# 2018–19 HNK Rijeka season

The 2018–19 season was the 73rd season in HNK Rijeka's history. It was their 28th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 45th 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 | 28 Jul 2018 | 25 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 052.78 |
| Croatian Cup | 26 Sep 2018 | 22 May 2019 | First round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Europa League | 9 Aug 2018 | 16 Aug 2018 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 055.81 |
Last updated: 25 May 2019.

### HT Prva liga
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 92 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Gorica | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 | |
* ↑ Rijeka qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup. As a result, the spot awarded to the runners-up (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Osijek 7 pts, Hajduk Split 4 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2019. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5 |
| Gorica | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3 |
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 12 |
| Istra 1961 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 10 |
| Lokomotiva | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 9 |
| Osijek | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 7 |
| Rudeš | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 12 |
| Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6 |
Source: 2018–19 Croatian First Football League article

## Matches
### HT Prva liga

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### Croatian Cup

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### UEFA Europa League

Source: uefa.com

### Friendlies
#### Mid-season
## Player seasonal records

Updated 25 May 2019. Competitive matches only.

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Antonio Čolak | 12 | – | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Jakov Puljić | 16 | – | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Héber Araujo dos Santos | 9 | – | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Alexander Gorgon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Maxwell Acosty | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| 6 | Domagoj Pavičić | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Robert Murić | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tibor Halilović | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Zoran Kvržić | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Stjepan Lončar | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Dario Čanađija | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Luka Capan | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | Ivan Lepinjica | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | Mario Pavelić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | Momčilo Raspopović | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | Dario Župarić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | Denis Bušnja | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 70 | 1 | 18 | 89 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Simon Sluga | 13 | – | – | 13 |
| 2 | Andrej Prskalo | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Europe | Europe | Europe | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Petar Mamić | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Roberto Punčec | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Dario Čanađija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ivan Lepinjica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zoran Kvržić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tibor Halilović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Héber Araujo dos Santos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Maxwell Acosty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Srđan Grahovac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Antonio Čolak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Robert Murić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Mario Pavelić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Jakov Puljić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Denis Bušnja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Domagoj Pavičić | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | João Escoval | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Luka Capan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Darko Velkovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Hrvoje Smolčić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Stjepan Lončar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 61 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 3 | 1 |
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 | Europa League | Europa League | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 2 | DF | Filip Braut | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Petar Mamić | 20 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Roberto Punčec | 28 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Dario Čanađija | 20 | 2 | 12+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Ivan Lepinjica | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zoran Kvržić | 36 | 3 | 23+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Tibor Halilović | 20 | 3 | 13+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Héber Araujo dos Santos | 19 | 10 | 13+2 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Matej Vuk | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Simon Sluga | 41 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 36 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Maxwell Acosty | 34 | 7 | 18+11 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Srđan Grahovac | 15 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Adrian Liber | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Antonio Čolak | 31 | 19 | 16+8 | 12 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 7 |
| 18 | MF | Robert Murić | 17 | 4 | 12+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Mario Pavelić | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 31 | 10 | 23+3 | 8 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Jakov Puljić | 34 | 17 | 19+10 | 16 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Denis Bušnja | 14 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Josip Mitrović | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Domagoj Pavičić | 39 | 5 | 29+3 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | João Escoval | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Ivan Tomečak | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Ivan Smolčić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Momčilo Raspopović | 14 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Luka Capan | 20 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Andrej Prskalo | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Darko Velkovski | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Hrvoje Smolčić | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Stjepan Lončar | 31 | 3 | 24+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | Milan Ristovski | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Competition | Player | Games Missed |
| 2 Sep 2018 | 1. HNL | Momčilo Raspopović | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2018 | 1. HNL | Roberto Punčec | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Srđan Grahovac | 1 |
| 19 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Stjepan Lončar | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2018 | 1. HNL | Leonard Zuta | 1 |
| 8 Dec 2018 | 1. HNL | Héber | 1 |
| 30 Jan 2019 | 1. HNL | Roberto Punčec | 1 |
| 30 Jan 2019 | 1. HNL | Antonio Čolak | 1 |
| 10 Mar 2019 | 1. HNL | Domagoj Pavičić | 1 |
| 10 Mar 2019 | 1. HNL | Petar Mamić | 1 |
| 17 Mar 2019 | 1. HNL | Maxwell Acosty | 1 |
| 17 Mar 2019 | 1. HNL | Ivan Lepinjica | 1 |
| 20 Apr 2019 | 1. HNL | Tibor Halilović | 1 |
| 11 May 2019 | 1. HNL | Zoran Kvržić | 1 |
| 15 May 2019 | 1. HNL | Domagoj Pavičić | 1 |
| 15 May 2019 | 1. HNL | Ivan Lepinjica | 1 |
| 15 May 2019 | 1. HNL | João Escoval | 1 |
| 18 May 2019 | 1. HNL | Jakov Puljić | 1 |
| 18 May 2019 | 1. HNL | Luka Capan | 1 |

### Penalties

For :
| Date | Competition | Player | Opposition | Scored? |
| 6 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Jakov Puljić | Gorica | Y |
| 6 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Jakov Puljić | Gorica | N |
| 28 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 5 Nov 2018 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | Rudeš | Y |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | Rudeš | Y |
| 13 Apr 2019 | 1. HNL | Jakov Puljić | Inter Zaprešić | N |
| 13 Apr 2019 | 1. HNL | Jakov Puljić | Inter Zaprešić | Y |
| Against |||||
| Date | Competition | Goalkeeper | Opposition | Scored? |
| 12 Aug 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 22 Sep 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Lokomotiva | N |
| 28 Oct 2018 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 3 Feb 2019 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Gorica | Y |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 1. HNL | Simon Sluga | Rudeš | Y |
| 6 May 2017 | 1. HNL | Andrej Prskalo | Lokomotiva | Y |
| 22 May 2019 | Cup | Simon Sluga | Dinamo Zagreb | N |

### Overview of statistics

| Statistic | Overall | 1. HNL | Croatian Cup | Europa League |
| Most appearances | Sluga (41) | Sluga (35) | Čolak, Kvržić & Pavičić (5) | 13 players (2) |
| Most starts | Sluga (41) | Sluga (35) | Kvržić (5) | 11 players (2) |
| Most substitute appearances | Puljić (13) | Acosty (11) | Čolak, Gorgon, Lončar & Puljić (2) | Čolak & Kvržić (2) |
| Most minutes played | Sluga (3,690) | Sluga (3,150) | Kvržić (450) | 8 players (180) |
| Top goalscorer | Čolak (19) | Puljić (16) | Čolak (7) | Gorgon (1) |
| Most assists | Kvržić (15) | Kvržić (11) | Kvržić (4) | Acosty (1) |
| Most yellow cards | 7 players (5) | Mamić & Pavičić (5) | 12 players (1) | Čanađija, Héber & Zuta (1) |
| Most red cards | Lončar, Pavičić, Punčec & Raspopović (1) | Lončar, Pavičić, Punčec & Raspopović (1) | (0) | (0) |
| Last updated: 25 May 2019. |||||

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| 14 Jun 2018 | DM | Bernardo Matić | Široki Brijeg | Return from loan | — |
| 14 Jun 2018 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Varaždin | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Varaždin | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | DM | Gerald Diyoke | Krško | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | LB | Muhammed Kabiru | Varaždin | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | CM | Dominik Križanović | Cibalia | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Omonia | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | AM | Matej Šantek | Gorica | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2018 | RW | Tomislav Turčin | Rudeš | Return from loan | — |
| 29 Jun 2018 | SS | Jakov Puljić | Inter Zaprešić | Transfer (buying obligation) | Undisclosed |
| 30 Jun 2018 | LB | Jason Davidson | Olimpija Ljubljana | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2018 | CM | Dario Čanađija | Olimpija Ljubljana | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2018 | CM | Tomislav Gomelt | Lorca | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2018 | LW | Goodness Ajayi | Hapoel Ashkelon | Return from loan | — |
| 5 Jul 2018 | LB | Petar Mamić | Inter Zaprešić | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 10 Jul 2018 | RW | Milan Ristovski | Rabotnichki | Transfer (buying option) | Undisclosed |
| 13 Jul 2018 | CM | Stjepan Lončar | Široki Brijeg | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 13 Jul 2018 | RB | Momčilo Raspopović | Budućnost | Transfer (buying option) | Undisclosed |
| 13 Jul 2018 | CB | Darko Velkovski | Vardar | Transfer | Free |
| 13 Jul 2018 | RB | Mario Pavelić | Rapid Wien | Transfer | Free |
| 13 Jul 2018 | CB | Dario Župarić | Pescara | Transfer (buying option) | €800,000 |
| 13 Jul 2018 | RW | Maxwell Acosty | Crotone | Transfer (buying obligation) | Undisclosed |
| 30 Dec 2018 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Varaždin | Return from loan | — |
| 31 Dec 2018 | DM | Gerald Diyoke | Dugopolje | Return from loan | — |
| 25 Jan 2019 | LW | Matej Vuk | Inter Zaprešić | Return from loan | — |
| 28 Jan 2019 | CM | Tibor Halilović | Wisła Kraków | Transfer | Free |
| 28 Jan 2019 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Mura | Return from loan | — |
| 5 Feb 2019 | RW | Robert Murić | Braga | Transfer | Free |
| 8 Feb 2019 | RB | Ivan Tomečak | Club Brugge | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Feb 2019 | RW | Milan Ristovski | Krško | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Feb 2019 | CM | Ivan Lepinjica | Zadar | Return from loan | — |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| 15 Jun 2018 | GK | Ayotunde Ikuepamitan | Primorac BnM | End of contract | Free |
| 15 Jun 2018 | DM | Bernardo Matić | Široki Brijeg | End of contract | Free |
| 15 Jun 2018 | AM | Anas Sharbini | Grobničan | End of contract | Free |
| 28 Jun 2018 | RW | Tomislav Turčin | Široki Brijeg | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 30 Jun 2018 | LB | Muhammed Kabiru | TBC | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2018 | LB | Marin Leovac | PAOK | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2018 | RB | Charalampos Mavrias | Hibernian | End of contract | Free |
| 30 Jun 2018 | CB | Dario Župarić | Pescara | End of loan | — |
| 4 Jul 2018 | RW | Marin Tomasov | Astana | Transfer (buying option) | €500,000 |
| 30 Jun 2018 | CF | Matej Jelić | Rapid Wien | End of loan | — |
| 5 Jul 2018 | LW | Matic Črnic | Olimpija Ljubljana | Transfer | €250,000 |
| 6 Jul 2018 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Inter Zaprešić | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 6 Jul 2018 | LW | Goodness Ajayi | Inter Zaprešić | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 6 Jul 2018 | DM | Jasmin Čeliković | Inter Zaprešić | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 6 Jul 2018 | LW | Matej Vuk | Inter Zaprešić | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 10 Jul 2018 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Spartak Trnava | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 10 Jul 2018 | RW | Milan Ristovski | Krško | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 10 Jul 2018 | LB | Daniel Štefulj | Krško | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 13 Jul 2018 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Mura | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 13 Jul 2018 | AM | Matej Šantek | Rudar Velenje | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 18 Jul 2018 | LB | Jason Davidson | Perth Glory | Transfer | Free |
| 19 Jul 2018 | GK | David Samuel Nwolokor | Sereď | Loan (until 30/6/2019) | — |
| 20 Jul 2018 | CB | Josip Elez | Hannover 96 | Transfer (buying obligation) | €2,500,000 |
| 23 Jul 2018 | CM | Tomislav Gomelt | Dinamo București | Transfer | Free |
| 3 Aug 2018 | CF | Emanuel Črnko | Varaždin | Loan (until 14/6/2019) | — |
| 3 Aug 2018 | CB | Luka Mikulica | Opatija | Loan (until 14/6/2019) | — |
| 6 Aug 2018 | CM | Filip Bradarić | Cagliari | Transfer | €6,000,000 |
| 10 Aug 2018 | DM | Gerald Diyoke | Dugopolje | Loan (until 31/12/2018) | — |
| 16 Aug 2018 | CM | Ivan Lepinjica | Zadar | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 17 Aug 2018 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Varaždin | Loan (until 30/12/2018) | — |
| 20 Aug 2018 | CF | Valeri Bojinov | Botev Vratsa | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 22 Aug 2018 | AM | Florentin Matei | Al-Ittihad Kalba | Transfer | €430,000 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | DM | Srđan Grahovac | Astana | End of loan | — |
| 31 Dec 2018 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Niger Tornadoes | End of contract | Free |
| 14 Jan 2019 | LB | Leonard Zuta | Konyaspor | Transfer | €400,000 |
| 4 Feb 2019 | CM | Dario Čanađija | Slaven Belupo | Released (mutual consent) | Free |
| 15 Feb 2019 | GK | Ivan Nevistić | Varaždin | Loan (until 15/6/2019) | — |
| 28 Mar 2019 | CF | Héber | New York City FC | Transfer | €2,500,000 |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: €800,000 Income: €12,580,000 Expenditure: €11,780,000