# 1978–79 NK Dinamo Zagreb season

The 1978–79 season was the 33rd season of competitive football played by NK Dinamo Zagreb since the foundation of the Yugoslav First League.

## First Federal League
### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Home / Away | Result (F – A) | Dinamo scorers | Attendance |
| 12 Aug 1978 | Rijeka | A | 1 – 2 | Bobinac | 08,000 |
| 20 Aug 1978 | Sarajevo | H | 2 – 1 | Bručić, Cerin | 20,000 |
| 23 Aug 1978 | NK Zagreb | A | 2 – 2 | Cerin, Bručić | 30,000 |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Sloboda | H | 2 – 0 | Bručić, Džoni | 03,000 |
| 03 Sep 1978 | Partizan | A | 3 – 3 | Cerin (2), Bručić | 35,000 |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Red Star | H | 2 – 2 | Džoni, Senzen | 60,000 |
| 17 Sep 1978 | Budućnost | A | 2 – 3 | Džoni, Bogdan | 17,000 |
| 24 Sep 1978 | Napredak | H | 4 – 0 | Mlinarić (2), Bogdan, Bručić | 22,000 |
| 08 Oct 1978 | Olimpija | A | 2 – 3 | Vabec, Džoni | 13,000 |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Hajduk Split | H | 2 – 2 | Kranjčar, Džoni | 45,000 |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Željezničar | A | 1 – 0 | Zajec | 15,000 |
| 05 Nov 1978 | OFK Belgrade | A | 3 – 2 | Cerin (2), Vabec | 05,000 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Radnički Niš | H | 3 – 1 | Vabec, Senzen, Cerin | 16,000 |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Borac | A | 2 – 2 | Džoni, Janjanin | 10,000 |
| 26 Nov 1978 | Osijek | H | 2 – 1 | Cerin, Vabec | 10,000 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Velež | A | 0 – 0 | | 12,000 |
| 03 Dec 1978 | Vojvodina | H | 2 – 0 | Kranjčar, Džoni | 20,000 |
| 04 Mar 1979 | Rijeka | H | 1 – 0 | Bogdan | 40,000 |
| 11 Mar 1979 | Sarajevo | A | 1 – 0 | Vabec | 20,000 |
| 18 Mar 1979 | NK Zagreb | H | 3 – 2 | Cerin (2), Džoni | 30,000 |
| 25 Mar 1979 | Sloboda | A | 0 – 2 | | 08,000 |
| 08 Apr 1979 | Partizan | H | 1 – 0 | Vabec | 35,000 |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Red Star | A | 2 – 1 | Bručić, Kranjčar | 25,000 |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Budućnost | H | 3 – 0 | Kranjčar (3) | 12,000 |
| 29 Apr 1979 | Napredak | A | 2 – 2 | Kranjčar, Džoni | 15,000 |
| 06 May 1979 | Olimpija | H | 1 – 1 | Kranjčar | 08,000 |
| 09 May 1979 | Hajduk Split | A | 2 – 1 | Kranjčar, Vabec | 30,000 |
| 13 May 1979 | Željezničar | H | 2 – 1 | Kranjčar, Marić | 25,000 |
| 20 May 1979 | OFK Belgrade | H | 3 – 0 | Own goal, Džoni, Marić | 15,000 |
| 26 May 1979 | Radnički Niš | A | 1 – 2 | Vujadinović | 07,000 |
| 30 May 1979 | Borac | H | 4 – 0 | Kranjčar (2), Cerin, Džoni | 10,000 |
| 02 Jun 1979 | Osijek | A | 2 – 1 | Vabec (2) | 10,000 |
| 10 Jun 1979 | Velež | H | 3 – 1 | Cerin (2), Kranjčar | 25,000 |
| 17 Jun 1979 | Vojvodina | A | 1 – 0 | Vabec | 15,000 |

### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hajduk Split (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 50 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 41 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Sarajevo | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 39 | |
| 5 | Velež | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 38 | |

### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

## Marshal Tito Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home / Away | Result (F – A) | Dinamo scorers | Attendance |
| 30 Aug 1978 | First round | Velež | H | 2 – 2 (2 – 3 p) | Bogdan (2) | 15,000 |

## Players
### Squad statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only. Age as of 12 August 1978, first match day of the season. Source:
| Pos. | Name | Birth date and age | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pos. | Name | Birth date and age | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Želimir Stinčić | (1950-07-13)13 July 1950 (aged 28) | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| DF | Vilson Džoni | (1950-09-29)29 September 1950 (aged 27) | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
| | Čedomir Jovičević | (1952-06-14)14 June 1952 (aged 26) | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | Velimir Zajec | (1956-02-12)12 February 1956 (aged 22) | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| DF | Martin Novoselac | (1950-11-10)10 November 1950 (aged 27) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | Srećko Bogdan | (1957-01-05)5 January 1957 (aged 21) | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
| | Radimir Bobinac | (1958-07-08)8 July 1958 (aged 20) | 07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 08 | 1 |
| | Petar Bručić | (1953-06-28)28 June 1953 (aged 25) | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| FW | Zlatko Kranjčar | (1956-11-15)15 November 1956 (aged 21) | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 |
| DF | Džemal Mustedanagić | (1955-06-08)8 June 1955 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | Marko Mlinarić | (1960-09-01)1 September 1960 (aged 17) | 09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 09 | 2 |
| | Savko Marić | (1955-12-02)2 December 1955 (aged 22) | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| | Veljko Tukša | (1950-11-21)21 November 1950 (aged 27) | 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02 | 0 |
| FW | Ivica Senzen | (1951-05-04)4 May 1951 (aged 27) | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| MF | Rajko Janjanin | (1957-01-18)18 January 1957 (aged 21) | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| FW | Snješko Cerin | (1955-01-18)18 January 1955 (aged 23) | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
| | Ivica Poljak | (1951-11-23)23 November 1951 (aged 26) | 05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05 | 0 |
| | Branko Devčić | (1956-03-08)8 March 1956 (aged 22) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Branko Tucak | (1952-06-19)19 June 1952 (aged 26) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | Spaso Papić | | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 |
| | Mladen Župetić | (1955-12-17)17 December 1955 (aged 22) | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 |
| GK | Tomislav Ivković | (1960-08-11)11 August 1960 (aged 18) | 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 | 0 |
| | Drago Vabec | (1950-10-26)26 October 1950 (aged 27) | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| | Rajko Vujadinović | (1956-04-13)13 April 1956 (aged 22) | 07 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 08 | 1 |
| | Ivan Bedi | (1952-11-17)17 November 1952 (aged 25) | 08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08 | 0 |
| | Mario Bonić | (1952-08-04)4 August 1952 (aged 26) | 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04 | 0 |