# 2023–24 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season

The 2023–24 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season was the club's 110th season in existence and its 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb participated in this season's edition of the Croatian Football Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 December 2023
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 | Nikola Čavlina |
| 2 | DF | CRO | Moreno Živković (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Marin Leovac |
| 5 | DF | ALB | Jon Mersinaj |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Ilija Mašić |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Silvio Goričan |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Robert Mudražija |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Duje Čop |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Indrit Tuci |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Krunoslav Hendija |
| 14 | MF | BIH | Mateo Marić |
| 15 | DF | KOS | Art Smakaj |
| 17 | DF | BIH | Ivan Milićević |
| 19 | FW | CRO | Marin Šotiček |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Branimir Kalaica |
| 21 | FW | CRO | Viktor Kanižaj |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Karlo Bartolec |
| 23 | MF | MKD | Feta Fetai |
| 24 | MF | BIH | Anes Krdžalić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) |
| 25 | FW | MNE | Ivan Bulatović |
| 27 | DF | CRO | Marko Vranjković |
| 28 | FW | CRO | Ivan Canjuga |
| 29 | MF | MNE | Vladan Bubanja |
| 31 | GK | CRO | Zvonimir Šubarić |
| — | DF | CRO | Viktor Damjanić |
| — | MF | CRO | Marko Hanuljak |
| — | FW | CRO | Antonio Baždarić |

### Dual registration

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 |
| 3 | DF | CRO | Matej Matić (at Jarun) |
| 13 | MF | BIH | Blaž Bošković (at Jarun) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CRO | Fabijan Krivak (at Jarun) |
| 26 | DF | CRO | Fran Žilinski (at Jarun) |

### Out on loan

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 |
| 11 | MF | CRO | Lukas Kačavenda (at Dinamo Zagreb until 18 January 2024) |
| 21 | MF | CRO | Gabriel Groznica (at Koper until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | CRO | Vinko Bičanić (at Jarun until 14 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CRO | Luka Išlić (at Kustošija until 14 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ALB | Klevis Dragaj (at Liria Prizren until 18 January 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| DF | Ilija Mašić | Široki Brijeg | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Robert Mudražija | Slaven Belupo | Undisclosed | 3 July 2023 |
| MF | Anes Krdžalić | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 29 August 2023 |
| DF | Karlo Bartolec | Puskás Akadémia | Free | 31 August 2023 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| DF | Justin de Haas | Famalicão | Undisclosed | 3 July 2023 |
| MF | Lukas Kačavenda | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | 25 August 2023 |
| FW | Ivan Bulatović | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Free | 6 January 2024 |
| MF | Eldar Mehmedović | FK Sarajevo | Free | 15 January 2024 |
| MF | Marko Hanuljak | HŠK Posušje | Undisclosed | 15 January 2024 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Croatian Football League | 23 July 2023 | | Matchday 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | +0 | 017.65 |
| Croatian Football Cup | 27 September 2023 | | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 026.32 |
Last updated: 8 December 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Croatian Football League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 68 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 57 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 51 | |
| 6 | Varaždin | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Gorica | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 41 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 December 2023. Source:

#### Results by round

* Round
* Ground
* Result
* Position

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 12 June 2023.