2025–26 HNK Rijeka season
| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Damir Mišković | ||
| Head coach | Radomir Đalović | ||
| Stadium | Rujevica | ||
| HNL | Pre-season | ||
| Croatian Cup | Pre-season | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | ||
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The 2025–26 season will be the 80th season in the existence of HNK Rijeka and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rijeka will compete in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| SuperSport HNL | 3 August 2025 | May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| Croatian Cup | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Champions League | 22 July 2025 | 30 July 2025 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 6 August 2025 | Third qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 | ||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 28.57 | ||||
Last updated: 17 August 2025
Source: Soccerway
SuperSport HNL
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
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).[1]
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).[1]
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 August 2025.
Source: SuperSport HNL
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: SuperSport HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results by opponent
| Team | Results | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Gorica | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Hajduk Split | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Lokomotiva | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Osijek | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Varaždin | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Vukovar 1991 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Source: 2025–26 Croatian Football League article
Matches
Croatian Football League
| 3 August 2025 1 | Rijeka | 2–0 | Slaven Belupo | Rijeka |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 5,964 Referee: Igor Pajač (Sv. Ivan Zelina) |
| 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 (Zagreb) |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Rijeka | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb | Rijeka |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Čakovec) |
Croatian Cup
UEFA Champions League
| 22 July 2025 QR2 | Rijeka  | 0–0 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 7,731 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 30 July 2025 QR2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–1 (aet) (3–1 agg.) | Rijeka | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,382 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
UEFA Europa League
| 6 August 2025 QR3 | Rijeka | 1–2 |  Shelbourne | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 6,495 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
| 12 August 2025 QR3 | Shelbourne | 1–3 (3–4 agg.) | Rijeka | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Tolka Park Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania) |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 2–1 |  Primorje | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Marin Rožman (Rijeka) |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 4–1 |  Oleksandriya | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 17:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: SRC Ruteč Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič (Kranj) |
| 9 July 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 0–2[A] |  Čukarički | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: SRC Ruteč Attendance: 50 Referee: David Šmajc (Kranj) |
| 13 July 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 2–1 | Bravo | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: SRC Ruteč Attendance: 100 Referee: David Šmajc (Kranj) |
| 13 July 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 0–1 |  Göztepe | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: SRC Ruteč Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič (Kranj) |
In-season (2025)
| 23 July 2025 Friendly | Rijeka | 2–0 | Brinje Grosuplje | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Mario Prpić (Rijeka) |
Player seasonal records
Updated 16 August 2025. Competitive matches only.
Goals
| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šimun Butić
|
1 | – | – | 1 |
| Ante Matej Jurić
|
1 | – | – | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Tiago Dantas
|
– | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Toni Fruk
|
– | 1 | – | 1 | |
 Amer Gojak
|
– | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Niko Janković
|
– | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Ante Oreč
|
– | 1 | – | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets
| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Zlomislić
|
2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Source: Competitive matches
Disciplinary record
| Number | Position | Player | HNL | Europe | Croatian Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | DF | Stjepan Radeljić
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Petrovič
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Toni Fruk
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Rukavina
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Luka Menalo
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Silvio Ilinković
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ante Oreč
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  Justas Lasickas
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Tiago Dantas
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mladen Devetak
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Ante Matej Jurić
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ||
Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Appearances and goals
| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | HNL[n 1] | Europe[n 1] | Croatian Cup[n 1] | |||||||
| 4 | MF | Niko Janković
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7 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stjepan Radeljić
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7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dejan Petrovič
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4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Duje Čop
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5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Toni Fruk
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6 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Rukavina
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5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Martin Zlomislić
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7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Amer Gojak
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4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Luka Menalo
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5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Merveil Ndockyt
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7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Silvio Ilinković
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3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ante Oreč
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7 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Justas Lasickas
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7 | 0 | 0+23 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Tiago Dantas
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7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Šimun Butić
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3 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Bruno Bogojević
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1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mladen Devetak
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7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Ante Majstorović
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6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | .svg.png){kind=small} Anel Husić
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3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 64 | MF | Dominik Yankov
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1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Ante Matej Jurić
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6 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | Damir Kreilach
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2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Source: nk-rijeka.hr
Suspensions
| Date Incurred | Competition | Player | Games Missed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2025 | UCL | Toni Fruk
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1 |
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| UCL | Gabriel Rukavina
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2 |
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| 9 Aug 2025 | HNL | Dejan Petrovič
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| 12 Aug 2025 | UEL | Ante Oreč
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1 |
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Penalties
| For | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Competition | Player | Opposition | Scored? |
| 6 Aug 2025 | UEL | Niko Janković
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Shelbourne | 
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| Against | ||||
| Date | Competition | Goalkeeper | Opposition | Scored? |
| 30 Jul 2025 | UCL | Martin Zlomislić
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Ludogorets Razgrad |
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| 12 Aug 2025 | UEL | Martin Zlomislić
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Shelbourne |
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| 16 Aug 2025 | HNL | Martin Zlomislić
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Dinamo Zagreb |
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | GK |  Omar Sijarić
|
 Erzgebirge Aue
|
Transfer | Free | [2] |
| 21 Jun 2025 | AM | Dominik Yankov
|
.svg.png){kind=small} CF Montréal
|
Transfer | €350,000 | [3] |
| 25 Jun 2025 | RB | Justas Lasickas
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Olimpija Ljubljana
|
Transfer | Free | [4] |
| 25 Jun 2025 | AM | Merveil Ndockyt
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Gorica
|
Transfer | Free | [5] |
| 26 Jun 2025 | GK | Domagoj Ivan Marić
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Karlovac 1919
|
Return from loan | — | |
| 26 Jun 2025 | CB | Anel Husić
|
Young Boys
|
Transfer | €400,000 | [6] |
| 26 Jun 2025 | CF | Komnen Andrić
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Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
Return from loan | — | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | GK | Josip Posavec
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Primorje
|
Return from loan | — | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | RW |  Matej Momčilovski
|
Brinje Grosuplje
|
Return from loan | — | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | LW | Dominik Simčić
|
BSK Bijelo Brdo
|
Return from loan | — | |
| 5 Jul 2025 | CF | Ante Matej Jurić
|
 Brescia
|
Transfer | Free | [7] |
| 7 Jul 2025 | CM | Tiago Dantas
|
Osijek
|
Transfer | Free | [8] |
| 11 Jul 2025 | AM | Toni Fruk
|
Fiorentina
|
Purchased percentage of future transfer | €3,500,000 | [9] |
| 18 Jul 2025 | CM | Damir Kreilach
|
Vancouver Whitecaps
|
Transfer | Free | [10] |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2025 | CM | Strahinja Tešović
|
Petrovac
|
End of contract | Free | |
| 17 Jun 2025 | LB | Bruno Goda
|
Dinamo Zagreb
|
End of contract | Free | [11] |
| 27 Jun 2025 | CM |  Lindon Selahi
|
 Widzew Łódź
|
End of contract | Free | [12] |
| 1 Jul 2025 | LW |  Naïs Djouahra
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Arouca
|
End of contract | Free | [13] |
| 2 Jul 2025 | GK | Josip Posavec
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Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
Released (mutual consent) | Free | [14] |
| 4 Jul 2025 | CF | Komnen Andrić
|
 Torpedo Kutaisi
|
Loan (until 30/6/2026; buying obligation) | — | [15] |
| 29 Jul 2025 | DM | Andro Babić
|
Velež Mostar
|
Released (mutual consent) | Free | [16] |
| 29 Jul 2025 | CF | Dominik Dogan
|
Velež Mostar
|
Loan (until 30/6/2026) | — | [17] |
| 8 Aug 2025 | CB | Bruno Burčul
|
Orijent
|
Dual registration | — | [18] |
| 8 Aug 2025 | CB | Roko Valinčić
|
Orijent
|
Dual registration | — | [18] |
| 8 Aug 2025 | AM | Borna Panić
|
Orijent
|
Dual registration | — | [18] |
| 8 Aug 2025 | CF |  Cherno Saho
|
Orijent
|
Dual registration | — | [18] |
| 11 Aug 2025 | GK |  David Nwolokor
|
Opatija
|
Dual registration | — | [19] |
| 11 Aug 2025 | CM | Rajan Žlibanović
|
Opatija
|
Dual registration | — | [19] |
| 12 Aug 2025 | GK | Domagoj Ivan Marić
|
Karlovac 1919
|
Loan (until 26/6/2026) | — | [20] |
| 12 Aug 2025 | CB | Petar Raguž
|
Karlovac 1919
|
Loan (until 26/6/2026) | — | [20] |
| 12 Aug 2025 | LW | Dominik Simčić
|
Karlovac 1919
|
Loan (until 26/6/2026) | — | [20] |
| 14 Aug 2025 | RW | Matej Momčilovski
|
Grobničan
|
Dual registration | — | [21] |
| 19 Aug 2025 | CB | Jovan Manev
|
Novi Pazar
|
Loan (until 30/6/2026; option to buy) | — | [22] |
Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza
Spending: 
€4,250,000
Income: 
€0
Expenditure: €4,250,000
Notes
- ^ The game was played with 60 minute halves.
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