2018–19 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

GNK Dinamo Zagreb
2018–19 season
Chairman Mirko Barišić
Manager Nenad Bjelica
Stadium Maksimir
Prva HNL 1st
Croatian Cup First round
UEFA Champions League Playoff round (eliminated by Young Boys)
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Highest home attendance 28,137 vs. Young Boys
(28 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance 2,687 vs Rudeš
(28 July 2018)
Average home league attendance 6,344
Biggest win 5–0 vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva
(UEFA Champions League, 24 July 2018)
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 1 August 2018.

The 2018–19 season is Dinamo Zagreb's 28th season in the Croatian First Division and 106th year in existence as a football club. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Dinamo will be defending their title as league champions, as well as their title as cup winners. They will also compete in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, entering the second qualifying round.[1]

The club's manager is Nenad Bjelica, who will be in his first full-season with the club.

Review

Pre-season

On 23 June, Dinamo played their first friendly match of the pre-season, beating Macedonian side Rabotnički Skoplje, winning 4–0, with Mario Šitum (2), Dino Perić and Antonio Marin scoring the goals.[2] Five days later, on 28 June, Dinamo played Azerbaijani side Qabala, winning 2–0, with Ivan Šunjić and Antonio Marin scoring the goals.[3] The following players officially joined the club: Emir Dilaver (from Lech Poznań), Damian Kądzior (from Górnik Zabrze), Marin Leovac (from PAOK) and Mislav Oršić (from Uslan Hyundai), Lovro Majer (from feeder-club NK Lokomotiva) and Kévin Théophile-Catherine (from AS Saint-Étienne). The following players left the club: Borna Sosa (to Stuttgart), Ante Ćorić (to Roma) and El Arabi Hillal Soudani (to Nottingham Forrest) and the club will earn a combined €18m from their transfers.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] On 3 July, Dinamo trashed Austria Klagenfurt in a 6–1 win; with Armin Hodžić, Ivan Šunjić, Izet Hajrović, Filip Benković, Luka Menalo and Amer Gojak scoring one goal each.[13][14] A day later, on 4 July, Dinamo beat Triglav 4–0 with Mario Šitum, Ivan Fiolić, Dani Olmo and Mario Budimir scoring the goals.[15][16][17] Three days later, on 7 July, Dinamo beat Polish side Cracovia following Kamil Pestka's own goal in the 90th minute of the game.[18][19] On 18 July, Dinamo drew 0–0 with feeder-team Sesvete.[20] This was followed by a 2–1 away win over Varaždin in the last friendly game of the season, with goals from Armin Hodžić and Dino Perić, on 20 July.[21]

July

On 24 July, in the first leg of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League second qualifying phase, Dinamo beat Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva by a scoreline of 5–0, despite media outlets calling Dinamo the underdogs of the match, as Hapoel had reached a historic 3–2 win over Inter Milan in the UEFA Europa League just two years prior.[22][23] Dinamo won with goals coming from Izet Hajrović, Mislav Oršić, Arijan Ademi (2) and Armin Hodžić, taking a 5–0 lead into the second leg.[24][25][26] On 28 July, in the first league match of the season, Dinamo drew 1–1 with Rudeš, initially going 0–1 down following Sadegh Moharrami's own goal, but a late equalizing goal from Dino Perić was enough to prevent defeat.[27][28] In the second leg of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions second qualifying phase against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Dinamo went 0–2 down by half-time, following a goal from John Ogu and Petar Stojanović's own goal. Dinamo eventually managed to draw the game 2–2 with goals from Mario Budimir and Izet Hajrović, confirming Dinamo's advancement into the next stage of the tournament qualifying phase.[29][30]

Emir Dilaver, who arrived from Lech Poznań.
Marin Leovac, who arrived from PAOK.

August

El Arabi Hillal Soudani, who spent 5 years at the club, left for Nottingham Forest.
Ante Ćorić, who spent 5 years at the club, left for Roma.

On 3 August, Dinamo beat Istra 1961 by a scoreline of 3–0; with two goals from Mario Gavranović and one goal from Marin Leovac.[31][32] On 7 August, Dinamo beat Kazakhstani champions Astana in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, winning 2–0 with goals from Mario Budimir and Dani Olmo, despite being considered underdogs prior to the match.[33][34][35] On 9 August, Dinamo Zagreb confirmed that Filip Benković signed for Premier League club Leicester City, in a fee in the region of £13m.[36][37][38]

Squad information

First-team squad

As of 8 August 2018[39]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Danijel Zagorac
2 Iran DF Sadegh Moharrami
4 Mali MF Tongo Doumbia
5 Republic of Macedonia MF Arijan Ademi (Captain)
6 Czech Republic DF Jan Lecjaks
7 Spain MF Dani Olmo
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Izet Hajrović
9 Croatia FW Mario Budimir
10 Croatia MF Lovro Majer
11 Switzerland FW Mario Gavranović
12 Croatia GK Dinko Horkaš
13 Kosovo DF Amir Rrahmani
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Amer Gojak
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Armin Hodžić
16 Croatia MF Mario Šitum
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Luka Menalo
No. Position Player
18 Croatia MF Antonio Marin
19 Croatia MF Ivan Fiolić
22 Croatia DF Marin Leovac
27 Croatia MF Nikola Moro
28 France DF Kévin Théophile-Catherine
30 Slovenia DF Petar Stojanović
31 Croatia DF Marko Lešković
34 Croatia MF Ivan Šunjić
40 Croatia GK Dominik Livaković
55 Croatia DF Dino Perić
66 Austria DF Emir Dilaver
77 Romania DF Alexandru Mățel
92 Poland MF Damian Kądzior
97 Croatia MF Bojan Knežević
98 Croatia GK Adrian Šemper
99 Croatia MF Mislav Oršić

Transfers

Transfers In

Start Date Position Name Age Type Notes Fee Source
1 July 2018 CB Austria Emir Dilaver 27 Transfer (from Poland Lech Poznań) Permanent transfer. €1,500,000 [40]
1 July 2018 LW Croatia Mislav Oršić 25 Transfer (from South Korea Ulsan Hyundai FC) €1,500,000 [41]
1 July 2018 LB Croatia Marin Leovac 26 Transfer (from Greece P.A.O.K.) €500,000 [42]
1 July 2018 CM Poland Damian Kądzior 26 Transfer (from Poland Górnik Zabrze) €500,000
1 July 2018 AM Croatia Lovro Majer 20 Transfer (from Croatia NK Lokomotiva) €2,500,000 [43][44][45]
1 July 2018 CB France Kévin Théophile-Catherine 28 Transfer (from France AS Saint-Étienne) Free [46][47]
Total €6,500,000

Transfers Out

Start Date Position Name Age Type Notes Fee Source
1 July 2018 LB Croatia Borna Sosa 20 Transfer (to Germany Stuttgart) Permanent transfer. €8,000,000 [48]
1 July 2018 AM Croatia Ante Ćorić 21 Transfer (to Italy Roma) €6,000,000 [49]
1 July 2018 RW Algeria El Arabi Hillal Soudani 30 Transfer (to England Nottingham Forrest) €2,300,000 [50][51][52]
9 August 2018 CB Croatia Filip Benković 21 Transfer (to England Leicester City) €14,000,000 [53][54][55][56]
Total €30,300,000

Loans Out

Start Date Position Name Age Type Notes Fee Source
9 August 2018 GK Croatia Adrian Šemper 20 Transfer (to Italy Chievo) One-year deal. N/A [57]
Total N/A

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Prva HNL — — 28 July 201825 May 2019
Croatian Cup First round — TBD
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 24–25 July 2018

Last updated: August 2018
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Prva HNL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Croatian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2018
Source: Competitions

Prva HNL

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb 10 7 3 0 19 7 +12 24 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Osijek 10 6 2 2 20 9 +11 20 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Lokomotiva 10 6 1 3 20 9 +11 19 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4 Gorica 10 5 1 4 14 13 +1 16
5 Rijeka 10 3 5 2 15 11 +4 14
6 Slaven Belupo 10 2 6 2 15 16 −1 12
7 Hajduk Split 10 2 5 3 13 16 −3 11
8 Inter Zaprešić 10 3 1 6 15 25 −10 10
9 Istra 1961 10 2 2 6 13 22 −9 8 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10 Rudeš 10 0 2 8 6 22 −16 2 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: PrvaHNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[58]

Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 1 0 4 1  +3 4 1 1 0 4 1  +3 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: Pre-season.
Source:

By matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHHH
ResultDWWW
Position44411

Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2018. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Croatian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

UEFA Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Statistics

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Europe Total
8 RW Bosnia and Herzegovina Izet Hajrović 0 0 5 5
11 CF Switzerland Mario Gavranović 3 0 1 4
9 ST Croatia Mario Budimir 1 0 2 3
21 CF Croatia Bruno Petković 3 0 0 3
7 LW Spain Dani Olmo 1 0 2 3
5 DM Republic of Macedonia Arijan Ademi 0 0 2 2
99 AM Croatia Mislav Oršić 1 0 1 2
31 CB Croatia Marko Lešković 2 0 0 2
15 CF Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Hodžić 0 0 1 1
22 LB Croatia Marin Leovac 1 0 0 1
55 CB Croatia Dino Perić 1 0 0 1
28 CB France Kévin Théophile-Catherine 1 0 0 1
34 DM Croatia Ivan Šunjić 0 0 1 1
92 RW Poland Damian Kadzior 1 0 0 1

Clean Sheets

No. Pos. Nat. Name League Cup Europe Total
1 GK Croatia Danijel Zagorac 1 0 2 3

Disciplinary Record

No. Pos. Name League Cup Europe Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
15 CF Bosnia and Herzegovina Armin Hodžić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 AM Croatia Ivan Fiolić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 CB Croatia Marko Lešković 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 CM Croatia Ivan Šunjić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 RW Bosnia and Herzegovina Izet Hajrović 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
14 AM Bosnia and Herzegovina Amer Gojak 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
30 RB Slovenia Petar Stojanović 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
5 DM Republic of Macedonia Arijan Ademi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 LB Croatia Marin Leovac 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 8 0 12 0

Sponsorship

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