Namely, the economic interests and wealth of Slavonia attracted factory workers from England in Županja in 1880, who brought with them the first football.

As in 1945 the Yugoslav government closed all existing sports clubs and created new physicultural societies in their place, from 1947 the Dodgeball court became the former land of the tannins factory, which was donated to the club under the then name "Fiskulturno društvo Graničar" by the wife of the owner of the tannin factory Katarina Hepburn, and a stadium was built on it in the same year, and the stands were moved from the old playground to the fair, renovated and officially opened in 1949.

The 1980s began with a big ceremony for the 100th anniversary of football in Croatia and then Yugoslavia, and the stadium of NK Graničar played an important role and hosted numerous revue matches.

After a weaker period, in the early 2000s NK Graničar experienced a rise and since the 2005/2006 season it has competed in the Second Croatian Football League North.

In July 2018 Dražen Ilić replaced Hrvoje Bušić as manager of the club./[2] Treća HNL – East: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.