NK Čakovec
| Full name | Nogometni Klub Čakovec |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Crveni" (The Reds) |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Ground |
Stadion SRC Mladost, Čakovec, Croatia |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman | Ljudevit Žganec |
| Manager | Robert Glavina |
| League | Treća HNL – North |
Nogometni Klub Čakovec (English: Čakovec Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Čakovec or simply Čakovec, is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec, in the northern part of the country. They are currently playing in the fourth tier of Croatian football.
The club's arguably biggest success came when they won promotion to the Croatian First League in 2000. However, they only spent two seasons in the top flight before being relegated back to the Croatian Second League in 2002. In 2007, they finished bottom of the Croatian Second League and were relegated to the Croatian Third League, going on to end up playing in the fourth tier of Croatian football following another relegation in 2008.
The club currently play their home matches at the Stadion SRC Mladost, Čakovec, which has been their home ground since 1987 and can hold approximately 8,000 people. The stadium has also been used by NK Međimurje following their formation in 2003. The team's supporters group is called the Demons (Croatian: Demoni).
The club was founded in 1920 as Čakovečki športski klub (ČŠK; English: Čakovec Sports Club) and competed in regional championships in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Their first and so far only title came in 1938, when they won the Drava Banovina Championship.
During World War II, Čakovec was occupied by Hungary so the club played in Hungarian competitions until the city was liberated in 1945. After the war, the name of the club was changed to NK Jedinstvo Čakovec (English: Unity Čakovec Football Club) and this name was used over the following two decades. In the mid-1960s, the club was bought by MTČ, a local clothing company, and renamed MTČ Čakovec. In 1983, the club merged with NK Sloga Čakovec, at the time the only other football club within the city, and was renamed MTČ-Sloga Čakovec. The cooperation between the two clubs ended in 1987, with the club being renamed NK Čakovec. NK Sloga Čakovec also continued to exist as a separate club.
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