2022–23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

Dinamo Zagreb 2022–23 football season
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)
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Players

First-team squad

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

Transfers

In

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

Loan returnees

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

Out

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

Loan out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Overall record

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

GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Hajduk Split
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

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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

Dinamo Zagreb v Lokomotiva
15 July 2022 1 Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 4320
Referee: Dario Bel
Slaven Belupo v Dinamo Zagreb
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
Dinamo Zagreb v Istra
29 July 2022 3 Dinamo Zagreb 4–1 Istra Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 3393
Referee: Igor Pajač
Varaždin v Dinamo Zagreb
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
Dinamo Zagreb v Hajduk
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
Dinamo Zagreb v Osijek
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

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

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

Third qualifying round

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

Play off round

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

Group stage

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

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE MIL SAL DZG
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–1 2–1
2 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 0–2 — 4–0 3–1
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–0 0–4 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia v England Chelsea
6 September 2022 1 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–0 England Chelsea Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,607
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Milan Italy v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
14 September 2022 2 Milan Italy 3–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Milan, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61,341
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
5 October 2022 3 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Okafor 71' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 28,864
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia v Austria Red Bull Salzburg
11 October 2022 4 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Zagreb, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,779
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia v Italy Milan
25 October 2022 5 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0–4 Italy Milan Zagreb, Croatia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Maksimir
Attendance: 20,572
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Chelsea England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
2 November 2022 6 Chelsea England 2–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb London, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,392
Referee: François Letexier (France)

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