ŽNK Mura

Ženski nogometni klub Mura (English: Women's Football Club Mura) or simply ŽNK Mura is a Slovenian women's football club based in Murska Sobota that competes in the 1. SŽNL, the top division of Slovenian women's football. They are the most successful women's football club in Slovenia with eleven 1. SŽNL championships and eleven Slovenian Cup titles.

Mura

Full name	Ženski nogometni klub Mura
Nickname(s)	Čarno-bejle (The Black and Whites)
Founded	1999; 25 years ago (1999) (as ŽNK Odranci)[1][2]
Ground	Fazanerija City Stadium
Capacity	4,506
President	Robert Kuzmič
Head coach	Vladimir Kokol
League	1. SŽNL
2023–24	1. SŽNL, 1st of 9 (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

The club was founded in 1999 as ŽNK Odranci, and was known as ŽNK Pomurje between 2003 and 2022. In January 2023, the club merged with the men's football club NŠ Mura and renamed as ŽNK Mura.

History

Founded in 1999 as ŽNK Odranci, the club won its first Slovenian Cup title in 2005 and the Slovenian League championship the following year, competing under the name ŽNK Pomurje.^[3] The next season, Pomurje won its second cup and was the league's runner-up. In 2008 and 2009, Pomurje was second to ŽNK Krka both in the league and the cup, but declined in the next two seasons (third in 2010 and fifth in 2011).^[4]

However, in 2012, Pomurje won both the league title and the cup, attaining their first double. The club became a dominating force between 2012 and 2016, winning four doubles and five straight championships. In the 2018–19 season, Pomurje won a seventh championship title without dropping any points, winning all 21 games of the season.^[5]

In the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League season, Pomurje advanced to the round of 32 for the first time by finishing as the best runner-up in the qualifying tournament.^[6]

In December 2022, ŽNK Pomurje announced its merger with the men's football club NŠ Mura.^[7] The process was completed in January 2023, when the club adopted the new name ŽNK Mura, and also changed its colours to black and white.^[8]

Current squad

As of 26 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SVN Teja Truntič 4 DF  SVN Evelina Kos 5 DF  SVN Ines Sok 7 FW  SVN Špela Kolbl (captain) 8 MF  SVN Lucija Kos 9 MF  SVN Anja Eferl 13 DF  SVN Lana Jakšič 15 FW  SVN Asja Cvetkovič 17 MF  SVN Živa Rakovec 19 MF  SVN Zala Vindišar 20 DF  SVN Tija Šoštarič Karič

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  UKR Darya Kravets 23 DF  MDA Anastasia Sivolobova 24 MF  SVN Sara Makovec 25 MF  SVN Noelle Vilčnik 28 DF  SVN Neža Hrga 29 MF  SVN Lea Dolinar 33 GK  SUI Emilie Gavillet 66 GK  SVN Iva Kocijan 77 MF  UKR Yana Malakhova 79 DF  SVN Hana Serec

Honours

• Slovenian League
  • Winners (11): 2005–06, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Slovenian Cup
  • Winners (11): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
• The Double (League and Cup)
  • Winners (7): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24

Record in UEFA competitions

Mura goals always listed first.

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• p = Penalty shoot-out

Season	Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result
2006–07	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round (Group 6)	Rapide Wezemaal	0–5
			Mašinac Classic Niš	2–3
			Pärnu JK	7–1
2012–13	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 1)	Zürich	0–2
			Gintra Universitetas	9–1
			Atasehir Belediyesi	4–2
2013–14	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 5)	Unia Racibórz	1–3
			Bobruichanka Bobruisk	3–1
			Ada Velipojë	13–0
2014–15	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 3)	Ekonomist	4–0
			Pärnu JK	4–0
			MTK	1–2
		Round of 32	Torres	2–4 (H), 1–3 (A)
2015–16	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 5)	Ekonomist	4–0
			Pärnu JK	2–1
			Olimpia Cluj	0–2
2016–17	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 5)	Vllaznia	6–1
			Slovan Bratislava	4–2
			Zürich	0–5
2019–20	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round (Group 3)	Cardiff Met.	0–1
			Tbilisi Nike	4–0
			Hibernian	1–2
2020–21	UEFA Women's Champions League	First qualifying round	Breznica Plejvlja	3–0
		Second qualifying round	Ferencváros	4–1
		Round of 32	Fortuna Hjørring	0–3 (H), 2–3 (A)
2021–22	UEFA Women's Champions League	Round 1 (semi-final)	Rīgas FS	6–1
		Round 1 (final)	Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv	1–4
2022–23	UEFA Women's Champions League	Round 1 (semi-final)	Shelbourne	0–1
		Round 1 (third place)	Hayasa	2–1
2023–24	UEFA Women's Champions League	Round 1 (semi-final)	Samegrelo	0–0 (4–5 p)
		Round 1 (third place)	Ljuboten	7–1
2024–25	UEFA Women's Champions League	Round 1 (semi-final)	Glentoran	3–2
		Round 1 (final)	Apollon Ladies	3–2
		Round 2	SKN St. Pölten	0–3 (A), 0–5 (H)

References

1. "Zgodovina" [History] (in Slovenian). ŽNK Pomurje. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
2. Ladinek, Nuša (2006). "Sponzoriranje kot sredstvo za doseganje gospodarsko koristnih ciljev podjetja" (PDF). dk.fdv.uni-lj.si (in Slovenian). University of Ljubljana. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. 2005–06 1. SŽNL table at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
4. 1. SŽNL tables and Cup results at Soccerway
5. "Lestvica 2018/19" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
6. M. L. (14 August 2014). "Pomurke z uvrstitvijo v Ligo prvakinj do zgodovinskega uspeha" [Pomurje with a historical success] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
7. "Zgodil se je veliki pok! V Fazaneriji so sprejeli dokončno odločitev!". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
8. "Žuto-plave postale čarno-bejle". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)
• Soccerway profile
• UEFA profile