2025–26 NK Osijek season
| 2025–26 season | |
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| Owner | NK OS d.o.o. |
| President | Ferenc Sakalj |
| Head coach | Simon Rožman (until 29 October 2025) Željko Sopić (since 29 October 2025) |
| Stadium | Opus Arena |
| HNL | 8th |
| Croatian Cup | Round of 16 |
The 2025–26 NK Osijek season is the club's 79th season in existence and the 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football.
Players
- As of 4 December 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Stanislav Shopov | CSKA Sofia | Free | 2 June 2025 | [2] |
| FW | Marino Žeravica | Hajduk Split | Free | 16 June 2025 | [3] |
| MF | Luka Vrbančić | Dinamo Zagreb | €250,000 | 26 June 2025 | [4] |
| FW | Yannick Toure | Aarau | Undisclosed | 27 June 2025 | [5] |
| DF | Krešimir Vrbanac | BSK Bijelo Brdo | Return from loan | 29 June 2025 | |
| FW | Luka Branšteter | Cibalia | Return from loan | 29 June 2025 | |
| DF | Luka Zebec | BSK Bijelo Brdo | Return from loan | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Hrvoje Babec | Riga | €300,000 | 1 July 2025 | [6] |
| GK | Nikola Ćurčija | Jarun | Undisclosed | 3 July 2025 | [7] |
| DF | David Čolina | Augsburg | Loan | 26 July 2025 | [8] |
| MF | Oleksandr Petrusenko | Antalyaspor | Free | 26 July 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Miloš Jovičić | TSC | Undisclosed | 28 August 2025 | [10] |
Out
| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mattia Del Favero | Free agent | End of contract | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| DF | Alessandro Tuia | Free agent | End of contract | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Tiago Dantas | Rijeka | End of contract | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Pedro Lima | Palmeiras | Return from loan | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Petar Pušić | Free agent | End of contract | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| FW | Hernâni Fortes | Free agent | End of contract | 27 May 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Marko Soldo | Dinamo Zagreb | €1,000,000 | 12 June 2025 | [12] |
| MF | Hrvoje Babec | Riga | Return from loan | 30 June 2025 | [6] |
| FW | Luka Branšteter | Graničar Županja | End of contract | 10 July 2025 | [13] |
| DF | Luka Zebec | Đakovo Croatia | Loan | 22 August 2025 | [14] |
| FW | Justice Ohajunwa | Milsami Orhei | Loan | 2 September 2025 | [15] |
| GK | Jan Hlapčić | Đakovo Croatia | Dual registration | 5 September 2025 | [16] |
| FW | Krešimir Vrbanac | BSK Bijelo Brdo | Dual registration | 5 September 2025 | [16] |
| MF | Miloš Jovičić | Đakovo Croatia | Dual registration | 5 September 2025 | [16] |
| FW | Marino Žeravica | Dugopolje | Dual registration | 5 September 2025 | [16] |
Total Spending: €550,000
Total Income: €1,000,000
Net Income: €450,000
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| SuperSport HNL | 2 August 2025 | May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 11.76 | |
| Croatian Cup | 24 September 2025 | 3 December 2025 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 15.79 | ||||
Last updated: 14 December 2025
Source: Soccerway
SuperSport HNL
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rijeka | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 21 | |
| 7 | Gorica | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiva | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Vukovar 1991 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | Osijek | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 13 | Relegation to First Football League |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. 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).[17]
Notes:
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).[17]
Notes:
- ^ The 2025–26 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: SuperSport HNL
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 2 August 2025 1 | Osijek | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Osijek |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,502 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Osijek | 0–0 | Rijeka | Osijek |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 6,132 Referee: Ante Čulina |
| 17 August 2025 3 | Varaždin | 0–0 | Osijek | Varaždin |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Igor Pajač |
| 24 August 2025 4 | Osijek | 0–2 | Hajduk Split | Osijek |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 11,383 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
| 1 September 2025 5 | Lokomotiva | 1–1 | Osijek | Zagreb |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 561 Referee: Ivan Vukančić |
| 14 September 2025 6 | Osijek | 4–0 | Vukovar 1991 | Osijek |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Ante Čulina |
| 21 September 2025 7 | Istra 1961 | 2–1 | Osijek | Pula |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Patrik Kolarić |
| 28 September 2025 8 | Gorica | 0–1 | Osijek | Velika Gorica |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Duje Strukan |
| 4 October 2025 9 | Slaven Belupo | 2–1 | Osijek | Koprivnica |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Ante Čulina |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | Osijek | Zagreb |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 13,836 Referee: Mateo Erceg |
| 27 October 2025 11 | Rijeka | 4–2 | Osijek | Rijeka |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Ante Čulina |
| 2 November 2025 12 | Osijek | 0–0 | Varaždin | Osijek |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Patrik Kolarić |
| 8 November 2025 13 | Hajduk Split | 2–0 | Osijek | Split |
| 17:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
| 23 November 2025 14 | Osijek | 1–1 | Lokomotiva | Osijek |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Ivan Vukančić |
| 28 November 2025 15 | Vukovar 1991 | 2–2 | Osijek | Vinkovci |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Antonio Melnjak |
| 7 December 2025 16 | Osijek | 1–5 | Istra 1961 | Osijek |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 2,734 Referee: Igor Pajač |
| 13 December 2025 17 | Osijek | 1–1 | Gorica | Osijek |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Patrik Pavlešić |
Croatian Cup
| 24 September 2025 First round | Uljanik | 0–4 | Osijek | Pula |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Veruda Attendance: 400 Referee: Antonio Melnjak |
| 3 December 2025 Second round | Varaždin | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Osijek | Varaždin |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Duje Strukan | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 6–4 | Szentlőrinc | Osijek, Croatia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena (training ground) Attendance: 0 |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 6–0 | Kozármisleny | Osijek, Croatia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena (training ground) Attendance: 0 |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 4–1[A] | Olimpia Satu Mare | Lendava, Slovenia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Lendava Sports Park |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Söchau, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Kräuterdorfstadion Söchau Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 17 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 0–1 | Újpest | Radomlje, Slovenia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Sports park Radomlje |
| 24 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 1–1 | Cibalia | Osijek |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena (training ground) Attendance: 0 |
| 25 July 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 4–0 | Slaven Belupo | Osijek |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Domagoj Kurtović |
On-season (2025)
| 10 October 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 2–1 | Kozármisleny | Osijek, Croatia |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena (training ground) Attendance: 0 |
| 14 November 2025 Friendly | Osijek | 2–1 | TSC | Osijek, Croatia |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 0 |
Player seasonal records
Updated 4 December 2025
Goals
| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Čolina | – | 1 | 1 |
| Arnel Jakupović | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Oleksandr Petrusenko | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Stanislav Shopov | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Yannick Toure | – | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets
| Rank | Name | League | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Malenica | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
| Number | Position | Player | HNL | Croatian Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Krešimir Vrbanac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Hrvoje Babec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Vedran Jugović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Emin Hasić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Anton Matković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Appearances and goals
| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | HNL[n 1] | Croatian Cup[n 1] | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Nikola Ćurčija | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Krešimir Vrbanac | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Styopa Mkrtchyan | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Hrvoje Babec | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Vedran Jugović | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Šimun Mikolčić | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Yannick Toure | 2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Nail Omerović | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jon Mersinaj | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Oleksandr Petrusenko | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Arnel Jakupović | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Niko Farkaš | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Roko Jurišić | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Luka Vrbančić | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Filip Živković | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Luka Jelenić | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Marko Malenica | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Emin Hasić | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Anton Matković | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | David Čolina | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | Domagoj Bukvić | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Fran Peček | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Renan Guedes | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | Ivan Barić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | Ivano Kolarik | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Ivan Cvijanović | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | Miloš Jovičić | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ The game was played with 60 minute halves.
References
- ^ "Igrači – Prva momčad" [Players – First Team] (in Croatian). NK Osijek. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Stanislav Shopov potpisao za NK Osijek!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Marino Žeravica novi je Bijelo-plavi!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Luka Vrbančić novo pojačanje u veznom redu!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Yannick Toure preuzeo „devetku" na Opus Areni!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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