2016–17 HNK Rijeka season
# 2016–17 HNK Rijeka season

The 2016–17 season was the 71st season in HNK Rijeka’s history. It was their 26th successive season in the Croatian First Football League, and 43rd successive top tier season.

## Competitions

### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MAXtv Prva liga | 16 Jul 2016 | 27 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 075.00 |
| Croatian Cup | 21 Sep 2016 | 31 May 2017 | First round | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 28 Jul 2016 | 4 Aug 2016 | QR3 | QR3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 075.00 |

Last updated: 31 May 2017.

### MAXtv Prva liga

**Classification**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rijeka (C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 88 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 86 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |

* ↑ Since winners of 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup, Rijeka, qualified for Champions League, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up and all other spots were adjusted accordingly.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 27 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

**Results by opponent**

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Cibalia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 10 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 5 |
| Hajduk Split | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 10 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 10 |
| Istra 1961 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 10 |
| Lokomotiva | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 9 |
| Osijek | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 12 |
| Slaven Belupo | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 10 |
| RNK Split | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 12 |

Source: 2016–17 Croatian First Football League article

## Matches

### MAXtv Prva liga

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### Croatian Cup

Source: Croatian Football Federation

### UEFA Europa League

Source: uefa.com

## Player seasonal records

Updated 31 May 2017. Competitive matches only.

### Goals

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Franko Andrijašević | 16 | – | 2 | 18 |
| 1 | Mario Gavranović | 11 | – | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Alexander Gorgon | 12 | – | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Roman Bezjak | 11 | 2 | – | 13 |
| 5 | Marko Vešović | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 6 | Filip Bradarić | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 6 | Josip Elez | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 6 | Florentin Matei | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 6 | Josip Mišić | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 6 | Matic Črnic | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Mate Maleš | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Matej Mitrović | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Dario Župarić | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Marin Tomasov | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 14 | Stefan Ristovski | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Aleksandar Šofranac | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 71 | 2 | 19 | 92 |

Source: Competitive matches

### Assists

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marko Vešović | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Stefan Ristovski | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| 3 | Josip Mišić | 6 | – | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Franko Andrijašević | 5 | – | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Filip Bradarić | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Mario Gavranović | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Josip Elez | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Alexander Gorgon | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Florentin Matei | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Roman Bezjak | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 10 | Ivan Martić | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 10 | Leonard Zuta | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Goodness Ajayi | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 13 | Marin Tomasov | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 15 | Mate Maleš | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 15 | Odise Roshi | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 15 | Dario Župarić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 15 | Haris Handžić | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 63 | 2 | 16 | 81 |

Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andrej Prskalo | 21 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Simon Sluga | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 21 | 1 | 2 | 24 |

Source: Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Player | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Europe | Europe | Europe | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Ante Kulušić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Dario Čanađija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stefan Ristovski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Florentin Matei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matic Črnic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Roman Bezjak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Matej Mitrović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mario Gavranović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Josip Elez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Aleksandar Šofranac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Franko Andrijašević | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Mate Maleš | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Filip Bradarić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Vešović | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Andrej Prskalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Ivan Martić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Haris Handžić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 68 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 1 |

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number | Position | Player | Total | Total | 1. HNL | 1. HNL | Europa League | Europa League | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup |
| 3 | MF | Jasmin Čeliković | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ante Kulušić | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Dario Čanađija | 29 | 0 | 0+24 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stefan Ristovski | 41 | 1 | 33+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Marin Tomasov | 4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Leonard Zuta | 43 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Florentin Matei | 23 | 2 | 9+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matic Črnic | 13 | 2 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Simon Sluga | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Dario Župarić | 12 | 2 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Roman Bezjak | 28 | 13 | 17+6 | 11 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Matej Mitrović | 25 | 2 | 20+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Ivan Močinić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Mario Gavranović | 36 | 18 | 27+2 | 11 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 7 |
| 18 | MF | Josip Elez | 40 | 2 | 34+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Gorgon | 31 | 15 | 21+4 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 21 | FW | Goodness Ajayi | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Aleksandar Šofranac | 10 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Franko Andrijašević | 32 | 18 | 28+0 | 16 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Odise Roshi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Mate Maleš | 31 | 2 | 16+9 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Josip Mišić | 42 | 2 | 28+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Filip Bradarić | 40 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Vešović | 40 | 6 | 32+1 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Andrej Prskalo | 42 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Ivan Martić | 19 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Haris Handžić | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

Source: nk-rijeka.hr

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Competition | Player | Games Missed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Mate Maleš | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Stefan Ristovski | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Josip Mišić | 1 |
| 20 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Marko Vešović | 1 |
| 20 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Franko Andrijašević | 3 |
| 3 Dec 2016 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | 1 |
| 19 Feb 2017 | 1. HNL | Filip Bradarić | 1 |
| 4 Mar 2017 | 1. HNL | Stefan Ristovski | 1 |
| 4 Mar 2017 | 1. HNL | Marko Vešović | 1 |
| 2 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Leonard Zuta | 1 |
| 8 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Josip Mišić | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Mate Maleš | 1 |
| 25 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Filip Bradarić | 1 |
| 6 May 2017 | 1. HNL | Franko Andrijašević | 1 |
| 17 May 2017 | 1. HNL | Marko Vešović | 1 |

### Penalties

For :

| Date | Competition | Player | Opposition | Scored? |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Aug 2016 | UEL | Roman Bezjak | Başakşehir | Y |
| 7 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Mario Gavranović | Inter Zaprešić | N |
| 21 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Roman Bezjak | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 27 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Roman Bezjak | Slaven Belupo | Y |
| 11 Sep 2016 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | Cibalia | N |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Cup | Mario Gavranović | Rudeš | Y |
| 26 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Alexander Gorgon | Cibalia | Y |
| 26 Nov 2016 | 1. HNL | Florentin Matei | Cibalia | Y |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Cup | Alexander Gorgon | Lokomotiva | Y |
| 11 Dec 2016 | 1. HNL | Franko Andrijašević | RNK Split | Y |
| 11 Mar 2017 | 1. HNL | Roman Bezjak | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 25 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Roman Bezjak | Osijek | Y |
| 25 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Franko Andrijašević | Osijek | Y |
| 29 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Roman Bezjak | Inter Zaprešić | Y |
| 27 May 2017 | 1. HNL | Franko Andrijašević | Dinamo Zagreb | N |
| Against |||||
| Date | Competition | Goalkeeper | Opposition | Scored? |
| 7 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Andrej Prskalo | Inter Zaprešić | Y |
| 21 Aug 2016 | 1. HNL | Andrej Prskalo | Hajduk Split | Y |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Cup | Simon Sluga | Rudeš | Y |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Cup | Simon Sluga | Rudeš | Y |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Cup | Simon Sluga | Rudeš | Y |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cup | Andrej Prskalo | Osijek | Y |
| 22 Apr 2017 | 1. HNL | Andrej Prskalo | Istra 1961 | Y |
| 6 May 2017 | 1. HNL | Andrej Prskalo | Lokomotiva | Y |

### Overview of statistics

| Statistic | Overall | 1. HNL | Croatian Cup | Europa League |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Most appearances | Zuta (43) | Prskalo (36) | 5 players (6) | 13 players (2) |
| Most starts | Prskalo (42) | Prskalo (36) | Bradarić (6) | 10 players (2) |
| Most substitute appearances | Čanađija (27) | Čanađija (24) | Maleš (3) | Handžić & Matei (2) |
| Most minutes played | Prskalo (3,780) | Prskalo (3,240) | Bradarić (515) | 7 players (180) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrijašević & Gavranović (18) | Andrijašević (16) | Gavranović (7) | Bezjak (2) |
| Most assists | Vešović (11) | Ristovski & Vešović (9) | Andrijašević & Bradarić (3) | Gavranović & Vešović (1) |
| Most yellow cards | Vešović (12) | Vešović (9) | 4 players (2) | 4 players (1) |
| Most red cards | Andrijašević & Gorgon (1) | Andrijašević & Gorgon (1) | – | – |
| Last updated: 31 May 2017. |||||

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Jun 2016 | LB | Jamilu Collins | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Krka | Return from loan | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | GK | David Nwolokor | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | AM | Aliyu Okechukwu | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Šibenik | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | LW | Goodness Ajayi | Široki Brijeg | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | LB | Muhammed Kabiru | Krka | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | LW | Anas Sharbini | Osmanlıspor | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | CB | Jozo Špikić | Široki Brijeg | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | RW | Tomislav Turčin | Cibalia | Return from loan | — |
| 15 Jun 2016 | CM | Damir Zlomislić | Istra 1961 | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | CM | Dario Čanađija | Spezia | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | CB | Niko Datković | Lugano | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | CF | Andrija Filipović | Spezia | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | RW | Zoran Kvržić | Spezia | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | RB | Mato Miloš | Perugia | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | CM | Josip Mišić | Spezia | Return from loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | GK | Simon Sluga | Spezia | Return from loan | — |
| 1 Jul 2016 | RB | Stefan Ristovski | Spezia | Loan (until 30/6/2017) | — |
| 1 Jul 2016 | RW | Marko Vešović | Spezia | Loan (until 30/6/2017) | — |
| 11 Jul 2016 | CB | Josip Elez | Lazio | Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy for €450,000) | — |
| 12 Jul 2016 | CB | Aleksandar Šofranac | Sutjeska | Transfer | Free |
| 19 Jul 2016 | CF | Haris Handžić | Ufa | Transfer | Free |
| 29 Jul 2016 | AM | Franko Andrijašević | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Free |
| 2 Aug 2016 | RB | Ivan Martić | Spezia | Transfer | Free |
| 16 Aug 2016 | RW | Alexander Gorgon | Austria Wien | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Aug 2016 | LW | Matic Črnic | Domžale | Transfer | €500,000 |
| 24 Jan 2017 | CB | Dario Župarić | Pescara | Loan (until 30/6/2018; option to buy for €800,000) | — |
| 13 Feb 2017 | CB | Bamidele Samuel Ayodeji | Abuja Academy | Transfer | Free |
| 13 Feb 2017 | CB | Ante Kulušić | Gençlerbirliği | Transfer | Free |
| 14 Feb 2017 | AM | Milan Ristovski | Rabotnički | Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy) | — |
| 14 Feb 2017 | CF | Roman Bezjak | Darmstadt 98 | Loan (until 30/6/2017) | — |
| 17 Feb 2017 | DM | Bernardo Matić | NK Zagreb | Transfer | Free |
| 17 Feb 2017 | LB | Nikola Totić | Krk | Transfer | Free |

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May 2016 | RB | Aleš Mejač | Maribor | End of loan | — |
| 11 Jun 2016 | CB | Fausto Budicin | — | Retirement | — |
| 16 Jun 2016 | CM | Asmir Kajević | Čukarički | Transfer | Free |
| 24 Jun 2016 | AM | Aliyu Okechukwu | RNK Split | Transfer | Free |
| 28 Jun 2016 | CF | Bekim Balaj | Terek Grozny | Transfer | €1.3 million |
| 30 Jun 2016 | RB | Stefan Ristovski | Spezia | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | CB | Miral Samardžić | Henan Jianye | Transfer | €1.35 million |
| 30 Jun 2016 | GK | Ivan Vargić | Lazio | End of loan | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | RB | Marko Vešović | Spezia | End of loan | — |
| 6 Jul 2016 | CM | Josip Brezovec | Sheriff Tiraspol | Transfer | €250,000 |
| 7 Jul 2016 | LB | Jamilu Collins | Istra 1961 | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 7 Jul 2016 | RW | Zoran Kvržić | Sheriff Tiraspol | Loan (until 15/6/2017; option to buy for $400,000) | — |
| 8 Jul 2016 | CF | Filip Dangubić | Krško | Loan (until 29/6/2017) | — |
| 15 Jul 2016 | GK | David Nwolokor | Vitez | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 20 Jul 2016 | CM | Ivan Močinić | Rapid Wien | Transfer | €2 million |
| 25 Jul 2016 | CB | Marko Lešković | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | €2 million |
| 26 Jul 2016 | RW | Odise Roshi | Terek Grozny | Transfer | €500,000 |
| 26 Jul 2016 | CF | Theophilus Solomon | Istra 1961 | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 28 Jul 2016 | CM | Damir Zlomislić | Gaziantep BB | Transfer | €50,000 |
| 1 Aug 2016 | GK | Ayotunde Ikuepamitan | Šibenik | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 4 Aug 2016 | RB | Mihael Rebernik | Aluminij | Loan (until 14/6/2017) | — |
| 11 Aug 2016 | LB | Yusuf Musa | Šibenik | Transfer | Free |
| 12 Aug 2016 | RW | Marin Tomasov | Al-Nassr | Loan (until 30/6/2017; option to buy for €2 mil.) | €800,000 |
| 16 Aug 2016 | CF | Mate Bajić | Val | Transfer | Free |
| 24 Aug 2016 | CB | Jozo Špikić | Imotski | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Aug 2016 | CF | Roman Bezjak | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | €2.5 million |
| 31 Aug 2016 | CB | Niko Datković | Spezia | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2016 | CF | Andrija Filipović | Siena | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2016 | RB | Mato Miloš | Istra 1961 | Loan (until 14/6/2017; option to buy) | — |
| 31 Aug 2016 | LB | Mateo Bertoša | Istra 1961 | Transfer | Free |
| 11 Jan 2017 | CB | Matej Mitrović | Beşiktaş | Transfer | €4.2 million |
| 22 Jan 2017 | CM | Gerald Diyoke | Šibenik | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 23 Jan 2017 | CB | Frane Ikić | Koper | Transfer | Free |
| 26 Jan 2017 | RM | Vedran Jugović | Jeonnam Dragons | Transfer | €500,000 |
| 30 Jan 2017 | CF | Haris Handžić | Debreceni | Transfer | Free |
| 3 Feb 2017 | CF | Dario Vizinger | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |
| 13 Feb 2017 | RB | Mato Miloš | Istra 1961 | Transfer | Free |
| 15 Feb 2017 | LB | Jamilu Collins | Šibenik | Loan (until 15/6/2017) | — |

Source: Glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza

Spending: €500,000 Income: €15,450,000 Expenditure: €14,950,000

