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Leon Benko

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Leon Benko
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Benko in 2007
Personal information
Full name Leon Benko
Date of birth (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Varaždin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Varaždin
Number 11
Youth career
1991–2003 Varteks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Varteks 68 (18)
2006–2008 1. FC Nürnberg 10 (0)
2008–2009 Standard Liège 14 (1)
2009–2010 Kortrijk 32 (5)
2011–2012 Slaven Belupo 27 (15)
2012 Al-Faisaly 9 (5)
2012–2014 Rijeka 50 (34)
2014 Dalian Aerbin 9 (1)
2014–2016 Sarajevo 41 (27)
2016–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 49 (13)
2018–2021 Varaždin 81 (28)
2021- Varteks
International career‡
2003 Croatia U20 2 (0)
2004–2005 Croatia U21 17 (0)
2006–2013 Croatia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022

Leon Benko (Croatian pronunciation: [běːŋko];[2] born 11 November 1983) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NK Varteks.

A product of NK Varteks youth academy, Benko had spells abroad in the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg and in Belgium with Standard Liège and K.V. Kortrijk. He was the 2012–13 Prva HNL league's top goalscorer.

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Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Forward (association football)

Forward (association football)

Forwards are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack.

NK Varteks (2011)

NK Varteks (2011)

NK Varteks is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Varaždin, founded by supporters of NK Varaždin who were dissatisfied with the name change from NK Varteks to NK Varaždin, club's financial difficulties and failure to make salary payments, which caused players to jump to other teams.

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. During its 74-year existence, they played their home matches at the Stadion Varteks, which was renovated through the years and reached an all-seating capacity of 10,800. For the majority of its life, the 52 years from 1958 to 2010, the club was known as NK Varteks, honouring the name of its principal sponsor during those years.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.

1. FC Nürnberg

1. FC Nürnberg

1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1900, the club initially competed in the Southern German championship, winning their first title in 1916. Their first German championship was won in 1920. Before the inauguration of the Bundesliga in 1963, 1.FCN won a further 11 regional championships, including the Oberliga Süd formed in 1945, and were German champions another seven times. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal four times.

Standard Liège

Standard Liège

Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège.

K.V. Kortrijk

K.V. Kortrijk

Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 2009–10 season, finishing fourth after the play-offs. KV Kortrijk was founded in 1971, though their roots can be traced to 1901. They are registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association with matricule number 19. The club colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Guldensporenstadion, named after the Battle of the Golden Spurs which took place in Kortrijk in 1302.

Club career

Varteks

Benko signed his first professional contract with his youth club, NK Varteks, in July 2003, and continued to play for the club in the following three seasons under coaches Miroslav Blažević (2003–05) and Zlatko Dalić (2005–06). In his second season at Varteks he established himself as one of the club's key players, appearing in 26 matches in the Croatian First League.

In the summer of 2005, he also performed well for Varteks in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, scoring all four goals in their 4–1 victory over Dinamo Tirana as well as a brace that included the winning goal in a 4–3 victory over Inter Turku.[3] He finished the 2005–06 season as the club's top scorer, scoring 14 goals in 27 league appearances, and was instrumental in the club's 2005–06 Croatian Cup campaign in which they reached the final before losing to Rijeka on away goals rule. His excellent performances at Varteks earned him the 2005 Hope of the Year award for Croatia's best young player.

Nürnberg

On 23 May 2006, it was announced that Benko has signed for German Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on a three-year contract with an optional one-year extension.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut on 12 August 2006, playing as a substitute in the last five minutes of the club's first league match of the 2006–07 season, a 3–0 away victory at VfB Stuttgart.[5] He finished his first Bundesliga season with only seven appearances, having missed the entire second part of the season due to injury problems.

He scored his first goal for Nürnberg on 29 November 2007 in their UEFA Cup group match against eventual winners of the competition, Zenit Saint Petersburg, securing his team a 2–2 away draw. He made a total of four appearances for Nürnberg in the 2007–08 season of the UEFA Cup.[6]

Standard Liège

On 4 August 2008, Benko moved to Belgian side Standard Liège for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with an optional extension.[7] He made his debut for the club on 16 August 2008 in their 3–1 away win at FCV Dender in the first round of the 2008–09 Jupiler League, coming on as a late substitute.[8] In his only season with the club he made only 14 league appearances due to his injury problems. He managed to win the Belgian First Division title with the club.

K.V. Kortrijk

On 30 June 2009, K.V. Kortrijk signed the Croatian forward from Standard Liège until June 2010.[9]

Slaven Belupo

On 29 January 2011, Benko signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Slaven Belupo.[10] In his first game for Slaven, he scored a goal in a 2–1 loss against RNK Split.[11] By the end of the season he made ten more appearances for the club and scored eight goals in the process. He opened the new season by scoring a goal against NK Zagreb on matchday 1 in July 2011. He scored seven goals in Croatian First League and added three assists by the end of the mid-season when he was transferred to Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.

Rijeka

In June 2012, it was announced that Benko will be joining HNK Rijeka. He was given the number 19 shirt.

Benko made his debut for the new club against NK Zadar at the end of the July, and scored his first goal on Matchday 4 of the season against Lokomotiva Zagreb. In his first season with the club he fulfilled the expectations of the club officials and the fans as he was the 2012–13 Prva HNL league's top scorer with 18 goals in 30 appearances. At the end of the season, he was awarded with SN Yellow Shirt award, as the best football player in the 2012–13 Prva HNL, based on post-match ratings awarded by sports journalists over the course of a season.[12] The club finished third in the 2012–13 Prva HNL standings and secured their spot in the Europa League qualifications.

Benko started the new 2013–14 season in strong fashion, netting 11 goals in first 11 appearances. He scored five goals in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase, including two goals against VfB Stuttgart in Europa League play-off round. His goals helped Rijeka to reach their first ever Europa League group stage where they were drawn in Group I together with Olympique Lyonnais, Real Betis and Vitória S.C.. On 28 September, he scored a spectacular volley against Rijeka's greatest rivals Hajduk Split in Adriatic derby. A month later, on Matchday 2 of the 2013–14 Europa League, Benko scored another volley goal against Real Betis to give his team 1–0 lead on Stadion Kantrida. The match eventually finished 1–1.

Dalian Aerbin

On 24 February 2014, Benko reportedly signed for Chinese Super League team Dalian Aerbin for an undisclosed fee.[13]

On 28 April 2015, Benko filed a lawsuit at the Hong Kong High Court against the holding company of Dalian Aerbin for unpaid wages and image rights.[14][15] Benko claimed that his contract with Dalian was worth 1.02 million euros. However, four months into his contract, he was paid only 36,000 euros. He has terminated his contract with Dalian since then.[15]

Sarajevo

On 12 September 2014, Benko reportedly signed for Bosnian Premier League club FK Sarajevo as a free agent.[16]

During the first half of the 2014–15 Premier League, he scored 9 goals in 14 appearances. In the next season, Sarajevo was ranked third in the league and Benko was the league top goalscorer with 17 goals. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season Benko got suspended for drinking alcohol before a match against rival club Zrinjski.[17]

Olimpija Ljubljana

After falling out with Sarajevo over his suspension, Benko signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana on a free transfer on 30 August 2016.[18]

During the mid-season, on 15 December 2016, the club announced that Benko would be departing from the club due to poor performances.[19] In the end, Benko stayed at the club, scoring 14 goals in 34 appearances for the club in all competitions. He also appeared in the final of the 2017 Slovenian Football Cup, where Olimpija lost 1–0 to Domžale.[20]

Varaždin

On 20 August 2018, Benko signed for the Croatian second tier club Varaždin.[21] On 18 May 2019, he scored two goals in Varaždin's 3–1 home win against Šibenik, which secured his team a promotion to the Prva HNL.[22]

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NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. During its 74-year existence, they played their home matches at the Stadion Varteks, which was renovated through the years and reached an all-seating capacity of 10,800. For the majority of its life, the 52 years from 1958 to 2010, the club was known as NK Varteks, honouring the name of its principal sponsor during those years.

Miroslav Blažević

Miroslav Blažević

Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević was a Bosnian-Croatian professional football manager and player.

Zlatko Dalić

Zlatko Dalić

Zlatko Dalić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Croatia national team since 2017 and led them to a runners-up finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and third place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA Intertoto Cup

UEFA Intertoto Cup

The UEFA Intertoto Cup, often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was discontinued after the 2008 tournament. Teams who originally would have entered the Intertoto Cup now directly enter the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League from this point.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.

1. FC Nürnberg

1. FC Nürnberg

1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1900, the club initially competed in the Southern German championship, winning their first title in 1916. Their first German championship was won in 1920. Before the inauguration of the Bundesliga in 1963, 1.FCN won a further 11 regional championships, including the Oberliga Süd formed in 1945, and were German champions another seven times. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal four times.

Standard Liège

Standard Liège

Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège.

K.V. Kortrijk

K.V. Kortrijk

Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 2009–10 season, finishing fourth after the play-offs. KV Kortrijk was founded in 1971, though their roots can be traced to 1901. They are registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association with matricule number 19. The club colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Guldensporenstadion, named after the Battle of the Golden Spurs which took place in Kortrijk in 1302.

NK Slaven Belupo

NK Slaven Belupo

Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo, often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica.

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka

Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka, commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka.

NK Zadar

NK Zadar

Nogometni klub Zadar, commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almost twenty years.

International career

Benko has been capped for the Croatian national under-21 team and he subsequently went on to make his debut for the country's A-team by appearing in both of their two matches at the 2006 Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong.[23]

Benko was once again included in the roster for the friendly match against South Korea on 10 September 2013. He provided a crucial assist for Domagoj Vida who scored the first goal in 65th minute of the match.[24] Croatia went on to win the match, being their second match and second win against South Korea side in the year of 2013 alone. His prolific goalscoring form in his club earned him another call-up, this time for the Croatia crucial 2014 World Cup play-off matches against Iceland on 15 November 2013.

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Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Croatia national football team

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colors reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni ('Blazers') and Kockasti.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world.

South Korea national football team

South Korea national football team

The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.

Domagoj Vida

Domagoj Vida

Domagoj Vida is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Croatia national team. He is capable of playing in any defensive position but is mostly deployed as a centre-back or a right-back.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 July 2020[25][26]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croatia League Cup Europe Total
2003–04 Varteks Croatian First League 15 3 6 2 — 21 5
2004–05 26 1 6 2 — 32 3
2005–06 27 14 8 9 5 6 40 29
Germany League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 1. FC Nürnberg Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2007–08 3 0 — 4 1 7 1
Belgium League Cup Europe Total
2008–09 Standard Liège Belgian Pro League 14 1 1 0 1 0 16 1
2009–10 Kortrijk 26 5 1 0 — 27 5
2010–11 6 0 — — 6 0
Croatia League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Slaven Belupo Croatian First League 11 8 2 1 — 13 9
2011–12 16 7 2 1 — 18 8
Saudi Arabia League Cup Asia Total
2011–12 Al-Faisaly Saudi Professional League 9 5 3 1 — 12 6
Croatia League Cup Europe Total
2012–13 Rijeka Croatian First League 30 18 1 0 — 31 18
2013–14 20 16 2 2 11 6 33 24
China League Cup Asia Total
2014 Dalian Aerbin Chinese Super League 9 1 — — 9 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina League Cup Europe Total
2014–15 Sarajevo Bosnian Premier League 14 9 2 0 — 16 9
2015–16 26 18 4 2 2 0 32 20
2016–17 1 0 — — 1 0
Slovenia League Cup Europe Total
2016–17 Olimpija Slovenian PrvaLiga 29 10 5 4 — 34 14
2017–18 20 3 5 5 2 0 27 8
Croatia League Cup Europe Total
2018–19 Varaždin Croatian Second League 23 21 1 1 — 24 22
2019–20 Croatian First League 27 5 0 0 — 27 5
Total Croatia 195 92 28 18 16 12 239 123
Germany 10 0 2 0 4 1 16 1
Belgium 46 6 2 0 1 0 49 6
Saudi Arabia 9 5 3 1 0 0 12 6
China 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 41 27 6 2 2 0 49 29
Slovenia 49 13 10 9 2 0 61 22
Career total 359 144 51 30 25 13 435 187

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia
2006 2 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 2 0
Total 4 0

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UEFA

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as some Asian countries such as Israel, Cyprus and Armenia. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

NK Varaždin (1931–2015)

Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin, commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. During its 74-year existence, they played their home matches at the Stadion Varteks, which was renovated through the years and reached an all-seating capacity of 10,800. For the majority of its life, the 52 years from 1958 to 2010, the club was known as NK Varteks, honouring the name of its principal sponsor during those years.

2006–07 Bundesliga

2006–07 Bundesliga

The 2006–07 Bundesliga was the 44th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

1. FC Nürnberg

1. FC Nürnberg

1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1900, the club initially competed in the Southern German championship, winning their first title in 1916. Their first German championship was won in 1920. Before the inauguration of the Bundesliga in 1963, 1.FCN won a further 11 regional championships, including the Oberliga Süd formed in 1945, and were German champions another seven times. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal four times.

Bundesliga

Bundesliga

The Bundesliga, sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup.

2007–08 Bundesliga

2007–08 Bundesliga

The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.

2008–09 Belgian First Division

2008–09 Belgian First Division

The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009. Standard Liège were the defending champions.

Standard Liège

Standard Liège

Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège.

Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League

The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League.

2009–10 Belgian Pro League

2009–10 Belgian Pro League

The 2009–10 season of the Belgian Pro League was the 107th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 31 July 2009 with the first matches of the regular season, and ended in May 2010 with the last matches of the playoff round. Standard Liège were the defending champions.

K.V. Kortrijk

K.V. Kortrijk

Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 2009–10 season, finishing fourth after the play-offs. KV Kortrijk was founded in 1971, though their roots can be traced to 1901. They are registered to the Royal Belgian Football Association with matricule number 19. The club colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Guldensporenstadion, named after the Battle of the Golden Spurs which took place in Kortrijk in 1302.

2010–11 Belgian Pro League

2010–11 Belgian Pro League

The 2010–11 season of the Belgian Pro League is the 108th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It began on 30 July 2010 with the first match of the regular season and ended in May 2011 with the last matches of the playoff rounds. Anderlecht were the defending champions.

Honours

Nürnberg

Standard Liège

Sarajevo

Olimpija Ljubljana

Varaždin

Individual

Awards

Performance

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DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal (German: [ˈdeː ʔɛf beː poˈkaːl] is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. Taking place from August until May, the winner qualifies for the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Europa League unless the winner already qualifies for the UEFA Champions League in the Bundesliga.

2006–07 DFB-Pokal

2006–07 DFB-Pokal

The 2006–07 DFB-Pokal was the 64th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 8 September 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007. In the final, 1. FC Nürnberg defeated VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time, thereby claiming their fourth title.

Belgian Pro League

Belgian Pro League

The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League.

2008–09 Belgian First Division

2008–09 Belgian First Division

The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009. Standard Liège were the defending champions.

2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the fifteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and twelfth as a unified country-wide league. It began on 2 August 2014 and will end sometimes on 23 May 2015, with a winter break between late November 2014 and late February/early March 2015. The official fixture schedule was released in late June/early July 2014.

2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga

2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga

The 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 27th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. The season began on 15 July 2017 and ended on 27 May 2018.

2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup

2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup

The 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup was the 27th edition of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.

2018–19 Croatian Second Football League

2018–19 Croatian Second Football League

The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League was the 28th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 August 2018 and ended in May 2019.

Football Oscar

Football Oscar

The Football Oscar is an annual football award given by the Croatian Association Football Union and Sportske novosti since 2013. In the 2017 edition the award was renamed as Trophy Footballer. It is awarded to the best football player, manager and goalkeeper playing in the Croatian First League. Also, it is awarded to the best overall Croatian player at the end of every season. The best 11 Prva HNL players of the season are also selected. The award is chosen by players and managers of the Croatian league clubs.

Croatian Football Cup

Croatian Football Cup

The Hrvatski nogometni kup, also colloquially known as Rabuzinovo sunce, is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from late August to late May. Cup winners automatically qualify for next season's UEFA Europa Conference League, except when cup winners are also Prva HNL champions, in which case their berth in the Europa Conference League goes to the best placed team in the Prva HNL who haven't qualified for the UEFA competitions through their league performance.

2005–06 Croatian Football Cup

2005–06 Croatian Football Cup

The 2005–06 Croatian Football Cup was the fifteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.

2012–13 Croatian First Football League

2012–13 Croatian First Football League

The 2012–13 Croatian First Football League was the 22nd season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013.

Source: "Leon Benko", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Benko.

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