2025–26 HNK Hajduk Split season

Hajduk Split
2025–26 season
ChairmanIvan Bilić
ManagerGonzalo García
HNL2nd
Croatian CupPre-season
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Two players (1 goals)
All: Yassine Benrahou (2 goals)

The 2025–26 season is HNK Hajduk Split's 115th season in existence and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Hajduk Split are participating in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup, as well as the UEFA Conference League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

First-team squad

For details of former players, see List of HNK Hajduk Split players.

As of 2 August 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Ivica Ivušić
4 MF Albania ALB Adrion Pajaziti
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ismaël Diallo
6 MF Croatia CRO Mihael Žaper
7 MF Australia AUS Anthony Kalik
8 MF Canada CAN Niko Sigur
9 FW Croatia CRO Ante Rebić
10 FW Croatia CRO Marko Livaja (captain)
11 FW Croatia CRO Michele Šego
13 GK Austria AUT Ivan Lučić
14 DF Kosovo KOS Ron Raçi
17 DF Croatia CRO Dario Melnjak
21 MF United States USA Rokas Pukštas
22 DF Croatia CRO Branimir Mlačić
23 MF Croatia CRO Filip Krovinović (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW The Gambia GAM Abdoulie Sanyang
26 MF Croatia CRO Marko Capan
28 MF Croatia CRO Roko Brajković
29 DF Australia AUS Fran Karačić
31 DF Croatia CRO Zvonimir Šarlija
32 DF Croatia CRO Šimun Hrgović
33 GK Croatia CRO Toni Silić
34 FW Croatia CRO Bruno Durdov
35 MF Croatia CRO Luka Jurak
36 DF Croatia CRO Marino Skelin
37 MF Croatia CRO Noa Skoko
38 DF Croatia CRO Luka Hodak
43 FW Croatia CRO Lovre Lončar
45 MF Morocco MAR Yassine Benrahou

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
SuperSport HNL 3 August 2025 23 May 2026 Matchday 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Croatian Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Conference League 23 July 2025 14 August 2025 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 2 1 1 6 6 +0 050.00
Total 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 066.67

Last updated: 15 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

SuperSport HNL

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Dinamo Zagreb 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
3 Gorica 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 Rijeka 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
5 Lokomotiva 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 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).[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 3 0 0 7 1  +6 9 3 0 0 7 1  +6 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 11 August 2025.
Source: SuperSport HNL

Results by round

Round123
GroundHHH
ResultWWW
Position322
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Dinamo Zagreb 0
Gorica 2–0 3
Istra 1961 2–1 3
Lokomotiva 0
Osijek 0
Rijeka 0
Slaven Belupo 3–0 3
Varaždin 0
Vukovar 1991 0

Source: 2025–26 Croatian Football League article

Matches

Friendlies

Pre-season

30 June 2025 Friendly CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Radomlje, Slovenia
17:30 Report
  • Livaja 5'
  • Pukštas Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Sports park Radomlje
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rade Obrenovič
4 July 2025 Friendly Radomlje Slovenia 0–1[A] Croatia Hajduk Split Radomlje, Slovenia
17:30 Report
Stadium: Sports park Radomlje
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jure Žagar
12 July 2025 Friendly Posušje Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 Report
Stadium: Mokri Dolac Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
15 July 2025 Friendly Hajduk Split 4–1 Croatia Zmijavci Split, Croatia
18:30
Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud (training ground)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Duje Strukan
18 July 2025 Friendly LASK Austria 2–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Linz, Austria
19:00
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 4,000

SuperSport HNL

3 August 2025 1 Hajduk Split 2–1 Istra 1961 Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 25,501
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Čakovec)
10 August 2025 2 Hajduk Split 2–0 Gorica Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 25,302
Referee: Dario Bel (Osijek)
17 August 2025 3 Hajduk Split 3–0 Slaven Belupo Split
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 23,635
Referee: Mateo Erceg (Benkovac)

Croatian Football Cup


UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

23 July 2025 First leg Zira Azerbaijan 1–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Baku, Azerbaijan
19:30 AZT (UTC+04:00)
Report
Stadium: Neftçi Arena
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece)
31 July 2025 Second leg Hajduk Split Croatia 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Azerbaijan Zira Split, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,086
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)

Third qualifying round

7 August 2025 First leg Hajduk Split Croatia 2–1 Albania Dinamo City Split, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)
14 August 2025 Second leg Dinamo City Albania 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)
Croatia Hajduk Split Tirana, Albania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

Player seasonal records

Updated 15 August 2025

Goals

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Morocco Yassine Benrahou 1 1 2
Australia Fran Karačić 1 1 2
2 Croatia Bruno Durdov 1 1
Australia Anthony Kalik 1 1
Croatia Filip Krovinović 1 1
The Gambia Abdoulie Sanyang 1 1
TOTALS 2 6 0 8

Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
TOTALS 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

Number Position Player HNL Conference League Croatian Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Croatia Ivica Ivušić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Albania Adrion Pajaziti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Anthony Kalik 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Croatia Ante Rebić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Croatia Branimir Mlačić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW The Gambia Abdoulie Sanyang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Croatia Marko Capan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 DF Croatia Zvonimir Šarlija 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 GK Croatia Toni Silić 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
45 MF Morocco Yassine Benrahou 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 0

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]
1 GK Croatia Ivica Ivušić 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Albania Adrion Pajaziti 5 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF Ivory Coast Ismaël Diallo 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
7 MF Australia Anthony Kalik 5 1 1+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF Canada Niko Sigur 4 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
9 FW Croatia Ante Rebić 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
10 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 4 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Croatia Michele Šego 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
14 DF Kosovo Ron Raçi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Croatia Dario Melnjak 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
21 MF United States Rokas Pukštas 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
22 DF Croatia Branimir Mlačić 4 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Croatia Filip Krovinović 5 1 1+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
24 FW The Gambia Abdoulie Sanyang 3 1 0+1 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
26 MF Croatia Marko Capan 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Croatia Roko Brajković 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Australia Fran Karačić 5 2 1+0 1 3+1 1 0+0 0
31 DF Croatia Zvonimir Šarlija 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Croatia Šimun Hrgović 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW Croatia Bruno Durdov 4 1 1+0 0 1+2 1 0+0 0
36 DF Croatia Marino Skelin 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF Croatia Noa Skoko 3 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
45 MF Morocco Yassine Benrahou 5 2 1+0 1 0+4 1 0+0 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Player From Fee
18 June 2025 MF Croatia Dominik Babić Croatia Osijek Free
30 June 2025 DF Croatia Zvonimir Šarlija Cyprus Pafos Loan ended
30 June 2025 DF Croatia Luka Vušković Belgium Westerlo Loan ended
30 June 2025 MF Morocco Yassine Benrahou France Caen Loan ended
30 June 2025 MF Croatia Luka Jurak Slovenia Mura Loan ended
8 July 2025 DF Australia Fran Karačić Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb 200,000 €
8 July 2025 MF Albania Adrion Pajaziti England Fulham Free
14 July 2025 GK Croatia Ivica Ivušić Cyprus Pafos 800,000 €
26 July 2025 DF Kosovo Ron Raçi Kosovo Prishtina 300,000 €
1 August 2025 FW Croatia Ante Rebić Italy Lecce Free

Total Spending: Decrease 1,300,000 €

Out

Date Position Player To Fee
31 May 2025 DF Croatia Niko Đolonga End of contract
31 May 2025 DF Kosovo Elvis Letaj Kosovo Ballkani End of contract
31 May 2025 FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski End of contract
20 June 2025 DF Croatia Josip Elez End of contract
1 July 2025 GK Croatia Lovre Kalinić End of contract
1 July 2025 DF Croatia Luka Vušković England Tottenham Hotspur 11,000,000 €
1 July 2025 FW Croatia Stipe Biuk Spain Real Valladolid Loan ended
1 July 2025 FW Slovenia Jan Mlakar Italy Pisa Loan ended
1 July 2025 FW Ukraine Nazariy Rusyn England Sunderland Loan ended
7 July 2025 MF Croatia Ivan Rakitić Retired
10 July 2025 DF Croatia Dominik Prpić Portugal Porto 4,500,000 €
20 July 2025 DF Croatia Ivan Krstanović Croatia Croatia Zmijavci Loan
20 July 2025 MF Croatia Dominik Babić Croatia Croatia Zmijavci Loan
2 August 2025 DF Croatia Filip Uremović Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1,500,000 €

Total Income: Increase 17,000,000 €

Total expenditure: Increase 15,700,000 €

Position Player Age
DF Croatia Branimir Mlačić 18

Notes

  1. ^ a b c First number represents appearances in starting eleven, while the second number indicates a substitute appearance.
  1. ^ The first half lasted 60 minutes, the second half lasted 45 minutes.

References

  1. ^ "First Team". HNK Hajduk Split. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.