# 2017–18 HNK Rijeka season

The 2017–18 season was the 72nd season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 27th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 44th successive top tier season.

## Competitions
### Overall

| 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 | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| HT Prva liga | 15 Jul 2017 | 19 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 061.11 |
| Croatian Cup | 20 Sep 2017 | 4 Apr 2018 | First round | Semi-final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 075.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 11 Jul 2017 | 22 Aug 2017 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 033.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 14 Sep 2017 | 7 Dec 2017 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 103 | 54 | +49 | 055.77 |
Last updated: 19 May 2018.

### HT Prva liga
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 51 | |
* 1 2 3 Since the winners of the 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup, Dinamo Zagreb, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up, the spot awarded to the runners-up was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Cibalia | 7–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 10 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6 |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 10 |
| Istra 1961 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 9 |
| Lokomotiva | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6 |
| Osijek | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3 |
| Rudeš | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 9 |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 10 |
Source: 2017–18 Croatian First Football League article

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | AEK | RJK | AW |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — |

## Matches
### HT Prva liga

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### Croatian Cup

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### UEFA Champions League

Source: uefa.com

### UEFA Europa League

Source: uefa.com

### Friendlies
#### On-season (2018)
## Player seasonal records

Updated 19 May 2018. Competitive matches only.

### Goals

| Rank | Name | 1. HNL | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Héber | 16 | 1 | – | 17 |
| 2 | Mario Gavranović | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Jakov Puljić | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Alexander Gorgon | 7 | 3 | – | 10 |
| 5 | Maxwell Acosty | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 5 | Domagoj Pavičić | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Antonio Čolak | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 7 | Zoran Kvržić | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Filip Bradarić | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 9 | Josip Mišić | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 9 | Florentin Matei | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 12 | Matic Črnic | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 12 | Marko Vešović | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 12 | Leonard Zuta | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 12 | Josip Elez | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 12 | Matej Jelić | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Roberto Punčec | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 17 | Dario Župarić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 17 | Stefan Ristovski | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 75 | 20 | 8 | 103 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | 1. HNL | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Simon Sluga | 10 | 3 | – | 13 |
| 2 | Andrej Prskalo | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Europe | Europe | Europe | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Roberto Punčec | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zoran Kvržić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Héber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Florentin Matei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Simon Sluga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Maxwell Acosty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Srđan Grahovac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Antonio Čolak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mario Gavranović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Josip Elez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Jakov Puljić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Damjan Đoković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Domagoj Pavičić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Marin Leovac | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Mate Maleš | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Filip Bradarić | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Vešović | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Charalampos Mavrias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Ivan Martić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Matej Jelić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 65 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 7 | 2 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Number | Position | Player | Total | Total | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Europe | Europe | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 3 | DF | Jason Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Roberto Punčec | 33 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | João Escoval | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stefan Ristovski | 7 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zoran Kvržić | 43 | 6 | 17+13 | 4 | 5+4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 49 | 2 | 34+1 | 2 | 9+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Héber | 33 | 17 | 18+5 | 16 | 8+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Florentin Matei | 14 | 3 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Valeri Bojinov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matic Črnic | 26 | 2 | 4+13 | 2 | 0+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Simon Sluga | 39 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 46 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 12+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Maxwell Acosty | 31 | 7 | 17+5 | 6 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Srđan Grahovac | 15 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Antonio Čolak | 16 | 6 | 14+2 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mario Gavranović | 29 | 15 | 14+3 | 7 | 9+1 | 6 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | Josip Elez | 26 | 2 | 11+2 | 0 | 11+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 35 | 10 | 18+5 | 7 | 10+0 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Jakov Puljić | 32 | 11 | 9+16 | 8 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Goodness Ajayi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Damjan Đoković | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Domagoj Pavičić | 34 | 7 | 20+6 | 5 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Marin Leovac | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Mate Maleš | 28 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | 32 | 3 | 17+2 | 2 | 10+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Filip Bradarić | 42 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 11+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Vešović | 29 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Luka Capan | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Andrej Prskalo | 14 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Charalampos Mavrias | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Ivan Martić | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Milan Ristovski | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Matej Jelić | 12 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 99 | MF | Jasmin Čeliković | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Competition | Player | Games Missed |
| 15 Jul 2017 | 1. HNL | Filip Bradarić | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 1. HNL | Marko Vešović | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 1. HNL | Mate Maleš | 1 |
| 16 Aug 2017 | UCL | Leonard Zuta | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2017 | 1. HNL | Josip Elez | 1 |
| 22 Oct 2017 | 1. HNL | Josip Mišić | 1 |
| 22 Oct 2017 | 1. HNL | Marko Vešović | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2017 | 1. HNL | Mate Maleš | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2017 | 1. HNL | Zoran Kvržić | 1 |
| 2 Nov 2017 | UEL | Josip Mišić | 3 |
| 5 Nov 2017 | 1. HNL | Dario Župarić | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2017 | 1. HNL | Domagoj Pavičić | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2017 | 1. HNL | Leonard Zuta | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2017 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | 1 |
| 10 Dec 2017 | 1. HNL | Roberto Punčec | 1 |
| 17 Feb 2018 | 1. HNL | Dario Župarić | 1 |
| 11 Mar 2018 | 1. HNL | Filip Bradarić | 1 |
| 18 Mar 2018 | 1. HNL | Marin Leovac | 1 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 1. HNL | Roberto Punčec | 1 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 1. HNL | Antonio Čolak | 1 |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Cup | Filip Bradarić | 3 |
| 13 Apr 2018 | 1. HNL | Dario Župarić | 1 |

### Penalties

For :
| Date | Competition | Player | Opposition | Scored? |
| 19 Aug 2017 | 1. HNL | Florentin Matei | Lokomotiva | N |
| 28 Sep 2017 | UEL | Josip Elez | Milan | Y |
| 2 Dec 2017 | 1. HNL | Mario Gavranović | Hajduk Split | N |
| 18 Mar 2018 | 1. HNL | Antonio Čolak | Cibalia | Y |
| Against |||||
| Date | Competition | Goalkeeper | Opposition | Scored? |
| 7 Aug 2017 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Osijek | Y |
| 11 Aug 2017 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Dinamo Zagreb | Y |
| 17 Feb 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Osijek | Y |
| 31 March 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 8 April 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Slaven Belupo | Y |
| 13 April 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Rudeš | Y |

### Overview of statistics

| Statistic | Overall | 1. HNL | Europe | Croatian Cup |
| Most appearances | Zuta (49) | Zuta (35) | Vešović & Župarić (12) | Kvržić & Zuta (4) |
| Most starts | Zuta (47) | Zuta (34) | Vešović & Župarić (12) | Zuta (4) |
| Most substitute appearances | Črnic & Kvržić (19) | Puljić (16) | Črnic (6) | Acosty & Kvržić (2) |
| Most minutes played | Zuta (4,219) | Zuta (3,066) | Župarić (1,080) | Zuta (360) |
| Top goalscorer | Héber (17) | Héber (16) | Gavranović (6) | Gavranović, Jelić & Puljić (2) |
| Most assists | Pavičić (12) | Pavičić (10) | Bradarić & Ristovski (3) | Gavranović (2) |
| Most yellow cards | Bradarić & Maleš (10) | Župarić (7) | Maleš (4) | Bradarić (2) |
| Most red cards | Bradarić & Župarić (2) | Župarić (2) | Mišić & Zuta (1) | Bradarić (1) |
| Last updated: 19 May 2018. |||||

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| 14 Jun 2017 | RB | Mihael Rebernik | Aluminij | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | LB | Jamilu Collins | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | DM | Gerald Diyoke | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | GK | Ayotunde Ikuepamitan | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | RW | Zoran Kvržić | Sheriff Tiraspol | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | GK | David Nwolokor | Vitez | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Istra 1961 | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2017 | CF | Dario Vizinger | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Return from loan | — |
| 23 Jun 2017 | CF | Héber Araujo dos Santos | Slaven Belupo | Transfer | €300,000 |
| 29 Jun 2017 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Krško | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | RW | Marin Tomasov | Al-Nassr | Return from loan | — |
| 1 Jul 2017 | CB | Josip Elez | Lazio | Transfer (buying option) | €450,000 |
| 4 Jul 2017 | CM | Damjan Đoković | Spezia | Transfer | Free |
| 4 Jul 2017 | CM | Tomislav Gomelt | Bari | Transfer | €50,000 |
| 4 Jul 2017 | CB | Roberto Punčec | Union Berlin | Transfer | Free |
| 4 Jul 2017 | RB | Stefan Ristovski | Spezia | Transfer | Free |
| 4 Jul 2017 | RW | Marko Vešović | Spezia | Transfer | Free |
| 19 Jul 2017 | AM | Milan Ristovski | Rabotnički | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 24 Jul 2017 | CF | Matej Jelić | Rapid Wien | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 31 Aug 2017 | RB | Charalampos Mavrias | Karlsruhe | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2017 | RW | Maxwell Acosty | Crotone | Loan (until 30/6/2018; buying obligation) | — |
| 31 Aug 2017 | LB | Jason Davidson | Huddersfield Town | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2017 | SS | Jakov Puljić | Inter Zaprešić | Loan (until 14/6/2018; buying obligation) | — |
| 31 Aug 2017 | CM | Domagoj Pavičić | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan (until 18/1/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 19 Jan 2018 | DM | Luka Capan | Lokomotiva | Transfer | €100,000 |
| 19 Jan 2018 | CB | João Escoval | Istra 1961 | Transfer | Free |
| 19 Jan 2018 | CM | Domagoj Pavičić | Dinamo Zagreb | Player exchange for Gavranović | — |
| 23 Jan 2018 | RB | Momčilo Raspopović | Budućnost Podgorica | Loan (until 15/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 30 Jan 2018 | CF | Antonio Čolak | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan (until 30/6/2019; option to buy) | — |
| 2 Feb 2018 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Celje | Return from loan | — |
| 12 Feb 2018 | CF | Valeri Bojinov | Free agent | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Feb 2018 | CM | Dominik Križanović | Cibalia | Transfer | €70,000 |
| 12 Feb 2018 | LB | Marin Leovac | PAOK | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 13 Feb 2018 | DM | Srđan Grahovac | Astana | Loan (until 31/12/2018; option to buy) | — |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| 15 Jun 2017 | CB | Ante Kulušić | Sheriff Tiraspol | End of contract | Free |
| 15 Jun 2017 | RB | Mihael Rebernik | Slaven Belupo | End of contract | Free |
| 26 Jun 2017 | AM | Franko Andrijašević | Gent | Transfer | €4.3 million |
| 30 Jun 2017 | CF | Roman Bezjak | Darmstadt 98 | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | LB | Jamilu Collins | Paderborn 07 | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2017 | CB | Josip Elez | Lazio | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | AM | Milan Ristovski | Rabotnički | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | RB | Stefan Ristovski | Spezia | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | RW | Marko Vešović | Spezia | End of loan | — |
| 6 Jul 2017 | CF | Dario Vizinger | Rudar Velenje | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 7 Jul 2017 | CF | Tomislav Turčin | Rudeš | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 11 Jul 2017 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Celje | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 11 Jul 2017 | DM | Bernardo Matić | Široki Brijeg | Loan (until 14/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 14 Jul 2017 | CM | Dario Čanađija | Olimpija Ljubljana | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 17 Jul 2017 | DM | Gerald Diyoke | Krško | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 31 Jul 2017 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Varaždin | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 31 Jul 2017 | LB | Muhammed Kabiru | Varaždin | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 7 Aug 2017 | RW | Marin Tomasov | Astana | Loan (until 14/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 9 Aug 2017 | RB | Stefan Ristovski | Sporting | Loan (until 29/6/2018; buying obligation) | €2.5 million |
| 14 Aug 2017 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Varaždin | Loan (until 14/6/2018) | — |
| 17 Aug 2017 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Partizan | Loan (until 15/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 21 Aug 2017 | CB | Aleksandar Šofranac | Cercle Brugge | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 31 Aug 2017 | RB | Ivan Martić | U Craiova | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 4 Sep 2017 | LW | Goodness Ajayi | Hapoel Ashkelon | Loan (until 30/6/2018) | — |
| 4 Sep 2017 | CM | Damjan Đoković | Cluj | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 10 Jan 2018 | CB | Josip Elez | Hannover 96 | Loan (until 30/6/2018; buying obligation) | €500,000 |
| 10 Jan 2018 | RB | Marko Vešović | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | €450,000 |
| 11 Jan 2018 | CM | Josip Mišić | Sporting | Transfer | €2.75 million |
| 29 Jan 2018 | CF | Mario Gavranović | Dinamo Zagreb | Player exchange for Pavičić | — |
| 31 Jan 2018 | LW | Florentin Matei | Astra Giurgiu | Loan (until 15/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 31 Jan 2018 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Omonia | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 1 Feb 2018 | CM | Tomislav Gomelt | Lorca | Loan (until 30/6/2018) | — |
| 1 Feb 2018 | AM | Matej Šantek | Gorica | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 2 Feb 2018 | CF | Dario Vizinger | Celje | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Feb 2018 | LB | Jason Davidson | Olimpija Ljubljana | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy) | — |
| 12 Feb 2018 | CM | Dominik Križanović | Cibalia | Loan (until 15/6/2018) | — |
| 26 Feb 2018 | DM | Mate Maleš | Dalian Yifang | Transfer | €450,000 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: €970,000 Income: €10,950,000 Expenditure: €9,980,000