GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 season is Dinamo Zagreb's 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
Preseason
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] Qabala , winning 2–0, with Ivan Šunjić and Antonio Marin scoring the goals.[ 3] 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] 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] Triglav 4–0 with Mario Šitum , Ivan Fiolić , Dani Olmo and Mario Budimir scoring the goals.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] Cracovia following Kamil Pestka's own goal in the 90th minute of the game.[ 18] [ 19] Sesvete .[ 20] 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] Izet Hajrović , Mislav Oršić , Arijan Ademi (2) and Armin Hodžić , taking a 5–0 lead into the second leg .[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] 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] 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]
August
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] 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] Filip Benković signed for Premier League club Leicester City , in a fee in the region of £13m.[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
First-team squad
As of 8 August 2018 [ 39] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Transfers in
Start Date
Position
Name
Age
Type
Notes
Fee
Source
1 July 2018
CB
Emir Dilaver
27
Transfer (from Lech Poznań )
Permanent transfer.
€1,500,000
[ 40]
1 July 2018
LW
Mislav Oršić
25
Transfer (from Ulsan Hyundai FC )
€1,500,000
[ 41]
1 July 2018
LB
Marin Leovac
26
Transfer (from P.A.O.K. )
€500,000
[ 42]
1 July 2018
CM
Damian Kądzior
26
Transfer (from Górnik Zabrze )
€500,000
1 July 2018
AM
Lovro Majer
20
Transfer (from NK Lokomotiva )
€2,500,000
[ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
1 July 2018
CB
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
28
Transfer (from 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
Borna Sosa
20
Transfer (to Stuttgart )
Permanent transfer.
€8,000,000
[ 48]
1 July 2018
AM
Ante Ćorić
21
Transfer (to Roma )
€6,000,000
[ 49]
1 July 2018
RW
El Arabi Hillal Soudani
30
Transfer (to Nottingham Forrest )
€2,300,000
[ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
9 August 2018
CB
Filip Benković
21
Transfer (to 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
Adrian Šemper
20
Transfer (to Chievo )
One-year deal.
N/A
[ 57]
Total
N/A
Transfer summary
Friendlies
Preseason
Competitions
Overall
Updated to match played August 2018Competitions
Overview
Updated to match played 26 May 2019Competitions
Prva HNL
Table
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] (C) Champions
Notes:
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
29
5
2
74
20
+54
92
16
2
0
43
11
+32
13
3
2
31
9
+22
Last updated: 26 May 2019.[1]
By matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H H H H H H A H A A A A A A A H A H H H H H A H A H A A A A A H A H A H Result D W W W W D W W D W W W W W L W W W W W W W D W W W W W W W L W D W W W Position 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source:
Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Croatian Cup
Win Draw Loss
Sloga Mravince v Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Champions League
Win Draw Loss
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Group D
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances
Goalscorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
References
