HNK Branitelj () is a football club based in RodoÃÂ, Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They played the 2020âÂÂ21 season at the 4th level of the Bosnia-Herzegovina football pyramid.
Their home ground is Stadion Sportskog Centra in RodoÃÂ which holds about 1,000 people.
The team has played in the second tier-Prva Liga FBiH following promotion in 2010âÂÂ11 when they won Druga Liga FBIH. The team's biggest achievement is playing in the quarterfinals of Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup when they were defeated by FK à ½eljezniÃÂar 9âÂÂ0 on aggregate. On their road to quarterfinals they defeated HNK Grude 3âÂÂ0, NK Doboj Istok 7âÂÂ0 and club from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Leotar 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate. They were managed by Slaven Musa at the time. They archived the same stage of the national cup the next year, leaving behind FK Dizdaruà ¡a and FK Rudar Kakanj, being defeated by a club from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and also from the city of Mostar, FK Veleà ¾ by 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
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