2010–11 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

GNK Dinamo Zagreb (also known as Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo and The Blues) are an association football club from Zagreb, Croatia. Home matches were played at the club's ground, Maksimir Stadium. Dinamo's season officially began 1 June 2010 and concluded on 30 May 2011, although competitive matches were played between 13 July and 25 May. During the season they competed in the Prva HNL, the highest division in Croatian football, and the Croatian Cup. They also played a total of twelve European games, first in the preliminary stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and later in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Dinamo Zagreb
2010–11 season
ChairmanMirko Barišić
ManagerVelimir Zajec (until
9 August 2010)
Vahid Halilhodžić (from 17 August 2010 until 6 May 2011)
Marijo Tot (from 7 May 2011 until 26 May 2011)
StadiumMaksimir Stadium
Prva HNL1st (13th title)
Croatian CupWinners (11th title)
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round (eliminated by Sheriff Tiraspol)
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sammir (10)
All: Sammir (19)
Highest home attendance25,000 (vs PAOK, 15 December 2010)
Lowest home attendance350 (vs Hrvatski Dragovoljac, 24 July 2010)

After guiding the club to their 12th Croatian league title in 2009–10, Krunoslav Jurčić resigned as manager of Dinamo in May 2010. He was replaced as manager by ex-Dinamo player and coach Velimir Zajec. However, after spending less than three months at the helm and after getting knocked out in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round by Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol, Zajec was replaced in mid August by Bosnian manager Vahid Halilhodžić, whose previous post was managing the Ivory Coast national team.

Early in the season, first-team players including Ivan Turina, Ivica Vrdoljak and Croatia international striker Mario Mandžukić left the club while veteran defender Robert Kovač retired. New arrivals included striker Ante Rukavina, former Portugal international defender Tonel, Montenegro international forward Fatos Bećiraj and midfielder Arijan Ademi.

After a surprising league defeat to Rijeka on 31 July and the unsuccessful attempt to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage, the club's fortunes stabilised under Halilhodžić and Dinamo found themselves top of the league table by early October, a position they kept throughout the season. In spite of Dinamo's domestic dominance Halilhodžić gradually became target of increased criticism by sections of the media for what they saw as an inefficient style of football practised by the club, which culminated in a much publicized conflict with club president Zdravko Mamić in the half-time of the league game against minnows Inter Zaprešić in early May 2011. Halilhodžić's contract was then de facto terminated, so in the last four games of the season Dinamo was led by caretaker manager Marijo Tot. In other competitions Dinamo won the 2010–11 Croatian Cup, their 11th title, and appeared in the Europa League group stage for the fourth consecutive season, picking up seven points in eight matches and finishing third in their group behind Villarreal and PAOK.

Pre-season

Legend

  Win (W)   Draw (D)   Loss (L)   Postponed (P–P)

16 June 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 0 Koper Hitrec-Kacijan, Zagreb
Chago 25' [1] Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dalibor Mlakar (Zagreb)
24 June 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 0 Shandong Luneng Stadion Slobode, Varaždin
[2] Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kovačić (Križevci)
26 June 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 1 Metalurh Zaporizhya Langenfeld, Austria
Sivonjić 55'
Chago 58'		 [3] Nevmyvaka 65'
27 June 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 2 Viktoria Plzeň Austria
Sivonjić 77' [4][5] Bakoš 34'
Horváth 83' (pen.)
1 July 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 1 Olympiacos Illerstadion, Kempten
Sammir 15' (pen.) [6] Zairi 85' Attendance: 500
4 July 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 2 – 1 Lech Poznań Austria
Ibáñez 27'
Kramarić 55'		 [7] Bosacki 65' (pen.)
7 July 2010 Mladost Petrinja 0 – 3 Dinamo Zagreb Gradski stadion, Petrinja
[8] Slepička 10'
Etto 60'
Kramarić 75'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

Super Cup
See also: 2010 Croatian Football Super Cup

As champions of the 2009–10 Prva HNL Dinamo qualified for the 2010 Croatian Super Cup, a one-off match played between league champions and Croatian Cup winners which serves as a curtain raiser for the following football season. This was the ninth Supercup played since the formation of the Croatian football league in 1992 and the first since 2006, as it is never held when a club wins "The Double" (Dinamo had won three consecutive Doubles in 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09).

The match was decided in an Eternal Derby, as Dinamo played 2009–10 Croatian Cup winners and their greatest rivals Hajduk Split at Maksimir. It was their second competitive match led by the newly appointed manager Velimir Zajec and Dinamo won the game 1–0 through a second-half header by Igor Bišćan after Dodô delivered a corner kick.[9] It was Dinamo's fourth Super Cup win and it later proved to be Zajec's only silverware won with Dinamo as he was sacked on 9 August.

17 July 2010 Dinamo Zagreb 1 – 0 Hajduk Split Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Bišćan 77' [9] Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

Squad
As of 13 July and the first competitive match of the season against FC Koper.[10]

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 Tomislav Butina
3 DF Argentina ARG Luis Ibáñez
4 DF Croatia CRO Leonard Mesarić
5 MF Argentina ARG Adrián Calello
7 MF Brazil BRA Etto
8 MF Croatia CRO Ante Tomić
10 MF Brazil BRA Sammir
12 GK Croatia CRO Filip Lončarić
13 DF Croatia CRO Dario Šimić
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Cameroon CMR Mathias Chago
16 MF Croatia CRO Milan Badelj
17 FW Croatia CRO Mario Mandžukić
19 DF Croatia CRO Tomislav Barbarić
20 FW Czech Republic CZE Miroslav Slepička
22 DF Croatia CRO Igor Bišćan (captain)
23 FW Brazil BRA Dodô
24 FW Croatia CRO Ilija Sivonjić
77 MF Chile CHI Pedro Morales
99 FW Croatia CRO Ante Rukavina

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final result First match Last Match
2010 Croatian Supercup—Winners
17 July
2010–11 Prva HNL—1st24 July21 May
2010–11 Croatian CupFirst roundWinners22 September25 May
2010–11 UEFA Champions LeagueQR2QR313 July4 August
2010–11 UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundGroup stage19 August15 December

Prva HNL
Main article: 2010–11 Croatian First Football League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 30 22 6 2 52 12 +40 72 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 30 16 7 7 54 32 +22 55 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
3 RNK Split 30 16 5 9 38 22 +16 53 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Cibalia 30 12 8 10 33 24 +9 44
5 Inter Zaprešić 30 12 6 12 31 35 −4 42
Source: Prva-HNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 22 6 2 52 12  +40 72 11 3 1 25 7  +18 11 3 1 27 5  +22

Last updated: 21 May 2011.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDWWWDWWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWWLWWWDD
Position278643322111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2011. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results Points
Home Away
Cibalia2–01–06
Hajduk Split2–01–14
Hrvatski Dragovoljac4–16–06
Inter Zaprešić1–03–06
Istra 19614–01–23
Karlovac4–21–06
Lokomotiva1–02–06
Osijek1–03–16
Rijeka1–22–03
Šibenik1–02–06
Slaven Belupo0–02–04
RNK Split1–11–04
Varaždin1–11–12
Zadar1–00–04
NK Zagreb1–01–06

Source: 2010–11 Prva HNL article

Group D
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Villarreal 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Greece PAOK 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7
4 Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
Source: Soccerway

Matches

Key
Win Draw Loss

Competitive
M Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score
 Attendance
 Dinamo Scorers Report
113 JulUCLQR2HKoper Slovenia5 – 17,000Mandžukić (2), Slepička, Sammir, EttoSportnet.hr
217 JulSupercupN/AHHajduk Split1 – 08,000BišćanSportnet.hr
320 JulUCLQR2AR SloveniaKoper Slovenia0 – 32,000Sportnet.hr
424 Jul1. HNL1HHrvatski Dragovoljac4 – 1350Morales, Sammir, Slepička, MesarićSportnet.hr
527 JulUCLQR3A MoldovaSheriff Tiraspol Moldova1 – 110,000SammirSportnet.hr
631 Jul1. HNL2HRijeka1 – 23,500SammirSportnet.hr
74 AugUCLQR3HSheriff Tiraspol Moldova1 – 110,000SammirSportnet.hr
87 Aug1. HNL3AVaraždin1 – 13,000RukavinaSportnet.hr
914 Aug1. HNL4HKarlovac4 – 2400Sammir (2), Kramarić, RukavinaSportnet.hr
1019 AugUELPlay-offA HungaryGyőri ETO Hungary2 – 08,000Rukavina (2)Sportnet.hr
1122 Aug1. HNL5ASlaven Belupo2 – 04,000Rukavina, SammirSportnet.hr
1226 AugUELPlay-offHGyőri ETO Hungary2 – 18,000Sammir (2)Sportnet.hr
1328 Aug1. HNL6HCibalia2 – 03,500Vrsaljko, TomečakSportnet.hr
1411 Sep1. HNL7AHajduk Split1 – 130,000SammirSportnet.hr
1516 SepUELGroupHVillarreal Spain2 – 021,000Rukavina, SammirSportnet.hr
1619 Sep1. HNL8HNK Zagreb1 – 011,000BarbarićSportnet.hr
1722 SepCupR1AZadrugar6 – 01,500Bećiraj (2), Kramarić (3), SylvestrSportnet.hr
1826 Sep1. HNL9ARLokomotiva2 – 050Chago, TonelSportnet.hr
1930 SepUELGroupA GreecePAOK Greece0 – 125,000Sportnet.hr
203 Oct1. HNL10HIstra 19614 – 01,500Sylvestr, Bećiraj, Sammir (2)Sportnet.hr
2116 Oct1. HNL11AOsijek3 – 15,000Sammir, Badelj, BećirajSportnet.hr
2221 OctUELGroupHClub Brugge Belgium0 – 022,000Sportnet.hr
2323 Oct1. HNL12HŠibenik1 – 03,000TomečakSportnet.hr
2427 OctCupR2AKarlovac2 – 01,500Bećiraj, CufréSportnet.hr
2530 Oct1. HNL13AInter Zaprešić3 – 03,000Tonel, Sammir, IbáñezSportnet.hr
264 NovUELGroupA BelgiumClub Brugge Belgium2 – 015,000Sammir, BišćanSportnet.hr
277 Nov1. HNL14HZadar1 – 04,000TomečakSportnet.hr
2813 Nov1. HNL15ARNK Split1 – 04,000CalelloSportnet.hr
2920 Nov1. HNL16AHrvatski Dragovoljac6 – 01,000Tomečak, Chago, Ibáñez, Kovačić, Badelj, BećirajSportnet.hr
3023 NovCupQFHOsijek2 – 01,000Tonel, KramarićSportnet.hr
3127 Nov1. HNL17ARijeka2 – 02,500Bećiraj, BadeljSportnet.hr
322 DecUELGroupA SpainVillarreal Spain0 – 3Sportnet.hr
335 Dec1. HNL18HVaraždin1 – 11,000MoralesSportnet.hr
349 DecCupQFAOsijek3 – 1300Bećiraj (2), BišćanSportnet.hr
3515 DecUELGroupHPAOK Greece0 – 125,000Sportnet.hr
3626 Feb1. HNL19AKarlovac1 – 01,000ŠitumSportnet.hr
375 Mar1. HNL20HSlaven Belupo0 – 0500Sportnet.hr
3812 Mar1. HNL21ACibalia1 – 06,000BećirajSportnet.hr
3919 Mar1. HNL22HHajduk Split2 – 015,000Badelj, BećirajSportnet.hr
402 Apr1. HNL23ANK Zagreb1 – 03,000CalelloSportnet.hr
416 AprCupSFHSlaven Belupo4 – 11,000Sammir, Sylvestr, Badelj, TomečakSportnet.hr
429 Apr1. HNL24HLokomotiva1 – 01,693SylvestrSportnet.hr
4316 Apr1. HNL25AIstra 19611 – 22,500BećirajSportnet.hr
4420 AprCupSFASlaven Belupo1 – 03,000TomečakSportnet.hr
4523 Apr1. HNL26HOsijek1 – 01,850BadeljSportnet.hr
4630 Apr1. HNL27AŠibenik2 – 02,000Morales, RukavinaSportnet.hr
476 May1. HNL28HInter Zaprešić1 – 0600BećirajSportnet.hr
4811 MayCupFinalHVaraždin5 – 15,000Sammir, Tonel, Bećiraj (2), BadeljSportnet.hr
4914 May1. HNL29AZadar0 – 02,500Sportnet.hr
5021 May1. HNL30HRNK Split1 – 13,000BadeljSportnet.hr
5125 MayCupFinalAVaraždin3 – 13,500Ibáñez, Badelj, BećirajSportnet.hr

Last updated 25 May 2011
Sources: Prva-HNL.hr, Sportske novosti, Sportnet.hr

Players

Statistics

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 25 May 2011.

Key

Player left the club during season
Player joined the club during season
Rank Name League Cup Europe Supercup Total
1 Brazil Sammir 10 2 7 – 19
2 Montenegro Fatos Bećiraj B 8 8 – – 16
3 Croatia Milan Badelj 6 3 – – 9
4 Croatia Ante Rukavina 4 – 3 – 7
5 Croatia Ivan Tomečak 4 2 – – 6
6 Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1 4 – – 5
7 Slovakia Jakub Sylvestr C 2 2 – – 4
Portugal Tonel D 2 2 – – 4
9 Croatia Igor Bišćan – 1 1 1 3
Argentina Luis Ibáñez 2 1 – – 3
Chile Pedro Morales 3 – – – 3
12 Argentina Adrián Calello 2 – – – 2
Cameroon Mathias Chago 2 – – – 2
Croatia Mario Mandžukić A – – 2 – 2
Czech Republic Miroslav Slepička E 1 – 1 – 2
16 Croatia Tomislav Barbarić 1 – – – 1
Argentina Leandro Cufré – 1 – – 1
Brazil Etto F – – 1 – 1
Croatia Mateo Kovačić 1 – – – 1
Croatia Leonard Mesarić 1 – – – 1
Croatia Mario Šitum 1 – – – 1
Croatia Šime Vrsaljko 1 – – – 1

Source: Competitive matches
Notes:
A: Mandžukić was transferred out to VfL Wolfsburg on 14 July 2010.
B: Bećiraj joined Dinamo in August 2010 from FK Budućnost Podgorica
C: Sylvestr joined Dinamo in August 2010 from ŠK Slovan Bratislava
D: Tonel joined Dinamo in August 2010 from Sporting CP
E: Slepička went on a six-months loan to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January 2011
F: Etto left Dinamo to join PAOK in January 2011

In

Unless a country is specified, all clubs play in the Croatian football league system.

Date Player From Fee
25 May 2010Leonard MesarićLokomotivaFree
16 June 2010Arijan AdemiŠibenik€120,000
18 July 2010Almir BekićSloboda (Bosnia and Herzegovina)€100,000
31 July 2010Ante RukavinaPanathinaikos (Greece)€700,000
1 September 2010Fatos BećirajBudućnost (Montenegro)€650,000
1 September 2010Jakub SylvestrSlovan Bratislava (Slovakia)€1,500,000
1 September 2010TonelSporting CP (Portugal)Undisclosed

Out
Date Player From Fee
15 May 2010Guillermo SuárezReleased
28 May 2010Ivan TurinaAIK (Sweden)Undisclosed
28 May 2010Ivica VrdoljakLegia Warsaw (Poland)€1,500,000
16 July 2010Mario MandžukićVfL Wolfsburg (Germany)€7,000,000
18 August 2010Ante TomićReleased
20 September 2010Karlo PrimoracReleased

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