2010–11 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season

Dinamo Zagreb
2010–11 season
Chairman Mirko Barišić
Manager Velimir 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)
Stadium Maksimir Stadium
Prva HNL 1st (13th title)
Croatian Cup Winners (11th title)
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round (eliminated by Sheriff Tiraspol)
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Sammir (10)
All: Sammir (19)
Highest home attendance 25,000 (vs PAOK, 15 December 2010)
Lowest home attendance 350 (vs Hrvatski Dragovoljac, 24 July 2010)
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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 last previous post was managing Côte d'Ivoire 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)

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.

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

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final result First match Last Match
2010 Croatian Supercup N/AWinners
17 July
2010–11 Prva HNL N/A1st24 July 21 May
2010–11 Croatian CupFirst roundWinners 22 September 25 May
2010–11 UEFA Champions LeagueQR2QR313 July 4 August
2010–11 UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundGroup stage19 August 15 December

Prva HNL

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 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 30 16 7 7 54 32+22 55 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 RNK Split 30 16 5 9 38 22+16 53 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Cibalia 30 12 8 10 33 24+9 44
5 Inter Zaprešić 30 12 6 12 31 354 42

Updated to games played on 21 May 2011.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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

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GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W L D W W W D W W W W W W W W W W D W D W W W W L W W W D D
Position 2 7 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 21 May 2011.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
Home Away
Cibalia 2–0 1–0 6
Hajduk Split 2–0 1–1 4
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 4–1 6–0 6
Inter Zaprešić 1–0 3–0 6
Istra 1961 4–0 1–2 3
Karlovac 4–2 1–0 6
Lokomotiva 1–0 2–0 6
Osijek 1–0 3–1 6
Rijeka 1–2 2–0 3
Šibenik 1–0 2–0 6
Slaven Belupo 0–0 2–0 4
RNK Split 1–1 1–0 4
Varaždin 1–1 1–1 2
Zadar 1–0 0–0 4
NK Zagreb 1–0 1–0 6

Source: 2010–11 Prva HNL article

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 640285+312
Greece PAOK 632153+211
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 621345−17
Belgium Club Brugge 603348−43
  BRG DZ PAOK VLR
Club Brugge 0–2 1–1 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 0–1 2–0
PAOK 1–1 1–0 1–0
Villarreal 2–1 3–0 1–0

Matches

Key

Tournament
Ground
  • H = Home
  • A = Away
  • HR = Home replacement
  • AR = Away replacement

Round
  • R1 = Round 1 (Round of 32)
  • R2 = Round 2 (Round of 16)
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
  • Play-off = Play-off Round
  • Group = Group Stage

Win Draw Loss

Competitive

M Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Dinamo Scorers Report
1 13 JulUCLQR2H Koper Slovenia5 – 17,000 Mandžukić (2), Slepička, Sammir, Etto Sportnet.hr
2 17 JulSupercupN/AH Hajduk Split 1 – 08,000 Bišćan Sportnet.hr
3 20 JulUCLQR2AR SloveniaKoper Slovenia0 – 32,000 Sportnet.hr
4 24 Jul1. HNL1HHrvatski Dragovoljac4 – 1350Morales, Sammir, Slepička, Mesarić Sportnet.hr
5 27 JulUCLQR3A MoldovaSheriff Tiraspol Moldova1 – 110,000 Sammir Sportnet.hr
6 31 Jul1. HNL2H Rijeka 1 – 23,500Sammir Sportnet.hr
7 04 AugUCLQR3H Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova1 – 110,000 Sammir Sportnet.hr
8 07 Aug1. HNL3A Varaždin 1 – 13,000 Rukavina Sportnet.hr
914 Aug1. HNL4H Karlovac 4 – 2400 Sammir (2), Kramarić, Rukavina Sportnet.hr
1019 AugUELPlay-offA HungaryGyőri ETO Hungary2 – 08,000 Rukavina (2) Sportnet.hr
1122 Aug1. HNL5A Slaven Belupo 2 – 04,000 Rukavina, Sammir Sportnet.hr
12 26 AugUELPlay-offH Győri ETO Hungary2 – 18,000 Sammir (2) Sportnet.hr
13 28 Aug1. HNL6H Cibalia 2 – 03,500 Vrsaljko, Tomečak Sportnet.hr
14 11 Sep1. HNL7A Hajduk Split 1 – 130,000 Sammir Sportnet.hr
15 16 SepUELGroupH Villarreal Spain2 – 021,000 Rukavina, Sammir Sportnet.hr
16 19 Sep1. HNL8H NK Zagreb 1 – 011,000 Barbarić Sportnet.hr
17 22 SepCupR1A Zadrugar 6 – 01,500 Bećiraj (2), Kramarić (3), Sylvestr Sportnet.hr
18 26 Sep1. HNL9AR Lokomotiva 2 – 050 Chago, Tonel Sportnet.hr
19 30 SepUELGroupA GreecePAOK Greece 0 – 125,000 Sportnet.hr
20 03 Oct1. HNL10H Istra 1961 4 – 01,500 Sylvestr, Bećiraj, Sammir (2)Sportnet.hr
21 16 Oct1. HNL11A Osijek 3 – 15,000 Sammir, Badelj, Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
22 21 OctUELGroupH Club Brugge Belgium0 – 022,000 Sportnet.hr
23 23 Oct1. HNL12H Šibenik 1 – 03,000 TomečakSportnet.hr
24 27 OctCupR2A Karlovac 2 – 01,500 Bećiraj, Cufré Sportnet.hr
25 30 Oct1. HNL13A Inter Zaprešić 3 – 03,000 Tonel, Sammir, Ibáñez Sportnet.hr
26 04 NovUELGroupA BelgiumClub Brugge Belgium 2 – 015,000 Sammir, Bišćan Sportnet.hr
27 07 Nov1. HNL14H Zadar 1 – 04,000 Tomečak Sportnet.hr
28 13 Nov1. HNL15A RNK Split 1 – 04,000 Calello Sportnet.hr
29 20 Nov1. HNL16A Hrvatski Dragovoljac 6 – 01,000 Tomečak, Chago, Ibáñez, Kovačić, Badelj, Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
30 23 NovCupQFH Osijek 2 – 01,000 Tonel, Kramarić Sportnet.hr
31 27 Nov1. HNL17A Rijeka 2 – 02,500 Bećiraj, Badelj Sportnet.hr
32 02 DecUELGroupA SpainVillarreal Spain 0 – 3 Sportnet.hr
33 05 Dec1. HNL18H Varaždin 1 – 11,000 Morales Sportnet.hr
34 09 DecCupQFA Osijek 3 – 1300 Bećiraj (2), Bišćan Sportnet.hr
35 15 DecUELGroupH PAOK Greece0 – 125,000 Sportnet.hr
3626 Feb1. HNL19A Karlovac 1 – 01,000 Šitum Sportnet.hr
3705 Mar1. HNL20H Slaven Belupo 0 – 0500 Sportnet.hr
3812 Mar1. HNL21A Cibalia 1 – 06,000 Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
3919 Mar1. HNL22H Hajduk Split 2 – 015,000 Badelj, Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
4002 Apr1. HNL23A NK Zagreb 1 – 03,000 Calello Sportnet.hr
4106 AprCupSFH Slaven Belupo 4 – 11,000 Sammir, Sylvestr, Badelj, Tomečak Sportnet.hr
4209 Apr1. HNL24H Lokomotiva 1 – 01,693 SylvestrSportnet.hr
4316 Apr1. HNL25A Istra 1961 1 – 22,500 Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
4420 AprCupSFA Slaven Belupo 1 – 03,000 Tomečak Sportnet.hr
45 23 Apr1. HNL26H Osijek 1 – 01,850 Badelj Sportnet.hr
4630 Apr1. HNL27A Šibenik 2 – 02,000 Morales, Rukavina Sportnet.hr
476 May1. HNL28H Inter Zaprešić 1 – 0600 Bećiraj Sportnet.hr
4811 MayCupFinalH Varaždin 5 – 15,000 Sammir, Tonel, Bećiraj (2), Badelj Sportnet.hr
49 14 May1. HNL29A Zadar 0 – 02,500 Sportnet.hr
50 21 May1. HNL30H RNK Split 1 – 13,000 Badelj Sportnet.hr
51 25 MayCupFinalA Varaždin 3 – 13,500 Ibáñez, Badelj, Bećiraj Sportnet.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

Transfers

In

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

Date Player From Fee
25 May 2010 Leonard Mesarić Lokomotiva Free
16 June 2010 Arijan Ademi Šibenik€120,000
18 July 2010 Almir Bekić Sloboda (Bosnia and Herzegovina)€100,000
31 July 2010 Ante Rukavina Panathinaikos (Greece)€700,000
1 September 2010 Fatos Bećiraj Budućnost (Montenegro)€650,000
1 September 2010 Jakub Sylvestr Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)€1,500,000
1 September 2010 Tonel Sporting CP (Portugal)Undisclosed

Out

Date Player From Fee
15 May 2010 Guillermo Suárez Released
28 May 2010 Ivan Turina AIK (Sweden)Undisclosed
28 May 2010 Ivica Vrdoljak Legia Warsaw (Poland)€1,500,000
16 July 2010 Mario Mandžukić VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)€7,000,000
18 August 2010 Ante Tomić Released
20 September 2010 Karlo Primorac Released

References

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