Sport in Croatia

Croatia is country, like most of the Eastern European countries, that gives a great importance to sport and sports activities. Dating back from the beginning of last century, Croatian man and women are involved in various sport activities. There are various sport clubs all over Croatia, in small as well as larger places, towns and cities.

Best known sportsman and sportwomen from Croatia are Goran Ivanisevic, the Wimbledon winner, Janica and Ivica Kostelic - skiing champions, Croatian Handball Team, as well as Croatian Basketball and football (soccer) teams ( just to mention few...)

Croatia Sport News

Croatian Football Association Fined €60,000 for Croatian Supporters’ Inappropriate Conduct

Zagreb, June 27 (CP) – The UEFA disciplinary commission has fined the Croatian Football Association (HNS) €60,000 for Croatia football supporters’ inappropriate conduct during the Croatia-Turkey game of the EURO2008. The explanation gives is that some two dozen fires were burning during the game in the section of the stadium occupied by Croatian supporters. The HNS has [...]

EURO2008: Turkey Beats Croatia on Penalties 3-1 (4-2)

Zagreb, June 20 (CP) – At the EURO2008 European championships Turkey beat the favourites Croatia 3-1 on penalties and made it into the semi-finals. The Turks had played the game well and did not let the Croatian squad develop its game, this resulting in the first goal of the match being scored in the 119th minute [...]

Croatian Handball Team Captain Suffers Leg Injury and Needs Surgery Prior to Beijing Olympics

Zagreb, June 10 (CP) – The captain of the Croatian handball team Petar Metlicic has suffered a meniscus injury and is looking at surgery that may endanger his form at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The news of Metlicic having to undergo surgery to repair his meniscus has dampened the good spirits that the team was in [...]

A Swede Robbed of His EURO2008 Ticket in Zagreb

Zagreb, June 8 (CP) – A Swedish national was robbed of some money and a EURO2008 soccer championships ticket on Saturday in Zagreb. The 22-year-old had arrived in Zagreb on Friday and met two men that he spent the day with. Later, another Swede arrived and joined the group and the two were offered to sleep in [...]

Croatian Soccer Team Coach Slaven Bilic Refuses To Speak English at Press Conference

Zagreb, June 7 (CP) – At a press conference held prior to the start of Croatia’s matches at the EURO2008 in Austria, the Croatian football coach Slaven Bilic refused to respond to an English speaking journalist’s question in English saying he would do the same as other coaches and speak in his mother tongue with [...]

Croatian Soccer Team Heads for EURO2008

Zagreb, June 3 (CP) ' The Croatian National Football team travels to Austria today for competition in the European Championships. Croatia is in group B along with Germany, Poland and hosts Austria. Their first game is scheduled for June 8th against Austria.

Croatian Handball Team Qualifies for the Beijing Olympics

Zagreb, June 1 (CP) – The Croatian handball team have secured appearing at the Olympics in Beijing, beating Russia 26-24, the second day of the qualifying tournament in the Croatian coastal resort of Zadar on Saturday. The team played Japan on Friday beating them 37-22.

Croatian Soccer International Niko Kranjcar Gets Engaged to Long-term Girlfriend

Zagreb, May 28 (CP) – Croatian international and Portsmouth soccer player Niko Kranjcar is rumoured to have got engaged to long-term girlfriend Simona Fistric. The couple are expected to tie the knot at the end of 2008 in a private ceremony. Kranjcar has been playing for Portsmouth for the past few years and the couple have been [...]

Croatian Soccer Squad Beats Moldova’s Team in Rijeka Friendly

Zagreb, May 24 (CP) – The Croatian soccer team has managed to beat the Moldova team 1-0 in a friendly held in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rijeka. The game’s only goal was that by Niko Kovac in the 30th minute sending the ball into the goal with his head. This is the first in a [...]

Croatian Soccer Team Beats Moldova in Rijeka-played Friendly

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Croatians change World Cup jerseys : Croatia has bowed to a request by football's governing body FIFA to change the design of their World Cup jerseys. It was ruled that there was too much white on them, the Zagreb daily Vecernji List reported Friday. The decision means the team will play in Germany with a different strip to the one it used in the qualifications and to the replicas sold to tens of thousands of fans...read more

Wakeboard Croatia Open 2006 Wakeboard Croatia: This comming weekend, on the Saturday at Cable Krk - the wakeboard ski lift in bay of Punat on Island of Krk, the fifth international cable wakeboard competition Croatia Open will be hosted. The best wakeboarders from Croatia as well as Europe are expected to compete , among them wakeboard world's champion Bernhard Hinterberger, European champion Lior Sofer (last years winner of Croatia Open). read more...

Speedway Racetrack in small Croatian village : Donji Kraljevec is a small community in the Croatian Medjimurje County, some 20 km east of Cakovec. With population of under 2000 one wouldn't expect that village to be centre of Speedway Motor Sport. However, due to enthusiasm of it's local community , this village is getting more and more acknowledged in speedway world. read more...

Croatian Sport Links:

We also collected some sport links for various croatian sport websites for you to further explore. Some of the clubs are larger, some are just small clubs. There are some official sport info for various Croatian sport association.

Croatian Academic Athletics Club Mladost - Zagreb (Hrvatski akademski atletski klub Mladost Zagreb) - about athletics in Zagreb
Basketball club Jadrankamen (Kosarkaski klub Jadrankamen) - information about basketball club Jadrankamen from Pucisca , island of Brac - Croatia.
Croatian Chess Page - Play chess online, or find out about chess tournaments worldwide.
Cycling Federation of Croatian - Hrvatski biciklisticki savez
Croatian Diving Federation - Official Croatian Diving Federation web - includes regulations about diving in Croatia.
Diving in Croatia - how to dive in Croatia
Croatian Fencing Federation (Hrvatski macevalacki savez) - Official website of the Croatian Fencing Federation
CFF - Croatian Football Federation (HNS - Hrvatski nogometni savez) - informacije o igracima i reprezentaciji
Sydney United Web Page - This site is Croatian-Australian football club site in Australia
Golf Club Pula (Golf klub Pula)
Croatian Karate Union - official wesite fro Croatia Karate Association
Taekwon-do club "DAN-GUN" (Tae Kwon Do klub "DAN-GUN") - Official "DAN-GUN" homepage. Contains information on club's activities, members, trainers, competitions and achievements.
Planinarski Klub SPLIT - Hiking Club from Split - Croatia.
Planinarsko drustvo sveucilista "Velebit" - University's Hiking Club.
CROATIA OPEN - Umag -Tenis Tournament information, players, history...
Tennis Club Pecine - club history, players, results, cool pictures,... Tennis club Pecine from Rijeka.
Skating club ROLLER - Information about in-line skating in Croatia.
CROATIAN SPELEOLOGY - Speleological clubs and societies in Croatia, speleological events, journals, links, cave rescue, cave diving
Scout Association of Croatia (Savez izvidaca Hrvatske) - Croatian Scouts on-line
Scout Association of Split (Savez Izvidjaca Splita)
Softball Association of Croatia - softball in Croatia
Swimming Club Zagreb (Zagrebacki plivacki klub) -official website of Swimming Club in Zagreb.
Croatian Women Volleyball League - Women (Hrvatsko odbojkasko prvenstvo za zene) - Current standings, match results and schedule of upcoming events...
Yacht Club Labud - sailing club from Croatia