History
NK Mura was founded in Murska Sobota on 16 August 1924 in the congress hall of Hotel Dobraj. Their first match came on 31 August 1924 at home against SK Maribor, which was won by the visiting team 9–6. In the first year of the club the team played one more match. This was against SK Mercur from Maribor, which ended with another loss for Mura (3–1).
The best period in the history of the club was after 1991 when Slovenia gained independence. The best results for the club in the Slovenian league came finishing as runners-up in seasons 1993–94 and 1997–98 and third place on two occasions. The 1993–94 season was especially harsh for the club as they were runners-up in Slovenian cup as well. Things changed for the better as the club secured its first trophy only a season later. On May 1995 the club won the Slovenian cup with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Celje. With this title the club secured an invitation to play in the newly established Slovenian Supercup at the start of the next season. The match was played in Ljubljana and was won by Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1. The decisive goal for Olimpija was scored by Branislav Kojičić in the 87th minute. NK Mura always had great support from their fans and during the nineties a long standing rivalry with Maribor was established, which is considered one of the biggest in Slovenian football.
Mura had a string of mixed results for the remainder of their final seasons, despite acquiring top Slovenian players and highly regarded coaches such as Croatian legend Miroslav Blažević. At the end the club became financially unstable. In their last season the club had struggled on the pitch and failed to obtain competition licences issued by the Football Association of Slovenia, which led to its dissolution in 2004. The club finished the last competitive season (2004–05) on eight place in a league with 12 teams.
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