1966–67 NK Dinamo Zagreb season

Dinamo Zagreb
1966–67 season
Chairman Ivan Šibl
Manager Branko Zebec
Stadium Stadion Maksimir
Yugoslav First League 2nd
Yugoslav Cup Round of 16 (eliminated by Sarajevo)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners
Mitropa Cup Quarter-finals (eliminated by Austria Wien)
Top goalscorer League: Slaven Zambata (13)
All: Slaven Zambata (19)
← 1965–66
1967–68 →

The 1966–67 season was Dinamo Zagreb's 21st season in the Yugoslav First League. It was the second season that the league was played in a 30-round format after it had been expanded from 15 to 16 clubs in the 1965–66 season.[1]

Dinamo finished runners-up in the league, with two points behind champions FK Sarajevo.[1] They were also knocked out in the 1967–68 Yugoslav Cup by the same team, losing 1–0 in the Round of 16.[2] However, it proved to be the club's most successful season in history in terms of European competitions, as they won the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating England's Leeds United in the two-legged final 2–0 on aggregate.[3]

This was Dinamo's second final in the competition, having lost the 1963 final to Spanish side Valencia four years earlier.[4] It was also the first and only European trophy won by a Yugoslav club until Red Star Belgrade's triumph in the 1990–91 European Cup 24 years later.

Slaven Zambata was the club's top league scorer with 13 goals in 23 matches, and goalkeeper Marijan Brnčić was the only player who appeared in all 30 league matches for the Blues. In addition, Zambata also scored 6 goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which meant he shared second place in the competition's goalscoring table (along with Burnley's Andy Lochhead and Eintracht Frankfurt's Oskar Lotz) behind Flórián Albert of Ferencváros.[3]

Players

Squad

The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1966–67 season.[5] Although Marijan Čerček did not appear in any of the 1966–67 league matches, he did appear for Dinamo in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

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

No. Position Player
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia GK Zlatko Škorić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Marijan Brnčić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Rudolf Cvek
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko Mesić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Mladen Ramljak
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hrvoje Jukić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Filip Blašković
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Braun
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Branko Gračanin
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Lončarić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Marijan Čerček
No. Position Player
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Krasnodar Rora
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Slaven Zambata
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Josip Gucmirtl
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Stjepan Lamza
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Marijan Novak
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Kiš
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Rudolf Belin
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Zdenko Kobeščak
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Pavić
--- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Denijal Pirić

Statistics

The following table lists appearances and goals of all players who represented Dinamo in the 1966–67 season. Only league matches and goals are taken into account.

Pos. Player Apps Gls
GK SkoricZlatko Škorić 30 0
Brnčić, MarijanMarijan Brnčić 29 2
Cvek, RudolfRudolf Cvek 23 1
Mesić, ZlatkoZlatko Mesić 21 1
Ramljak, MladenMladen Ramljak 21 0
Jukić, HrvojeHrvoje Jukić 19 5
Blašković, FilipFilip Blašković 16 0
Braun, MirkoMirko Braun 15 0
Gračanin, BrankoBranko Gračanin 13 0
Lončarić, PetarPetar Lončarić 4 0
Rora, KrasnodarKrasnodar Rora 29 3
Zambata, SlavenSlaven Zambata 23 13
Gucmirtl, JosipJosip Gucmirtl 21 5
Lamza, StjepanStjepan Lamza 20 2
Novak, MarijanMarijan Novak 20 1
Kiš, IvicaIvica Kiš 12 4
Belin, RudolfRudolf Belin 12 3
Kobeščak, ZdenkoZdenko Kobeščak 9 1
Pavić, IvicaIvica Pavić 3 0
Pirić, DenijalDenijal Pirić 3 0

First League

Matches

Date Opponents Home /
Away
Result
(F A)
Dinamo scorers
21 Aug 1966 OFK Belgrade A 0 0
28 Aug 1966 Vojvodina H 0 2
4 Sep 1966 Vardar A 1 0 Kiš
11 Sep 1966 Velež A 1 0 Zambata
25 Sep 1966 Čelik H 2 2 Zambata (2)
2 Oct 1966 Sutjeska A 5 0 Cvek, Zambata, Lamza, Brnčić, Jukić
9 Oct 1966 Željezničar H 0 0
16 Oct 1966 Partizan A 0 0
23 Oct 1966 Hajduk Split H 1 1 Zambata
30 Oct 1966 Olimpija Ljubljana A 1 2 Jukić
13 Nov 1966 NK Zagreb H 3 1 Zambata, Rora, Jukić
20 Nov 1966 Radnički Niš A 1 0 Gucmirtl
27 Nov 1966 Rijeka H 3 1 Zambata (2), Rora
4 Dec 1966 Sarajevo A 1 1 Gucmirtl
11 Dec 1966 Red Star H 2 1 Kiš (2)
5 Mar 1967 OFK Belgrade H 1 0 Gucmirtl
12 Mar 1967 Vojvodina A 0 2
19 Mar 1967 Vardar H 2 0 Kiš, Rora
26 Mar 1967 Velež H 1 1 Belin
2 Apr 1967 Čelik A 0 0
9 Apr 1967 Sutjeska H 3 0 Gucmirtl, Jukić, Kobeščak
16 Apr 1967 Željezničar A 1 2 Brnčić
7 May 1967 Partizan H 3 1 Zambata, Belin, Jukić
21 May 1967 Hajduk Split A 0 0
28 May 1967 Olimpija Ljubljana H 3 1 Zambata, Lamza, Gucmirtl
4 Jun 1967 NK Zagreb A 3 0 Zambata, Novak, Brnčić
11 Jun 1967 Radnički Niš H 1 0 Belin
18 Jun 1967 Rijeka A 2 3 Zambata, own goal
25 Jun 1967 Sarajevo H 0 0
2 Jul 1967 Red Star A 1 0 Zambata

Classification[1]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts
1Sarajevo 301866512942
2Dinamo Zagreb 3015105422140
3Partizan 3014106522838

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F A
Dinamo scorers
21 September 1966 Czechoslovakia Spartak Brno A 0 2
5 October 1966 Czechoslovakia Spartak Brno H 2 0 (aet) Zambata, Jukić
16 October 1966 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic A 2 4 Gucmirtl, Zambata
2 November 1966 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic H 2 0 Zambata (2)
19 February 1967 Romania Dinamo Pitesti A 1 0 Zambata
1 March 1967 Romania Dinamo Pitesti H 0 0
29 March 1967 Italy Juventus A 2 2 Jukić (2)
19 April 1967 Italy Juventus H 3 0 Novak, Mesić, Belin
7 June 1967 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt A 0 3
14 June 1967 West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt H 4 0 (aet) Zambata, Novak, Gucmirtl, Belin
30 August 1967 England Leeds United H 2 0 Čerček, Rora
6 September 1967 England Leeds United A 0 0

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kramarsic, Igor (20 March 2009). "Yugoslavia - List of Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  2. Abbink, Dinant (6 June 2008). "Cup of Yugoslavia 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Zea, Antonio (9 January 2008). "Fairs' Cup 1966-67". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. Zea, Antonio (9 April 2010). "Fairs' Cup 1962-63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. Podnar, Ozren (2006). Dinamo svetinja: sve o najvećem hrvatskom klubu (in Croatian). Zagreb: VBZ. ISBN 953-201-585-X.

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