2024–25 NK Istra 1961 season

NK Istra 1961
2024–25 season
Owner	Baskonia - Alavés Group
Manager	Paolo Tramezzani
Stadium	Stadion Aldo Drosina
HNL	Preseason
Croatian Cup	Preseason
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 NK Istra 1961 season is the club's 64th season in existence and the 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.

First-team squad

As of 10 October 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	Marijan Ćorić
4	DF	AUT	Dario Marešić
5	DF	FIN	Ville Koski
7	MF	CRO	Slavko Blagojević
8	MF	CRO	Antonio Maurić
9	FW	BIH	Hamza Jaganjac
11	FW	CRO	Mateo Lisica
12	GK	CRO	Marko Juršić
16	DF	CRO	Luka Bogdan
17	DF	CMR	Stephane Keller (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
18	MF	NGA	Israel Isaac Ayuma
20	DF	MDA	Iurie Iovu
21	GK	CRO	Lovro Majkić
22	MF	CRO	Matej Vuk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	CRO	Moris Valinčić
26	DF	GER	Marcel Heister
27	MF	CRO	Ivan Ćalušić
29	FW	GEO	Giorgi Gagua
31	MF	MTN	Beyatt Lekweiry
36	MF	BIH	Irfan Ramić
40	GK	CRO	Jan Paus-Kunšt
44	DF	VEN	Andrés Ferro
70	FW	NGA	Salim Fago Lawal
71	MF	GAB	André Biyogo Poko
75	FW	FRA	Elias Filet
77	MF	CRO	Mario Čuić
97	DF	BIH	Advan Kadušić

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Carlo Jurak	Uljanik	Back from loan	15 June 2023
DF	Luka Bradarić	Dugopolje	Back from loan	15 June 2023
MF	Tomislav Duvnjak	Sesvete	Back from loan	15 June 2023
MF	Sebastian Nebyla	Jablonec	Back from loan	26 June 2024	^[2]
FW	Hamza Jaganjac	Adana Demirspor	Free	1 July 2024	^[3]
FW	Giorgi Gagua	Deportivo Alavés B	Free	11 July 2024	^[4]
DF	Andrés Ferro	Metropolitanos	Undisclosed	12 July 2024	^[5]
DF	Stephane Keller	Deportivo Alavés	Loan	22 July 2024	^[6]
MF	Beyatt Lekweiry	AS Douanes	Undisclosed	1 August 2024	^[7]
DF	Marcel Heister	Ludogorets Razgrad	Free	9 August 2024	^[8]
DF	Luka Bogdan	Ternana	Free	24 September 2024	^[9]
MF	André Biyogo Poko	No team	Free	10 October 2024	^[10]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Darwin Matheus	No team	Free	11 June 2024	^[11]
MF	Frano Mlinar	Zrinjski Mostar	Free	12 June 2024	^[12]
MF	Marko Cukon	Radomlje	Free	25 June 2024	^[13]
MF	Sebastian Nebyla	Jablonec	Undisclosed	26 June 2024	^[2]
FW	Hamza Jaganjac	Adana Demirspor	Back from loan	29 June 2024	^[3]
GK	Marino Bulat	No team	Free	29 June 2024	^[14]
DF	Luka Bradarić	No team	Free	29 June 2024	^[14]
DF	Ante Majstorović	Rijeka	Free	29 June 2024	^[14]
DF	Mladen Devetak	Palermo	Back from loan	30 June 2024	^[15]
FW	Emmanuel Ekong	Empoli	Back from loan	30 June 2024	^[15]
DF	Luka Hujber	Vejle	Undisclosed	8 July 2024	^[16]
FW	Tomislav Glavan	Opatija	Free	18 July 2024	^[17]
MF	Tomislav Duvnjak	Varaždin	Free	23 July 2024	^[18]
GK	Carlo Jurak	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
DF	Jovan Ivanišević	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
DF	Raul Kumar	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
MF	Dukan Ahmeti	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
MF	Marin Žgomba	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
FW	Lorenzo Travaglia	Uljanik	Dual registration	19 August 2024	^[19]
DF	Terrence Douglas	Eindhoven	Undisclosed	29 August 2024	^[20]
MF	Oleksandr Petrusenko	Antalyaspor	€500,000	16 September 2024	^[21]

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Total spending: €0

Total income: €500,000

Total expenditure: €500,000

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 %
SuperSport HNL	2 August 2024	TBC	Matchday 1	10	3	3	4	8	17	−9	030.00
Croatian Cup	10 September 2024		First round	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total				11	4	3	4	10	17	−7	036.36

Last updated: 20 October 2024
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Osijek	12	6	1	5	18	15	+3	19
5	Varaždin	11	4	4	3	9	7	+2	16
6	Istra 1961	11	3	3	5	8	18	−10	12
7	Šibenik	12	3	3	6	9	22	−13	12
8	Gorica	12	3	2	7	11	19	−8	11

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 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).^[22]
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
10	3	3	4	8	17	−9	12	2	2	1	7	7	0	1	1	3	1	10	−9

Last updated: 20 October 2024.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	D
Position	10	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 August 2024 1	Dinamo Zagreb	5–0	Istra 1961	Zagreb
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hoxha 13' Théophile-Catherine 19' Kulenović 28', 49' Pierre-Gabriel 79'	Report	Blagojević 28' Kadušić 40'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Mario Zebec

10 August 2024 2	Istra 1961	2–1	Gorica	Pula
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kadušić 38' Marešić 71' (pen.) 90+5' Iovu 83' Petrusenko 89'	Report	Štiglec 44' Čaić 77' Kolar 84'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,069 Referee: Ante Terzić

18 August 2024 3	Rijeka	4–0	Istra 1961	Rijeka
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rukavina 19' Pašalić 24' Ivanović 28', 66'	Report	Iovu 15' Lekweiry 45+2' Marešić 47' Majkić 52' Keller 68' Čuić 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Toni Dadić

25 August 2024 4	Istra 1961	1–1	Hajduk Split	Pula
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Heister 1' Ivanišević 37' Petrusenko 73'	Report	Livaja 60' Uremović 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 7,443 Referee: Tihomir Pejin

31 August 2024 5	Slaven Belupo	0–1	Istra 1961	Koprivnica
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Čović 82'	Report	Čuić 30' Blagojević 49' Gagua 70' Heister 81'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 547 Referee: Dario Bel

14 September 2024 6	Istra 1961	0–2	Lokomotiva	Pula
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Maurić 39' Majkić 85'	Report	Fetai 12' Goričan 28', 86' Vrbančić 66'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Ante Terzić

20 September 2024 7	Varaždin	1–0	Istra 1961	Varaždin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nekić 3' Boršić 77' Belcar 78' Poldrugač 85'	Report	Kadušić 33' Ćalušić 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Mateo Erceg

27 September 2024 8	Šibenik	0–0	Istra 1961	Šibenik
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Santini 86' Agyemang 90+1'	Report	Blagojević 15' 39' Vuk 71' Valinčić 88' Koski 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Tihomir Pejin

4 October 2024 9	Istra 1961	2–1	Osijek	Pula
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jelenić 12' (o.g.), 22' (o.g.) Marešić 58' Lekweiry 62'	Report	Pušić 34' Bukvić 58' Soldo 88'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Mateo Erceg

19 October 2024 10	Istra 1961	2–2	Dinamo Zagreb	Pula
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Blagojević 25' Valinčić 25' Keller 30' 60' Lisica 43' Heister 51' Lekweiry 53' Koski 79'	Report	Ademi 52' Torrente 56' Ristovski 63' Mišić 70' Kulenović 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Dario Bel

Croatian Football Cup

10 September 2024 R1	Tomislav	0–2	Istra 1961	Donji Andrijevci
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Balentović 26' Kokotović 45+2' 73' Galović 69' Trepšić 78'	Report	Lisica 45+2' Vuk 48' Marešić 70' (pen.) Filet 78' Ivanišević 80' Čuić 81'	Stadium: Tomislav Buhač Attendance: 850 Referee: Antonio Škobić

Player seasonal records

Updated 20 October 2024

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Mario Čuić	1	1	2
1	Dario Marešić	1	1	2
3	Marcel Heister	1	–	1
	Beyatt Lekweiry	1	–	1
	Mateo Lisica	1	–	1
	Oleksandr Petrusenko	1	–	1
Own goals		2	–	2
TOTALS		8	2	10

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Lovro Majkić	2	–	2
2	Marijan Ćorić	–	1	1
TOTALS		2	1	3

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	HNL			Croatian Cup			Total
Number	Position	Player
4	DF	Dario Marešić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF	Ville Koski	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF	Oleksandr Petrusenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Slavko Blagojević	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
8	MF	Antonio Maurić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	MF	Mateo Lisica	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	DF	Jovan Ivanišević	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
17	DF	Stephane Keller	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
20	DF	Iurie Iovu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	GK	Lovro Majkić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Matej Vuk	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
23	DF	Moris Valinčić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
26	DF	Marcel Heister	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	MF	Ivan Ćalušić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	FW	Giorgi Gagua	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	MF	Beyatt Lekweiry	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
75	FW	Elias Filet	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
77	MF	Mario Čuić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
97	DF	Advan Kadušić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
TOTALS			29	2	0	4	0	0	33	2	0

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Number	Position	Player	Total		HNL^{[n 1]}		Croatian Cup^{[n 1]}
1	GK	Marijan Ćorić	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	Dario Marešić	10	2	9+0	1	1+0	1
5	DF	Ville Koski	10	0	9+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	Oleksandr Petrusenko	6	1	4+1	1	1+0	0
7	MF	Slavko Blagojević	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	Antonio Maurić	7	0	3+3	0	1+0	0
9	FW	Hamza Jaganjac	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
11	MF	Mateo Lisica	11	1	7+3	1	1+0	0
15	DF	Jovan Ivanišević	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	Luka Bogdan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	DF	Stephane Keller	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
20	DF	Iurie Iovu	8	0	5+2	0	1+0	0
21	GK	Lovro Majkić	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	Matej Vuk	8	0	5+2	0	1+0	0
23	DF	Moris Valinčić	9	0	4+4	0	1+0	0
26	DF	Marcel Heister	9	1	7+1	1	1+0	0
27	MF	Ivan Ćalušić	7	0	5+2	0	0+0	0
29	FW	Giorgi Gagua	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0
31	MF	Beyatt Lekweiry	7	1	3+4	1	0+0	0
36	MF	Irfan Ramić	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
44	DF	Andrés Ferro	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
70	FW	Salim Fago Lawal	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0
71	MF	André Biyogo Poko	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
75	FW	Elias Filet	6	0	3+2	0	1+0	0
77	MF	Mario Čuić	5	2	1+3	1	0+1	1
97	DF	Advan Kadušić	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0

Notes

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

References

^ "Team". www.nkistra.com.
^ ^a ^b "SEBASTIAN NEBYLA OSTAJE U FK JABLONECU" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "HAMZA JAGANJAC JE SLUŽBENO IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 11.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "DOBRO NAM DOŠAO ANDRES FERRO" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "DOBRO DOŠAO STEPHANE KELLER" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "DOBRO DOŠAO BEYATT LEKOUEIRY" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "DOBRO DOŠAO MARCEL HEISTER" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 24.09.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "DOBRO NAM DOŠAO ANDRE POKO" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "IOVU PRODULJIO UGOVOR; MATHEUS NAPUŠTA ZELENO ŽUTE" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "FRANO MLINAR VIŠE NIJE IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "Radomlje u svoje redove dovelo jednog od najvećih pulskih potencijala proteklog desetljeća!" (in Croatian). ISTRASPORT. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Istra 1961 produljila s kapetanom, ali se i rastala s trojicom igrača od koji je jedan bio standardan prvotimac" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ""Zeleno-žuti" se oprostili od Devetka i Ekonga" (in Croatian). Glas Istre. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "Istra se oprostila od Hujbera, od sada nastupa za danski Vejle!" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
^ "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 18.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Bivši Dinamov junior i mladi reprezentativac napustio Istru" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 19.08.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "TERRENCE DOUGLAS VIŠE NIJE IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "OLEKSANDR PETRUSENKO OSTVARIO TRANSFER U ANTALYASPOR" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2024/2025" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

External links

Official website

[22] 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.

[note2-24] First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.

[1] "Team". www.nkistra.com.

[nebyla-2] "SEBASTIAN NEBYLA OSTAJE U FK JABLONECU" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[jaganjac-3] "HAMZA JAGANJAC JE SLUŽBENO IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[4] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 11.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[5] "DOBRO NAM DOŠAO ANDRES FERRO" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[6] "DOBRO DOŠAO STEPHANE KELLER" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[7] "DOBRO DOŠAO BEYATT LEKOUEIRY" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[8] "DOBRO DOŠAO MARCEL HEISTER" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

[9] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 24.09.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[10] "DOBRO NAM DOŠAO ANDRE POKO" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[11] "IOVU PRODULJIO UGOVOR; MATHEUS NAPUŠTA ZELENO ŽUTE" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[12] "FRANO MLINAR VIŠE NIJE IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[13] "Radomlje u svoje redove dovelo jednog od najvećih pulskih potencijala proteklog desetljeća!" (in Croatian). ISTRASPORT. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[departures1-14] "Istra 1961 produljila s kapetanom, ali se i rastala s trojicom igrača od koji je jedan bio standardan prvotimac" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[departures2-15] ""Zeleno-žuti" se oprostili od Devetka i Ekonga" (in Croatian). Glas Istre. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[16] "Istra se oprostila od Hujbera, od sada nastupa za danski Vejle!" (in Croatian). Regional Express. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

[17] "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 18.07.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[18] "Bivši Dinamov junior i mladi reprezentativac napustio Istru" (in Croatian). Germanijak. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[uljanik-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Zapisnik izvršenih registracija 19.08.2024" (PDF) (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[20] "TERRENCE DOUGLAS VIŠE NIJE IGRAČ ISTRE 1961" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[21] "OLEKSANDR PETRUSENKO OSTVARIO TRANSFER U ANTALYASPOR" (in Croatian). NK Istra 1961. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[23] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2024/2025" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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