Final Statistics for Zrinjski in the 2023/2024 Season

Final Statistics for Zrinjski in the 2023/2024 Season

The curtain fell on the 2023/2024 season, which began for the Noblemen on July 11, 2023, with an away match in Armenia, and ended with Sunday’s away match in Konjic.

In the past season, the Nobles played a record 55 matches, achieving 34 wins, eight draws, and 13 losses, with a goal difference of 112:49.

We finished the league race in second place with 24 wins, four draws, five losses, and a goal difference of 76:27. We earned 76 points, averaging 2.30 points per match. A better performance was only achieved in the previous two seasons when we won the titles with 84 (2.54) and 78 (2.36) points. This is, of course, the best performance by a runner-up in the history of the WWin League of BiH.

It is also worth highlighting that we scored a record number of goals – 76, averaging 2.30 per match, setting a new record for the highest tier of BiH football.

Three coaches led Zrinjski in 33 matches – Krunoslav Rendulić (13 matches, 8-2-3, 26:15), Mario Ivanković (5 matches, 4-0-1, 13:4), and Željko Petrović (15 matches, 12-2-1, 37:8), using a total of 43 players. The most appearances were made by Marko Marić, Josip Ćorluka, and Tarik Ramić – 30 each.

We won the BiH Cup with seven wins and one draw, with a goal difference of 17:0. Rendulić led the team in one match (1-0-0, 6:0), and Petrović in seven matches (6-1-0, 11:0). Out of 35 players who played in these matches, Kerim Memija was the only one to appear in all eight matches.

Rendulić (12 matches, 3-2-7, 17:19) led Zrinjski in all eight qualification matches – first four in the Champions League qualifiers, using 20 players, then four in the Europa League qualifiers, using one more player. In the group stage of the Conference League, Ivanković also had the opportunity to sit on the bench for two matches (0-1-1, 1:2), where we used a total of 21 players.

When considering all competitions, we used a total of 43 players. Goalkeeper Marko Marić had the most playing time (4,080 minutes), while Josip Ćorluka made the most appearances (49).

A total of 26 players scored. The top scorer was Nemanja Bilbija with 29 goals, followed by Mario Ćuže with 16 and Tomislav Kiš with 11.