# 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 Prva NL.

## 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 | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup | Player | Goals |
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer |
| 1999–00 | 4. HNL Zagreb | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 65 | 38 | 10th | | | |
| 2000–01 | 4. HNL Zagreb | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 76 | 38 | 9th | | | |
| 2001–02 | 4. HNL Zagreb | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 10th | | | |
| 2002–03 | 4. HNL Zagreb | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 15 | 66 | 1st ↑ | | | |
| 2003–04 | 3. HNL Centre | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 24 | 62 | 2nd | | | |
| 2004–05 | 3. HNL Centre | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 28 | 59 | 2nd | R1 | | |
| 2005–06 | 3. HNL Centre | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 39 | 49 | 8th | | | |
| 2006–07 | 3. HNL West | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 52 | 5th | | Marko Tadić | 10 |
| 2007–08 | 3. HNL West | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 53 | 5th | | Ivan Zelenika | 12 |
| 2008–09 | 3. HNL West | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 76 | 1st ↑ | | Igor Raić | 28 |
| 2009–10 | 2. HNL | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 7th | | Igor Raić | 13 |
| 2010–11 | 2. HNL | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 52 | 4th | R1 | Marko Tadić | 14 |
| 2011–12 | 2. HNL | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 41 | 6th | R2 | Mario Ćubel | 10 |
| 2012–13 | 2. HNL | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 48 | 3rd | | Anto Gudelj | 11 |
| 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 36 | 47 | 4th | | Miroslav Konopek | 11 |
| 2014–15 | 2. HNL | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 42 | 4th | | Four players | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 2. HNL | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 5th | | Ivan Jakov Džoni | 8 |
| 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 60 | 1st ↑ | R2 | Tomislav Havojić | 9 |
| 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 62 | 40 | 8th | QF | Mario Budimir | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 80 | 14 | 10th ↓ | | Tomislav Štrkalj | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 2. HNL | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 5th | R1 | Deni Jurić | 10 |
| 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 57 | 2nd | R2 | Besart Abdurahimi | 12 |
| 2021–22 | 2. HNL | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 56 | 2nd | R2 | Martin Sekulić | 13 |
| 2022–23 | 2. HNL | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 26 | 64 | 1st ↑ | QF | Tomislav Gudelj | 11 |
| 2023–24 | 1. HNL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 67 | 64 | 10th ↓ | QF | | |

## First-team squad

    As of 19 February 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 | Karlo Kralj |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Pedro Oliveira (on loan from Lokomotiva Zagreb) |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Tomislav Baltić |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Ivica Batarelo |
| 6 | MF | CRO | Tomislav Srbljinović |
| 7 | FW | CRO | Loren Maružin |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Domagoj Vidović (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Tin Matić |
| 10 | FW | CRO | Dino Špehar |
| 11 | DF | CRO | Ivor Ribar |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Tin Sajko |
| 13 | MF | CRO | Vanja Vukmanović |
| 14 | DF | CRO | Lovro Gubijan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | CRO | Vilim Krušlin |
| 20 | MF | CRO | Ivan Mihaljević |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Marin Magdić |
| 23 | MF | BIH | Riad Mašala |
| 24 | FW | CRO | Dominik Rešetar |
| 25 | FW | CRO | Jan Doležal |
| 26 | DF | CRO | Ivan Žutić |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Luka Pasariček |
| 30 | DF | CRO | Ivan Tomečak |
| 42 | MF | KOS | Aurel Limani |
| 55 | MF | CRO | Mirko Marić |
| 88 | DF | CRO | Ante Sušak (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |

### 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 |
| 20 | FW | CRO | Roko Brajković (at Dubrava until 26 June 2025) |
| 21 | FW | CRO | Duje Korač (at Mladá Boleslav until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | CRO | Mihael Stipić (at Hrvatski Dragovoljac until 26 June 2025) |
| 33 | GK | CRO | Eugen Ciban (at Hrvatski Dragovoljac until 26 June 2025) |