HAOK Zagreb
In Numbers

The club was founded on September 29, 2003 with the aim of promoting, developing and improving volleyball as a sport in the city of Zagreb and its surroundings. At the founding session, the name "Volleyball Club Novi Zagreb" and the appearance of the coat of arms, official colours and the statute of the club were accepted.
The club started with the first training sessions at Fran Krsto Frankopan Elementary School in Peščenica and Radić Brothers Elementary School in Botinac. For the development of the club we were mostly supported by the sponsors, sympathizers and friends of the club to whom we are very grateful as well as people who wished success for this good, young and very promising volleyball club.
In mid-2006, the club entered the sports hall of Borovje Elementary School, making it the official and only HAOK Zagreb club hall.
By entering the new, modern hall, the club's ambitions began to grow and already after the first year, the club moved from the 2nd National Volleyball League to the 1.B Croatian Volleyball League - one step from the highest rank of competition in Croatia.
Although the club turned only six years old in 2009, it went a step further, to the very top and the 1st Croatian Volleyball League. In the 2009/2010 season the club performed and ensured its stay in that league but unfortunately due to financial difficulties the club had to give up further competition on that level.
By giving up the 1st National Volleyball League, the club was returned to the lowest rank which was the 3rd Croatian Volleyball League. Despite everything, in two years the club qualified again for the 1.B Croatian Volleyball League where it has remained until today and every season it fights for the title.
With good results, the ambition of the club is growing so a return to the old paths of glory is to be expected soon.
In the past 19 years club teams have played over 700 official and friendly matches in various competitions in all age categories and participated in numerous tournaments in Croatia and the region.
With the establishment of the indoor volleyball club, the beach volleyball club was established in parallel so most of our players and coaches are active throughout the entire season.
Over the past 15 years, the club had some of the most successful players in beach volleyball such as Grga Trimčevski, Krešimir Perić, Tomislav Steinocher, Vjekoslav Hanžić and Ema Prenc.
At the regular assembly in December 2021, a decision was made to change the statute, coat of arms, official colours and the name of the club which now proudly bears the name "Croatian Academic Volleyball Club Zagreb" (HAOK Zagreb).





