NK Kras
Encyclopedia
Nogometni Klub Kras Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica is an amateur Italian association football
club located in the Repen (Rupingrande) village, in the comune
of Monrupino
, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The base of the club is the Slovene community that populate the Friuli region.
The owner and main sponsor of the club is the Koimpex company. The president of the club is Domenico Centrone, and the sporting director is Goran Kocman–whose father, Vojko Kocman, runs Koimpex.
of Italian
football. Olimpija then became the Circolo Sportivo Kras in Sgonico
, and in 1986 it officially became Football Club Kras. In two seasons, starting in 2004–05, they progressed from the Seconda Categoria
on to the Promozione
level, where in the 2006–07 season they finished in fourth place.
In 2007–08 the club was coached by former Soviet Union
and Belarus
international player Sergei Aleinikov
. The contact was made due to Koimpex's work with companies in Belarus
.
At the end of 2009-10 Eccellenza season the club won promotion to Serie D
and the subsequent season immediately relegated to Eccellenza Friuli – Venezia Giulia.
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
club located in the Repen (Rupingrande) village, in the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Monrupino
Monrupino
Monrupino is a comune in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 9 km north of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 848 and an area of 12.7 km²...
, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The base of the club is the Slovene community that populate the Friuli region.
The owner and main sponsor of the club is the Koimpex company. The president of the club is Domenico Centrone, and the sporting director is Goran Kocman–whose father, Vojko Kocman, runs Koimpex.
History
Kras was founded in 1986, on the basis of the Olimpija club, from Gabrovizza, which played in the Terza CategoriaTerza Categoria
Terza Categoria is the name of the lowest level of "amateur" football in Italy. It is considered to be the 10th and lowest level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Terza Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Seconda...
of Italian
Italy
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football. Olimpija then became the Circolo Sportivo Kras in Sgonico
Sgonico
Sgonico is a comune in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 12 km northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 2,130 and an area of 31.3 km²...
, and in 1986 it officially became Football Club Kras. In two seasons, starting in 2004–05, they progressed from the Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria
Seconda Categoria is the actual name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 9th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Seconda Categoria level progresses to their closest regional league in the Prima Categoria level...
on to the Promozione
Promozione
Promozione is the name of a level of football in Italy. It is considered to be the 7th level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level...
level, where in the 2006–07 season they finished in fourth place.
In 2007–08 the club was coached by former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
international player Sergei Aleinikov
Sergei Aleinikov
Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov is a former football player from Belarus, now coach.-Career:He played for the USSR national football team, making 77 appearances for the USSR, scoring six goals, from 1984–91, when USSR made the final of Euro 88, losing to the Netherlands 0-2...
. The contact was made due to Koimpex's work with companies in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
The last seasons
The club successively won promotion to Eccellenza in 2008–09.At the end of 2009-10 Eccellenza season the club won promotion to Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
and the subsequent season immediately relegated to Eccellenza Friuli – Venezia Giulia.