ŽNK Pomurje

Ženski nogometni klub Pomurje (English: Women's Football Club Pomurje) or simply ŽNK Pomurje (English: WFC Pomurje) is a Slovenian women's football club from the town of Beltinci, currently playing in the 1. SŽNL, the top division of Slovenian women's football.

Pomurje
Full nameŽenski nogometni klub Pomurje Beltinci
Nickname(s)Žuto-plave (The Yellow-Blues)
Founded1999 (1999)[1]
GroundBratonci Sports Centre
PresidentSimon Jakšič
Head CoachZlatko Gabor
League1. SŽNL
2020–211. SŽNL, 1st
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded in 1999 and have won eight Slovenian championships and nine Slovenian Cup titles.

History

Pomurje have won their first national cup in 2005 and the national league in 2006.[2] The next season, the club have 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).[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Honours
  • Slovenian League
    • Winners (8): 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21
  • Slovenian Cup
    • Winners (9): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
  • The Double (League and Cup)
    • Winners (5): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19

Record in UEFA competitions

Pomurje goals always listed first.

SeasonCompetitionStageResultOpponent
2006–07UEFA Women's CupFirst qualifying round
(Group 6)		0–5 Rapide Wezemaal
2–3 Mašinac Classic Niš
7–1 Pärnu JK
2012–13UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 1)		0–2 Zürich
9–1 Gintra Universitetas
4–2 Atasehir Belediyesi
2013–14UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 5)		1–3 Unia Racibórz
3–1 Bobruichanka Bobruisk
13–0 Ada Velipojë
2014–15UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 3)		4–0 Ekonomist
4–0 Pärnu JK
1–2 MTK
Round of 322–4 (H), 1–3 (A) Torres
2015–16UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 5)		4–0 Ekonomist
2–1 Pärnu JK
0–2 Olimpia Cluj
2016–17UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 5)		6–1 Vllaznia
4–2 Slovan Bratislava
0–5 Zürich
2019–20UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round
(Group 3)		0–1 Cardiff Met.
4–0 Tbilisi Nike
1–2 Hibernian
2020–21UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round3–0 Breznica Plejvlja
Second qualifying round4–1 Ferencváros
Round of 320–3 (H), 2–3 (A) Fortuna Hjørring
2021–22UEFA Women's Champions LeagueRound 1 (semi-final)6–1 Rīgas FS
Round 1 (final)1–4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv

Current squad
As of 1 May 2022[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  CRO Ivana Kirilenko (on loan from Split)
2 MF  SVN Mia Tuvić
3 DF  SVN Saša Kolar
5 MF  SVN Ines Sok
6 MF  SVN Kaja Korošec
7 FW  SVN Špela Kolbl (captain)
13 DF  SVN Špela Rozmarič
15 DF  CRO Janja Čanjevac (on loan from Split)
17 FW  SVN Živa Rakovec
20 MF  SVN Tija Šoštarič Karić
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  SVN Lucija Kos
22 DF  SVN Kaja Horvat
23 GK  SVN Ema Horvat
24 MF  SVN Sara Makovec
25 FW  SVN Noelle Vilčnik
30 DF  SRB Maja Dimitrijević
66 GK  SVN Iva Kocijan
77 FW  SVN Anja Eferl
98 DF  SVN Tjaša Nemec

References
  1. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). ŽNK Pomurje. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. 2005–06 1. SŽNL table at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. 1. SŽNL tables and Cup results at Soccerway
  4. "Lestvica 2018/19" [2018–19 Rankings] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. "Članice" [First team] (in Slovenian). ŽNK Pomurje. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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