NK Marsonia

NK Marsonia
Full nameNogometni klub Marsonia 1909 Slavonski Brod
Nickname(s)Marsa
Crno-Bijeli
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)
GroundGradski Stadion uz Savu
Capacity6,000[1]
LeagueTreća HNL East
2019–20Treća HNL East, 1st (Winners)

NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod. They currently play in the third division Treća HNL.[2]

NK Marsonia was founded in 1909. From 1945 to 1962 the club was called NK Radnički Brod, and then BSK from 1962 to 1992 before the club's original name was restored.

NK Marsonia last played in the top flight 1.HNL in 2004, finishing last and suffering relegation.[3]

On August 1, 2011, NK Marsonia merged with MV Croatia to form NK Marsonia 1909 which will compete in Croatian second division. NK Marsonia will continue functioning as the new club's second team.

Some of Marsonia's notable former players include Mario Mandžukić,[4] Ivica Olić, Veldin Karić, Boris Živković and Josip Weber.

  1. ^ "Gradski Stadion uz Savu". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Summary - 3. HNL - Croatia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  3. ^ Lovrić, Dejan (31 January 2018). "U 1. HNL ih nema 14 godina, a sad najavljuju povratak u elitu!".
  4. ^ "Mario Mandžukić - kako je keramičar iz Slavonskog Broda osvojio europske nogometne velikane". Vecernji.hr.