NK Marsonia 1909
Encyclopedia
NK Marsonia 1909 is a Croatia
n football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod
. Before merge with NK Marsonia
in August 2011, the club was known under the name MV Croatia.
to honor its two members who lost their lives fighting the Serbian forces that tried to occupy the city of Slavonski Brod
.
MV Croatia spent most of its history in lower Croatian leagues and its first major success was participation in Croatian second division for the season 2010-11, becoming the prominent club in Slavonski Brod
.
into a one club that will takeover the tradition of most successful and most beloved city's club (Marsonia) and will compete in Croatian second division according to MV Croatia's results. NK Marsonia
will still continue to exist under the same name and it will serve as a reserve team of NK Marsonia 1909.
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 based in the city of Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod is a city in Croatia, with a population of 59,507 in 2011. The city was known as Marsonia in the Roman Empire, and as Brod na Savi 1244–1934. It is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the...
. Before merge with NK Marsonia
NK Marsonia
NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the town of Slavonski Brod which currently plays in Treća HNL, Croatia's third level league.NK Marsonia was founded in 1909...
in August 2011, the club was known under the name MV Croatia.
MV Croatia years
MV Croatia was founded in 1976 under the name Croatia Slavonski Brod. The club added prefix "MV" after Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
to honor its two members who lost their lives fighting the Serbian forces that tried to occupy the city of Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod is a city in Croatia, with a population of 59,507 in 2011. The city was known as Marsonia in the Roman Empire, and as Brod na Savi 1244–1934. It is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the...
.
MV Croatia spent most of its history in lower Croatian leagues and its first major success was participation in Croatian second division for the season 2010-11, becoming the prominent club in Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod is a city in Croatia, with a population of 59,507 in 2011. The city was known as Marsonia in the Roman Empire, and as Brod na Savi 1244–1934. It is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the...
.
Formation of Marsonia 1909
On August 1, 2011, agreement has been made of merging MV Croatia and NK MarsoniaNK Marsonia
NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the town of Slavonski Brod which currently plays in Treća HNL, Croatia's third level league.NK Marsonia was founded in 1909...
into a one club that will takeover the tradition of most successful and most beloved city's club (Marsonia) and will compete in Croatian second division according to MV Croatia's results. NK Marsonia
NK Marsonia
NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the town of Slavonski Brod which currently plays in Treća HNL, Croatia's third level league.NK Marsonia was founded in 1909...
will still continue to exist under the same name and it will serve as a reserve team of NK Marsonia 1909.
External links
- NK Marsonia 1909 at Nogometni magazinNogometni MagazinNogometni Magazin is a news organization that focusses on Croatian football news. It was launched in March of 2002. The site's editor-in-chief is Vladimir Benić and it is based out of Zagreb....