FC Koper
Full name	FC Anet Koper
Nickname(s)	The Canaries (Kanarčki)
Founded	1955
Ground	SRC Bonifika Stadion, Koper
Capacity	4,500
Chairman	Mladen Rudonja (for Milan Mandaric)
Manager	Milivoj Bračun
League	1.SNL
2005-06	1.SNL, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

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History

From the records, it appears that football in Koper was played as early as in the 1920s, but officially, the club took the name NK Koper in the year 1955, when it was formed by the merger of two football teams: Aurora and Meduza. The club played under this name in different Yugoslavian leagues until 1991 and was one of the most successful Slovenian clubs. After Slovenia became independent, the club started to play in the 1.SNL and 2.SNL. At the beginning of the 1990s, the club was achieving mid-table success. By the end of the 1990s, the club had been relegated to the second division twice, had serious financial problems and renamed itself to FC Koper, thereby avoiding the necessity of paying off its debts. With the advent of the new millennium, FC Koper consistently achieved positions in the upper half of the table (achieving third place in the 2001–2002 season, its highest since Slovenian independence). In the 2003–2004 season, they were playing in a European competition for the first time since 1991: the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Two years of mid-table anonymity and significant financial difficulties followed, in part because the former owner, Georg Suban, left substantial debts to the club and took half the team with him when he moved to the other 1.SNL team NK Mura. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the main UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ...

The fans took control of the club and tried to improve its finances to save it from going bankrupt and disappearing like two other major Slovenian clubs (NK Olimpija and NK Mura), with reasonable success. In the 2005–2006 season, Mladen Rudonja returned to the club and brought with him the Serbian-American businessman Milan Mandarić, who paid off all the remaining debts. After the first half of the season, before the arrival of the new patron, Koper was battling against relegation, but in the second part of the season, with a new coach, Milivoj Braćun, the club started an unbeaten run that led them to reach the 3rd place in the 1.SNL and to win the Slovenian Cup for the first time, FC Koper's first trophy since the Slovenian independence from Yugoslavia. This also qualified the team to play in the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds in the 2006–2007 season. NK Olimpija is a football club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mladen Rudonja (born July 26, 1971) is a Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified (Euro 2000 and Football World Cup 2002), and has accumulated over 60 caps. ... Milan Mandarić (Serbian: Милан Мандарић) is a Serbian-American business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football (soccer) clubs who currently owns English club Portsmouth F.C.. He was born in Croatia, in 1941 and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, Vojvodina. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stadium

See main article SRC Bonifika Stadion

The Bonifika is the team's home stadium, which is named after the area where it is situated in the town of Koper. It has a capacity of 4,500 spectators. SRC Bonifika Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Koper, Slovenia. ...

Fan base

There are two main supporting groups for FC Koper. The first one, the elder, is an ultras group formed in 1987 and it goes by the name of Tifozi Koper. It is the oldest ultras group in Slovenia and it is known for its unconditional loyalty to FC Koper. The second group, formed in March 2002, is a fan group called 12. Kopra.

Achievements

League Positions:

Slovenian Cup Winners: The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ... The Liga Simobil Vodafone, also known by the abbreviation 1. ...

1990/91, 2005/06

Current lineup

As of August 2006

No. Position Player 1 GK Jasmin Handanovič 2 FW Saša Jakomin 3 MF Aleš Puš 4 DF Miroslav Radulović 5 DF Igor Lazič 6 DF Enes Handanagić 7 FW Oskar Drobne 8 MF Manuel Peršič 9 FW Dario Zahora 10 MF Anej Lovrečič 11 FW Junior Jùninho 12 GK Jan Koprivec 13 MF Rok Božič 14 MF Ivica Guberac

No. Position Player 16 MF Marko Božič 17 DF Edmond Gunjač 18 FW Darko Kremenović 20 MF Rok Božič 21 MF Aleš Mejač 22 DF Edin Šečić 23 MF Andrej Gudič 24 DF Dalibor Starčević 26 DF Aleksander Rajčević 28 MF Mitja Viler 30 DF Jan Pahor 31 GK Ermin Hasić ?? MF Vincent Gastine ?? MF Nilton

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Squad change during 06/07 season

In:

		MF	Marko Božič (return from Free Transfer)
		DF	Enes Handanagić (from HIT Gorica)
		DF	Dalibor Starčević (from NK Pula)
		MF	Junior (from NK Dinamo) (loan)
		FW	Dario Zahora (from NK Dinamo) (loan)
		MF	Aleš Puš (from HIT Gorica)
		MF	Aleš Mejač (on loan from Bela Krajina)
		GK	Ermin Hasić (from Free Transfer)
		MF	Vincent Gastine (from Marseille)
		MF	Nilton (from Penafiel)

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		DF	Luka Škrbina (to Publikum) (free transfer)
		DF	Ivan Knezovič (to NK Domžale) (free transfer)
		FW	Dalibor Volaš (to SC Bonifika)
		DF	Amir Karić (return to Anorthosis Famagusta)
		MF	Blaž Valenčič (to SC Bonifika)
		MF	Simon Gregorič (to Free Transfer)
		DF	Toni Biuk (return to Omiš) (end of loan spell)
		MF	Erik Salkič (to Factor)

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Managers

Branko Oblak (born on May 27, 1947 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian football coach and former international player. ...

External links

• (Slovenian) Official FC Koper website
• (Slovenian) Unofficial FC Koper fans forum
• (Slovenian) Tifozi Koper website
• (Slovenian) Official Football Association of Slovenia website

PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije 2006/07
ND Gorica | NK Domžale | NK Maribor | CMC Publikum Celje | FC Koper Nafta Lendava | NK Primorje | NK Drava | Bela Krajina Crnomelj | NK Factor Ljubljana      edit