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NK Lokomotiva
2020–21 season
Chairman	Tin Dolički
Manager	Goran Tomić
Stadium	Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Prva HNL	8th
Croatian Cup	Second round
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was NK Lokomotiva's 107th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lokomotiva competed in this season's edition of the Croatian Football Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 June 2020^[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	CRO	Bruno Bermanec
2	FW	NGA	Iyayi Atiemwen (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
3	DF	BIH	Stipo Marković
4	DF	CRO	Frane Vojković
5	FW	SRB	Đorđe Rakić
6	DF	CRO	Dominik Kovačić
7	FW	ALB	Myrto Uzuni
8	MF	CRO	Oliver Petrak
9	FW	CRO	Mario Budimir
10	MF	CRO	Sammir
11	DF	CRO	Ivan Čeliković
12	GK	CRO	Krunoslav Hendija
13	GK	CRO	Ivo Grbić
14	MF	SEN	Pape Assane Mbodji


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	CRO	Josip Majić
16	DF	ALB	Jon Mersinaj
17	FW	ALB	Indrit Tuci
18	MF	ALB	Enis Çokaj
19	DF	CRO	Luka Smoljo
20	DF	CRO	Denis Kolinger
21	FW	CRO	Loren Maružin
22	FW	KOS	Lirim Kastrati (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
23	MF	CRO	Kristijan Jakić
24	MF	CRO	Marko Tolić
26	DF	AUS	Fran Karačić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
28	DF	CRO	Dino Halilović
29	DF	AUT	Petar Gluhakovic
44	DF	SRB	Nikola Pejović

Out on loan

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
27	MF	BRA	Emerson Santana
31	MF	ALB	Albion Marku (at Laçi until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
HT Prva liga	16 August 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1		8	1	4	3	6	13	−7	012.50
Croatian Cup	7 October 2020		First round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Champions League	26 August 2020		Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Europa League	24 September 2020		Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Total					10	1	4	5	6	19	−13	010.00

Last updated: 1 November 2020
Source: Soccerway

HT Prva liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Šibenik	36	9	8	19	32	47	−15	35
7	Slaven Belupo	36	7	13	16	36	53	−17	34
8	Lokomotiva	36	7	9	20	29	60	−31	30
9	Istra 1961	36	7	8	21	27	52	−25	29
10	Varaždin (R)	36	6	10	20	30	61	−31	28	Relegation for the Croatian Second Football League

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]
(R) Relegated

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
8	1	4	3	6	13	−7	7	1	2	1	3	3	0	0	2	2	3	10	−7

Last updated: 1 November 2020.
Source: Prva HNL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	P	P	D
Position	10	6	6	7	9

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2020. Source: Prva HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2020 1	Dinamo Zagreb	6–0	Lokomotiva	Zagreb
20:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Majer 6', 27' Burton 43' Gavranović 50' Stojanović 68' Oršić 78' Ivanušec 79' Andrić 89'	Report	Kolinger 32' Osmanković 61'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 0 Referee: Fran Jović

21 August 2020 2	Lokomotiva	1–0	Rijeka	Zagreb
17:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Sammir 22' Halilović 44', 53' Vojković 73'	Report	Raspopović 85'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 0 Referee: Duje Strukan

30 August 2020 3	Varaždin	1–1	Lokomotiva	Varaždin
17:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Mehdikhani 44' Đurasek 62' Delić 64' Senić 77'	Report	Kallaku 22' Rodin 49' (o.g.) Çokaj 86'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Pajač

13 September 2020 4	Lokomotiva	1–2	Gorica	Zagreb
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Kovačić 62' Karačić 89'	Report	Čabraja 18' Lovrić 32', 85' Dvorneković 66'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 0 Referee: Dario Kulušić

18 September 2020 5	Šibenik	3–2	Lokomotiva	Šibenik
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ampem 11', 84' Jurić 39'	Report	Kallaku 33' Kovačić 55' Đira 63' Sammir 69' Majić 84'	Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mario Zebec

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

28 October 2020 6	Slaven Belupo	0–0	Lokomotiva	Koprivnica
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tihomir Pejin

1 November 2020 10	Lokomotiva	1–1	Dinamo Zagreb	Zagreb
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Maliqi 37' Ibrahim 42' Kolinger 75'	Report	Ivanušec 8' Burton 40'	Stadium: Kranjčevićeva Referee: Duje Strukan

Croatian Football Cup

UEFA Champions League

26 August 2020 Second qualifying round	Lokomotiva	0–1	Rapid Wien	Zagreb, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tuci 40' Petrak 69' Sammir 75'	Report	Kara 32' Ljubicic 52' Hofmann 55' Arase 57'	Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

UEFA Europa League

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Malmö FF	5–0	Lokomotiva	Malmö, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kiese Thelin 5', 17' Nalić 31' Larsson 52' Rieks 72'	Report	Karačić 64' Kovačić 76'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 23 August 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	HT Prva liga	Croatian Cup	Champions League	Total
1	28	DF		Dino Halilović	1	0	0	1
Totals					1	0	0	1

References

^ "1. momčad – igrači" (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "1. momčad – igrači" (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[2] "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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