NK Rudeš

Nogometni Klub Rudeš (English: Football Club Rudeš), commonly referred to as NK Rudeš, is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš. The club competes in Croatian Football League, the top tier of Croatian football.

NK Rudeš

Full name	Nogometni klub Rudeš
Short name	RUD
Founded	1957 (1957)
Ground	Stadion Kranjčevićeva (HNL), ŠC Rudeš (lower leagues)
Capacity	5,350, 1,612
Chairman	Josip Šimunić
Manager	Alen Peternac
League	Croatian Football League
2025–26	Prva NL, 1st of 12 (promoted)
Website	nk-rudes.hr
Home colours Away colours

History

Being a lower league club through most of its history, Rudeš achieved promotion to the Croatian Second Football League in 2009, where it quickly established itself as one of the most stable clubs and a regular top table finisher. In the 2016–17 season, Rudeš clinched the title, earning promotion to the Croatian First Football League for the 2017–18 season.

In May 2017, Rudeš signed a ten-year partnership deal with Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, with Rudeš acting as a feeder club. However, the agreement was terminated after the first year.

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	Top goalscorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos		Player	Goals
1999–00	4. HNL Zagreb (IV)	30	10	8	12	52	65	38	10th
2000–01	4. HNL Zagreb (IV)	30	11	5	14	56	76	38	9th
2001–02	4. HNL Zagreb (IV)	30	9	9	12	48	49	36	10th
2002–03	4. HNL Zagreb (IV)	28	21	3	4	56	15	66	1st ↑
2003–04	3. HNL Centre (III)	30	17	11	2	60	24	62	2nd
2004–05	3. HNL Centre (III)	32	18	5	9	54	28	59	2nd	R1
2005–06	3. HNL Centre (III)	30	15	4	11	52	39	49	8th
2006–07	3. HNL West (III)	34	15	7	12	49	40	52	5th		Marko Tadić	10
2007–08	3. HNL West (III)	34	15	8	11	47	40	53	5th		Ivan Zelenika	12
2008–09	3. HNL West (III)	34	22	10	2	63	24	76	1st ↑		Igor Raić	28
2009–10	2. HNL (II)	26	10	7	9	38	38	37	7th		Igor Raić	13
2010–11	2. HNL (II)	30	15	7	8	52	39	52	4th	R1	Marko Tadić	14
2011–12	2. HNL (II)	28	11	8	9	42	33	41	6th	R2	Mario Ćubel	10
2012–13	2. HNL (II)	30	14	8	8	47	30	48	3rd		Anto Gudelj	11
2013–14	2. HNL (II)	33	14	5	14	45	36	47	4th		Miroslav Konopek	11
2014–15	2. HNL (II)	30	10	12	8	36	28	42	4th		Four players	4
2015–16	2. HNL (II)	33	12	10	11	50	43	46	5th		Ivan Jakov Džoni	8
2016–17	2. HNL (II)	34	17	9	7	43	27	60	1st ↑	R2	Tomislav Havojić	9
2017–18	1. HNL (I)	36	10	10	16	41	62	40	8th	QF	Mario Budimir	13
2018–19	1. HNL (I)	36	3	5	28	26	80	14	10th ↓		Tomislav Štrkalj	5
2019–20	2. HNL (II)	19	8	5	6	25	20	29	5th	R1	Deni Jurić	10
2020–21	2. HNL (II)	34	15	12	7	52	41	57	2nd	R2	Besart Abdurahimi	12
2021–22	2. HNL (II)	30	17	5	8	56	27	56	2nd	R2	Martin Sekulić	13
2022–23	1. NL (II)	33	19	7	7	56	26	64	1st ↑	QF	Tomislav Gudelj	11
2023–24	HNL (I)	36	1	6	29	22	85	9	10th ↓	QF	Three players	3
2024–25	1. NL (II)	33	10	9	14	31	33	39	9th	R2	Đorđe Jovanović	4

First-team squad

As of 5 October 2025

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRO	Anthony Pavlešić
3	DF	CRO	Ivan Cvetko (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
4	DF	CRO	Vedran Celjak
5	DF	CRO	Mario Ljevar
6	MF	CRO	Tomislav Srbljinović
7	FW	CRO	Vito Orešković
9	FW	NGA	Adiele Eriugo (on loan from Kustošija)
10	MF	CRO	Karlo Kamenar
12	GK	CRO	Frane Barbić
13	MF	CRO	Vanja Vukmanović
14	MF	BRA	João Araújo
17	DF	CRO	Vilim Krušlin
18	FW	CRO	Roko Peroš

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	CRO	Paul Vranjičić
20	MF	CRO	Ivan Mihaljević
22	MF	CRO	Domagoj Đurković
23	MF	BIH	Riad Mašala
24	MF	SRB	Ivan Đorić
26	DF	CRO	Ivan Žutić
28	MF	POR	Xavi
29	FW	CRO	Duje Korač
30	DF	CRO	Ivan Tomečak
77	DF	CRO	Ivor Ribar
89	MF	BRA	Allyson
99	MF	MKD	Besart Abdurahimi
—	FW	CRO	Lenny Ilečić

Other players under contract

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CRO	Karlo Kralj

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CRO	Kristijan Lovrić

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	CRO	Roko Brajković (at Croatia Zmijavci until 10 January 2026)

External links

• Official website (in Croatian)