Slaven Belupo U20

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The Slaven Belupo Chronicle

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market24 Aug 2026

Matija Jesenović asks to leave Slaven Belupo

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match22 Aug 2026

No end in sight to Slaven Belupo's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Slaven Belupo has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Josip Mitrović in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Slaven Belupo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match22 Aug 2026

No clean sheets in sight for Slaven Belupo

4 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.

Match22 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo come up short against Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad24 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Dominik Kovačić

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

Nobody could get near Matías Verdún

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market24 Aug 2026

Sesvete expected to open talks for Matija Jesenović

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Slaven Belupo will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Market24 Aug 2026

Ernis Qestaj is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Slaven Belupo has been clear about where Ernis Qestaj stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

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3 Edition

The Slaven Belupo Chronicle

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

A brace, and Marko Dabro takes the afternoon — 8.19

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Marko Dabro provided it, and the 8.19 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Matías Verdún gets the move he always wanted

Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Matías Verdún has just signed for Slaven Belupo, and for once the answer mattered.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Nobody could get near Lovro Banovec

Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market17 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo turn down Zadar for Antun Marković

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Slaven Belupo

Ilija Nestorovski was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match15 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo come up short against Lokomotiva Zagreb

Lokomotiva Zagreb left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Market17 Aug 2026

Eyes on Ivan Čović again

The phone has started ringing about Ivan Čović again, and this time the name on the line is HNK Gorica. Slaven Belupo are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tomislav Božić gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market17 Aug 2026

Still no ink between Slaven Belupo and Matías Verdún

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Slaven Belupo, another week without a signature from Matías Verdún.

In brief

2 Edition

The Slaven Belupo Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match8 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo throw away a 2-goal lead

2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with HNK Gorica the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Slaven Belupo will enjoy reviewing.

Market10 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo turn down NK Osijek for Josip Mitrović

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

A brace, and Ilija Nestorovski takes the afternoon — 8.47

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Ilija Nestorovski provided it, and the 8.47 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Slaven Belupo

Ilija Nestorovski was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Filip Jović signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Filip Jović commits to Slaven Belupo for another 3 years.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words at Slaven Belupo training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Igor Lepinjica is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Mihail Caimacov gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market10 Aug 2026

Slaven Belupo and Igor Lepinjica are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

Market10 Aug 2026

The clock runs on Dominik Kovačić's contract

24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

In brief

1 Edition

The Slaven Belupo Chronicle

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings3 Aug 2026

A brace, and Josip Mitrović takes the afternoon — 8.02

There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Josip Mitrović provided it, and the 8.02 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Ilija Nestorovski signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ilija Nestorovski commits to Slaven Belupo for another 2 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Ilija Nestorovski in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Slaven Belupo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words at Slaven Belupo training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mihail Caimacov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad3 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Osman Hadžikić

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market3 Aug 2026

Still no ink between Slaven Belupo and Ilija Nestorovski

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Slaven Belupo, another week without a signature from Ilija Nestorovski.

Market3 Aug 2026

Nobody at Slaven Belupo has picked up the phone to Osman Hadžikić

36 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

Match1 Aug 2026

Honours even between Slaven Belupo and NK Osijek

2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Market3 Aug 2026

Ivan Čović told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ivan Čović has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Slaven Belupo.

In brief