# 2014–15 NK Zadar season

The 2014–15 season is the 70th season in Zadar’s history and their eighth in the Prva HNL. Their 7th place finish in the 2013–14 season means it is their 18th successive season playing in the Prva HNL. On December 2, 2014 the main chairman of NK Zadar Reno Sinovčić was arrested on grounds of corruption.

## First-team squad

    As of 17 November 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Mladen Matković |
| 2 | MF | CRO | Josip Bilaver |
| 3 | DF | CRO | Lovre Čirjak |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Ante Sarić |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Ivan Šimurina |
| 6 | DF | CRO | Vedran Ješe |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Domagoj Pušić (on loan from Rijeka) |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Jakov Surać (captain) |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Ivor Weitzer |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Solomon Theophilus (on loan from Rijeka) |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Tomo Gluić |
| 14 | MF | CRO | Frane Čirjak |
| 15 | MF | CRO | Jure Jerbić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CRO | Ivan Pešić |
| 20 | DF | BIH | Želimir Terkeš |
| 21 | MF | CRO | Domagoj Muić |
| 22 | MF | CRO | Marko Tešija |
| 23 | MF | CRO | Roberto Viduka |
| 25 | DF | CRO | Frane Ikić |
| 26 | MF | CRO | Igor Banović |
| 28 | DF | BIH | Mirko Hrgović |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Jurica Buljat |
| — | MF | NGA | Aliyu Okechukwu (on loan from Rijeka) |
| — | MF | CRO | Drago Gabrić (on loan from Rijeka) |
| — | MF | CRO | Tonći Mujan (on loan from Hajduk) |
| — | FW | CRO | Dražen Pilčić |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final result | First match | Last Match |
| 2014–15 Prva HNL | – | TBD | 19 July | 30 May |
| 2014–15 Croatian Cup | First round | TBD | 24 September | TBD |

### Prva HNL
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 42 | |
| 7 | RNK Split | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Osijek | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 36 | |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Zadar (R) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 32 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 December 2014. Source: Sportnet.hr

#### 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Matches
### Prva HNL

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Zadar Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 19 Jul | H | RNK Split | 1 – 2 | 1,000 | Ivančić | Sportnet.hr |
| 2 | 26 Jul | H | Osijek | 2 – 1 | 900 | Ivančić, Weitzer | Sportnet.hr |
| 3 | 2 Aug | A | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 5 | 1,976 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 4 | 9 Aug | H | NK Zagreb | 2 – 2 | 1,200 | Weitzer, Ivančić | Sportnet.hr |
| 5 | 16 Aug | A | Hajduk Split | 0 – 6 | 10,000 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 6 | 23 Aug | H | Istra 1961 | 1 – 1 | 800 | Šimurina | Sportnet.hr |
| 7 | 30 Aug | A | Rijeka | 1 – 6 | 4,000 | Terkeš | Sportnet.hr |
| 8 | 13 Sep | H | Slaven Belupo | 4 – 0 | 3,000 | Terkeš, Pešić, Hrgović, Pušić | Sportnet.hr |
| 9 | 20 Sep | A | Lokomotiva | 1 – 0 | 1,000 | Weitzer | Sportnet.hr |
| 10 | 27 Sep | A | RNK Split | 0 – 3 | 1,000 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 11 | 4 Oct | A | Osijek | 1 – 4 | 2,000 | Ikić | Sportnet.hr |
| 12 | 18 Oct | H | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 3 | 2,500 | Pešić | Sportnet.hr |
| 13 | 25 Oct | A | NK Zagreb | 0 – 3 | 200 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 14 | 1 Nov | H | Hajduk Split | 0 – 3 | 3,500 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 15 | 8 Nov | A | Istra 1961 | 1 – 1 | 800 | Buljat | Sportnet.hr |
| 16 | 22 Nov | H | Rijeka | 0 – 1 | 1,500 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 17 | 29 Nov | A | Slaven Belupo | 0 – 4 | 1,200 | | Sportnet.hr |
| 18 | 6 Dec | H | Lokomotiva | 2 – 5 | 200 | Theophilus, Buljat | Sportnet.hr |
| 19 | 13 Dec | H | RNK Split | 1 – 1 | | Jerbić | Sportnet.hr |
| 20 | 7 Feb | H | Osijek | – | | | |
| 21 | 14 Feb | A | Dinamo Zagreb | – | | | |
| 22 | 21 Feb | H | NK Zagreb | – | | | |
| 23 | 28 Feb | A | Hajduk Split | – | | | |
| 24 | 7 Mar | H | Istra 1961 | – | | | |
| 25 | 14 Mar | A | Rijeka | – | | | |
| 26 | 21 Mar | H | Slaven Belupo | – | | | |
| 27 | 4 Apr | A | Lokomotiva | – | | | |
| 28 | 11 Apr | A | RNK Split | – | | | |
| 29 | 18 Apr | A | Osijek | – | | | |
| 30 | 25 Apr | H | Dinamo Zagreb | – | | | |
| 31 | 29 Apr | A | NK Zagreb | – | | | |
| 32 | 2 May | H | Hajduk Split | – | | | |
| 33 | 9 May | A | Istra 1961 | – | | | |
| 34 | 16 May | H | Rijeka | – | | | |
| 35 | 23 May | A | Slaven Belupo | – | | | |
| 36 | 30 May | H | Lokomotiva | – | | | |

### Croatian Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Zadar Scorers | Report |
| R1 | 24 Sep | A | Zagora Unešić | 5 – 1 | 1,500 | Weitzer, Theophilus (3), Hrgović | Sportnet.hr |
| R2 | 29 Oct | H | Varaždin | 5 – 1 | 400 | Pešić (2), Terkeš, Čirjak, Ješe | Sportnet.hr |
| QF | 11 Feb | A | RNK Split | – | | | |
| QF | 4 Mar | H | RNK Split | – | | | |
Sources: Prva-HNL.hr

### Friendlies

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Zadar Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 20 Jan 2015 | Međugorje | NK Neretva | 2 – 2 | 50 | Muja, Jerbić (o.g.), Čirjak (o.g.), Gabrić | zadarski.hr |
| 2 | 24 Jan 2015 | Međugorje | Zrinjski | 0 – 2 | 100 | - | Sportnet.hr |

## Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 15 December 2014.

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Ivor Weitzer | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Solomon Theophilus | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Ivan Pešić | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Josip Ivančić | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Želimir Terkeš | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jurica Buljat | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mirko Hrgović | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Domagoj Pušić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ivan Šimurina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Frane Ikić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Frane Čirjak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Vedran Ješe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jure Jerbić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | TOTALS | 15 | 10 | 25 |
Source: Sportnet.hr

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 Jul 2014 | CF | Vlatko Šimunac | NK Vinogradar | Free |
| 14 Jul 2014 | CF | Želimir Terkeš | Persija Jakarta | ? |
| 21 Jul 2014 | MF | Marko Tešija | Dugopolje | ? |
| 24 Jun 2014 | FW | Lovre Čirjak | Unemployed | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | AM | Jurica Buljat | Unemployed | |
| 14 Jan 2015 | FW | Dražen Pilčić | Unemployed | Free |
| | | Domagoj Krajačić | NK Lučko | |
| | | Andrija Milinković | NK Neretva | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 1 Jul 2014 | FW | Antonio Jakoliš | CFR Cluj | Free transfer |
| 1 Jul 2014 | FW | Marin Jurina | Etzella | ? |
| 18 Jul 2014 | DF | Marin Oršulić | CSKA Sofia | ? |
| 18 Aug 2014 | MF | Josip Bašić | HNK Šibenik | ? |
| 18 Aug 2014 | DF | Marin Con | Al-Fahaheel FC | ? |
| 25 Aug 2014 | FW | Josip Ivančić | HNK Rijeka | ? |
| 30 Jun 2014 | FW | Josip Tadić | HNK Rijeka | End of loan |
| 15 Jun 2014 | DF | Mato Neretljak | HNK Rijeka | End of loan |
| 21 Oct 2014 | MF | Marko Tešija | Unattached | ? |
| 4 Nov 2014 | MF | Andjelo Paleka | NK Zlatna Luka | ? |
| 13 Jan 2015 | MF | Ivor Weitzer | Pécsi MFC | ? |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Until |
| 18 Aug 2014 | MF | Domagoj Pušić | HNK Rijeka | 30 Jun 2015 |
| 22 Aug 2014 | FW | Solomon Theophilus | HNK Rijeka | 30 Jun 2015 |
| 14 Jan 2015 | MF | Aliyu Okechukwu | HNK Rijeka | 30 Jun 2015 |
| 15 Jan 2015 | MF | Drago Gabrić | HNK Rijeka | 30 Jun 2015 |
| 15 Jan 2015 | MF | Tonći Mujan | HNK Hajduk Split | 30 Jun 2015 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Until |
| 12 Aug 2014 | FW | Vlatko Blažević | HNK Šibenik | 30 Jun 2015 |