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
Chairman	Ivan Šibl
Manager	Branko Zebec
Stadium	Stadion Maksimir
Yugoslav First League	2nd
Yugoslav Cup	Round of 16 (eliminated by Sarajevo)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Winners
Mitropa Cup	Quarter-finals (eliminated by Austria Wien)
Top goalscorer	League: 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 ^†
GK	Zlatko Škorić	30	0
	Marijan Brnčić	29	2
	Rudolf Cvek	23	1
	Zlatko Mesić	21	1
	Mladen Ramljak	21	0
	Hrvoje Jukić	19	5
	Filip Blašković	16	0
	Mirko Braun	15	0
	Branko Gračanin	13	0
	Petar Lončarić	4	0
	Krasnodar Rora	29	3
	Slaven Zambata	23	13
	Josip Gucmirtl	21	5
	Stjepan Lamza	20	2
	Marijan Novak	20	1
	Ivica Kiš	12	4
	Rudolf Belin	12	3
	Zdenko Kobeščak	9	1
	Ivica Pavić	3	0
	Denijal Pirić	3	0

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

• 1966–67 Yugoslav First League
• 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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.

External links

• 1966–67 Yugoslav First League final tables at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation