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'NK Istra 1961' is a football club from Pula, Croatia. It currently plays in the Druga HNL, after losing the relegation playoff in the 2006-2007 season against NK Zadar.
The football club ''NK Uljanik'' from which the club was made was founded in 1948. In 1961 it joins with another local club ''NK Pula'' into ''NK Istra'', the same year is considered the club's founding year. The greatest club success was in the season 2002-2003 against Hajduk Split when it competed in the finals of the Croatian Cup. In the season 2004-2005 the club changes it's name into ''NK Pula 1856'', because in the year 1856, the Austro-Hungarian Empire made Pula the port of its arsenal, and the shipyard Uljanik was opened. It competes in the First Croatian League that year. In 2005 it was renamed again to ''NK Pula Staro Češko'' due to a sponsorship contract with the brewery Daruvarska pivovara - Staro Češko is a beer brand. A year later the name was once again changed to ''NK Pula''. In summer 2007 the club changed it's name once again, to ''NK Istra 1961'', fifth year in a row. The change of name came after an ultimatium from the local fans ''Demons'' who said the club will have their support only if the club changes it's name and club colors to colors of city of Pula (yellow and green).
Its crest features the city's Roman Arena, as well as the old team crest.
Pula's stadium, Stadion Veruda capacity is 3,000.

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League and Cup results

Current squad

League and Cup results

'Season'	'League'	'Position'	'Pts'	'P'	'W'	'D'	'L'	'F'	'A'	'Cup'
1992/93	Amateur League									1/16 Finals
1993/94	Croatian Second League	14	21	30	7	7	16	21	43
1994/95	Croatian Second League	13	44	35	12	8	15	40	48
1995/96	Croatian Third League	5	62	34	18	8	8	58	36
1996/97	Croatian Third League	3	63	30	19	6	5	65	21
1997/98	Croatian Second League	6	43	30	12	7	11	42	31
1998/99	Croatian Third League	3	46	30	13	7	10	33	35
1999/2000	Croatian Third League	3	57	30	17	6	7	56	30	1/16 Finals
2000/01	Croatian Third League	1	62	30	17	11	2	73	23
2001/02	Croatian Second League	2	59	30	17	8	5	57	26	Preliminary Round
2002/03	Croatian Second League	2	67	32	20	7	5	63	31	'Final'
2003/04	Croatian Second League	1	62	32	18	8	6	59	33	Quarterfinals
2004/05	Prva HNL	10	35	32	7	14	11	28	31	Quarterfinals
2005/06	Prva HNL	7	45	32	13	6	13	44	36	1/16 Finals
2006/07	Prva HNL	11	29	33	6	11	16	28	40	1/16 Finals

==All-time total in the Prva HNL==

'''	'Points'	'Games'	'Wins'	'Draws'	'Losses'	'GF'	'GA'
NK Istra 1961	109	97	26	31	40	100	107

Current squad

Name	Number
'Goalkeeper'
Ivan Grabovac,	21
Mišel Posavec	12
Robert Lisjak	1
'Defence'
Leo Grgurić	2
Hasan Kacić	3
Sandi Dobrić	19
Valter Androšić	29
Dalibor Pauletić	14
Andro Švrljuga	5
Goran Barišić	15
Borislav Pilipović	14
Goran Drmić	28
'Midfielder'
Mislav Anđelković	7
Darko Deranja	11
Josip Jerneić	25
Adis Stambolija	4
Darko Raić-Sudar	18
Tomas Černjul	24
'Foward'
Igor Žiković	10
Muamer Gibić	23
Almir Halilović	20
Zoran Kovačević	22
Goran Roce
Saša Šest	6
Zoran Zekić	9