2023–24 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season

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NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2023–24 season
StadiumStadion Kranjčevićeva
Croatian Football League7th
Croatian Football CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Indrit Tuci (6)
All:
Indrit Tuci (6)
Biggest winIstra 1961 0–4 Lokomotiva
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The 2023–24 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season is 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 will participate in this season's edition of the Croatian Football Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 December 2023[1]

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

Dual registration[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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

Out[edit]

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Netherlands Justin de Haas Portugal Famalicão Undisclosed 3 July 2023
MF Croatia Lukas Kačavenda Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Loan 25 August 2023
FW Montenegro Ivan Bulatović Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Free 6 January 2024 [2]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldar Mehmedović Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo Free 15 January 2024
MF Croatia Marko Hanuljak Bosnia and Herzegovina HŠK Posušje Undisclosed 15 January 2024 [3]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Anderlecht Belgium 3–1 Croatia Lokomotiva Brussels
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede - Terrein 6
8 July 2023 Friendly Lokomotiva Croatia 2–1 Belgium Gent
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
12 July 2023 Friendly Charleroi Belgium 2–1 Croatia Lokomotiva Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
24 July 2023 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 0–1 Croatia Lokomotiva
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
8 September 2023 Friendly Lokomotiva Croatia 1–0 Croatia Radomlje
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
16 January 2024 Friendly Slaven Belupo Croatia 0–0 Croatia Lokomotiva
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
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 19 5 9 5 22 20 +2 026.32

Last updated: 8 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Croatian Football League[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Croatian Football League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Hajduk Split (Q) 33 19 4 10 46 22 +24 61 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
4 Osijek 33 14 9 10 58 42 +16 51
5 Lokomotiva 33 11 14 8 45 36 +9 47
6 Varaždin 33 9 12 12 36 42 −6 39
7 Istra 1961 33 9 10 14 33 51 −18 37
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 3 9 5 19 19  0 18 1 6 1 11 12  −1 2 3 4 8 7  +1

Last updated: 8 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round[edit]

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 12 June 2023.[5]

16 December 2023 Lokomotiva Zagreb 3–0 Istra 1961 Zagreb
14:50 Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
23 January 2024 Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 Lokomotiva Zagreb Zagreb
17:00 Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
28 January 2024 Gorica 1–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb Velika Gorica
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Radnik
2 February 2024 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0–0 Varaždin Zagreb
17:00 Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
10 February 2024 Lokomotiva Zagreb 2–2 Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb
17:10 Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
17 February 2024 Rijeka 4–0 Lokomotiva Zagreb Rijeka
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
23 February 2024 Lokomotiva Zagreb 1–1 Osijek Zagreb
17:00
Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva

Croatian Football Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup
27 September 2023 Round of 32 NK Dugo Selo 0–1 Lokomotiva Zagreb Dugo Selo
15:30 Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Referee: Patrik Pavlešić
29 November 2023 Round of 16 Vukovar 1991 1–2 Lokomotiva Zagreb Vukovar
13:30 Report Stadium: Stadion u Borovom Naselju
Referee: Ante Terzić
28 February 2024 Quarter-finals Lokomotiva Zagreb v Osijek Zagreb
15:00 Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1. momčad – igrači" [First squad – players] (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Stasiti napadač nakon pola sezone napustio Lokomotivu, već ima novi klub".
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2023/2024" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ [2]
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