# 2022–23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

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

    As of 31 August 2022
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 | Danijel Zagorac |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Sadegh Moharrami |
| 3 | DF | CRO | Daniel Štefulj |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Boško Šutalo |
| 5 | MF | MKD | Arijan Ademi (captain) |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Lauritsen |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Luka Ivanušec |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Bruno Petković |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Martin Baturina |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Mahir Emreli |
| 12 | DF | CRO | Petar Bočkaj |
| 13 | DF | MKD | Stefan Ristovski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AUT | Robert Ljubičić |
| 18 | FW | SUI | Josip Drmić |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Josip Mišić |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 31 | MF | CRO | Marko Bulat |
| 32 | GK | CRO | Nikola Čavlina |
| 33 | GK | CRO | Ivan Nevistić |
| 37 | DF | CRO | Josip Šutalo |
| 40 | GK | CRO | Dominik Livaković (vice-captain) |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Dino Perić |
| 70 | FW | BIH | Luka Menalo |
| 77 | FW | CRO | Dario Špikić |
    As of 20 August 2022 after match against NK Osijek
| Squad no. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Danijel Zagorac | GK | (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 35) | Split | 63 | 0 |
| 12 | Nikola Čavlina | GK | (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 (aged 20) | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ivan Nevistić | GK | (1998-07-31)31 July 1998 (aged 23) | Rijeka | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dominik Livaković (vice-captain) | GK | (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 27) | Zagreb | 246 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Sadegh Moharrami | RB | (1996-03-01)1 March 1996 (aged 26) | Persepolis | 82 | 0 |
| 3 | Daniel Štefulj | LB | (1999-11-08)8 November 1999 (aged 22) | Rijeka | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Boško Šutalo | CB | (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 22) | Atalanta | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Rasmus Lauritsen | CB | (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 26) | Norrköping | 75 | 2 |
| 12 | Petar Bočkaj | LB | (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 25) | Osijek | 23 | 3 |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski | RB | (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 30) | Sporting CP | 70 | 1 |
| 28 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine | CB | (1989-10-28)28 October 1989 (aged 32) | Saint-Étienne | 143 | 3 |
| 37 | Josip Šutalo | CB | (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (aged 22) | Youth Academy | 46 | 3 |
| 55 | Dino Perić | CB | (1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 27) | Lokomotiva | 131 | 10 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | Arijan Ademi (captain) | CM | (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 (aged 31) | Šibenik | 350 | 39 |
| 7 | Luka Ivanušec | AM | (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 23) | Lokomotiva | 131 | 19 |
| 10 | Martin Baturina | AM | (2003-02-16)16 February 2003 (aged 19) | Youth Academy | 29 | 4 |
| 14 | Robert Ljubičić | CM | (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 22) | Rapid Wien | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Josip Mišić | CM | (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 27) | Sporting CP | 84 | 5 |
| 31 | Marko Bulat | CM | (2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 20) | Šibenik | 20 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Bruno Petković | FW | (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 27) | Bologna | 177 | 54 |
| 11 | Mahir Emreli | RW | (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 24) | Legia Warsaw | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | Josip Drmić | FW | (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 29) | Norwich City | 11 | 4 |
| 70 | Luka Menalo | LW | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 25) | Široki Brijeg | 58 | 7 |
| 77 | Dario Špikić | RW | (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 23) | Gorica | 40 | 4 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 18 | FW | Josip Drmić | Norwich City | Free | 7 June 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Robert Ljubičić | Rapid Wien | €2.0 million | 13 June 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Boško Šutalo | Atalanta | €4.0 million | 21 June 2022 |
| 23 | MF | Marko Brkljača | Hajduk Split | Free | 1 July 2022 |

### Loan returnees

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 77 | FW | Sandro Kulenović | Lokomotiva | Free | 1 June 2022 |
| 33 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Lokomotiva | Free | 1 June 2022 |
| 7 | FW | Antonio Marin | Šibenik | Free | 1 June 2022 |
| 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | Dnipro-1 | Free | 1 June 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 6 | DF | Ivo Pinto | Fortuna Sittard | Free | 4 June 2022 |
| 29 | DF | François Moubandje | Sion | Free | 4 June 2022 |
| 30 | DF | Petar Stojanović | Empoli | € 1.2 million | 17 June 2022 |
| 38 | DF | Bartol Franjić | VfL Wolfsburg | € 7.5 million | 26 June 2022 |
| 80 | MF | Iyayi Atiemwen | Sheriff Tiraspol | Undisclosed | 29 June 2022 |
| 19 | DF | Marijan Čabraja | Hibernian | Free | 11 July 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Komnen Andrić | Clermont | € 1.0 million | 15 July 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Amer Gojak | Ferencváros | € 1.0 million | 31 August 2022 |
| 66 | DF | Emir Dilaver | HNK Rijeka | Free | 8 December 2022 |
| 99 | FW | Mislav Oršić | Southampton | € 6.8 million | 6 January 2023 |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Niko Janković | Zrinjski Mostar | Free | 21 January 2022 |
| 77 | FW | Sandro Kulenović | Lokomotiva | Free | 16 June 2022 |
| 92 | FW | Jakov-Anton Vasilj | Lokomotiva | Free | 16 June 2022 |
| 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | Zrinjski Mostar | Free | 1 July 2022 |
| 90 | FW | Duje Čop | Šibenik | Free | 22 June 2022 |
| 35 | MF | Ivan Šaranić | Bravo | Free | 22 June 2022 |
| 4 | DF | Stefan Milić | Bravo | Free | 25 June 2022 |
| 39 | FW | Deni Jurić | Gorica | Free | 11 July 2022 |
| 24 | MF | Marko Tolić | Maribor | Free | 26 August 2022 |
| | FW | Bartol Barišić | Domžale | Free | 1 September 2022 |
| 20 | FW | Antonio Marin | HNK Rijeka | Free | 7 December 2022 |
| 39 | FW | Deni Jurić | HNK Rijeka | Free | 9 December 2022 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| HNL | 15 July 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 066.67 |
| Croatian Cup | 27 September 2022 | 5 April 2023 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 075.00 |
| Croatian Super Cup | 9 July 2022 | 9 July 2022 | Final | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 July 2022 | 2 November 2022 | Second qualifying round | Group stage | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 041.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 108 | 50 | +58 | 060.38 |
Source: Soccerway

### HNL
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 71 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Rijeka | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 49 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 46 | |
* ↑ Hajduk qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by winning the 2022–23 Croatian Football Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Prva HNL

#### Results by round
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds
##### Play off round
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | MIL | SAL | DZG |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |