2022–23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season explained

Club:	Dinamo Zagreb
Season:	2022–23
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Mirko Barišić
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Ante Čačić (until 5 April) Igor Bišćan (from 5 April)
Stadium:	Stadion Maksimir
League:	HNL
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Croatian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	Croatian Super Cup
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Cup3:	UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Luka Ivanušec (12)
Season Topscorer:	Josip Drmić Bruno Petković (14 each)
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

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

after match against NK Osijek^[1]

Squad no.	Name			Date of birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danijel Zagorac		GK	2022 6, df=yes	Split	63	0
12	Nikola Čavlina		GK	2022 6, df=yes	Youth Academy	0	0
33	Ivan Nevistić		GK	2022 6, df=yes	Rijeka	0	0
40	Dominik Livaković (vice-captain)		GK	2022 6, df=yes	Zagreb	246	0
Defenders
2	Sadegh Moharrami		RB	2022 6, df=yes	Persepolis	82	0
3	Daniel Štefulj		LB	2022 6, df=yes	Rijeka	15	0
4	Boško Šutalo		CB	2022 6, df=yes	Atalanta	5	1
6	Rasmus Lauritsen		CB	2022 6, df=yes	Norrköping	75	2
12	Petar Bočkaj		LB	2022 6, df=yes	Osijek	23	3
13			RB	2022 6, df=yes	Sporting CP	70	1
28	Kévin Théophile-Catherine		CB	2022 6, df=yes	Saint-Étienne	143	3
37	Josip Šutalo		CB	2022 6, df=yes	Youth Academy	46	3
55	Dino Perić		CB	2022 6, df=yes	Lokomotiva	131	10
Midfielders
5	Arijan Ademi (captain)		CM	2022 6, df=yes	Šibenik	350	39
7	Luka Ivanušec		AM	2022 6, df=yes	Lokomotiva	131	19
10	Martin Baturina		AM	2022 6, df=yes	Youth Academy	29	4
14	Robert Ljubičić		CM	2022 6, df=yes	Rapid Wien	10	0
27			CM	2022 6, df=yes	Sporting CP	84	5
31	Marko Bulat		CM	2022 6, df=yes	Šibenik	20	1
Forwards
9	Bruno Petković		FW	2022 6, df=yes	Bologna	177	54
11	Mahir Emreli		RW	2022 6, df=yes	Legia Warsaw	13	3
18	Josip Drmić		FW	2022 6, df=yes	Norwich City	11	4
70	Luka Menalo		LW	2022 6, df=yes	Široki Brijeg	58	7
77	Dario Špikić		RW	2022 6, df=yes	Gorica	40	4

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
18			Norwich City	Free	7 June 2022	^[2]
14			Rapid Wien	€2.0 million	13 June 2022	^[3]
4			Atalanta	€4.0 million	21 June 2022	^[4]
23			Hajduk Split	Free	1 July 2022	^[5]

Loan returnees

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
77			Lokomotiva	Free
33			Lokomotiva	Free
7			Šibenik	Free
25			Dnipro-1	Free

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
6			Fortuna Sittard	Free	4 June 2022	^[6]
29			Sion	Free	4 June 2022	^[7]
30			Empoli	€ 1.2 million	17 June 2022	^[8]
38			VfL Wolfsburg	€ 7.5 million	26 June 2022	^[9]
80			Sheriff Tiraspol	Undisclosed	29 June 2022	^[10]
19			Hibernian	Free	11 July 2022
9			Clermont	€ 1.0 million	15 July 2022
8			Ferencváros	€ 1.0 million	31 August 2022
66			HNK Rijeka	Free	8 December 2022
99			Southampton	€ 6.8 million	6 January 2023

Loan out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
			Zrinjski Mostar	Free
77			Lokomotiva	Free		^[11]
92			Lokomotiva	Free		^[12]
25			Zrinjski Mostar	Free
90			Šibenik	Free		^[13]
35			Bravo	Free		^[14]
4			Bravo	Free		^[15]
39			Gorica	Free
24			Maribor	Free		^[16]
			Domžale	Free		^[17]
20			HNK Rijeka	Free
39			HNK Rijeka	Free

Competitions

Croatian Super Cup

See main article: 2022 Croatian Football Super Cup.

HNL

See main article: 2022–23 Croatian Football League.

Results by round

Croatian Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Croatian Football Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Play off round

Group stage

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players . GNK Dinamo Zagreb . 10 October 2020.
2. Web site: 7 June 2022. Josip Drmić novi je igrač Dinama. 16 June 2022. sportske novosti. hr.
3. Web site: 13 June 2022. Video: Pogledajte kako je Dinamo predstavio novog igrača!. 16 June 2022. sportske novosti. hr.
4. Web site: 21 June 2022. Dinamo je povukao vrlo jak potez na Maksimir je stigao definitivno jedan od najpotentnijih hrvatskih nogometaša. 23 June 2022. sportske novosti. hr.
5. Web site: 1 July 2022. Iz Hajduka prešao u Dinamo! Brkljača je novi igrač modrih: Prvi dojmovi su odlični, a zahvaljujem s bijelima. 1 July 2022. sportske novosti. hr.
6. Web site: 4 June 2022. I tome je došao kraj: Možda i dva najveća promašaja prvaka Hrvatske prestaju biti dinamovi igrači. 17 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
7. Web site: 4 June 2022. I tome je došao kraj: Možda i dva najveća promašaja prvaka Hrvatske prestaju biti dinamovi igrači. 17 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
8. Web site: 17 June 2022. Dinamu stiže milijun eura! Talijani odlučili zadržati reprezentativca. 17 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
9. Web site: 26 June 2022. Bartol Franjić potpisao za Wolfsburg: Emocije su mi podijeljene. Dinamo je moj dom. 27 June 2022. Večernji list. hr.
10. Web site: 29 June 2022. Ima neka tajna veza bivši igrač Dinama doveo dinamovca u klub koji je prošle sezone šokirao Dinamo. 29 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
11. Web site: 16 June 2022. Dinamo je već dogovorio dvije pripremne utakmice, a pala i odluka o posudbi Sandra Kulenovića. 6 February 2021. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
12. Web site: 16 June 2022. Dinamo je već dogovorio dvije pripremne utakmice, a pala i odluka o posudbi Sandra Kulenovića. 6 February 2021. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
13. Web site: 22 June 2022. Stigla pojačanja iz Dinama i Hajduka, sve bliže dolasku i novi stranac! Ne sjećam se kad smo ovo imali. 22 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
14. Web site: 22 June 2022. Dinamo poslao veliku nadu na posudbu u Bravo do kraja sezone. 22 June 2022. sportnet.h. hr.
15. Web site: 25 June 2022. Dinamo još jednog igrača poslao nesuđenoj filijali: Evo tko bi još ubrzo mogao napustiti Maksimir. 25 June 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
16. Web site: 31 August 2022. Ne bih si oprostio da nisam istrčao na Maksimiru u plavom dresu, ali ne predajem se, ako Bog da vratit ću se . 31 August 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.
17. Web site: 1 September 2022. Dinamo posudio napadača susjedima, bivši igrač Rijeke potpisao bogati ugovor, Ćaleta Car u Londonu . 31 August 2022. sportske.jutarnji.hr. hr.