2025–26 NK Istra 1961 season

NK Istra 1961
2025–26 season
Owner	Baskonia - Alavés Group
Manager	Gonzalo García (until 13 June 2025); Goran Tomić (13 June 2025 - 13 September 2025); Oriol Riera (since 17 September 2025)
Stadium	Stadion Aldo Drosina
HNL	6th
Croatian Cup	Second Round

The 2025–26 NK Istra 1961 season is the club's 65th season in existence and the 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

First-team squad

As of 17 February 2025^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRO	Franko Kolić
3	DF	TUN	Mohamed Nasraoui
5	MF	CRO	Josip Radošević (captain)
7	FW	BIH	Vinko Rozić
8	MF	CRO	Antonio Maurić
9	FW	BIH	Smail Prevljak
10	MF	BIH	Stjepan Lončar
11	MF	CRO	Silvio Goričan
13	DF	CRO	Niko Šepić
16	DF	FIN	Samuli Miettinen
17	MF	DEN	Emil Frederiksen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	NGA	Israel Isaac Ayuma
20	MF	CRO	Dukan Ahmeti
23	MF	SVN	Leo Štulac
24	DF	BIH	Filip Taraba
25	MF	ARG	Gustavo Albarracín (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
26	DF	GER	Marcel Heister
38	DF	CRO	Raul Kumar
40	GK	CRO	Jan Paus-Kunšt
44	DF	SVN	Rene Hrvatin
97	DF	BIH	Advan Kadušić

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Iurie Iovu	Deportivo Alavés B	Back from loan	10 June 2025	^[2]
DF	Filip Taraba	Široki Brijeg	€200,000	13 June 2025	^[3]
GK	Carlo Jurak	Uljanik	Back from loan	29 June 2025
DF	Jovan Ivanisevic	Bologna	Back from loan	30 June 2025
DF	Mohamed Nasraoui	CS Sfaxien	€340,000	30 June 2025	^[4]
FW	Saydou Bangura	Roda JC Kerkrade	Undisclosed	3 July 2025	^[5]
MF	Emil Frederiksen	Rosenborg	€300,000	9 July 2025	^[6]
DF	Alejandro Jay	Deportivo Alavés B	Loan	11 July 2025	^[7]
FW	Smail Prevljak	Hertha BSC	Free	11 July 2025	^[8]
DF	Rene Hrvatin	Domžale	Free	4 January 2026	^[9]
DF	Mutari Momoh	Mavlon	Undisclosed	16 January 2026	^[10]
DF	Niko Šepić	Dinamo Zagreb	Undisclosed	16 January 2026	^[11]
DF	Samuli Miettinen	KuPS	Free	29 January 2026	^[12]
MF	Silvio Goričan	Lokomotiva Zagreb	€150,000	29 January 2026	^[13]
MF	Gustavo Albarracín	Deportivo Alavés	Loan	4 February 2026	^[14]
MF	Leo Štulac	Reggiana	Free	16 February 2026	^[15]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Iurie Iovu	Dundee United	€200,000	10 June 2025	^[2]
DF	Stephane Keller	Deportivo Alavés	Back from loan	11 June 2025	^[16]
DF	Luka Bogdan	AEL Limassol	Free	11 June 2025	^[16]
FW	Hamza Jaganjac	Željezničar Sarajevo	Loan	11 June 2025	^[16]
FW	Mateo Lisica	Dinamo Zagreb	€1,300,000	11 June 2025	^[17]
DF	Moris Valinčić	Dinamo Zagreb	€1,350,000	24 June 2025	^[18]
GK	Carlo Jurak	FC Juniors OÖ	Undisclosed	26 June 2025	^[19]
MF	Slavko Blagojević	No team	Retired	28 June 2025	^[20]
GK	Lovro Majkić	Aris Thessaloniki	€200,000	1 July 2025	^[21]
GK	Marko Juršić	Banjole	Free	18 July 2025	^[22]
MF	Ivan Ćalušić	Radomlje	Free	22 July 2025	^[23]
FW	Lorenzo Travaglia	Mladost Ždralovi	Free	22 July 2025	^[24]
FW	Giorgi Gagua	DAC Dunajská Streda	€200,000	24 July 2025	^[25]
DF	Raul Kumar	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2025	^[26]
MF	Dukan Ahmeti	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2025	^[26]
MF	Dominik Celija	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2025	^[26]
FW	Charles Adah Agada	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2025	^[26]
FW	Stipe Ukich	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2025	^[26]
MF	Irfan Ramić	Stupčanica Olovo	Free	1 September 2025	^[27]
FW	Kristian Fućak	No team	Free	3 September 2025	^[28]
FW	Salim Fago Lawal	Viktoria Plzeň	€2,400,000	27 January 2026	^[29]
DF	Ville Koski	Deportivo Alavés	Loan	31 January 2026	^[30]
FW	Saydou Bangura	Široki Brijeg	Loan	31 January 2026	^[31]
DF	Alejandro Jay	Deportivo Alavés B	Recalled from loan	2 February 2026	^[32]
DF	Jovan Ivanisevic	Sarajevo	Loan	5 February 2026	^[33]
MF	Marin Žgomba	Vitebsk	Free	7 February 2026	^[34]
DF	Mutari Momoh	Uljanik	Dual registration	16 February 2026	^[35]
FW	Danijel Djuric	Železničar Pančevo	Loan	16 February 2026	^[35]
DF	Dario Marešić	Hajduk Split	€175,000	17 February 2026	^[36]
MF	Logi Hrafn Róbertsson	IFK Värnamo	€200,000	17 February 2026	^[37]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Total spending: €990,000

Total income: €6,025,000

Total expenditure: €5,035,000

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
SuperSport HNL	3 August 2025	May 2026	Matchday 1		22	8	6	8	29	32	−3	036.36
Croatian Cup	16 September 2025	5 November 2025	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					24	9	6	9	32	35	−3	037.50

Last updated: 15 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

Croatian Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
3	Rijeka	22	8	8	6	34	24	+10	32	Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
4	Varaždin	22	9	5	8	29	30	−1	32
5	Istra 1961	22	8	6	8	29	32	−3	30
6	Slaven Belupo	22	8	6	8	30	34	−4	30
7	Lokomotiva	22	6	8	8	26	34	−8	26

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).^[38]
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
22	8	6	8	29	32	−3	30	4	4	2	12	12	0	4	2	6	17	20	−3

Last updated: 15 February 2026.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L
Position	7	6	7	8	8	9	7	7	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2025 1	Hajduk Split	2–1	Istra 1961	Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Benrahou 45+1' (pen.) Kalik 53' Karačić 86'	Report	Maurić 42' Prevljak 48'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

9 August 2025 2	Istra 1961	2–2	Lokomotiva	Pula
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lawal 50' Lončar 72' Bangura 77'	Report	Vuković 8' Pajač 42' Diop 80' Kolinger 88' Sušak 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 3,483 Referee: Zdenko Lovrić

15 August 2025 3	Vukovar 1991	1–1	Istra 1961	Vinkovci
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Banovec 41' Mejía 76'	Report	Heister 5' Lončar 39'	Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ivan Vukančić

23 August 2025 4	Dinamo Zagreb	3–0	Istra 1961	Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Beljo 5' Stojković 64' Villar 81' Kulenović 90'	Report	Radošević 64' Rozić 73' Lončar	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 11,461 Referee: Duje Strukan

29 August 2025 5	Istra 1961	1–0	Gorica	Pula
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kadušić 21' Heister 31' Lončar 46' Marešić 90+4'	Report	Pavičić 15' Filipović 35'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Ante Čulina

12 September 2025 6	Slaven Belupo	2–1	Istra 1961	Koprivnica
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mitrović 33' Nestorovski 71' 77'	Report	Kadušić 21' Marešić 69'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1.513 Referee: Zdenko Lovrić

21 September 2025 7	Istra 1961	2–1	Osijek	Pula
19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Maurić 65' Bangura 81'	Report	Omerović 39'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

27 September 2025 8	Rijeka	0–0	Istra 1961	Rijeka
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Čop 28' Devetak 36' Husić 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 5,369 Referee: Ante Čulina

3 October 2025 9	Istra 1961	1–0	Varaždin	Pula
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Marešić 54' Lončar 64' Koski 90+2' Prevljak 90+5'	Report	Duvnjak 30' Ba 63' Vuk 90+1' Mamut 90+4' Zelenika 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,959 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić

19 October 2025 10	Istra 1961	0–3	Hajduk Split	Pula
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lončar 42'	Report	Almena 22' Rebić 39' Šego 42', 77' Pajaziti 47'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 8,124 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

25 October 2025 11	Lokomotiva	1–2	Istra 1961	Zagreb
15:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stojaković 15' 67' Diop 83' Pajač 90+4'	Report	Maurić 28' 45+1' Heister 58' Ayuma 83' Nasraoui 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 305 Referee: Ivan Vukančić

1 November 2025 12	Istra 1961	1–1	Vukovar 1991	Pula
18:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Frederiksen 10'	Report	González 14' Puljić 89'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Zdenko Lovrić

9 November 2025 13	Istra 1961	2–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Pula
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lawal 10', 32' Kadušić 27' Jay 54' Maurić 63' Kolić 84' Lončar 90+4' Heister 90+7'	Report	McKenna 55' Zajc 66' Bakrar 81' Ljubičić 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 5,241 Referee: Duje Strukan

23 November 2025 14	Gorica	1–0	Istra 1961	Velika Gorica
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pršir 36' 72' Trontelj 40' Pozo 90+1'	Report	Koski 10' Marešić 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 463 Referee: Ante Čulina

29 November 2025 15	Istra 1961	1–1	Slaven Belupo	Pula
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00)	Maurić 49' Prevljak 90+3' Koski 90+5'	Report	Caimacov 26' Nestorovski 45' (pen.) Zuta 82'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,574 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

7 December 2025 16	Osijek	1–5	Istra 1961	Osijek
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Guedes 29' Babec 59' Mersinaj 77'	Report	Heister 10' Prevljak 17', 27', 44' Frederiksen 49' Lawal 73' Djuric 84'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 2,734 Referee: Igor Pajač

19 December 2025 18	Varaždin	1–3	Istra 1961	Varaždin
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mamut 26' 82' Punčec 44' Ba 63'	Report	Heister 20' Prevljak 25', 68' Rozić 46' 67' Nasraoui 57'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 956 Referee: Igor Pajač

20 January 2026^{[n 1]} 17	Istra 1961	1–2	Rijeka	Pula
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lawal 5' Marešić 76'	Report	Menalo 9' Dantas 76' (pen.) Vignato 81' Radeljić 85'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 3,386 Referee: Ante Čulina

25 January 2026 19	Hajduk Split	1–2	Istra 1961	Split
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mlačić 29' Sanyang 62' Róbertsson 83' (o.g.) Šarlija 87' Skelin 90+6'	Report	Prevljak 10' Frederiksen 22' Rozić 26' Nasraoui 51'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 11,925 Referee: Mateo Erceg

30 January 2026 20	Istra 1961	1–1	Lokomotiva	Pula
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Prevljak 13'	Report	Bošković 25' Vuković 32' 35'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Ivan Vukančić

7 February 2026 21	Vukovar 1991	3–2	Istra 1961	Osijek
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Puljić 15' Tadić 47' Banovec 88' 90+5' Tičinović 90+4'	Report	Rozić 10' Kolić 15' Marešić 56' (pen.) 90+5' Kumar 64' Prevljak 85'	Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium Attendance: 556 Referee: Ante Terzić

14 February 2026 22	Dinamo Zagreb	4–0	Istra 1961	Zagreb
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	McKenna 24' Domínguez 35' Beljo 60' Zajc 73' Vidović 87'	Report	Miettinen 38' Prevljak 47' Frederiksen 72' Lončar 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Mateo Erceg

Croatian Football Cup

16 September 2025 R1	Neretva	1–2	Istra 1961	Metković
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	A. Raguž 10' Dodig 23' Milićević 58' 82' E. Raguž 80'	Report	Lawal 37' Marešić 75' Prevljak 77'	Stadium: Iza Vage Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ante Terzić

5 November 2025 R2	Kurilovec	2–1	Istra 1961	Velika Gorica
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	M. Pršir 13' 85' Furmek 27' Vujnović 48' Novak 55' Sedlaček 71'	Report	Ayuma 60' Agada 62' Lawal 75' Taraba 84'	Stadium: SRC Udarnik Attendance: 420 Referee: Zdenko Lovrić

Player seasonal records

Updated 6 November 2025

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Smail Prevljak	1	1	2
1	Salim Fago Lawal	–	2	2
TOTALS		1	3	4

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
TOTALS		0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	HNL			Croatian Cup			Total
Number	Position	Player
4	DF	Dario Marešić	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Antonio Maurić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	MF	Israel Isaac Ayuma	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF	Filip Taraba	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
77	FW	Charles Adah Agada	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS			1	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	0

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Number	Position	Player	Total		HNL^{[n 2]}		Croatian Cup^{[n 2]}
1	GK	Franko Kolić	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	Jovan Ivanisevic	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
3	DF	Mohamed Nasraoui	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	Dario Marešić	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	MF	Josip Radošević	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	Logi Hrafn Róbertsson	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
7	FW	Vinko Rozić	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	Antonio Maurić	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	Smail Prevljak	3	2	1+0	1	2+0	1
10	MF	Stjepan Lončar	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	Saydou Bangura	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
11	MF	Silvio Goričan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	Niko Šepić	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	Samuli Miettinen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	Emil Frederiksen	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	Israel Isaac Ayuma	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF	Dukan Ahmeti	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	Ville Koski	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	Danijel Djuric	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
23	DF	Alejandro Jay	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	Filip Taraba	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	Gustavo Albarracín	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	Marcel Heister	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	Nik Škafar Žužić	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	Dominik Celija	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
38	DF	Raul Kumar	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK	Jan Paus-Kunšt	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
41	MF	Marin Žgomba	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
70	FW	Salim Fago Lawal	3	2	1+0	0	2+0	2
77	FW	Charles Adah Agada	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
97	DF	Advan Kadušić	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0

Notes

^ The match originally started on 14 December 2025 and was abandoned at 15th minute due to dense fog. The match resumed on 20 January 2026, 16:00, from the point of abandonment.
^ ^a ^b First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

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^ "Bangura odlazi na posudbu u Široki Brijeg" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
^ "„Oni su si to kupili, oni moru delat ča će" – I stvarno delaju. Jay out!" (in Croatian). IstraSport. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
^ "Ivanišević stiže u FK Sarajevo na posudbu" (in Bosnian). FK Sarajevo. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
^ "Добро пожаловать, Марин!" (in Belarusian). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 16.02.2026" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
^ "Dario Marešić novi je igrač Hajduka!" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ "Välkommen till IFK Värnamo, Logi Hrafn Róbertsson!" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

Official website

[38] 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.

[40] The match originally started on 14 December 2025 and was abandoned at 15th minute due to dense fog. The match resumed on 20 January 2026, 16:00, from the point of abandonment.

[note2-41] First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

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[departures-16] "KELLER I BOGDAN NAPUSTILI KLUB; JAGANJAC ODLAZI NA POSUDBU" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

[17] "MATEO LISICA OSTVARIO TRANSFER U GNK DINAMO ZAGREB" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

[18] "Moris Valinčić i službeno potpisao za GNK Dinamo" (in Croatian). IstraIN. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

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[22] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 18.07.2025" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

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[24] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 22.07.2025" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

[25] "GIORGI GAGUA OSTVARIO TRANSFER U DAC 1904" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

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[28] "Bivši igrač Osijeka i Varaždina napustio Istru 1961" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[29] "Pao rekord na Drosini: Lawal odlazi u Češku, Istra 1961 broji milijune" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

[30] "Koski preselio u Španjolsku: Alavés potvrdio dolazak mladog Finca" (in Croatian). IstraIN. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[31] "Bangura odlazi na posudbu u Široki Brijeg" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[32] "„Oni su si to kupili, oni moru delat ča će" – I stvarno delaju. Jay out!" (in Croatian). IstraSport. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

[33] "Ivanišević stiže u FK Sarajevo na posudbu" (in Bosnian). FK Sarajevo. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.

[34] "Добро пожаловать, Марин!" (in Belarusian). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

[departures2-35] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 16.02.2026" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.

[36] "Dario Marešić novi je igrač Hajduka!" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[37] "Välkommen till IFK Värnamo, Logi Hrafn Róbertsson!" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[39] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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2025–26 in Croatian football
« 2024–25
Domestic leagues	HNL 1. NL 2. NL 3. NL Prva HNLŽ
Domestic cups	Croatian Football Cup Final Croatian Women's Football Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Conference League
Related to national team	2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Zlatko Dalić
Club seasons
HNL	Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961 Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo Varaždin Vukovar 1991