1953–54 NK Dinamo Zagreb season
| 1953–54 season | |
|---|---|
| President |  Ivica Kolić |
| Manager | Ivan Jazbinšek |
| First League | 1st |
| Top goalscorer | Dionizije Dvornić (16) |
The 1953–54 season was Dinamo Zagreb's eighth season in the Yugoslav First League. They finished 1st in the league, winning their second league title, with one point ahead of runners-up Partizan.
Players
Squad
Note: The following is the full list of players who appeared in league matches for Dinamo in the 1953–54 season. However, only players who started at least 10 league games are included in historic records as having been members of the championship-winning squad, according to NK Dinamo Zagreb's 1945–1985 official almanac. Those players are listed in bold.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
The following table lists appearances and goals of all players who represented Dinamo in the 1953–54 season. Only league matches and goals are taken into account. Dionizije Dvornić and Vladimir Čonč are the only two players who appeared in all 26 league matches of the season.
| Pos. | Player | Apps † | Gls † |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Dionizije Dvornić | 26 | 16 |
| FW | Vladimir Čonč | 26 | 13 |
| DF | Josip Šikić | 25 | 0 |
| FW | Željko Čajkovski | 24 | 13 |
| MF | Branko Režek | 23 | 2 |
| FW | Aleksandar Benko | 21 | 13 |
| MF | Lav Mantula | 21 | 2 |
| DF | Tomislav Crnković | 20 | 0 |
| MF | Ivica Horvat | 20 | 0 |
| GK | Branko Kralj | 16 | 0 |
| FW | Stojan Osojnak | 10 | 9 |
| FW | Luka Lipošinović | 10 | 3 |
| GK | Vladimir Majerović | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Emil Ferković | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Dragutin Cizarić | 9 | 0 |
| DF | Drago Horvat | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Ivica Banožić | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Dragutin Kukec | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Zvonimir Cimermančić | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Zvonko Strnad | 1 | 0 |
Yugoslav First League
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result (F – A) |
Dinamo scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1953 | FK Sarajevo | A | 3 – 1 | Čajkovski, Dvornić, Benko |
| 9 Sep 1953 | Partizan | H | 2 – 0 | Čonč, Dvornić |
| 13 Sep 1953 | Radnički Belgrade | A | 0 – 0 | |
| 17 Sep 1953 | BSK Belgrade | A | 3 – 0 | Čonč, Benko, Režek |
| 20 Sep 1953 | Proleter Osijek | H | 6 – 2 | Benko (3), Čonč, Čajkovski, Dvornić |
| 26 Sep 1953 | Spartak Subotica | A | 2 – 1 | Čonč, Benko |
| 7 Oct 1953 | Vojvodina | H | 0 – 2 | |
| 11 Oct 1953 | Hajduk Split | A | 0 – 1 | |
| 25 Oct 1953 | Rabotnički | A | 5 – 1 | Benko (3), Dvornić (2) |
| 3 Nov 1953 | Vardar | H | 2 – 0 | Benko, Režek |
| 15 Nov 1953 | Odred Ljubljana | H | 5 – 3 | Dvornić (2), Čajkovski, Benko, Mantula |
| 2 Dec 1953 | Red Star Belgrade | A | 0 – 0 | |
| 6 Dec 1953 | Lokomotiva | H | 1 – 0 | Čonč |
| 13 Dec 1953 | Sarajevo | H | 5 – 0 | Dvornić (3), Čajkovski, Lipošinović |
| 20 Dec 1953 | BSK Belgrade | H | 1 – 1 | Čonč |
| 14 Feb 1954 | Partizan | A | 0 – 1 | |
| 21 Feb 1954 | Radnički Belgrade | H | 4 – 1 | Čonč (2), Dvornić, Benko |
| 4 Mar 1954 | Proleter Osijek | A | 5 – 2 | Čonč (3), Osojnak, Benko |
| 7 Mar 1954 | Spartak Subotica | H | 5 – 0 | Osojnak (2), Mantula, Čajkovski, own goal |
| 4 Apr 1954 | Hajduk Split | H | 3 – 1 | Osojnak (2), Čajkovski |
| 7 Apr 1954 | Rabotnički | H | 5 – 0 | Čajkovski (2), Dvornić (2), Čonč |
| 11 Apr 1954 | Vardar | A | 1 – 1 | Čajkovski |
| 14 Apr 1954 | Vojvodina | A | 1 – 0 | Dvornić |
| 18 Apr 1954 | Odred Ljubljana | A | 6 – 4 | Čonč (2), Čajkovski (2), Osojnak, Lipošinović |
| 25 Apr 1954 | Red Star Belgrade | H | 1 – 0 | Osojnak |
| 2 May 1954 | Lokomotiva | H | 6 – 0 | Osojnak (2), Čajkovski (2), Dvornić, Lipošinović |
Classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 22 | 3.273 | 42 |
| 2 | Partizan | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 30 | 2.567 | 41 |
| 3 | Red Star Belgrade | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 2.318 | 38 |
| 4 | Hajduk Split | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 34 | 1.618 | 35 |
| 5 | Vojvodina | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 1.622 | 33 |