1966–67 NK Dinamo Zagreb season

The 1966–67 season was Dinamo Zagreb's 21st season in the Yugoslav First League. It was the second season that the league was played in a 30-round format after it had been expanded from 15 to 16 clubs in the 1965–66 season.[1]

Dinamo Zagreb
1966–67 season
ChairmanIvan Šibl
ManagerBranko Zebec
StadiumStadion Maksimir
Yugoslav First League2nd
Yugoslav CupRound of 16 (eliminated by Sarajevo)
Inter-Cities Fairs CupWinners
Mitropa CupQuarter-finals (eliminated by Austria Wien)
Top goalscorerLeague: Slaven Zambata (13)
All: Slaven Zambata (19)

Dinamo finished runners-up in the league, with two points behind champions FK Sarajevo.[1] They were also knocked out in the 1967–68 Yugoslav Cup by the same team, losing 1–0 in the Round of 16.[2] However, it proved to be the club's most successful season in history in terms of European competitions, as they won the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating England's Leeds United in the two-legged final 2–0 on aggregate.[3]

This was Dinamo's second final in the competition, having lost the 1963 final to Spanish side Valencia four years earlier.[4] It was also the first and only European trophy won by a Yugoslav club until Red Star Belgrade's triumph in the 1990–91 European Cup 24 years later.

Slaven Zambata was the club's top league scorer with 13 goals in 23 matches, and goalkeeper Marijan Brnčić was the only player who appeared in all 30 league matches for the Blues. In addition, Zambata also scored 6 goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which meant he shared second place in the competition's goalscoring table (along with Burnley's Andy Lochhead and Eintracht Frankfurt's Oskar Lotz) behind Flórián Albert of Ferencváros.[3]

Players

Squad

The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1966–67 season.[5] Although Marijan Čerček did not appear in any of the 1966–67 league matches, he did appear for Dinamo in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
--- GK  YUG Zlatko Škorić
--- DF  YUG Marijan Brnčić
--- DF  YUG Rudolf Cvek
---  YUG Zlatko Mesić
--- DF  YUG Mladen Ramljak
---  YUG Hrvoje Jukić
--- MF  YUG Filip Blašković
---  YUG Mirko Braun
--- DF  YUG Branko Gračanin
---  YUG Petar Lončarić
--- MF  YUG Marijan Čerček
No. Pos. Nation Player
--- MF  YUG Krasnodar Rora
--- FW  YUG Slaven Zambata
--- FW  YUG Josip Gucmirtl
--- MF  YUG Stjepan Lamza
--- FW  YUG Marijan Novak
---  YUG Ivica Kiš
--- DF  YUG Rudolf Belin
--- MF  YUG Zdenko Kobeščak
---  YUG Ivica Pavić
--- MF  YUG Denijal Pirić

Statistics

The following table lists appearances and goals of all players who represented Dinamo in the 1966–67 season. Only league matches and goals are taken into account.

Pos. Player Apps † Gls †
GKZlatko Škorić300
Marijan Brnčić292
Rudolf Cvek231
Zlatko Mesić211
Mladen Ramljak210
Hrvoje Jukić195
Filip Blašković160
Mirko Braun150
Branko Gračanin130
Petar Lončarić40
Krasnodar Rora293
Slaven Zambata2313
Josip Gucmirtl215
Stjepan Lamza202
Marijan Novak201
Ivica Kiš124
Rudolf Belin123
Zdenko Kobeščak91
Ivica Pavić30
Denijal Pirić30

First League

Matches
Date Opponents Home /
Away		 Result
(F – A)		 Dinamo scorers
21 Aug 1966 OFK Belgrade A 0 – 0
28 Aug 1966 Vojvodina H 0 – 2
04 Sep 1966 Vardar A 1 – 0 Kiš
11 Sep 1966 Velež A 1 – 0 Zambata
25 Sep 1966 Čelik H 2 – 2 Zambata (2)
02 Oct 1966 Sutjeska A 5 – 0 Cvek, Zambata, Lamza, Brnčić, Jukić
09 Oct 1966 Željezničar H 0 – 0
16 Oct 1966 Partizan A 0 – 0
23 Oct 1966 Hajduk Split H 1 – 1 Zambata
30 Oct 1966 Olimpija Ljubljana A 1 – 2 Jukić
13 Nov 1966 NK Zagreb H 3 – 1 Zambata, Rora, Jukić
20 Nov 1966 Radnički Niš A 1 – 0 Gucmirtl
27 Nov 1966 Rijeka H 3 – 1 Zambata (2), Rora
04 Dec 1966 Sarajevo A 1 – 1 Gucmirtl
11 Dec 1966 Red Star H 2 – 1 Kiš (2)
05 Mar 1967 OFK Belgrade H 1 – 0 Gucmirtl
12 Mar 1967 Vojvodina A 0 – 2
19 Mar 1967 Vardar H 2 – 0 Kiš, Rora
26 Mar 1967 Velež H 1 – 1 Belin
02 Apr 1967 Čelik A 0 – 0
09 Apr 1967 Sutjeska H 3 – 0 Gucmirtl, Jukić, Kobeščak
16 Apr 1967 Željezničar A 1 – 2 Brnčić
07 May 1967 Partizan H 3 – 1 Zambata, Belin, Jukić
21 May 1967 Hajduk Split A 0 – 0
28 May 1967 Olimpija Ljubljana H 3 – 1 Zambata, Lamza, Gucmirtl
04 Jun 1967 NK Zagreb A 3 – 0 Zambata, Novak, Brnčić
11 Jun 1967 Radnički Niš H 1 – 0 Belin
18 Jun 1967 Rijeka A 2 – 3 Zambata, own goal
25 Jun 1967 Sarajevo H 0 – 0
02 Jul 1967 Red Star A 1 – 0 Zambata

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sarajevo (C) 30 18 6 6 51 29 +22 42 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Dinamo Zagreb 30 15 10 5 42 21 +21 40 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Partizan 30 14 10 6 52 28 +24 38
4 Vojvodina 30 12 9 9 40 39 +1 33
5 Red Star Belgrade 30 12 8 10 53 46 +7 32 Invitation for Mitropa Cup
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F – A		 Dinamo scorers
21 September 1966 Spartak Brno A 0 – 2
5 October 1966 Spartak Brno H 2 – 0 (aet) Zambata, Jukić
16 October 1966 Dunfermline Athletic A 2 – 4 Gucmirtl, Zambata
2 November 1966 Dunfermline Athletic H 2 – 0 Zambata (2)
19 February 1967 Dinamo Piteşti A 1 – 0 Zambata
1 March 1967 Dinamo Piteşti H 0 – 0
29 March 1967 Juventus A 2 – 2 Jukić (2)
19 April 1967 Juventus H 3 – 0 Novak, Mesić, Belin
7 June 1967 Eintracht Frankfurt A 0 – 3
14 June 1967 Eintracht Frankfurt H 4 – 0 (aet) Zambata, Novak, Gucmirtl, Belin
30 August 1967 Leeds United H 2 – 0 Čerček, Rora
6 September 1967 Leeds United A 0 – 0

See also

References
  1. Kramarsic, Igor (20 March 2009). "Yugoslavia - List of Final Tables". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  2. Abbink, Dinant (6 June 2008). "Cup of Yugoslavia 1990/91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. Zea, Antonio (9 January 2008). "Fairs' Cup 1966-67". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. Zea, Antonio (9 April 2010). "Fairs' Cup 1962-63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. Podnar, Ozren (2006). Dinamo svetinja: sve o najvećem hrvatskom klubu (in Croatian). Zagreb: VBZ. ISBN 953-201-585-X.
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