Više od devedeset
godišć pisanih riči.
From a rag ball on Vela Riva to the round of 32 of the Croatian Cup — the story of the people who wore Hajduk's colours for nine decades.
From a rag ball to the first club
Football in Vela Luka dates back to the early 1920s, when students from Vela Luka, returning from their holidays, brought back a game the locals quickly embraced. It was played with a krpača on Vela Riva and Kušanov laz, and, for lack of anything better, with a dried pig's bladder.
The first known club in the town was ŠK "Zmaj", founded in 1923. After several years of matches against clubs from Blato, Hvar and Vis, on 17 July 1932 written approval of the club's statutes arrived from Belgrade — that act officially launched the work of Football Club "Hajduk" Vela Luka, whose first president was Prof. Ladislav Vučetić.
A person is worth as much as they give of themselves to a shared value, and NK Hajduk is truly a value to all of us from Vela Luka.From the foreword to the monograph, 2022.
During the Second World War the club's archive was confiscated and irretrievably lost, so the club's early history today rests on the memories of participants, old photographs and the odd hand-written slip of paper. Post-war Hajduk resumed its work in 1946, competed regularly in the Dalmatian leagues, and in 2002 experienced its greatest moment — the round of 32 of the Croatian Football Cup against GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
Homoćà!
let's go — together, all of us. A call that gathers and sets things in motion.
Timeline
From the first matches on Vela Riva to the historic encounter with Dinamo.
Students and locals of Vela Luka begin playing football with a "rag" ball on Vela Riva and Kušanov laz.
ŠK "Zmaj" is founded — the first known football club in Vela Luka.
Approval of the statutes arrives from Belgrade — on 17 July 1932 NK "Hajduk" Vela Luka is officially founded. First president: Prof. Ladislav Vučetić.
A new pitch opens in Bobovišća; for a short time the club is called SC "Hajduk" with several sporting sections.
Hajduk competes regularly in the inter-municipal leagues of Dalmatia, playing clubs from Korčula, Pelješac, Hvar, Vis and Lastovo.
Inter-municipal League champions under Ivan Šeparović – Imbre.
Dubrovnik-Neretva County League champions under Kuzma Žuvela – Kosor — promotion to a higher tier.
Round of 32 of the Croatian Football Cup — historic match against GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
A new County League title.
The club's 90th birthday marked with a monograph by Ivo Maričić – Kiže.
Club presidents
Twenty terms, eighteen people — all driven by the same love for the club.
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Club legends
Players and coaches who left the deepest mark on Hajduk's history.
Goran Prižmić – Bata
147 goals in 224 matches — more than half a goal per match on average. Twice top scorer of the Dalmatian League.
Gorjan Stipković – Žanko
412 matches for Hajduk out of 657 in his career, plus appearances for the Croatian amateur national team.
Ivo Šeparović – Šepa
Developed at Hajduk, he played for Hajduk Split and Olimpija Ljubljana in the 1st Federal League and once for the Croatian national team.
Ivan Šeparović – Imbre
A player and then coach of the club — 256 matches on the bench, two Inter-municipal League titles.
Kuzma (Danko) Žuvela – Kosor
A player and coach — 140 matches on the bench, County League titles in 1992/93 and 2003/04.
Monograph "NK Hajduk Vela Luka 1932 – 2022"
The data, photographs and memories on this page are drawn from the monograph published for the club's 90th birthday — an extensive record of nine decades of Vela Luka football, created from the memories of participants and carefully gathered material.