalkeeper. He played for both the Croatian and Yugoslavian national teams.He started his career with Ferraria Zagreb before moving to Concordia Zagreb in 1939. He played with Concordia until the establishment of the new regime club Dinamo Zagreb...

, Pavletić, Kodrnja
Slavko Kodrnja
Slavko Kodrnja was a Yugoslav Croat football forward.In the 1939-40 season of the Portuguese league he as the top scorer, tied with Peyroteo.He won the 1942 Croatian championship with Concordia Zagreb.-External links:...

 and Karlo Muradori
Karlo Muradori
Karlo Muradori was a Croatian football midfielder. He won the 1942 Croatian championship with Concordia Zagreb....

. The club played in both the Yugoslav
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...

 and Croatian leagues. In 1945 it was renamed to Zeleni 1906. NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...

's third jersey is green in honour of Concordia, whose old stadium is now their own.

Accomplishments

  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia Championship
    Yugoslav First League
    The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...

    • 1930, 1932
  • Croatian First League
    Croatian First League
    The Prva HNL , also known as 1. HNL or for sponsorship reasons the MAXtv Prva Liga, is the top Croatian football league competition, established in 1992. The winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League...

    • 1942
  • Croatian Cup
    Croatian Cup
    The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...

    • Finalist: 1941

Club presidents

  • E. Rosmanith (1906–11)
  • J. Reberski (1912–22)
  • R. Rosmanith (1923)
  • M. Pajnić (1924)
  • M. Bosnić (1925–32)
  • L. Thaller (1933–40)
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