1966–67 NK Dinamo Zagreb season
# 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.

Dinamo finished runners-up in the league, with two points behind champions FK Sarajevo. They were also knocked out in the 1967–68 Yugoslav Cup by the same team, losing 1–0 in the Round of 16. 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.

This was Dinamo's second final in the competition, having lost the 1963 final to Spanish side Valencia four years earlier. 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.

## Players

### Squad

The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1966–67 season. 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Red Star Belgrade | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 32 | Invitation for Mitropa Cup |

## 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 | |
