2024–25 NK Osijek season

Osijek
2024–25 season
Owner	Lőrinc Mészáros
President	Ferenc Sakalj
Head coach	Federico Coppitelli
Stadium	Opus Arena
HNL	Preseason
Croatian Cup	Preseason
UEFA Europa Conference League	Preseason
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 NK Osijek season is the club's 111th season in existence and the 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

Players

As of 4 July 2024^[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	CRO	Nikola Čavlina (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
3	DF	POR	André Duarte
4	DF	CRO	Krešimir Vrbanac
5	DF	ARM	Styopa Mkrtchyan
6	MF	CRO	Darko Nejašmić
7	MF	CRO	Vedran Jugović
8	FW	CRO	Kristian Fućak
9	FW	SUI	Kemal Ademi
10	MF	BRA	Pedro Lima (on loan from Palmeiras)
11	FW	NED	Ricuenio Kewal
13	FW	ARG	Ramón Miérez
14	MF	CRO	Marko Soldo
15	GK	CRO	Tin Sajko
20	DF	CRO	Marin Prekodravac
22	DF	CRO	Roko Jurišić
24	FW	CRO	Filip Živković


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	CRO	Luka Jelenić
27	FW	CRO	Vinko Petković
31	GK	CRO	Marko Malenica
32	FW	CRO	Andrej Mićić
34	FW	CRO	Anton Matković
35	DF	CRO	Luka Zebec
36	MF	BIH	Nail Omerović
37	FW	CRO	Luka Branšteter
38	GK	CRO	Franko Kolić
39	FW	CRO	Domagoj Bukvić
41	FW	BIH	Amar Zahirović
42	DF	BRA	Renan Guedes
44	FW	CRO	Kristijan Lovrić
55	DF	CRO	Ivan Cvijanović
66	MF	SUI	Petar Pušić
98	MF	CRO	Šimun Mikolčić

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Luka Jelenić	Varaždin	€800,000	26 June 2024	^[2]
MF	Marko Soldo	Dinamo Zagreb	€400,000	26 June 2024	^[3]
MF	Pedro Lima	Palmeiras	Loan	26 June 2024	^[4]
FW	Ricuenio Kewal	Jong AZ	Free	26 June 2024	^[5]
GK	Tin Sajko	Jarun	Return from loan	27 June 2024	^[6]
DF	Ivan Cvijanović	Šibenik	Return from loan	27 June 2024	^[6]
GK	Nikola Čavlina	Dinamo Zagreb	Loan	29 June 2024	^[7]
DF	Stefanos Evangelou	Zalaegerszeg	Return from loan	30 June 2024
FW	Nikola Janjić	Komárno	Return from loan	30 June 2024
FW	Vinko Petković	Rudeš	Return from loan	30 June 2024
FW	Kemal Ademi	Luzern	Free	1 July 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Marko Barešić	Free agent	End of contract	7 June 2024	^[9]
DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	Shakhtar Donetsk	Return from loan	7 June 2024	^[9]
DF	Šime Gržan	Free agent	End of contract	7 June 2024	^[9]
MF	Petar Brlek	Free agent	End of contract	7 June 2024	^[9]
FW	Ladislav Almási	Baník Ostrava	Return from loan	7 June 2024	^[9]
MF	Enis Çokaj	Panathinaikos	Return from loan	19 June 2024	^[10]
DF	Slavko Bralić	Celje	Free	24 June 2024	^[11]
DF	Stefanos Evangelou	Zalaegerszeg	Free	1 July 2024
FW	Nikola Janjić	Sutjeska Nikšić	Released	4 July 2024	^[12]

Total Spending: €1,200,000

Total Income: €0

Net Income: €1,200,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
SuperSport HNL	August 2024	TBC	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Croatian Cup	September 2024		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	July 2024		Second qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 18 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
4	Istra 1961	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lokomotiva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Osijek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Rijeka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Slaven Belupo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 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).^[13]
Notes:

^ The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 19 June 2024.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	H	H
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 19 June 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Croatian Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Friendlies

Pre-season

29 June 2024 Friendly	Osijek	13–0	Bilje	Osijek
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pušić 3', 18', 43' Soldo 7' Jelenić 14' Kewal 60' Lima 63', 72' Jugović 67' Živković 74', 81' Mikolčić 84' Farkaš 85'	Report		Stadium: Opus Arena

3 July 2024 Friendly	Osijek	1–0	Jablonec	Irschen, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Matković 69' Mikolčić 79'	Report

7 July 2024 Friendly	Osijek	–	Nyíregyháza	, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

13 July 2024 Friendly	Rukh Lviv	–	Osijek	, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

On-season (2023)

Mid-season

On-season (2024)

Player seasonal records

Updated 19 June 2024

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
TOTALS		0	0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
TOTALS		0	0	0	0

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	HNL			Europe			Croatian Cup			Total
Number	Position	Player
TOTALS			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Number	Position	Player	Total		HNL^{[n 1]}		Conference League^{[n 1]}		Croatian Cup^{[n 1]}

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

References

^ "Igrači – Prva momčad" [Players – First Team] (in Croatian). NK Osijek.
^ "LUKA JELENIĆ: SVI ZNAMO KOJI SU OVDJE CILJEVI" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "MARKO SOLDO: OSIJEK JE ZA MENE NAJBOLJA OPCIJA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "PEDRO LIMA: MOTIVIRAJU ME VELIKA OČEKIVANJA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "RICUENIO KEWAL: NE MOGU OPISATI KOLIKO SAM UZBUĐEN!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "CVIJANOVIĆ I SAJKO PONOVNO MEĐU BIJELO-PLAVIMA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "NIKOLA ČAVLINA: BRZO SAM REKAO – PRISTAJEM" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "KEMAL ADEMI: PUŠIĆ MI REKAO SVE NAJBOLJE O OSIJEKU" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "HVALA I SRETNO NAŠIM DOSADAŠNJIM PRVOTIMCIMA!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "HVALA I SRETNO ENISU COKAJU!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "HVALA I SRETNO SLAVKU BRALIĆU!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 04.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

Official website

[13] The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

[note2-15] First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

[1] "Igrači – Prva momčad" [Players – First Team] (in Croatian). NK Osijek.

[2] "LUKA JELENIĆ: SVI ZNAMO KOJI SU OVDJE CILJEVI" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[3] "MARKO SOLDO: OSIJEK JE ZA MENE NAJBOLJA OPCIJA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[4] "PEDRO LIMA: MOTIVIRAJU ME VELIKA OČEKIVANJA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[5] "RICUENIO KEWAL: NE MOGU OPISATI KOLIKO SAM UZBUĐEN!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[loanReturns-6] "CVIJANOVIĆ I SAJKO PONOVNO MEĐU BIJELO-PLAVIMA" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[7] "NIKOLA ČAVLINA: BRZO SAM REKAO – PRISTAJEM" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[8] "KEMAL ADEMI: PUŠIĆ MI REKAO SVE NAJBOLJE O OSIJEKU" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[departures-9] "HVALA I SRETNO NAŠIM DOSADAŠNJIM PRVOTIMCIMA!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[10] "HVALA I SRETNO ENISU COKAJU!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[11] "HVALA I SRETNO SLAVKU BRALIĆU!". NK Osijek (in Croatian). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[12] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 04.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[14] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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