| Season: | 1990–91 |
| Chairman: | Josip Šoić |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Davor Šuker (22) |
| Highest Attendance: | 17,052 vs Partizan (17 March 1991) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,445 vs Radnički (5 December 1990) |
| Nextseason: | 1991–92 |
The 1990–91 season was Dinamo Zagreb's 45th season in the Yugoslav First League. It proved to be their last season played in the Yugoslav league system. Following the season's completion and due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, Croatian clubs, including Dinamo, decided to leave the league to form Prva HNL.[1]
Dinamo Zagreb finished runners-up in the league, with ten points behind champions Red Star Belgrade.[1] In their last appearance in the Yugoslav Cup Dinamo have beaten Borac Bosanski Šamac in the round of 32 (7–0) and FK Sarajevo in the round of 16 (5–1 on aggregate) before reaching the quarter-finals where they were knocked out by Borac Banja Luka (2–3 on aggregate).[2]
In European competitions Dinamo were drawn to play Italy's Atalanta in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup. After a goalless draw in Bergamo in the first leg, the return leg at Maksimir ended in a 1–1 draw, with Atalanta going through on away goals rule.[3]
The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1990–91 season.[4]
The following table lists appearances and goals of all players who represented Dinamo in the 1990–91 season. Only league matches and goals are taken into account. Dražen Ladić had most appearances, having played in 35 out of 36 matches, while Davor Šuker was the club's top scorer with 22 goals in 32 league appearances.
| Pos. | Player | Apps † | Gls † |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | 23 | 3 | |
| MF | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | 26 | 16 | |
| DF | 8 | 1 | |
| FW | 7 | 2 | |
| MF | 15 | 2 | |
| FW | 2 | 2 | |
| DF | 5 | 0 | |
| GK | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 30 | 0 | |
| FW | 6 | 0 | |
| GK | 35 | 0 | |
| DF | 11 | 0 | |
| DF | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 14 | 3 | |
| MF | 28 | 6 | |
| DF | 18 | 0 | |
| DF | 28 | 0 | |
| FW | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | 32 | 2 | |
| DF | 21 | 1 | |
| MF | 16 | 1 | |
| MF | 24 | 8 | |
| MF | 21 | 1 | |
| FW | 32 | 22 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 28 | 2 | |
| Date | Opponents | Home / Away | Result (F - A) | Dinamo scorers | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1990 | Budućnost | A | 0 - 1 | 3,606 | ||
| 12 Aug 1990 | Velež | H | 2 - 1 | Šuker (2) | 2,944 | |
| 19 Aug 1990 | Rijeka | A | 0 - 0 (3 – 1 p) | 3,301 | ||
| 26 Aug 1990 | Borac | H | 2 - 1 | Mladenović, Medford | 9,168 | |
| 1 Sep 1990 | Partizan | A | 1 - 2 | Šuker | 12,483 | |
| 15 Sep 1990 | Zemun | H | 2 - 0 | Šuker (2) | 7,825 | |
| 26 Sep 1990 | Vojvodina | A | 1 - 3 | Šuker | 4,500 | |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Osijek | H | 1 - 1 (6 – 7 p) | Boban | 3,894 | |
| 7 Oct 1990 | Sarajevo | A | 0 - 0 (5 – 4 p) | 3,894 | ||
| 13 Oct 1990 | Hajduk | H | 1 - 1 (4 – 3 p) | Šuker | 13,229 | |
| 21 Oct 1990 | Spartak | A | 0 - 0 (4 – 2 p) | 1,600 | ||
| 4 Nov 1990 | Sloboda | H | 3 - 1 | Boban (2), Medford | 2,131 | |
| 18 Nov 1990 | Red Star | A | 1 - 3 | Petrović | 18,130 | |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Rad | H | 2 - 1 | Mladenović, Prskalo | 2,267 | |
| 2 Dec 1990 | Proleter | A | 1 - 3 | Medford | 4,800 | |
| 5 Dec 1990 | Radnički | H | 2 - 0 | Šuker, Boban | 1,445 | |
| 9 Dec 1990 | Željezničar | A | 3 - 1 | Preljević, Cupan, Mladenović | 1,404 | |
| 16 Dec 1990 | Olimpija | H | 3 - 0 | Šuker, Boban, Mladenović | 3,117 | |
| 17 Feb 1991 | Budućnost | H | 6 – 0 | Šuker (p), Boban, Shala (2), Mladenović, Adžić | 3,606 | |
| 24 Feb 1991 | Velež | A | 2 – 1 | Boban, Škrinjar | 5,085 | |
| 3 Mar 1991 | Rijeka | H | 3 – 1 | Adžić, Shala, Boban | 7,837 | |
| 10 Mar 1991 | Borac | A | 1 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | Boban | 6,607 | |
| 17 Mar 1991 | Partizan | H | 0 – 0 (4 – 3 p) | 17,052 | ||
| 22 Mar 1991 | Zemun | A | 1 – 1 (7 – 6 p) | Petrović | 1,370 | |
| 7 Apr 1991 | Vojvodina | H | 2 – 2 (7 – 6 p) | Židan, Šuker | 4,971 | |
| 14 Apr 1991 | Osijek | A | 1 – 2 | Šuker | 7,589 | |
| 21 Apr 1991 | Sarajevo | H | 8 – 1 | Šuker (2), Boban (3), Gašpar, Kujtim ShalaShala, Mladenović | 4,208 | |
| 27 Apr 1991 | Hajduk | A | 2 – 1 | Šuker (2) | 28,000 | |
| 5 May 1991 | Spartak | H | 3 – 1 | Šuker (2), Boban | 3,842 | |
| 11 May 1991 | Sloboda | A | 3 – 0 | Gliha, Deverić, Boban | 972 | |
| 18 May 1991 | Red Star | H | 3 – 2 | Šuker (p), Gašpar, Židan | 14,546 | |
| 26 May 1991 | Rad | A | 2 – 0 | Šuker, Boban | 1,100 | |
| 2 Jun 1991 | Proleter | H | 4 – 1 | Šuker (2), Shala, Deverić | 4,964 | |
| 5 Jun 1991 | Radnički | A | 1 – 1 (4 – 5 p) | Adžić | 6,500 | |
| 9 Jun 1991 | Željezničar | H | 2 – 1 | Shala (2) | 1,580 | |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Olimpija | A | 3 – 1 | Boban, Shala, Gliha | 1,606 |
