2023–24 NK Osijek season

Osijek

2023–24 season
Owner	Lőrinc Mészáros
President	Ferenc Sakalj
Head coach	Stjepan Tomas (until 3 October 2023) Zoran Zekić (13 October 2023 - 21 May 2024)
Stadium	Opus Arena
HNL	4th
Croatian Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Ramón Miérez (19) All: Ramón Miérez (21)
Highest home attendance	12,222 v Dinamo Zagreb (3 September 2023)
Lowest home attendance	3,939 v Slaven Belupo (17 December 2023)
Average home league attendance	7,418
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 NK Osijek season was the club's 110th season in existence and the 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. This was the first season for Osijek to play their home matches on the newly built Opus Arena.^[1]

Players

As of 11 February 2024^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CRO Jan Hlapčić 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 13 FW  ARG Ramón Miérez 15 GK  CRO Marko Barešić 17 DF  CRO Šime Gržan 18 MF  ALB Enis Çokaj (on loan from Panathinaikos) 20 DF  CRO Marin Prekodravac 22 DF  CRO Roko Jurišić 23 MF  CRO Petar Brlek 24 FW  CRO Filip Živković 28 DF  CRO Slavko Bralić

No. Pos. Nation Player 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  UKR Oleksandr Drambayev (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 66 MF  SUI Petar Pušić 98 MF  CRO Šimun Mikolčić 99 FW  SVK Ladislav Almási (on loan from Baník Ostrava)

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Uwem Alexander	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Return from loan	15 June 2023
DF	Slavko Bralić	Gorica	Return from loan	15 June 2023
DF	Luka Zebec	BSK Bijelo Brdo	Return from loan	15 June 2023
MF	Amer Hiroš	Šibenik	Return from loan	15 June 2023
FW	Mirlind Daku	Mura	Return from loan	15 June 2023
FW	Kristian Fućak	Gorica	Return from loan	15 June 2023
FW	Vinko Petković	Gorica	Return from loan	15 June 2023
DF	Stefanos Evangelou	Sheriff Tiraspol	Free	20 June 2023	[3]
DF	Renan Guedes	Sheriff Tiraspol	Free	24 June 2023	[4]
DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	Shakhtar Donetsk	Loan	1 July 2023	[5]
MF	Petar Pušić	Grasshopper	Free	17 July 2023	[6]
DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	Ararat-Armenia	Loan	21 July 2023	[7]
DF	André Duarte	Reggiana	Loan	30 August 2023	[8]
DF	Jovan Manev	Adana Demirspor	Loan	5 September 2023	[9]
MF	Denys Harmash	Dynamo Kyiv	Free	6 September 2023	[10]
MF	Šimun Mikolčić	Široki Brijeg	Recalled from loan	20 December 2023	[11]
GK	Franko Kolić	Posušje	Recalled from loan	21 December 2023	[12]
DF	Roko Jurišić	Mura	Undisclosed	3 January 2024	[13]
DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	Ararat-Armenia	€300,000	23 January 2024	[14]
MF	Enis Çokaj	Panathinaikos	Loan	24 January 2024	[15]
FW	Nikola Janjić	Bravo	Recalled from loan	29 January 2024	[16]
DF	André Duarte	Reggiana	€300,000	1 February 2024	[17]
FW	Ladislav Almási	Baník Ostrava	Loan	5 February 2024	[18]

Out

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Yevhen Cheberko	Columbus Crew	€1,000,000	9 June 2023	[19]
GK	Franko Kolić	Posušje	Loan	24 June 2023	[20]
DF	Mario Jurčević	Apollon Limassol	Free	30 June 2023	[21]
DF	Marin Leovac	Lokomotiva	Free	30 June 2023	[21]
MF	Diego Barri	Cultural Leonesa	Free	30 June 2023	[21]
FW	Mihret Topčagić	Free agent	End of contract	30 June 2023	[21]
DF	Uwem Alexander	Bjelovar	Free	4 July 2023	[22]
FW	Mirlind Daku	Rubin Kazan	€1,200,000	11 July 2023	[23]
FW	Nikola Janjić	Bravo	Loan	14 July 2023	[24]
DF	Ivan Cvijanović	Šibenik	Loan	20 July 2023	[25]
GK	Tin Sajko	Vukovar 1991	Dual registration	21 July 2023	[26]
DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	Basel	€3,000,000	18 August 2023	[27]
MF	Ognjen Bakić	Trabzonspor	Released	21 August 2023	[28]
FW	Vinko Petković	Rudeš	Loan	25 August 2023	[29]
FW	Josip Špoljarić	Zalaegerszeg	Released	28 August 2023	[30]
MF	Mihael Žaper	Hajduk Split	€1,000,000	4 September 2023	[31]
DF	Stefanos Evangelou	Zalaegerszeg	Loan	7 September 2023	[32]
MF	Šimun Mikolčić	Široki Brijeg	Loan	8 September 2023	[33]
DF	Jovan Manev	Adana Demirspor	Recalled from loan	18 December 2023	[34]
MF	Ivan Fiolić	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger	Released	18 December 2023	[35]
MF	Amer Hiroš	Željezničar Sarajevo	Released	12 January 2024	[36]
DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	Ararat-Armenia	Return from loan	12 January 2024	[14]
MF	Denys Harmash	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Released	16 January 2024	[37]
GK	Tin Sajko	Jarun	Loan	21 January 2024	[38]
MF	Mijo Caktaš	Sivasspor	Released	31 January 2024	[39]
DF	André Duarte	Reggiana	Return from loan	1 February 2024	[17]
FW	Nikola Janjić	Komárno	Loan	7 February 2024	[40]

Total Spending: €600,000

Total Income: €6,200,000

Net Income: €5,600,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
SuperSport HNL	22 July 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	4th	36	16	9	11	62	43	+19	044.44
Croatian Cup	26 September 2023	27 February 2024	First round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	066.67
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023	17 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	4	3	0	1	7	8	−1	075.00
Total					43	21	9	13	74	53	+21	048.84

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

Main article: 2023–24 Croatian Football League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Rijeka	36	23	5	8	69	30	+39	74	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
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
5	Lokomotiva	36	12	15	9	52	45	+7	51
6	Varaždin	36	10	12	14	39	47	−8	42

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).^[41]
Notes:

1. The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup winners qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Dinamo Zagreb) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was 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
36	16	9	11	62	43	+19	57	9	5	4	34	15	+19	7	4	7	28	28	0

Last updated: 26 May 2024.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	6	5	7	6	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Osijek v Slaven Belupo

22 July 2023 1	Osijek	6–1	Slaven Belupo	Osijek
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Miérez 4' Caktaš 18' Fućak 36' Nejašmić 63' Bukvić 71' Lovrić 83'	Report	Martinaga  18' Crnac 29' Mioč  31' Cascini  35' Manaj  57'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 9,992 Referee: Jakov Titlić

Rudeš v Osijek

30 July 2023 2	Rudeš	3–4	Osijek	Zagreb
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lazarov 23' Pasariček 34', 39' Ljubanović  57' Camara  81'	Report	Miérez 43' Mkrtchyan  45+2' Fiolić  45+5' Caktaš 76', 83', 89' Evangelou  87'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 872 Referee: Mario Zebec

Istra 1961 v Osijek

13 August 2023 4	Istra 1961	4–4	Osijek	Pula
18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Erceg  11' Majstorović 28' Nebyla 50' Guedes 84' (o.g.) Mkrtchyan 90+1' (o.g.) Ćorić  90+7'	Report	Mkrtchyan 22' Fiolić  39' Evangelou  43' Caktaš 48'  76' Lovrić 58' (pen.) Nejašmić 60' Hiroš  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,133 Referee: Igor Pajač

Osijek v Gorica

20 August 2023 5	Osijek	1–0	Gorica	Osijek
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Caktaš 30'  43' Brlek  66'	Report		Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 6,679 Referee: Ante Čulina

Lokomotiva v Osijek

26 August 2023 6	Lokomotiva	2–2	Osijek	Zagreb
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bubanja 63' Mersinaj  66' Kulenović  75' 90+5' Bulatović  90+2' Kalaica  90+3' Marić  90+7'	Report	Caktaš 31' Pušić  89' Jugović 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 912 Referee: Duje Strukan

Osijek v Dinamo Zagreb

3 September 2023 7	Osijek	2–3	Dinamo Zagreb	Osijek
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Miérez 7' Bukvić  25' 47' Lovrić  36' Caktaš  45+2' Guedes  53'	Report	Perić  58' Emreli 70' Petković 87' (pen.), 90+9' (pen.)	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 12,222 Referee: Mario Zebec

Rijeka v Osijek

16 September 2023 8	Rijeka	2–1	Osijek	Rijeka
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Selahi  45+1' Pjaca 47', 55'	Report	Manev  31' Pušić  45+1' 85' Harmash  67' Lovrić  69' Živković  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 6,373 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

Osijek v Varaždin

22 September 2023 9	Osijek	1–1	Varaždin	Osijek
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Miérez 54' Bukvić  61' Pušić  75' Manev  77'	Report	Elezi 14'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 5,777 Referee: Igor Pajač

Slaven Belupo v Osijek

30 September 2023 10	Slaven Belupo	1–0	Osijek	Koprivnica
19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lepinjica  41' Mioč 54' Bosec  60' Ortiz  88' Sušak  90+3'	Report	Gržan  65' Manev  88' Lovrić  90+3' Hiroš  90+6'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 708 Referee: Ante Čulina

Osijek v Rudeš

7 October 2023 11	Osijek	3–0	Rudeš	Osijek
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bukvić  3' Miérez 45+1' Fiolić 80' Nejašmić 90+4'	Report	Srbljinović  37' Topić  79' Kovačević  90+4'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Ante Terzić

Hajduk Split v Osijek

22 October 2023 12	Hajduk Split	0–2	Osijek	Split
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Šarlija  25' Sigur  32' Diallo  84'	Report	Gržan  34' Brlek 46' Omerović  61' Lovrić  68' Lučić 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 22,605 Referee: Fran Jović

Osijek v Istra 1961

28 October 2023 13	Osijek	3–1	Istra 1961	Osijek
18:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jugović 47', 68', 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Devetak  37' Petrusenko  74' Douglas  90+1' Filet 90+5'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 6,928 Referee: Jakov Titlić

Gorica v Osijek

4 November 2023 14	Gorica	3–0	Osijek	Velika Gorica
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Štiglec 45+2' Pršir  63' 87' Soldo 83'	Report	Jugović  41' Omerović  61' Bralić  72'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Duje Strukan

Osijek v Hajduk Split

8 November 2023 3	Osijek	0–1	Hajduk Split	Osijek
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Sahiti  41' Livaja 42'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,105 Referee: Ante Čulina

Osijek v Lokomotiva

11 November 2023 15	Osijek	1–1	Lokomotiva	Osijek
18:10 CET (UTC+01:00)	Fiolić  62' 88' Omerović  90+2'	Report	Tuci 11' Kanižaj  72'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,817 Referee: Mateo Erceg

Dinamo Zagreb v Osijek

25 November 2023 16	Dinamo Zagreb	2–1	Osijek	Zagreb
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bulat 24' Vidović 90'	Report	Gržan  8' Lovrić  34' Drambayev  65' Matković 75' Brlek  90'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Duje Strukan

Osijek v Rijeka

2 December 2023 17	Osijek	0–0	Rijeka	Osijek
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bralić  29' Miérez  87'	Report	Smolčić  27' Pašalić  64' Janković  68' Dilaver  90+3' Obregón  90+5'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 7,425 Referee: Mateo Erceg

Varaždin v Osijek

10 December 2023 18	Varaždin	2–2	Osijek	Varaždin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Postonjski 38' (pen.) Pilj 69' Zelenika  85'	Report	Miérez 6' Caktaš  41' Duarte  76' Bralić 90+2' Brlek  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Fran Jović

Osijek v Slaven Belupo

17 December 2023 19	Osijek	4–1	Slaven Belupo	Osijek
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lovrić 17', 32' Prekodravac  45' Omerović 49' Miérez 88'	Report	Šakota 66'  72' Boras  85'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 3,939 Referee: Ante Čulina

Osijek v Rudeš

27 January 2024 20	Osijek	2–0	Rudeš	Osijek
14:50 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lovrić 14' Miérez 26'  70' Prekodravac  34' Jugović  89'	Report	Šehić  72' Pavlović  87'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Menelaos Antoniou

Osijek v Hajduk Split

3 February 2024 21	Osijek	1–1	Hajduk Split	Osijek
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Omerović  57' Bralić  69' Miérez 72' Matković  75' Pušić  90+3'	Report	Mikanović  28' Uremović 57'  80'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,711 Referee: Igor Pajač

Istra 1961 v Osijek

10 February 2024 22	Istra 1961	1–0	Osijek	Pula
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kadušić  27' Erceg  32' Ekong 43' Čuić  64'	Report	Malenica  43' Jugović  90+10'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

Osijek v Gorica

18 February 2024 23	Osijek	3–0	Gorica	Osijek
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Miérez 50' Pušić 63' Almási 72'	Report	Soldo  47' Lazarov  84'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Fran Jović

Lokomotiva v Osijek

23 February 2024 24	Lokomotiva	1–1	Osijek	Zagreb
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Smakaj 31'  90+8' Mersinaj  45'	Report	Miérez 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 822 Referee: Mateo Erceg

Osijek v Dinamo Zagreb

3 March 2024 25	Osijek	1–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Osijek
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bukvić 27' Çokaj  53' Miérez  87'	Report	Kulenović  87' 90+4' Petković  90+8'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,450 Referee: Igor Pajač

Rijeka v Osijek

10 March 2024 26	Rijeka	3–0	Osijek	Rijeka
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hodža 21', 23', 63' Veiga  59'	Report	Çokaj  36' Pušić  54'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Duje Strukan

Osijek v Varaždin

15 March 2024 27	Osijek	0–1	Varaždin	Osijek
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matković  39' Pušić  48' Bukvić  51' Miérez  90+3'	Report	Belcar 13' Jelenić  17' Drožđek  90+1'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Mateo Erceg

Slaven Belupo v Osijek

29 March 2024 28	Slaven Belupo	0–1	Osijek	Koprivnica
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Božić  11' Štefulj  36' Jelić Balta  70' Pllana  82'	Report	Miérez 6'  90+4' Bralić  69'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Fran Jović

Rudeš v Osijek

5 April 2024 29	Rudeš	2–3	Osijek	Zagreb
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mrčela 11', 79'  81' Mašala  19' Magđinski  28' Vukmanović  45+1' Petković  71' Golem  89'	Report	Pušić 35'  62' Lovrić 56', 59' Brlek  61' Nejašmić  90+2'	Stadium: ŠC Rudeš Attendance: 700 Referee: Ante Terzić

Hajduk Split v Osijek

14 April 2024 30	Hajduk Split	1–2	Osijek	Split
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Trajkovski 28' Sahiti  56' N. Kalinić  81'	Report	Matković 19' Miérez 42' Mkrtchyan  71' Çokaj  82' Kolić  90+7'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 0 Referee: Fran Jović

Osijek v Istra 1961

20 April 2024 31	Osijek	1–2	Istra 1961	Osijek
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Miérez 14' Bralić  37' Lovrić  45'	Report	Vuk 39'  63' Valinčić  42' Filet  45+4' Ekong 51' Petrusenko  84'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 5,782 Referee: Ante Čulina

Gorica v Osijek

28 April 2024 32	Gorica	0–3	Osijek	Velika Gorica
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Miérez 45+1', 52', 80' Guedes  71'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 812 Referee: Fran Jović

Osijek v Lokomotiva

4 May 2024 33	Osijek	3–1	Lokomotiva	Osijek
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nejašmić  64' Matković 65', 79' Miérez 76'	Report	Bubanja  52' Bartolec  57' Šotiček 90'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 7,102 Referee: Jakov Titlić

Dinamo Zagreb v Osijek

11 May 2024 34	Dinamo Zagreb	1–0	Osijek	Zagreb
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ristovski  35' Ademi 73' Špikić  81'	Report	Duarte  63' Guedes  64' Fućak  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 18,126 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

Osijek v Rijeka

19 May 2024 35	Osijek	2–0	Rijeka	Osijek
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jurišić 5' Omerović  57' Matković 72' Bralić  81' Prekodravac  81'	Report	Čabraja  21' Banda  68' Fruk  83' Smolčić  84' Dilaver  84'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 10,112 Referee: Duje Strukan

Varaždin v Osijek

25 May 2024 36	Varaždin	0–2	Osijek	Varaždin
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nekić  32' Ba  57'	Report	Miérez 65' Bukvić 68' Fućak  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Ante Terzić

Croatian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup

Kutjevo v Osijek

26 September 2023 First round	Kutjevo	1–4	Osijek	Kutjevo
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Antunović 18'	Report	Lovrić 27' Caktaš 45+1' Bralić 53' Miérez 90+1'	Stadium: ŠRC Kutjevo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Goran Pečarić

Karlovac 1919 v Osijek

31 October 2023 Second round	Karlovac 1919	0–1	Osijek	Karlovac
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Stepinac  83'	Report	Drambayev  15' Lovrić 21' (pen.) Pušić  65' Mkrtchyan  72'	Stadium: Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jakov Titlić

Lokomotiva v Osijek

27 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Lokomotiva	1–0	Osijek	Zagreb
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mersinaj  45'  62' Mudražija 51'  87' Marić  90+7'	Report	Gržan  32' Bralić  50' Guedes  73'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 650 Referee: Patrik Kolarić

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Osijek v Zalaegerszeg

27 July 2023 First leg	Osijek	1–0	Zalaegerszeg	Osijek, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Miérez  50' 90+1' Bukvić  80'	Report	Ubochioma  48' Tajti  53'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 12,011 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Zalaegerszeg v Osijek

3 August 2023 Second leg	Zalaegerszeg	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	Osijek	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ikoba  42' 82' Huszti  63' Gergényi  70' Mocsi  84'	Report	Gergényi 9' (o.g.) Mkrtchyan  72' Špoljarić 73' Malenica  90' Brlek  90+7'	Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

Third qualifying round

Adana Demirspor v Osijek

10 August 2023 First leg	Adana Demirspor	5–1	Osijek	Adana. Turkey
21:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)	Svensson 3' Sari 16' Ndiaye 52', 67' (pen.) Belhanda  72' Erdoğan 88'	Report	Brlek  65' Lovrić  66' Malenica  66' Gržan 73' (pen.) Evangelou  78'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 17,719 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Osijek v Adana Demirspor

17 August 2023 Second leg	Osijek	3–2 (4–7 agg.)	Adana Demirspor	Osijek, Croatia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lovrić  15' Bukvić  17' Nejašmić 43' Caktaš 59' Gržan  76' 82' (pen.) Brlek  84'	Report	Ndiaye  28' Sari 31' Stambouli  42' Gravillon  71' Güler  82' Nani  84' Erdoğan 90+1'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 8,444 Referee: John Brooks (England)

Friendlies

Pre-season

Graničar Laze v Osijek

25 June 2023 Friendly	Graničar Laze	0–9[A]	Osijek	Laze
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Bralić 5' Babić 13' (o.g.) Caktaš 18' Bukvić 35' Miérez 37', 39' Špoljarić 49', 54' Gržan 58'	Stadium: Poloj Attendance: 400

Osijek v Bohemians 1905

2 July 2023 Friendly	Osijek	3–2	Bohemians 1905	Radenci, Slovenia
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bukvić 62' Gržan 75' Živković 80'	Report	Kozák 37' Prekop 65'	Stadium: Nogometno igrišče Referee: Slavko Nemet

Osijek v Petrolul Ploiești

5 July 2023 Friendly	Osijek	1–1	Petrolul Ploiești	Križevci pri Ljutomeru, Slovenia
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Evangelou  43' Špoljarić 85'	Report	Budescu 34'

Osijek v Fehérvár

8 July 2023 Friendly	Osijek	0–2	Fehérvár	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lovrić  10'	Report	Houri  10' Kastrati 42' Zeke  51' Schön  57' Kodro 90+2'	Stadium: NK POLET (SMnM)

Shabab Al Ahli v Osijek

15 July 2023 Friendly	Shabab Al Ahli	0–2	Osijek	Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Lovrić 16' Evangelou 55'	Stadium: Sportski centar FSS

On-season (2023)

Osijek v Puskás Akadémia

9 September 2023 Friendly	Osijek	1–1	Puskás Akadémia	Osijek, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Duarte 13'	Report	Gruber 6'	Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,000

Olimpija Osijek v Osijek

12 September 2023 Friendly	Olimpija Osijek	0–9[A]	Osijek	Osijek
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Caktaš Miérez Nejašmić Gržan (pen.) Brlek Ivančan Prekodravac	Stadium: NK Olimpija Attendance: 300

Vukovar 1991 v Osijek

14 October 2023 Friendly	Vukovar 1991	2–0	Osijek	Vukovar
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Knöll 9' Mustedanagić 29'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Vukovar Attendance: 300

Fruškogorac Ilok v Osijek

15 November 2023 Friendly	Fruškogorac Ilok	0–6	Osijek	Ilok
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Lovrić Pušić Hiroš	Stadium: Stadion Tomislav Bošnjak

Mid-season

Osijek v Zrinski Osječko 1664

10 January 2024 Friendly	Osijek	3–1	Zrinski Osječko 1664	Osijek
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Baković 60' Pušić 81' Jurišić 89'	Report	Unušić 57'	Stadium: Opus Arena (training ground) Attendance: 50 Referee: Dario Bel

Koper v Osijek

13 January 2024 Friendly	Koper	0–2	Osijek	Koper, Slovenia
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Bralić 32' Guedes  59' Zahirović 75'	Stadium: Athletic Stadium Bonifika Attendance: 100 Referee: Mateo Tozan

Osijek v Celje

16 January 2024 Friendly	Osijek	0–1	Celje	Novigrad, Croatia
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Prutsev 54' Dulca  79'	Stadium: Laco Stadium Referee: Amel Dizdarević

Osijek v Makedonija G.P.

20 January 2024 Friendly	Osijek	0–0	Makedonija G.P.	Petrovija, Croatia
10:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zahirović  58'	Report		Stadium: NK Petrovija Referee: Mateo Čalić

Osijek v Fehérvár

20 January 2024 Friendly	Osijek	2–0	Fehérvár	Novigrad, Croatia
14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nejašmić  20' Omerović 69' Miérez 80'	Report	Szabó  20' Bese  66' Schön  67' Csongvai  69'	Stadium: Laco Stadium Referee: Amel Dizdarević

On-season (2024)

TSC v Osijek

23 March 2024 Friendly	TSC	2–1	Osijek	Bačka Topola, Serbia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Rakonjac 6' Vlalukin  42' Čolić  49' Đorđević 78' Ćirković  80'	Report	Miérez 14'	Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 500

Player seasonal records

Updated 26 May 2024

Goals

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
1	Ramón Miérez	19	1	1	21
2	Mijo Caktaš	7	1	1	9
	Kristijan Lovrić	7	–	2	9
4	Anton Matković	5	–	–	5
5	Domagoj Bukvić	4	–	–	4
	Vedran Jugović	4	–	–	4
	Darko Nejašmić	3	1	–	4
8	Petar Pušić	3	–	–	3
9	Ivan Fiolić	2	–	–	2
	Slavko Bralić	1	–	1	2
	Šime Gržan	–	2	–	2
12	Ladislav Almási	1	–	–	1
	Petar Brlek	1	–	–	1
	Kristian Fućak	1	–	–	1
	Roko Jurišić	1	–	–	1
	Styopa Mkrtchyan	1	–	–	1
	Nail Omerović	1	–	–	1
	Josip Špoljarić	–	1	–	1
Own goals		1	1	–	2
TOTALS		62	7	5	74

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	League	Europe	Cup	Total
1	Marko Malenica	7	1	1	9
2	Franko Kolić	3	–	–	3
TOTALS		10	1	1	12

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number	Position	Player	HNL			Europe			Croatian Cup			Total
3	DF	André Duarte	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	DF	Jovan Manev	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
6	MF	Darko Nejašmić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	MF	Vedran Jugović	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	FW	Kristian Fućak	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	MF	Mijo Caktaš	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	FW	Ramón Miérez	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
14	MF	Ivan Fiolić	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	DF	Šime Gržan	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
18	MF	Enis Çokaj	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	MF	Denys Harmash	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	DF	Marin Prekodravac	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
23	MF	Petar Brlek	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
24	FW	Filip Živković	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	DF	Slavko Bralić	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1
31	GK	Marko Malenica	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
34	FW	Anton Matković	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
36	MF	Nail Omerović	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
38	GK	Franko Kolić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
39	FW	Domagoj Bukvić	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
41	DF	Stefanos Evangelou	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
42	DF	Renan Guedes	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
44	FW	Kristijan Lovrić	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
55	DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
66	MF	Petar Pušić	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
79	MF	Amer Hiroš	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTALS			79	0	2	13	0	0	6	0	0	98	0	2

Appearances and goals

Number	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
			Total		HNL[n 1]		Conference League[n 1]		Croatian Cup[n 1]
3	DF	André Duarte	32	0	29+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
4	DF	Jovan Manev	8	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	Krešimir Vrbanac	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	20	1	7+7	1	4+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	Darko Nejašmić	43	4	31+5	3	4+0	1	2+1	0
7	MF	Vedran Jugović	33	4	11+16	4	3+1	0	1+1	0
8	FW	Kristian Fućak	9	1	1+5	1	1+2	0	0+0	0
10	FW	Josip Špoljarić	3	1	0+0	0	0+3	1	0+0	0
11	MF	Mijo Caktaš	22	9	11+6	7	4+0	1	1+0	1
13	FW	Ramón Miérez	41	21	34+0	19	4+0	1	2+1	1
14	MF	Ivan Fiolić	15	2	4+7	2	0+3	0	1+0	0
15	GK	Marko Barešić	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF	Šime Gržan	37	2	16+14	0	4+0	2	2+1	0
18	MF	Enis Çokaj	16	0	11+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	Denys Harmash	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	DF	Marin Prekodravac	21	0	11+8	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
22	DF	Roko Jurišić	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	Petar Brlek	31	1	16+10	1	4+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	Filip Živković	8	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	Luka Barić	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
26	MF	Ante Barišić	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	Slavko Bralić	28	2	24+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
31	GK	Marko Malenica	34	0	28+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
32	FW	Andrej Mićić	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	Anton Matković	19	5	9+9	5	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	Luka Zebec	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
36	MF	Nail Omerović	31	1	18+9	1	0+1	0	2+1	0
37	DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
38	GK	Franko Kolić	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	Domagoj Bukvić	40	4	30+5	4	1+2	0	2+0	0
41	DF	Stefanos Evangelou	6	0	4+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
41	FW	Amar Zahirović	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	DF	Renan Guedes	25	0	14+8	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
44	FW	Kristijan Lovrić	30	9	14+11	7	2+1	0	2+0	2
55	DF	Oleksandr Drambayev	20	0	12+4	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
66	MF	Petar Pušić	39	3	25+7	3	2+2	0	3+0	0
79	MF	Amer Hiroš	8	0	0+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
98	MF	Šimun Mikolčić	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	Ladislav Almási	10	1	1+8	1	0+0	0	1+0	0

Notes

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

1. The game was played with 35 minute halves.

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