2023–24 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb season

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2023–24 season
Stadium	Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Croatian Football League	5th
Croatian Football Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Indrit Tuci (6); All: ; Indrit Tuci (6)
Biggest win	Istra 1961 0–4 Lokomotiva
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	Home colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

First-team squad

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	CRO	Nikola Čavlina
2	DF	CRO	Moreno Živković (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
4	DF	CRO	Marin Leovac
5	DF	ALB	Jon Mersinaj
6	DF	BIH	Ilija Mašić
7	MF	CRO	Silvio Goričan
8	MF	CRO	Robert Mudražija
9	FW	CRO	Duje Čop
10	FW	ALB	Indrit Tuci
12	GK	CRO	Krunoslav Hendija
14	MF	BIH	Mateo Marić
15	DF	KOS	Art Smakaj
17	DF	BIH	Ivan Milićević
19	FW	CRO	Marin Šotiček


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	CRO	Branimir Kalaica
21	FW	CRO	Viktor Kanižaj
22	DF	CRO	Karlo Bartolec
23	MF	MKD	Feta Fetai
24	MF	BIH	Anes Krdžalić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
25	FW	MNE	Ivan Bulatović
27	DF	CRO	Marko Vranjković
28	FW	CRO	Ivan Canjuga
29	MF	MNE	Vladan Bubanja
31	GK	CRO	Zvonimir Šubarić
—	DF	CRO	Viktor Damjanić
—	MF	CRO	Marko Hanuljak
—	FW	CRO	Antonio Baždarić

Dual registration

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	CRO	Matej Matić (at Jarun)
13	MF	BIH	Blaž Bošković (at Jarun)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	CRO	Fabijan Krivak (at Jarun)
26	DF	CRO	Fran Žilinski (at Jarun)

Out on loan

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	CRO	Lukas Kačavenda (at Dinamo Zagreb until 18 January 2024)
21	MF	CRO	Gabriel Groznica (at Koper until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	CRO	Vinko Bičanić (at Jarun until 14 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CRO	Luka Išlić (at Kustošija until 14 June 2024)
—	FW	ALB	Klevis Dragaj (at Liria Prizren until 18 January 2024)

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly	Anderlecht	3–1	Lokomotiva	Brussels
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede – Terrein 6

8 July 2023 Friendly	Lokomotiva	2–1	Gent
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

12 July 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	2–1	Lokomotiva	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Marcq 75' Štulić 90'		Marić 65'

24 July 2023 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	0–1	Lokomotiva
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

8 September 2023 Friendly	Lokomotiva	1–0	Radomlje
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

16 January 2024 Friendly	Slaven Belupo	0–0	Lokomotiva
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Hajduk Split	36	21	5	10	54	26	+28	68	Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
4	Osijek	36	16	9	11	62	43	+19	57	Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
5	Lokomotiva	36	12	15	9	52	45	+7	51
6	Varaždin	36	10	12	14	39	47	−8	42
7	Gorica	36	11	8	17	35	50	−15	41

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]

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
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

Round	1
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

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	Smakaj 31'		Mierez 90+4' (pn.)	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva

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

^ "1. momčad – igrači" [First squad – players] (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "Stasiti napadač nakon pola sezone napustio Lokomotivu, već ima novi klub".
^ "POJAČANJE IZ LOKOMOTIVE Marko Hanuljak novi je igrač HŠK Posušje". www.hercegovina.info. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Kompletan raspored: Veliki derbi već u prvom kolu HNL-a, igrat će dvaput u tjedan dana! Zna se i tko otvara Pampas!". Germanijak. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[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] "POJAČANJE IZ LOKOMOTIVE Marko Hanuljak novi je igrač HŠK Posušje". www.hercegovina.info. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[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] "Kompletan raspored: Veliki derbi već u prvom kolu HNL-a, igrat će dvaput u tjedan dana! Zna se i tko otvara Pampas!". Germanijak. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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