2022–23 NK Osijek season explained

Club:	Osijek
Season:	2022–23
Ownertitle:	Owner
Owner:	Lőrinc Mészáros
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Ferenc Sakalj
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Nenad Bjelica (until 29 August 2022) Rene Poms (1 September 2022 - 2 March 2023) Borimir Perković (2 March 2023 - 22 April 2023) Stjepan Tomas (since 24 April 2023)
Stadium:	Gradski Vrt Stadium
League:	HNL
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Croatian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup2:	UEFA Europa Conference League
Cup2 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Ramón Miérez (12)
Season Topscorer:	Ramón Miérez (12)
Highest Attendance:	11,522 v Rijeka (27 May 2023)
Lowest Attendance:	1,007 v Varaždin (26 February 2023)
Average Attendance:	4,044
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 NK Osijek season was the club's 109th season in existence and the 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. This was the last season Osijek played their matches on Gradski Vrt Stadium.^[1]

Transfers

In

	scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 110px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
		Frosinone	Return from loan
		UCAM Murcia	Return from loan
		Sutjeska Nikšić	Free		^[2]
		Pafos FC	Return from loan
		Istra 1961	Return from loan
		Zalaegerszeg	Return from loan
		Mura	Return from loan
		Zalaegerszeg	Return from loan
		Belišće	Undisclosed		^[3]
		Istra 1961	Recalled from loan		^[4]

Out

	scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 100px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
		Mura	Loan		^[5]
		Zagłębie Lubin	€250,000		^[6]
		Istra 1961	Loan		^[7]
		Slaven Belupo	Released		^[8]
		Linares	Released		^[9]
		Gorica	Released		^[10]
		Vukovar 1991	Dual registration		^[11]
		Vukovar 1991	Dual registration
		Vukovar 1991	Dual registration
		Rijeka	Free		^[12]
		Widzew Łódź	Undisclosed		^[13]
		Gorica	Loan
		Gorica	Loan
		Gorica	Loan
		Panathinaikos	€500,000		^[14]
		Augsburg	€3,000,000		^[15]
		Puskás Akadémia	Undisclosed		^[16]
		Debrecen	Free		^[17]
		Šibenik	Loan		^[18]
		Pafos	€2,000,000		^[19]
		BSK Bijelo Brdo	Loan		^[20]
		Pogoń Szczecin	€400,000		^[21]
		Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Loan		^[22]
		Cangzhou Mighty Lions	€200,000		^[23]

Total Spending: €0

Total Income: €6,350,000

Net Income: €6,350,000

Competitions

SuperSport HNL

See main article: 2022–23 Croatian Football League.

Matches

Croatian Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Croatian Football Cup.

UEFA Europa Conference League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Second qualifying round

Friendlies

On-season (2023)

Player seasonal records

Updated 28 May 2023

Goals

width=40	Rank	width=180	Name	width=50	League	width=50	Europe	width=50	Cup	width=70 style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
1	Ramón Miérez	12	–	–	12
2	Dion Drena Beljo	8	–	1	9
	Mijo Caktaš	8	–	1	9
4	László Kleinheisler	6	1	1	8
5	Marin Leovac	2	–	–	2
	Josip Špoljarić	2	–	–	2
	Vedran Jugović	1	–	1	2
8	Adrian Leon Barišić	1	–	–	1
	Domagoj Bukvić	1	–	–	1
	Šime Gržan	1	–	–	1
	Darko Nejašmić	1	–	–	1
	Mihael Žaper	1	–	–	1
	Mihret Topčagić	–	1	–	1
	Filip Živković	–	–	1	1
Own goals	2	–	–	2
TOTALS		46	2	5	53

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

width=40	Rank	width=180	Name	width=50	League	width=50	Europe	width=50	Cup	width=70 style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
1	Marko Malenica	6	–	1	7
2	Ivica Ivušić	6	–	–	6
TOTALS		12	0	1	13

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Number	width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Position	width=180 rowspan="2" align="center"	Player	width=120 colspan="3" align="center"	HNL	width=120 colspan="3" align="center"	Europe	width=120 colspan="3" align="center"	Croatian Cup	width=140 colspan="3" align="center" style="background: #DCDCDC"	Total
2	DF	Karlo Bartolec	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Marin Leovac	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
5	MF	László Kleinheisler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF	Darko Nejašmić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Vedran Jugović	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	MF	Diego Barri	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW	Dion Drena Beljo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF	Amer Hiroš	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	FW	Josip Špoljarić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	MF	Mijo Caktaš	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	FW	Ramón Miérez	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
14	MF	Ivan Fiolić	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
15	GK	Marko Barešić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	FW	Šime Gržan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	MF	Mihael Žaper	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
20	DF	Mario Jurčević	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
21	DF	Mile Škorić	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
22	DF	Danijel Lončar	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
23	MF	Petar Brlek	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
24	FW	Filip Živković	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	DF	Slavko Bralić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	GK	Marko Malenica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
36	MF	Nail Omerović	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
37	DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
39	DF	Domagoj Bukvić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
44	FW	Kristijan Lovrić	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
95	FW	Antonio Mance	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
98	DF	Yevhen Cheberko	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	1
TOTALS			73	0	1	2	0	0	7	0	2	82	0	3

Appearances and goals

width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Number	width=40 rowspan="2" align="center"	Position	width=180 rowspan="2" align="center"	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Total	HNL	Conference League	Croatian Cup
1	GK	Ivica Ivušić	19	0	+0	0	+0	0	+0	0
2	DF	Karlo Bartolec	10	0	+2	0	+0	0	+0	0
4	DF	Marin Leovac	23	2	+2	2	+0	0	+0	0
5	MF	László Kleinheisler	20	8	+2	6	+0	1	+1	1
6	MF	Darko Nejašmić	30	1	+4	1	+0	0	+0	0
7	MF	Vedran Jugović	35	2	+2	1	+0	0	+0	1
8	MF	Diego Barri	12	0	+6	0	+0	0	+1	0
9	FW	Dion Drena Beljo	19	9	+3	8	+1	0	+1	1
10	MF	Amer Hiroš	6	0	+5	0	+0	0	+0	0
10	FW	Josip Špoljarić	19	2	+12	2	+0	0	+1	0
11	MF	Mijo Caktaš	34	9	+1	8	+1	0	+1	1
13	FW	Ramón Miérez	37	12	+6	12	+1	0	+0	0
14	MF	Ivan Fiolić	24	0	+6	0	+0	0	+0	0
16	FW	Nikola Janjić	5	0	+3	0	+1	0	+0	0
17	FW	Šime Gržan	25	1	+7	1	+0	0	+0	0
19	MF	Mihael Žaper	32	1	+2	1	+1	0	+0	0
20	DF	Mario Jurčević	29	0	+7	0	+1	0	+0	0
21	DF	Mile Škorić	14	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
22	DF	Danijel Lončar	12	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
23	MF	Petar Brlek	12	0	+4	0	+0	0	+0	0
24	FW	Filip Živković	11	1	+8	0	+0	0	+1	1
25	MF	Ognjen Bakić	14	0	+12	0	+0	0	+1	0
26	FW	Filip Mažar	1	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
28	DF	Slavko Bralić	8	0	+4	0	+0	0	+0	0
29	FW	Kristian Fućak	4	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
30	FW	Mihret Topčagić	10	1	+6	0	+0	1	+0	0
31	GK	Marko Malenica	21	0	+0	0	+0	0	+0	0
34	DF	Ivan Cvijanović	1	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
36	MF	Nail Omerović	18	0	+4	0	+0	0	+1	0
37	DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	29	1	+1	1	+0	0	+1	0
39	DF	Domagoj Bukvić	10	1	+2	1	+0	0	+0	0
40	MF	Dominik Babić	1	0	+1	0	+0	0	+0	0
44	FW	Kristijan Lovrić	22	0	+8	0	+1	0	+0	0
77	DF	Mato Miloš	7	0	+3	0	+1	0	+0	0
95	FW	Antonio Mance	10	0	+8	0	+1	0	+1	0
98	DF	Yevhen Cheberko	23	0	+2	0	+0	0	+0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bijelo plavi se opraštaju od Gradskog vrta: Posjetili smo stadion na kojem se igra posljednja utakmica. Danas.hr. Croatian. 27 May 2023. 30 June 2023.
2. Web site: NIKOLA JANJIĆ POTPISAO ZA BIJELO-PLAVE. NK Osijek. Croatian. 5 January 2022. 30 June 2022.
3. Web site: ZEBEC POTPISAO NA ČETIRI GODINE. NK Osijek. Croatian. 7 July 2022. 14 July 2022.
4. Web site: BRALIĆ, FUĆAK I PETKOVIĆ NA POSUDBI U GORICI. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
5. Web site: DAKU OPET U MURU NA POSUDBU. NK Osijek. Croatian. 20 June 2022. 30 June 2022.
6. Web site: 21 June 2022. BOHAR SE VRATIO U ZAGLEBIE. 30 June 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
7. Web site: PETKOVIĆ NA POSUDBI U ISTRI 1961. 5 July 2022. 5 July 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
8. Web site: TALYS POTPISAO ZA SLAVEN BELUPO. 18 July 2022. 18 July 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
9. Web site: RASKINUT UGOVOR S JOSE CAROM. 22 July 2022. 23 July 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
10. Web site: RASKID UGOVORA S NDOCKYTOM. 22 July 2022. 22 July 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
11. Web site: TERCET NA „KALJENJE“ U VUKOVAR '91. NK Osijek. Croatian. 27 July 2022. 28 July 2022.
12. Web site: ALEN GRGIĆ NAPUSTIO BIJELO-PLAVE. 26 August 2022. 26 August 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
13. Web site: MATO MILOŠ NOVI IGRAČ POLJSKOG WIDZEWA. 27 August 2022. 28 August 2022. NK Osijek. hr.
14. Web site: KLEINHEISLER PREŠAO U PANATHINAIKOS. 12 January 2023. 12 January 2023. NK Osijek. hr.
15. Web site: BELJO REALIZIRAO TRANSFER U AUGSBURG. 13 January 2023. 13 January 2023. NK Osijek. hr.
16. Web site: KARLO BARTOLEC PREŠAO U PUŠKAŠ. NK Osijek. Croatian. 23 January 2023. 23 January 2023.
17. Web site: ANTONIO MANCE NASTAVLJA KARIJERU U DEBRECENU. NK Osijek. Croatian. 23 January 2023. 23 January 2023.
18. Web site: HIROŠ NA POSUDBI U ŠIBENIKU. NK Osijek. Croatian. 25 January 2023. 26 January 2023.
19. Web site: IVICA IVUŠIĆ PREŠAO U PAPHOS. NK Osijek. Croatian. 26 January 2023. 27 January 2023.
20. Web site: U Bijelom Brdu čekaju prvi nastup Luke Zebeca u žuto-plavom dresu. Glas Slavonije. Croatian. 1 February 2023. 12 February 2023.
21. Web site: DANIJEL LONČAR PREŠAO U POGON SZCZECIN. NK Osijek. Croatian. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023.
22. Web site: https://hns-cff.hr/files/documents/26724/registracije%2015.02.2023.[37409.pdf Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 15.02.2023.]. Croatian Football Federation. Croatian. 16 February 2023. 16 February 2023.
23. Web site: ŠKORIĆ POTPISAO ZA CANGZHOU. NK Osijek. Croatian. 30 March 2023. 30 March 2023.