2022–23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

The 2022–23 season was the 112th season in the existence of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Dinamo Zagreb participated in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup, the Croatian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Dinamo Zagreb
2022–23 season
PresidentMirko Barišić
Head coachAnte Čačić
(until 5 April)
Igor Bišćan
(from 5 April)
StadiumStadion Maksimir
HNL1st
Croatian CupSemi-finals
Croatian Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luka Ivanušec (12)

All:
Josip Drmić
Bruno Petković
(14 each)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 31 August 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CRO Danijel Zagorac
2 DF   IRN Sadegh Moharrami
3 DF   CRO Daniel Štefulj
4 DF   CRO Boško Šutalo
5 MF   MKD Arijan Ademi (captain)
6 DF   DEN Rasmus Lauritsen
7 MF   CRO Luka Ivanušec
9 FW   CRO Bruno Petković
10 MF   CRO Martin Baturina
11 FW   AZE Mahir Emreli
12 DF   CRO Petar Bočkaj
13 DF   MKD Stefan Ristovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUT Robert Ljubičić
18 FW   SUI Josip Drmić
27 MF   CRO Josip Mišić
28 DF   FRA Kévin Théophile-Catherine
31 MF   CRO Marko Bulat
32 GK   CRO Nikola Čavlina
33 GK   CRO Ivan Nevistić
37 DF   CRO Josip Šutalo
40 GK   CRO Dominik Livaković (vice-captain)
55 DF   CRO Dino Perić
70 FW   BIH Luka Menalo
77 FW   CRO Dario Špikić
As of 20 August 2022 after match against   NK Osijek[1]
Squad no. Name Nat. Pos. Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Danijel Zagorac   GK (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 35)   Split 63 0
12 Nikola Čavlina   GK (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 20) Youth Academy 0 0
33 Ivan Nevistić   GK (1998-07-31)31 July 1998 (aged 23)   Rijeka 0 0
40 Dominik Livaković (vice-captain)   GK (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 27)   Zagreb 246 0
Defenders
2 Sadegh Moharrami   RB (1996-03-01)1 March 1996 (aged 26)   Persepolis 82 0
3 Daniel Štefulj   LB (1999-11-08)8 November 1999 (aged 22)   Rijeka 15 0
4 Boško Šutalo   CB (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 22)   Atalanta 5 1
6 Rasmus Lauritsen   CB (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 26)   Norrköping 75 2
12 Petar Bočkaj   LB (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 25)   Osijek 23 3
13 Stefan Ristovski   RB (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 30)   Sporting CP 70 1
28 Kévin Théophile-Catherine   CB (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 32)   Saint-Étienne 143 3
37 Josip Šutalo   CB (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (aged 22) Youth Academy 46 3
55 Dino Perić   CB (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 27)   Lokomotiva 131 10
Midfielders
5 Arijan Ademi (captain)   CM (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 (aged 31)   Šibenik 350 39
7 Luka Ivanušec   AM (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 23)   Lokomotiva 131 19
10 Martin Baturina   AM (2003-02-16)16 February 2003 (aged 19) Youth Academy 29 4
14 Robert Ljubičić   CM (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22)   Rapid Wien 10 0
27 Josip Mišić   CM (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 27)   Sporting CP 84 5
31 Marko Bulat   CM (2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 20)   Šibenik 20 1
Forwards
9 Bruno Petković   FW (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 27)   Bologna 177 54
11 Mahir Emreli   RW (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 24)   Legia Warsaw 13 3
18 Josip Drmić   FW (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 29)   Norwich City 11 4
70 Luka Menalo   LW (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 25)   Široki Brijeg 58 7
77 Dario Špikić   RW (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 23)   Gorica 40 4

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
18 FW   Josip Drmić   Norwich City Free 7 June 2022 [2]
14 MF   Robert Ljubičić   Rapid Wien €2.0 million 13 June 2022 [3]
4 DF   Boško Šutalo   Atalanta €4.0 million 21 June 2022 [4]
23 MF   Marko Brkljača   Hajduk Split Free 1 July 2022 [5]

Loan returnees edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
77 FW   Sandro Kulenović   Lokomotiva Free 1 June 2022
33 GK   Ivan Nevistić   Lokomotiva Free 1 June 2022
7 FW   Antonio Marin   Šibenik Free 1 June 2022
25 FW   Mario Ćuže   Dnipro-1 Free 1 June 2022

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
6 DF   Ivo Pinto   Fortuna Sittard Free 4 June 2022 [6]
29 DF   François Moubandje   Sion Free 4 June 2022 [7]
30 DF   Petar Stojanović   Empoli € 1.2 million 17 June 2022 [8]
38 DF   Bartol Franjić   VfL Wolfsburg € 7.5 million 26 June 2022 [9]
80 MF   Iyayi Atiemwen   Sheriff Tiraspol Undisclosed 29 June 2022 [10]
19 DF   Marijan Čabraja   Hibernian Free 11 July 2022
9 FW   Komnen Andrić   Clermont € 1.0 million 15 July 2022
8 MF   Amer Gojak   Ferencváros € 1.0 million 31 August 2022
66 DF   Emir Dilaver   HNK Rijeka Free 8 December 2022
99 FW   Mislav Oršić   Southampton € 6.8 million 6 January 2023

Loan out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Niko Janković   Zrinjski Mostar Free 21 January 2022
77 FW   Sandro Kulenović   Lokomotiva Free 16 June 2022 [11]
92 FW   Jakov-Anton Vasilj   Lokomotiva Free 16 June 2022 [12]
25 FW   Mario Ćuže   Zrinjski Mostar Free 1 July 2022
90 FW   Duje Čop   Šibenik Free 22 June 2022 [13]
35 MF   Ivan Šaranić   Bravo Free 22 June 2022 [14]
4 DF   Stefan Milić   Bravo Free 25 June 2022 [15]
39 FW   Deni Jurić   Gorica Free 11 July 2022
24 MF   Marko Tolić   Maribor Free 26 August 2022 [16]
FW   Bartol Barišić   Domžale Free 1 September 2022 [17]
20 FW   Antonio Marin   HNK Rijeka Free 7 December 2022
39 FW   Deni Jurić   HNK Rijeka Free 9 December 2022

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2022 Friendly Shkëndija   0–3   Dinamo Zagreb Lendava, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Športni park Lendava
28 June 2022 Friendly Nafta 1903   0–3   Dinamo Zagreb Lendava, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Športni park Lendava
1 July 2022 Friendly Spartak Trnava   3–3   Dinamo Zagreb Lendava, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ristovski   29'
  • Štefanik   31'
  • Koštrna   34'
Report
Stadium: Športni park Lendava
6 July 2022 Friendly Dinamo Zagreb   5–1   Arsenal Tivat Zagreb, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Montenegro   35'
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
HNL 15 July 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 Winners 36 24 9 3 81 28 +53 066.67
Croatian Cup 27 September 2022 5 April 2023 Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 075.00
Croatian Super Cup 9 July 2022 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 19 July 2022 2 November 2022 Second qualifying round Group stage 12 5 2 5 16 18 −2 041.67
Total 53 32 12 9 108 50 +58 060.38

Source: Soccerway

Croatian Super Cup edit

9 July 2022 Final GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0
(4–1 p)
Hajduk Split Zagreb
20:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 16,532
Referee: Igor Pajač
Penalties

HNL edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 36 24 9 3 81 28 +53 81 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 36 21 8 7 65 41 +24 71 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
3 Osijek 36 13 11 12 46 41 +5 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4 Rijeka 36 14 7 15 44 44 0 49
5 Istra 1961 36 11 13 12 36 38 −2 46
Source: SuperSport HNL
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).[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 24 9 3 81 28  +53 81 16 2 0 52 12  +40 8 7 3 29 16  +13

Source: Prva HNL

Results by round edit

15 July 2022 1 Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 4320
Referee: Dario Bel
23 July 2022 2 Slaven Belupo 1–5 Dinamo Zagreb Koprivnica
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion (Koprivnica)
Attendance: 2613
Referee: Patrik Kolarić
29 July 2022 3 Dinamo Zagreb 4–1 Istra Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 3393
Referee: Igor Pajač
5 August 2022 4 Varaždin 1–1 Dinamo Zagreb Varaždin
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 7,132
Referee: Duje Strukan
13 August 2022 5 Dinamo Zagreb 4–1 Hajduk Zagreb
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Dario Bel
20 August 2022 6 Dinamo Zagreb 5–2 Osijek Zagreb
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Patrik Kolarić

Croatian Cup edit

UEFA Champions League edit

Second qualifying round edit

19 July 2022 First leg Dinamo Zagreb   2–2   Shkupi Zagreb
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
26 July 2022 First leg Shkupi   0–1   Dinamo Zagreb Skopje
20:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Third qualifying round edit

2 August 2022 First leg Ludogorets   1–2   Dinamo Zagreb Razgrad
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
9 August 2022 Second leg Dinamo Zagreb   4–2   Ludogorets Zagreb
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 13,658
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Play off round edit

16 August 2022 First leg Bodø/Glimt   1–0   Dinamo Zagreb Bodø
21:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 7,762[19]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
24 August 2022 Second leg Dinamo Zagreb   4–1 (a.e.t.)   Bodø/Glimt Zagreb
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 18,349[20]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE MIL SAL DZG
1   Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–1 2–1
2   Milan 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 0–2 4–0 3–1
3   Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 1–0
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–0 0–4 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
6 September 2022 1 Dinamo Zagreb   1–0   Chelsea Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,607
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
14 September 2022 2 Milan   3–1   Dinamo Zagreb Milan, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61,341
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
5 October 2022 3 Red Bull Salzburg   1–0   Dinamo Zagreb Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Okafor   71' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 28,864
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
11 October 2022 4 Dinamo Zagreb   1–1   Red Bull Salzburg Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,779
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
25 October 2022 5 Dinamo Zagreb   0–4   Milan Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,572
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
2 November 2022 6 Chelsea   2–1   Dinamo Zagreb London, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,392
Referee: François Letexier (France)

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