2025–26 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Velimir Zajec (until 16 September) Zvonimir Boban (from 16 September) | |||
| Manager | Mario Kovačević | |||
| Stadium | Maksimir Stadium | |||
| Croatian Football League | 1st | |||
| Croatian Football Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dion Drena Beljo (8) All: Dion Drena Beljo (13) | |||
| Biggest win | Karlovac 1919 0–7 Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| Biggest defeat | Lille 4–0 Dinamo Zagreb | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 115th in the history of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the club's 34th consecutive season in the First Croatian Football League. Dinamo Zagreb will also compete in the Croatian Football Cup and the UEFA Europa League, having finished second in the league standings last season.[1]
Squad
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Mateo Lisica
|
Istra 1961
|
10 June 2025 | ||
| MF | Marko Soldo
|
NK Osijek
|
12 June 2025 | ||
| MF | Robert Mudražija
|
NK Lokomotiva
|
12 June 2025 | ||
| MF |  Dejan Ljubičić
|
 1. FC Köln
|
Free | 17 June 2025 | |
| MF | Lovre Kulušić
|
HNK Šibenik
|
23 June 2025 | ||
| DF | Moris Valinčić
|
Istra 1961
|
Undisclosed | 24 June 2025 | |
| DF | Borna Graonić
|
NK Jarun
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| GK | Ivan Filipović
|
HNK Šibenik
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Domagoj Vidović
|
Rudeš
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Dario Špikić
|
 Aris Thessaloniki
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Maxime Bernauer
|
Saint-Étienne
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Marko Bulat
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Standard Liège
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Matteo Pérez Vinlöf
|
Bayern Munich II
|
€2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [2] |
| DF |  Sergi Domínguez
|
Barcelona Atlètic
|
€1,200,000 | 1 July 2025 | [3] |
| MF | Fran Topić
|
 Zrinjski Mostar
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [4] |
| MF | Gabriel Vidović
|
Bayern Munich
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [5] |
| MF | Gonzalo Villar
|
Granada
|
€3,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [6] |
| DF | Bruno Goda
|
Rijeka
|
Free | 2 July 2025 | |
| FW | Dion Beljo
|
FC Augsburg
|
Undisclosed | 16 July 2025 | [7] |
| DF |  Scott McKenna
|
Las Palmas
|
Free | 16 July 2025 | [8] |
| FW |  Monsef Bakrar
|
 New York City FC
|
Undisclosed | 1 August 2025 | [9] |
| MF |  Miha Zajc
|
 Fenerbahçe
|
Free | 4 August 2025 | [10] |
| MF | Ismaël Bennacer
|
 Milan
|
Loan | 5 September 2025 | [11] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Petar Sučić
|
Inter Milan
|
€14,000,000 | 4 June 2025 | [12] |
| FW | Bruno Petković
|
Kocaelispor
|
Contract terminated | 11 June 2025 | [13] |
| MF | Marko Pjaca
|
 FC Twente
|
Contract terminated | 11 June 2025 | [14] |
| FW |  Wilfried Kanga
|
Gent
|
Undisclosed | 22 June 2025 | [15] |
| FW |  Nathanaël Mbuku
|
FC Augsburg
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Bartol Franjić
|
VfL Wolfsburg
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Marko Rog
|
Cagliari
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Leon Belcar
|
Varaždin
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF |  Sadegh Moharrami
|
Tractor
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | |
| DF |  Stefan Ristovski
|
Sarajevo
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [16] |
| DF | Maxime Bernauer
|
Saint-Étienne
|
€1,200,000 | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Martin Baturina
|
Como
|
€18,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Lukas Kačavenda
|
LASK
|
Loan | 2 July 2025 | [17] |
| DF | Niko Šepić
|
NK Dubrava
|
Loan | 9 July 2025 | |
| MF | Vito Čaić
|
Vukovar
|
Loan | 9 July 2025 | [18] |
| DF |  Samy Mmaee
|
 Qarabağ
|
Loan | 17 July 2025 | [19] |
| DF | Borna Graonić
|
NK Sesvete
|
Free | 17 July 2025 | |
| MF | Domagoj Vidović
|
Velež Mostar
|
Undisclosed | 19 July 2025 | [20] |
| MF | Marko Brkljaca
|
Contract terminated | 28 July 2025 | [21] | |
| MF | Marko Bulat
|
 Raków Częstochowa
|
Undisclosed | 1 August 2025 | [22] |
| MF | Dario Špikić
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Rio Ave
|
Undisclosed | 15 August 2025 | [23] |
| GK | Nikola Čavlina
|
Como
|
Loan | 29 August 2025 | [24] |
Friendlies
| 1 July 2025 | Radomlje | 2–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 July 2025 | Bravo | 1–4 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 5 July 2025 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–3 | Široki Brijeg |
| 9 July 2025 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4–2 |  Ujpest FC |
| 12 July 2025 | Primorje | 1–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 19 July 2025 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5–1 |  Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Croatian Football League | 2 August 2025 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 66.67 | |
| Croatian Football Cup | 10 September 2025 | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 September 2025 | League phase | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 73.91 | |||
Last updated: 22 January 2026
Source: Competitions
Croatian Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 43 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rijeka | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 32 | |
| 4 | Varaždin | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 30 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. 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).[25]
Notes:
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).[25]
Notes:
- ^ The 2025–26 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.
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 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixture draw was held on June 17, 2025.[26]
| 2 August 2025 1 | Osijek | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Osijek |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,502 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 8 August 2025 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 | Vukovar 1991 | Zagreb |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 12,721 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Rijeka | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Rijeka |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Patrik Kolarić |
| 23 August 2025 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 | Istra 1961 | Zagreb |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 11,461 Referee: Duje Strukan |
| 30 August 2025 5 | Varaždin | 2–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Varaždin |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 10,477 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 14 September 2025 6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 | Gorica | Zagreb |
| 19:15 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 9,670 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
| 20 September 2025 7 | Hajduk Split | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Split |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Poljud Stadium Attendance: 32,212 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 28 September 2025 8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4–1 | Slaven Belupo | Zagreb |
| 18:15 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 9,012 Referee: Dario Bel |
| 5 October 2025 9 | Lokomotiva | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb |
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 3,354 Referee: Zdenko Lovrić |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | Osijek | Zagreb |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 13,836 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 27 October 2025 11 | Vukovar 1991 | 1–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Vinkovci |
| 19:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Cibalia Attendance: 6,679 Referee: Dario Bel |
| 1 November 2025 12 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | Rijeka | Zagreb |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Igor Pajač |
| 9 November 2025 13 | Istra 1961 | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Pula |
| 16:00 UTC+1 |
|
|
Stadium: Aldo Drosina Attendance: 5,241 Referee: Duje Strukan |
| 22 November 2025 14 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | Varaždin | Zagreb |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
| 1 December 2025 15 | Gorica | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Velika Gorica |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: ŠRC Velika Gorica Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 6 December 2025 16 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | Hajduk Split | Zagreb |
| 15:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Patrik Kolaric |
| 14 December 2025 17 | Slaven Belupo | 2–5 | Dinamo Zagreb | Koprivnica |
| 15:00 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium: Apaš Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Dario Bel |
| 20 December 2025 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | Lokomotiva | Zagreb |
| 17:45 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 6,270 Referee: Ante Culina |
Croatian Football Cup
| 10 September 2025 Round of 32 | Dinamo Predavac | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb | Predavac |
| 16:30 UTC+2 |
|
Stadium: Stadion Brana Referee: Antonio Škobić |
| 19 November 2025 Round of 16 | Karlovac 1919 | 0–7 | Dinamo Zagreb | Karlovac |
| Report | Stadium: Čavlek |
UEFA Europa League
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Celtic
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 22 |  Ludogorets Razgrad
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb
|
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 10 | |
| 24 |  Brann
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | |
| 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} Young Boys
|
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2026. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 24 September 2025 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | Fenerbahçe | Zagreb |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Beljo  21', 50'
Bakrar 90+5' |
Report | Szymański 25' |
Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 13,926 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv  | 1–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | Bačka Topola, Serbia |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Farchi 14' |
Report | Lisica 16' Ljubicic 19', 72' |
Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 255 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion, Malmö |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report[28] |
|
Attendance: 14,212[29] Referee: Willy Delajod (France) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–3 | Celta Vigo | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
| 18:45 | Report[31] |
|
Attendance: 19,431[30] Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece) |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Lille | 4–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 18:45 | Report[33] | Attendance: 22,146[32] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | Real Betis | Zagreb |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Report[34] | Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 11,437 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 22 January 2026 7 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4–1 |  FCSB | Zagreb |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report[35] |
|
Stadium: Maksimir Stadium Attendance: 9,040 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands) |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Midtjylland  | v | Dinamo Zagreb | Herning, Denmark |
| 21:00 UTC+1 |
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