2020–21 NK Istra 1961 season

NK Istra 1961
2020–21 season
Owner	Baskonia - Alavés Group
Manager	Ivan Prelec; Fausto Budicin
Stadium	Stadion Aldo Drosina
Prva HNL	10th
Croatian Cup	Pre-season

The 2020–21 NK Istra 1961 season is the club's 60th season in existence and the 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Istra 1961 will participate in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 September 2020[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
2	DF	CRO	Luka Hujber
3	DF	ESP	Sergi González (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
4	DF	ESP	Rafael Páez (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
6	DF	CRO	Petar Bosančić
7	FW	CRO	Šime Gržan
8	MF	ESP	Einar Galilea (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
9	FW	ESP	Adrián Fuentes (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
10	FW	BIH	Gedeon Guzina
14	MF	ESP	Antonio Perera (on loan from Deportivo Alavés)
17	MF	SEN	Arona Sané
18	FW	CRO	Robert Perić-Komšić
20	MF	CRO	Antonio Ivančić
21	GK	CRO	Lovro Majkić
22	FW	CRO	Matej Vuk (on loan from HNK Rijeka)
23	MF	MNE	Stefan Lončar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	CRO	Dino Halilović
27	DF	CRO	Josip Tomašević
28	MF	VEN	Octavio Páez
30	DF	AUT	Mario Vojković
31	DF	CRO	Toni Burić
33	MF	KVX	Drilon Sadiku
34	MF	CRO	Mateo Lisica
35	FW	CRO	Vice Miljanić
36	FW	CRO	Marko Bibic
77	MF	CRO	Slavko Blagojević
96	GK	CRO	Lovro Juric
—	DF	KOR	Hyeon-uh Kim (on loan from GNK Dinamo Zagreb)
—	MF	KOR	Kyu-Heong Kim (on loan from GNK Dinamo Zagreb)
—	FW	CRO	Josip Špoljarić (on loan from NK Osijek)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
12	DF	Luka Hujber	NK Lokomotiva	Unknown	4 September 2020
14	MF	Antonio Perera	Deportivo Alavés	Loan	26 August 2020
22	FW	Matej Vuk	HNK Rijeka	Loan	15 September 2020
30	DF	Mario Vojković	SV Ried	Free	14 September 2020
36	FW	Marko Bibić	Academy	Free	1 July 2020
96	GK	Lovro Juric	GNK Dinamo Zagreb II	Free	11 September 2020
--	MF	Dino Halilović	NK Lokomotiva	Unknown	4 September 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
1	GK	Tony Macan	NK Uljanik	Loan	18 September 2020
2	FW	Mario Munivrana	No team	Free	14 August 2020
5	DK	Agron Rufati	FC Zorya Luhansk	Unknown	18 September 2020
11	FW	Josip Maganjić	ACF Fiorentina	Back from loan	31 August 2020
11	FW	Karolis Laukžemis	No team	Free	25 September 2020
12	GK	Josip Čondrić	FC Rotor Volgograd	122.000€	28 August 2020
13	FW	Ivan Delić	HNK Hajduk Split	Back from loan	10 August 2020
14	FW	Denis Bušnja	HNK Rijeka	Back from loan	9 August 2020
16	MF	Ivan Močinić	No team	Free	14 August 2020
22	DF	Marin Grujević	No team	Free	14 August 2020
24	DF	Markus Pavic	Virtus Entella	Free	4 September 2020
26	MF	Obeng Regan	No team	Free	8 September 2020
30	MF	Matija Fintić	No team	Free	14 August 2020
40	GK	Tomislav Duka	NK Zagora Unešić	Free	11 September 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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 %
HT Prva liga	16 August 2020	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	7	1	2	4	4	8	−4	014.29
Croatian Cup	7 October 2020		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				7	1	2	4	4	8	−4	014.29

Last updated: 2 October 2020

Source: Soccerway

HT Prva liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Slaven Belupo	18	5	5	8	22	26	−4	20
7	Šibenik	18	6	2	10	21	25	−4	20
8	Varaždin	19	5	3	11	19	33	−14	18
9	Lokomotiva	19	3	6	10	16	34	−18	15
10	Istra 1961	17	3	4	10	12	29	−17	13	Relegation to Croatian Second Football League

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: PrvaHNL.hr
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).[2]

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
7	1	2	4	4	8	−4	5	1	0	2	1	2	−1	0	2	2	3	6	−3

Last updated: 2 October 2020.
Source: Prva HNL

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2020. Source: Prva HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2020 1	Hajduk Split	2–0	Istra 1961	Split
17:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Čuić 53' Dimitrov 72' Gyurcsó 83' Caktaš 90+4'	Report	Blagojević 34'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Zebec

21 August 2020 2	Istra 1961	0–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Pula
20:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Regan 23' Sergi 75' Páez 86' Blagojević 86' Tomašević 89'	Report	Kastrati 34' 57' Petković 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 0 Referee: Dario Bel

29 August 2020 3	Rijeka	2–1	Istra 1961	Rijeka
17:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Andrijašević 13', 69' (pen.) Galović 53' Čerin 81' Capan 90+5'	Report	Bosančić 62' Guzina 70'	Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 0 Referee: Fran Jović

12 September 2020 4	Istra 1961	0–1	Varaždin	Pula
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Blagojević 25' Guzina 57' Galilea 83' Hujber 86'	Report	Senić 5', 37' Kolarić 64'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 0 Referee: Duje Strukan

19 September 2020 5	Gorica	2–2	Istra 1961	Velika Gorica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Špikić 11', 29' Lovrić 56' Steenvoorden 73' Delfi 89', 90+4'	Report	Gržan 7', 76' (pen.) Vuk 11' Galilea 30' Tomašević 41'	Stadium: Stadion Radnik Attendance: 837 Referee: Dario Bel

26 September 2020 6	Istra 1961	1–0	Šibenik	Pula
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ivančić 39' González 76' Bosančić 82'	Report	Bilić 69'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 761 Referee: Igor Pajač

2 October 2020 7	Lokomotiva	0–0	Istra 1961	Zagreb
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 330 Referee: Tihomir Pejin

Croatian Football Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 23 September 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	HT Prva liga	Total
1	7	FW	Šime Gržan	1	1
1	10	FW	Gedeon Guzina	1	1
1	10	FW	Antonio Ivančić	1	1
1	22	FW	Matej Vuk	1	1
Totals				4	4

Goalscorers

As of 23 September 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	HT Prva liga	Total
1	22	FW	Matej Vuk	1	1
1	77	MW	Slavko Blagojevic	1	1
Totals				2	2

References

"Team". www.nkistra.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
"Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Team". www.nkistra.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[2] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

2020–21 in Croatian football
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Domestic cups	Croatian Football Cup (Final) Croatian Football Super Cup Croatian Women's Football Cup
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