NK Marsonia 1909

NK Marsonia 1909

Full name	Nogometni klub Marsonia 1909
Nickname(s)	"Marsa", "Savski galebovi" (Sava Gulls)
Founded	1976 (original Marsonia in 1909)
Ground	Stanko Vlajnić-Dida (Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman	Dubravko Galović
Manager	Miroslav Buljan
League	Druga HNL
2010–11	Druga HNL, 12th
Home colours Away colours

NK Marsonia 1909 is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod. Before merge with NK Marsonia in August 2011,^[1] the club was known under the name MV Croatia.

History

MV Croatia years

MV Croatia logo

MV Croatia was founded in 1976 under the name Croatia Slavonski Brod. The club added prefix "MV" after Croatian War of Independence 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.

Formation of Marsonia 1909

On August 1, 2011, agreement has been made of merging MV Croatia and NK Marsonia 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.

Notes

1. ^ "Od sada pod novim imenom Marsonia 1909" (in Croatian). sbplus.hr. 2011-01-08. http://www.sbplus.hr/slavonski_brod/sport/nogomet/od_sada_pod_novim_imenom_marsonia_1909/default.aspx. 

External links

• NK Marsonia 1909 at Nogometni magazin (Croatian)