African Super Cup managers

Current competitions edit

African Cup of Champions Club (1965–96) and CAF Champions League (1997–present) edit

Year Manager Nationality Club Country Ref(s)
African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964–1996)
01965 (1st) Samuel Missipo   CMR Oryx Douala (1)   CMR
01966 (2nd) Luc Olivier   CIV Stade d'Abidjan (1)   CIV
01967 (3rd) Célestin Tambwe Laye   DRC TP Englebert (1)   DRC
01968 (4th) Célestin Tambwe Laye (2)   DRC TP Englebert (2)   DRC
01969 (5th) Ali Osman   EGY Ismaily (1)   EGY
01970 (6th) Edward Aggrey-Fynn   GHA Asante Kotoko (1)   GHA
01971 (7th) Peter Schnittger   FRG Canon Yaoundé (1)   CMR
01972 (8th) László Budai   HUN Hafia Conakry (1)   GUI
01973 (9th) Kalambaye Ngoie   ZAI AS Vita Club (1)   ZAI
01974 (10th) Cicerone Manolache   ROM CARA Brazzaville (1)   CGO
01975 (11th) Petre Moldoveanu   ROM Hafia Conakry (2)   GUI
01976 (12th) Abdelhamid Zouba   ALG MC Alger (1)   ALG
01977 (13th) Nabi Camara   GUI Hafia Conakry (3)   GUI
01978 (14th) Ivan Ridanović   YUG Canon Yaoundé (2)   CMR
01979 (15th) Théophile Abong   CMR Union Douala (1)   CMR
01980 (16th) Branko Žutić   YUG Canon Yaoundé (3)   CMR
01981 (17th) Stefan Żywotko   POL JE Tizi-Ouzou (1)   ALG
01982 (18th) Mahmoud El-Gohary   EGY Al Ahly (1)   EGY
01983 (19th) Ibrahim Sunday   GHA Asante Kotoko (2)   GHA
01984 (20th) Mahmoud Abou-Regaila   EGY Zamalek (1)   EGY
01985 (21st) José Faria   BRA FAR Rabat (1)   MAR
01986 (22nd) Richie Barker   ENG Zamalek (2)   EGY
01987 (23rd) Anwar Salama   EGY Al Ahly (2)   EGY
01988 (24th) Mokhtar Arribi   ALG ES Sétif (1)   ALG
01989 (25th) Rabah Saâdane   ALG Raja Casablanca (1)   MAR
01990 (26th) Stefan Żywotko (2)   POL JS Kabylie (2)   ALG
01991 (27th) Ilie Balaci   ROM Club Africain (1)   TUN
01992 (28th) Yuriy Sevastyanenko   UKR Wydad Casablanca (1)   MAR
01993 (29th) Mahmoud El-Gohary (2)   EGY Zamalek (3)   EGY
01994 (30th) Faouzi Benzarti   TUN Espérance Tunis (1)   TUN
01995 (31st) Joe Frickleton   SCO Orlando Pirates (1)   RSA
01996 (32nd) Werner Olk   GER Zamalek (4)   EGY
CAF Champions League (1997–present)
01997 (33rd) Vahid Halilhodžić   BIH Raja Casablanca (2)   MAR
01998 (34th) Oscar Fulloné   ARG ASEC Mimosas (1)   CIV
01999 (35th) Oscar Fulloné (2)   ARG Raja Casablanca (3)   MAR
02000 (36th) Cecil Jones Attuquayefio   GHA Hearts of Oak (1)   GHA
02001 (37th) Manuel José   POR Al Ahly (3)   EGY
02002 (38th) Carlos Cabral   BRA Zamalek (5)   EGY
02003 (39th) Kadiri Ikhana   NGA Enyimba (1)   NGA
02004 (40th) Okey Emordi   NGA Enyimba (2)   NGA
02005 (41st) Manuel José (2)   POR Al Ahly (4)   EGY
02006 (42nd) Manuel José (3)   POR Al Ahly (5)   EGY
02007 (43rd) Bertrand Marchand   FRA Étoile Sahel (1)   TUN
02008 (44th) Manuel José (4)   POR Al Ahly (6)   EGY
02009 (45th) Diego Garzitto   FRA TP Mazembe (3)   DRC
02010 (46th) Lamine N'Diaye   SEN TP Mazembe (4)   DRC
02011 (47th) Nabil Maâloul   TUN Espérance Tunis (2)   TUN
02012 (48th) Hossam El-Badry   EGY Al Ahly (7)   EGY
02013 (49th) Mohamed Youssef   EGY Al Ahly (8)   EGY
02014 (50th) Kheïreddine Madoui   ALG ES Sétif (2)   ALG
02015 (51st) Patrice Carteron   FRA TP Mazembe (5)   DRC
02016 (52nd) Pitso Mosimane   RSA Mamelodi Sundowns (1)   RSA
02017 (53rd) Hussein Ammouta   MAR Wydad Casablanca (2)   MAR
02018 (54th) Moïne Chaâbani   TUN Espérance Tunis (3)   TUN
02019 (55th) Moïne Chaâbani (2)   TUN Espérance Tunis (4)   TUN
02020 (56th) Pitso Mosimane   RSA Al Ahly (9)   EGY
02021 (57th) Pitso Mosimane (2)   RSA Al Ahly (10)   EGY
02022 (58th) Walid Regragui   MAR Wydad Casablanca (3)   MAR
02023 (59th) Marcel Koller    SUI Al Ahly (11)   EGY

CAF Confederation Cup (2004–present) edit

Year Manager Nationality Club Country Ref(s)
02004 (1st) Cecil Jones Attuquayefio   GHA Hearts of Oak (1)   GHA
02005 (2nd) Mohamed Fakhir   MAR FAR Rabat (1)   MAR
02006 (3rd) Faouzi Benzarti   TUN Étoile Sahel (1)   TUN
02007 (4th) Michel Decastel    SUI CS Sfaxien (1)   TUN
02008 (5th) Ghazi Ghrairi   TUN CS Sfaxien (2)   TUN
02009 (6th) Djibril Dramé   MLI Stade Malien (1)   MLI
02010 (7th) Hussein Ammouta   MAR FUS Rabat (1)   MAR
02011 (8th) Rachid Taoussi   MAR MAS Fez (1)   MAR
02012 (9th) Joseph Marius Omog   CMR AC Léopards (1)   CGO
02013 (10th) Ruud Krol   NED CS Sfaxien (3)   TUN
02014 (11th) Juan Carlos Garrido   ESP Al Ahly (1)   EGY
02015 (12th) Faouzi Benzarti (2)   TUN Étoile Sahel (2)   TUN
02016 (13th) Hubert Velud   FRA TP Mazembe (1)   DRC
02017 (14th) Mihayo Kazembe   DRC TP Mazembe (2)   DRC
02018 (15th) Juan Carlos Garrido (2)   ESP Raja Casablanca (1)   MAR
02019 (16th) Christian Gross    SUI Zamalek (1)   EGY
02020 (17th) Tarik Sektioui   MAR RS Berkane (1)   MAR
02021 (18th) Lassaad Chabbi   TUN Raja Casablanca (2)   MAR
02022 (19th) Florent Ibengé   DRC RS Berkane (2)   MAR
02023 (20th) Abdelhak Benchikha   ALG USM Alger (1)   ALG

CAF Super Cup (1993–present) edit

Year Manager Nationality Club Country Ref(s)
01993 (1st) Ibrahim Sunday   GHA Africa Sports (1)   CIV
01994 (2nd) Mahmoud El-Gohary   EGY Zamalek (1)   EGY
01995 (3rd) Faouzi Benzarti   TUN Espérance Tunis (1)   TUN
01996 (4th) Viktor Bondarenko   RUS Orlando Pirates (1)   RSA
01997 (5th) Werner Olk   GER Zamalek (2)   EGY
01998 (6th) Ivan Buljan   CRO Étoile Sahel (1)   TUN
01999 (7th) Oscar Fulloné   ARG ASEC Mimosas (1)   CIV
02000 (8th) Oscar Fulloné (2)   ARG Raja Casablanca (1)   MAR
02001 (9th) Cecil Jones Attuquayefio   GHA Hearts of Oak (1)   GHA
02002 (10th) Manuel José   POR Al Ahly (1)   EGY
02003 (11th) Carlos Cabral   BRA Zamalek (3)   EGY
02004 (12th) Michael Urukalo   AUS Enyimba (1)   NGA
02005 (13th) Okey Emordi   NGA Enyimba (2)   NGA
02006 (14th) Manuel José (2)   POR Al Ahly (2)   EGY
02007 (15th) Manuel José (3)   POR Al Ahly (3)   EGY
02008 (16th) Bertrand Marchand   FRA Étoile Sahel (2)   TUN
02009 (17th) Manuel José (4)   POR Al Ahly (4)   EGY
02010 (18th) Diego Garzitto   FRA TP Mazembe (1)   COD
02011 (19th) Lamine N'Diaye   SEN TP Mazembe (2)   COD
02012 (20th) Rachid Taoussi   MAR MAS Fez (1)   MAR
02013 (21st) Hossam El-Badry   EGY Al Ahly (5)   EGY
02014 (22nd) Mohamed Youssef   EGY Al Ahly (6)   EGY
02015 (23rd) Kheïreddine Madoui   ALG ES Sétif (1)   ALG
02016 (24th) Hubert Velud   FRA TP Mazembe (3)   COD
02017 (25th) Pitso Mosimane   RSA Mamelodi Sundowns (1)   RSA
02018 (26th) Faouzi Benzarti (2)   TUN Wydad Casablanca (1)   MAR
02019 (27th) Patrice Carteron   FRA Raja Casablanca (2)   MAR
02020 (28th) Patrice Carteron (2)   FRA Zamalek (4)   EGY
02021 (I) (29th) Pitso Mosimane (2)   RSA Al Ahly (7)   EGY
02021 (II) (30th) Pitso Mosimane (3)   RSA Al Ahly (8)   EGY
02022 (31st) Abdelhak Benchikha   ALG RS Berkane (1)   MAR
02023 (32nd) Abdelhak Benchikha (2)   ALG USM Alger (1)   ALG

Defunct competitions edit

CAF Cup Winners' Cup (1975–2003) edit

Year Manager Nationality Club Country Ref(s)
01975 (1st) Vladimir Beara   YUG Tonnerre Yaoundé (1)   CMR
01976 (2nd) Allan Hawks   ENG Shooting Stars (1)   NGA
01977 (3rd) Godwin Achebe   NGA Enugu Rangers (1)   NGA
01978 (4th) Mario Dioubaté   GUI Horoya Conakry (1)   GUI
01979 (5th) Ivan Ridanović   YUG Canon Yaoundé (1)   CMR
01980 (6th) Pierre Kalala Mukendi   ZAI TP Mazembe (1)   ZAI
01981 (7th) Théophile Abong   CMR Union Douala (1)   CMR
01982 (8th) Mike Everitt   ENG Al Mokawloon (1)   EGY
01983 (9th) Mike Everitt (2)   ENG Al Mokawloon (2)   EGY
01984 (10th) Mahmoud El-Sayes   EGY Al Ahly (1)   EGY
01985 (11th) Mahmoud El-Gohary   EGY Al Ahly (2)   EGY
01986 (12th) Taha Ismail   EGY Al Ahly (3)   EGY
01987 (13th) Jack Johnson   DEN Gor Mahia (1)   KEN
01988 (14th) Moncef Melliti   TUN CA Bizertin (1)   TUN
01989 (15th) Mohammed Abdallah   SUD Al Merrikh (1)   SUD
01990 (16th) Shuaibu Amodu   NGA BCC Lions (1)   NGA
01991 (17th) Fred Mwila   ZAM Power Dynamos (1)   ZAM
01992 (18th) Ibrahim Sunday   GHA Africa Sports (1)   CIV
01993 (19th) Allan Harris   ENG Al Ahly (4)   EGY
01994 (20th) Mohamed Magassouba   MLI DC Motema Pembe (1)   ZAI
01995 (21st) Djaâfar Harouni   ALG JS Kabylie (1)   ALG
01996 (22nd) Michael Krüger   GER Al Mokawloon (3)   EGY
01997 (23rd) José Dutra   BRA Étoile Sahel (1)   TUN
01998 (24th) Youssef Zouaoui   TUN Espérance Tunis (1)   TUN
01999 (25th) Yéo Martial   CIV Africa Sports (2)   CIV
02000 (26th) Otto Pfister   GER Zamalek (1)   EGY
02001 (27th) Muhsin Ertuğral   TUR Kaizer Chiefs (1)   RSA
02002 (28th) Oscar Fulloné   ARG Wydad Casablanca (1)   MAR
02003 (29th) René Lobello   FRA Étoile Sahel (2)   TUN

CAF Cup (1992–2003) edit

Year Manager Nationality Club Country Ref(s)
01992 (1st) Niyi Akande   NGA Shooting Stars (1)   NGA
01993 (2nd) Basile Wollé   CIV Stella Club (1)   CIV
01994 (3rd) Lawrence Akpokona   NGA Bendel Insurance (1)   NGA
01995 (4th) José Dutra   BRA Étoile Sahel (1)   TUN
01996 (5th) Abdelkader Youmir   MAR KAC Marrakech (1)   MAR
01997 (6th) Youssef Zouaoui   TUN Espérance Tunis (1)   TUN
01998 (7th) Eckhard Krautzun   GER CS Sfaxien (1)   TUN
01999 (8th) Lotfi Benzarti   TUN Étoile Sahel (2)   TUN
02000 (9th) Nacer Sandjak   ALG JS Kabylie (1)   ALG
02001 (10th) Kamel Mouassa   ALG JS Kabylie (2)   ALG
02002 (11th) Jean-Yves Chay   FRA JS Kabylie (3)   ALG
02003 (12th) Henri Michel   FRA Raja Casablanca (1)   MAR

References edit

South African Premier Division edit

Season Champions (titles) Runners-up Third place Top league scorer
Player (Club) Nat. Goals
1996–97 (1st) Manning Rangers Kaizer Chiefs Orlando Pirates Wilfred Mugeyi (Bush Bucks)   ZIM 22
1997–98 (2nd) Mamelodi Sundowns Kaizer Chiefs Orlando Pirates Daniel Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns)   RSA 24
1998–99 (3rd) Mamelodi Sundowns (2) Kaizer Chiefs Orlando Pirates Pollen Ndlanya (Kaizer Chiefs)   RSA 21
1999–2000 (4th) Mamelodi Sundowns (3) Orlando Pirates Kaizer Chiefs Dennis Lota (Orlando Pirates)   ZAM 18
2000–01 (5th) Orlando Pirates Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Gilbert Mushangazhike (Manning Rangers)   ZIM 20
2001–02 (6th) Santos SuperSport United Orlando Pirates Ishmael Maluleke (Manning Rangers)   RSA 18
2002–03 (7th) Orlando Pirates (2) SuperSport United Wits University Lesley Manyathela (Orlando Pirates)   RSA 18
2003–04 (8th) Kaizer Chiefs Ajax Cape Town SuperSport United Jackie Ledwaba (Zulu Royals)   RSA 14
2004–05 (9th) Kaizer Chiefs (2) Orlando Pirates Mamelodi Sundowns Collins Mbesuma (Kaizer Chiefs)   ZAM 25
2005–06 (10th) Mamelodi Sundowns (4) Orlando Pirates Kaizer Chiefs Mame Niang (Moroka Swallows)   SEN 14
2006–07 (11th) Mamelodi Sundowns (5) Platinum Stars Moroka Swallows Chris Katongo (Jomo Cosmos)   ZAM 15
2007–08 (12th) SuperSport United Ajax Cape Town Santos James Chamanga (Moroka Swallows)   ZAM 14
2008–09 (13th) SuperSport United (2) Orlando Pirates Kaizer Chiefs Richard Henyekane (Golden Arrows)   RSA 19
2009–10 (14th) SuperSport United (3) Mamelodi Sundowns Kaizer Chiefs Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns)   RSA 17
2010–11 (15th) Orlando Pirates (3) Ajax Cape Town Kaizer Chiefs Knowledge Musona (Kaizer Chiefs)   ZIM 15
2011–12 (16th) Orlando Pirates (4) Moroka Swallows SuperSport United Siyabonga Nomvethe (Moroka Swallows)   RSA 20
2012–13 (17th) Kaizer Chiefs (3) Platinum Stars Orlando Pirates Katlego Mashego (Moroka Swallows)   RSA 13
2013–14 (18th) Mamelodi Sundowns (6) Kaizer Chiefs Bidvest Wits Bernard Parker (Kaizer Chiefs)   RSA 10
2014–15 (19th) Kaizer Chiefs (4) Mamelodi Sundowns Bidvest Wits Moeketsi Sekola (Free State Stars)   RSA 14
2015–16 (20th) Mamelodi Sundowns (7) Bidvest Wits Platinum Stars Collins Mbesuma (Black Aces)   ZAM 14
2016–17 (21st) Bidvest Wits (1) Mamelodi Sundowns Cape Town City Lebogang Manyama (Cape Town City)   RSA 13

List of Croatia games edit

M Date Venue Opponent Score Result Tournament
1 17 Oct 1990 ‡ Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   United States 2 – 1 W Friendly
2 22 Dec 1990 ‡ Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Romania 2 – 0 W Friendly
3 19 Jun 1991 ‡ Fazanerija, Murska Sobota (A)   Slovenia 1 – 0 W Friendly
4 05 Jul 1992 Olympic Park, Melbourne (A)   Australia 0 – 1 L Friendly
5 08 Jul 1992 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide (A)   Australia 1 – 3 L Friendly
6 12 Jul 1992 Football Stadium, Sydney (A)   Australia 0 – 0 D Friendly
7 22 Oct 1992 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Mexico 3 – 0 W Friendly
8 25 Jun 1993 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Ukraine 3 – 1 W Friendly
9 23 Mar 1994 Luís Casanova, Valencia (A)   Spain 2 – 0 W Friendly
10 10 Apr 1994 Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A)   Slovakia 1 – 4 L Friendly
11 18 May 1994 ETO Park, Győr (A)   Hungary 2 – 2 D Friendly
12 04 Jun 1994 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Argentina 0 – 0 D Friendly
13 17 Aug 1994 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv (A)   Israel 4 – 0 W Friendly
14 04 Sep 1994 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A)   Estonia 2 – 0 W Q Euro 1996
15 09 Oct 1994 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Lithuania 2 – 0 W Q Euro 1996
16 16 Nov 1994 Stadio La Favorita, Palermo (A)   Italy 2 – 1 W Q Euro 1996
17 25 Mar 1995 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Ukraine 4 – 0 W Q Euro 1996
18 29 Mar 1995 Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius (A)   Lithuania 0 – 0 D Q Euro 1996
19 26 Apr 1995 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Slovenia 2 – 0 W Q Euro 1996
20 11 Jun 1995 Republican Stadium, Kiev (A)   Ukraine 0 – 1 L Q Euro 1996
21 03 Sep 1995 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Estonia 7 – 1 W Q Euro 1996
22 08 Oct 1995 Poljud, Split (H)   Italy 1 – 1 D Q Euro 1996
23 15 Nov 1995 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana (A)   Slovenia 2 – 1 W Q Euro 1996
24 28 Feb 1996 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Poland 2 – 1 W Friendly
25 13 Mar 1996 Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb (H)   South Korea 3 – 0 W Friendly
26 26 Mar 1996 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Israel 2 – 0 W Friendly
27 10 Apr 1996 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Hungary 4 – 1 W Friendly
28 24 Apr 1996 Wembley Stadium, London (A)   England 0 – 0 D Friendly
29 02 Jun 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 2 – 2 D Friendly
30 11 Jun 1996 City Ground, Nottingham (N)   Turkey 1 – 0 W Euro 1996
31 16 Jun 1996 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield (N)   Denmark 3 – 0 W Euro 1996
32 19 Jun 1996 City Ground, Nottingham (N)   Portugal 0 – 3 L Euro 1996
33 23 Jun 1996 Old Trafford, Manchester (N)   Germany 1 – 2 L Euro 1996
34 08 Oct 1996 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna (N)   Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 – 1 W Q World Cup 1998
35 10 Nov 1996 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Greece 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 1998
36 11 Dec 1996 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (A)   Morocco 2 – 2 D King Hassan II Cup
37 12 Dec 1996 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (N)   Czech Republic 1 – 1 D King Hassan II Cup
38 29 Mar 1997 Poljud, Split (H)   Denmark 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 1998
39 02 Apr 1997 Poljud, Split (H)   Slovenia 3 – 3 D Q World Cup 1998
40 30 Apr 1997 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki (A)   Greece 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 1998
41 08 Jun 1997 National Stadium, Tokyo (A)   Japan 3 – 4 L Kirin Cup
42 12 Jun 1997 Sendai Stadium, Sendai (N)   Turkey 1 – 1 D Kirin Cup
43 06 Sep 1997 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 – 2 W Q World Cup 1998
44 10 Sep 1997 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (A)   Denmark 1 – 3 L Q World Cup 1998
45 11 Oct 1997 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana (A)   Slovenia 3 – 1 W Q World Cup 1998
46 29 Oct 1997 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Ukraine 2 – 0 W QPO World Cup 1998
47 15 Nov 1997 Olimpiysky Stadium, Kiev (A)   Ukraine 1 – 1 D QPO World Cup 1998
48 22 Apr 1998 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Poland 4 – 1 W Friendly
49 29 May 1998 Aldo Drosina, Pula (H)   Slovakia 1 – 2 L Friendly
50 03 Jun 1998 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Iran 2 – 0 W Friendly
51 06 Jun 1998 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Australia 7 – 0 W Friendly
52 14 Jun 1998 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens (N)   Jamaica 3 – 1 W World Cup 1998
53 20 Jun 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (N)   Japan 1 – 0 W World Cup 1998
54 26 Jun 1998 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux (N)   Argentina 0 – 1 L World Cup 1998
55 30 Jun 1998 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux (N)   Romania 1 – 0 W World Cup 1998
56 04 Jul 1998 Stade de Gerland, Lyon (N)   Germany 3 – 0 W World Cup 1998
57 08 Jul 1998 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)   France 0 – 2 L World Cup 1998
58 11 Jul 1998 Parc des Princes, Paris (N)   Netherlands 2 – 1 W World Cup 1998
59 05 Sep 1998 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 L Q Euro 2000
60 10 Oct 1998 National Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)   Malta 4 – 1 W Q Euro 2000
61 14 Oct 1998 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   North Macedonia 3 – 2 W Q Euro 2000
62 10 Feb 1999 Poljud, Split (H)   Denmark 0 – 1 L Friendly
63 10 Mar 1999 Spiros Louis Stadium, Athens (A)   Greece 2 – 3 L Friendly
64 28 Apr 1999 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Italy 0 – 0 D Friendly
65 05 May 1999 Estadio Olímpico, Sevilla (A)   Spain 1 – 3 L Friendly
66 05 Jun 1999 City Stadium, Skopje (A)   North Macedonia 1 – 1 D Q Euro 2000
67 13 Jun 1999 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul (N)   Egypt 2 – 2 D Korea Cup
68 16 Jun 1999 Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul (N)   Mexico 2 – 1 W Korea Cup
69 19 Jun 1999 Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul (A)   South Korea 1 – 1 D Korea Cup
70 18 Aug 1999 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade (A)   FR Yugoslavia 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2000
71 21 Aug 1999 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Malta 2 – 1 W Q Euro 2000
72 04 Sep 1999 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2000
73 09 Oct 1999 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   FR Yugoslavia 2 – 2 D Q Euro 2000
74 13 Nov 1999 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)   France 0 – 3 L Friendly
75 23 Feb 2000 Poljud, Split (H)   Spain 0 – 0 D Friendly
76 29 Mar 2000 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Germany 1 – 1 D Friendly
77 26 Apr 2000 Ernst Happel, Vienna (A)   Austria 2 – 1 W Friendly
78 28 May 2000 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   France 0 – 2 L Friendly
79 16 Aug 2000 Tehelné pole, Bratislava (A)   Slovakia 1 – 1 D Friendly
80 02 Sep 2000 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels (A)   Belgium 0 – 0 D Q World Cup 2002
81 11 Oct 2000 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Scotland 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 2002
82 28 Feb 2001 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Austria 1 – 0 W Friendly
83 24 Mar 2001 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Latvia 4 – 1 W Q World Cup 2002
84 25 Apr 2001 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Greece 2 – 2 D Friendly
85 02 Jun 2001 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   San Marino 4 – 0 W Q World Cup 2002
86 06 Jun 2001 Skonto Stadium, Riga (A)   Latvia 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2002
87 15 Aug 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 2 – 2 D Friendly
88 01 Sep 2001 Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)   Scotland 0 – 0 D Q World Cup 2002
89 05 Sep 2001 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (A)   San Marino 4 – 0 W Q World Cup 2002
90 06 Oct 2001 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Belgium 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2002
91 10 Nov 2001 World Cup Stadium, Seoul (A)   South Korea 0 – 2 L Friendly
92 13 Nov 2001 World Cup Stadium, Gwangju (A)   South Korea 1 – 1 D Friendly
93 13 Feb 2002 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Bulgaria 0 – 0 D Friendly
94 27 Mar 2002 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Slovenia 0 – 0 D Friendly
95 17 Apr 2002 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 – 0 W Friendly
96 08 May 2002 Stadion PMFC, Pecs (A)   Hungary 2 – 0 W Friendly
97 03 Jun 2002 Niigata Stadium, Niigata (N)   Mexico 0 – 1 L World Cup 2002
98 08 Jun 2002 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima (N)   Italy 2 – 1 W World Cup 2002
99 13 Jun 2002 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama (N)   Ecuador 0 – 1 L World Cup 2002
100 21 Aug 2002 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Wales 1 – 1 D Friendly
101 07 Sep 2002 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Estonia 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2004
102 12 Oct 2002 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia (A)   Bulgaria 0 – 2 L Q Euro 2004
103 20 Nov 2002 Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timişoara (A)   Romania 1 – 0 W Friendly
104 09 Feb 2003 Šubićevac, Šibenik (H)   North Macedonia 2 – 2 D Friendly
105 12 Feb 2003 Poljud, Split (H)   Poland 0 – 0 D Marjan Trophy
106 29 Mar 2003 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Belgium 4 – 0 W Q Euro 2004
107 02 Apr 2003 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Andorra 2 – 0 W Q Euro 2004
108 30 Apr 2003 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)   Sweden 2 – 1 W Friendly
109 11 Jun 2003 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)   Estonia 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2004
110 20 Aug 2003 Portman Road, Ipswich (A)   England 1 – 3 L Friendly
111 06 Sep 2003 Comunal, Andorra la Vella (A)   Andorra 3 – 0 W Q Euro 2004
112 10 Sep 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels (A)   Belgium 1 – 2 L Q Euro 2004
113 11 Oct 2003 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Bulgaria 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2004
114 15 Nov 2003 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Slovenia 1 – 1 D Q Euro 2004 PO
115 19 Nov 2003 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana (A)   Slovenia 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2004 PO
116 18 Feb 2004 Poljud, Split (H)   Germany 1 – 2 L Friendly
117 31 Mar 2004 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Turkey 2 – 2 D Friendly
118 28 Apr 2004 City Stadium, Skopje (A)   North Macedonia 1 – 0 W Friendly
119 29 May 2004 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Slovakia 1 – 0 W Friendly
120 05 Jun 2004 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen (A)   Denmark 2 – 1 W Friendly
121 13 Jun 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (N)    Switzerland 0 – 0 D Euro 2004
122 17 Jun 2004 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (N)   France 2 – 2 D Euro 2004
123 21 Jun 2004 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (N)   England 2 – 4 L Euro 2004
124 18 Aug 2004 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Israel 1 – 0 W Friendly
125 04 Sep 2004 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Hungary 3 – 0 W Q World Cup 2006
126 08 Sep 2004 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg (A)   Sweden 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2006
127 09 Oct 2004 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Bulgaria 2 – 2 D Q World Cup 2006
128 16 Nov 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 0 – 1 L Friendly
129 09 Feb 2005 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem (A)   Israel 3 – 3 D Friendly
130 26 Mar 2005 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Iceland 4 – 0 W Q World Cup 2006
131 30 Mar 2005 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Malta 3 – 0 W Q World Cup 2006
132 04 Jun 2005 Vasil Levski, Sofia (A)   Bulgaria 3 – 1 W Q World Cup 2006
133 17 Aug 2005 Poljud, Split (H)   Brazil 1 – 1 D Friendly
134 03 Sep 2005 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A)   Iceland 3 – 1 W Q World Cup 2006
135 07 Sep 2005 National Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)   Malta 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 2006
136 08 Oct 2005 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Sweden 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2006
137 12 Oct 2005 Szusza Ferenc, Budapest (A)   Hungary 0 – 0 D Q World Cup 2006
138 12 Nov 2005 Estádio Cidade, Coimbra (A)   Portugal 0 – 2 L Friendly
139 29 Jan 2006 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong (N)   South Korea 0 – 2 L Carlsberg Cup
140 01 Feb 2006 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong (A)   Hong Kong 4 – 0 W Carlsberg Cup
141 01 Mar 2006 St. Jakob-Park, Basel (N)   Argentina 3 – 2 W Friendly
142 23 May 2006 Ernst Happel, Vienna (A)   Austria 4 – 1 W Friendly
143 28 May 2006 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Iran 2 – 2 D Friendly
144 03 Jun 2006 Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg (N)   Poland 0 – 1 L Friendly
145 07 Jun 2006 Stade de Genève, Geneva (N)   Spain 1 – 2 L Friendly
146 13 Jun 2006 Olympiastadion, Berlin (N)   Brazil 0 – 1 L World Cup 2006
147 18 Jun 2006 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg (N)   Japan 0 – 0 D World Cup 2006
148 22 Jun 2006 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart (N)   Australia 2 – 2 D World Cup 2006
149 16 Aug 2006 Armando Picchi, Livorno (A)   Italy 2 – 0 W Friendly
150 06 Nov 2006 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (A)   Russia 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2008
151 07 Oct 2006 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Andorra 7 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
152 11 Oct 2006 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   England 2 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
153 15 Nov 2006 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv (A)   Israel 4 – 3 W Q Euro 2008
154 07 Feb 2007 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Norway 2 – 1 W Friendly
155 24 Mar 2007 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   North Macedonia 2 – 1 W Q Euro 2008
156 02 Jun 2007 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)   Estonia 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
157 06 Jun 2007 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Russia 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2008
158 22 Aug 2007 Asim Ferhatović, Sarajevo (A)   Bosnia-Herzegovina 5 – 3 W Friendly
159 08 Sep 2007 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Estonia 2 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
160 12 Sep 2007 Comunal, Andorra la Vella (A)   Andorra 6 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
161 13 Oct 2007 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Israel 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2008
162 16 Oct 2007 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Slovakia 3 – 0 W Friendly
163 17 Nov 2007 City Stadium, Skopje (A)   North Macedonia 0 – 2 L Q Euro 2008
164 21 Nov 2007 Wembley Stadium, London (A)   England 3 – 2 W Q Euro 2008
165 06 Feb 2008 Poljud, Split (H)   Netherlands 0 – 3 L Friendly
166 26 Mar 2008 Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)   Scotland 1 – 1 D Friendly
167 24 May 2008 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Moldova 1 – 0 W Friendly
168 31 May 2008 Szusza Ferenc, Budapest (A)   Hungary 1 – 1 D Friendly
169 08 Jun 2008 Ernst Happel, Vienna (A)   Austria 1 – 0 W Euro 2008
170 12 Jun 2008 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt (N)   Germany 2 – 1 W Euro 2008
171 16 Jun 2008 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt (N)   Poland 1 – 0 W Euro 2008
172 20 Jun 2008 Ernst Happel, Vienna (N)   Turkey 1 – 1 D Euro 2008
173 20 Aug 2008 Ljudski vrt, Maribor (A)   Slovenia 3 – 2 W Friendly
174 06 Sep 2008 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Kazakhstan 3 – 0 W Q World Cup 2010
175 10 Sep 2008 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   England 1 – 4 L Q World Cup 2010
176 11 Oct 2008 Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv (A)   Ukraine 0 – 0 D Q World Cup 2010
177 18 Oct 2008 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Andorra 4 – 0 W Q World Cup 2010
178 11 Feb 2009 Steaua Stadium, Bucharest (A)   Romania 2 – 1 W Friendly
179 01 Apr 2009 Comunal, Andorra la Vella (A)   Andorra 2 – 0 W Q World Cup 2010
180 06 Jun 2009 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Ukraine 2 – 2 D Q World Cup 2010
181 12 Aug 2009 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A)   Belarus 3 – 1 W Q World Cup 2010
182 05 Sep 2009 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Belarus 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2010
183 09 Sep 2009 Wembley Stadium, London (A)   England 1 – 5 L Q World Cup 2010
184 08 Oct 2009 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Qatar 3 – 2 W Friendly
185 14 Oct 2009 Astana Arena, Astana (A)   Kazakhstan 2 – 1 W Q World Cup 2010
186 14 Nov 2009 Stadion Cibalia, Vinkovci (H)   Liechtenstein 5 – 0 W Friendly
187 03 Mar 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels (A)   Belgium 1 – 0 W Friendly
188 19 Mar 2010 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt (A)   Austria 1 – 0 W Friendly
189 23 May 2010 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Wales 2 – 0 W Friendly
190 26 May 2010 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A)   Estonia 0 – 0 D Friendly
191 11 Aug 2010 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava (A)   Slovakia 1 – 1 D Friendly
192 03 Sep 2010 Skonto Stadium, Riga (A)   Latvia 3 – 0 W Q Euro 2012
193 07 Sep 2010 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Greece 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2012
194 09 Oct 2010 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan (A)   Israel 2 – 1 W Q Euro 2012
195 12 Oct 2010 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Norway 2 – 1 W Friendly
196 17 Nov 2010 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Malta 3 – 0 W Q Euro 2012
197 09 Feb 2011 Aldo Drosina, Pula (H)   Czech Republic 4 – 2 W Friendly
198 26 Mar 2011 Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi (A)   Georgia 0 – 1 L Q Euro 2012
199 29 Mar 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A)   France 0 – 0 D Friendly
200 03 Jun 2011 Poljud, Split (H)   Georgia 2 – 1 W Q Euro 2012
201 10 Aug 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 D Friendly
202 02 Sep 2011 National Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)   Malta 3 – 1 W Q Euro 2012
203 06 Sep 2011 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Israel 3 – 1 W Q Euro 2012
204 07 Oct 2011 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (A)   Greece 0 – 2 L Q Euro 2012
205 11 Oct 2011 Kantrida, Rijeka (H)   Latvia 2 – 0 W Q Euro 2012
206 11 Nov 2011 Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul (A)   Turkey 3 – 0 W QPO Euro 2012
207 15 Nov 2011 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Turkey 0 – 0 D QPO Euro 2012
208 29 Feb 2012 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Sweden 1 – 3 L Friendly
209 25 May 2012 Aldo Drosina, Pula (H)   Estonia 3 – 1 W Friendly
210 02 Jun 2012 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)   Norway 1 – 1 D Friendly
211 10 Jun 2012 City Stadium, Poznań (N)   Republic of Ireland 3 – 1 W Euro 2012
212 14 Jun 2012 City Stadium, Poznań (N)   Italy 1 – 1 D Euro 2012
213 18 Jun 2012 PGE Arena, Gdańsk (N)   Spain 0 – 1 L Euro 2012
214 15 Aug 2012 Poljud, Split (H)    Switzerland 2 – 4 L Friendly
215 07 Sep 2012 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Macedonia 1 – 0 W Q World Cup 2014
216 11 Sep 2012 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels (A)   Belgium 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 2014
217 12 Oct 2012 Philip II Arena, Skopje (A)   Macedonia 2 – 1 W Q World Cup 2014
218 16 Oct 2012 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Wales 2 – 0 W Q World Cup 2014
219 06 Feb 2013 Craven Cottage, London (N)   South Korea 4 – 0 W Friendly
220 22 Mar 2013 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Serbia 2 – 0 W Q World Cup 2014
221 26 Mar 2013 Liberty Stadium, Swansea (A)   Wales 2 – 1 W Q World Cup 2014
222 07 Jun 2013 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Scotland 0 – 1 L Q World Cup 2014
223 10 Jun 2013 Stade de Genève, Geneva (N)   Portugal 0 – 1 L Friendly
224 14 Aug 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz (A)   Liechtenstein 3 – 2 W Friendly
225 06 Sep 2013 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade (A)   Serbia 1 – 1 D Q World Cup 2014
226 10 Sep 2013 World Cup Stadium, Jeonju (A)   South Korea 2 – 1 W Friendly
227 11 Oct 2013 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Belgium 1 – 2 L Q World Cup 2014
228 15 Oct 2013 Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)   Scotland 0 – 2 L Q World Cup 2014
229 15 Nov 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A)   Iceland 0 – 0 D QPO World Cup 2014
230 19 Nov 2013 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Iceland 2 – 0 W QPO World Cup 2014
231 05 Mar 2014 AFG Arena, St. Gallen (A)    Switzerland 2 – 2 D Friendly
232 31 May 2014 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Mali 2 – 1 W Friendly
233 06 Jun 2014 Estádio de Pituaçu, Salvador (N)   Australia 1 – 0 W Friendly
234 12 Jun 2014 Arena Corinthians, São Paulo (A)   Brazil 1 – 3 L World Cup 2014
235 18 Jun 2014 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus (N)   Cameroon 4 – 0 W World Cup 2014
236 23 Jun 2014 Arena Pernambuco, Recife (N)   Mexico 1 – 3 L World Cup 2014
237 04 Sep 2014 Aldo Drosina, Pula (H)   Cyprus 2 – 0 W Friendly
238 09 Sep 2014 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Malta 2 – 0 W Q Euro 2016
239 10 Oct 2014 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A)   Bulgaria 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2016
240 13 Oct 2014 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Azerbaijan 6 – 0 W Q Euro 2016
241 12 Nov 2014 Upton Park, London (N)   Argentina 1 – 2 L Friendly
242 16 Nov 2014 San Siro, Milan (A)   Italy 1 – 1 D Q Euro 2016
243 28 Mar 2015 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Norway 5 – 1 W Q Euro 2016
244 07 Jun 2015 Varteks Stadium, Varaždin (H)   Gibraltar 4 – 0 W Friendly
245 12 Jun 2015 Poljud, Split (H)   Italy 1 – 1 D Q Euro 2016
246 03 Sep 2015 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku (A)   Azerbaijan 0 – 0 D Q Euro 2016
247 06 Sep 2015 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)   Norway 0 – 2 L Q Euro 2016
248 10 Oct 2015 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Bulgaria 3 – 0 W Q Euro 2016
249 13 Oct 2015 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)   Malta 1 – 0 W Q Euro 2016
250 17 Nov 2015 Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don (A)   Russia 3 – 1 W Friendly
251 23 Mar 2016 Gradski vrt, Osijek (H)   Israel 2 – 0 W Friendly
252 26 Mar 2016 Groupama Arena, Budapest (A)   Hungary 1 – 1 D Friendly
253 27 May 2016 Gradski, Koprivnica (H)   Moldova 1 – 0 W Friendly
254 04 Jun 2016 Rujevica, Rijeka (H)   San Marino 10 – 0 W Friendly
255 12 Jun 2016 Parc des Princes, Paris (N)   Turkey 1 – 0 W Euro 2016
256 17 Jun 2016 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (N)   Czech Republic 2 – 2 D Euro 2016
257 21 Jun 2016 Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (N)   Spain 2 – 1 W Euro 2016
258 25 Jun 2016 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens (N)   Portugal 0 – 1 L Euro 2016
XXX 05 Sep 2016 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Turkey Q World Cup 2018
XXX 09 Oct 2016 Ratina Stadium, Tampere (A)   Finland Q World Cup 2018
XXX 12 Nov 2016 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Iceland Q World Cup 2018
XXX 24 Mar 2017 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Ukraine Q World Cup 2018
XXX 11 Jun 2017 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik (A)   Iceland Q World Cup 2018
XXX 05 Sep 2017 (A)   Turkey Q World Cup 2018
XXX 06 Oct 2017 Maksimir, Zagreb (H)   Finland Q World Cup 2018
XXX 09 Oct 2017 (A)   Ukraine Q World Cup 2018

1 Croatia score always listed first

List of managers by tenure
  • 1990–1991 – Dražan Jerković (Games 1–3; Caretaker manager before Croatia was admitted to FIFA and UEFA)
  • 199200000Stanko Poklepović (Games 4–7; Caretaker manager, following FIFA membership in July 1992, led the team in three matches on tour in Australia (OFC member) and then a friendly against Mexico (CONCACAF member) in Zagreb)
  • 1993–1994 – Vlatko Marković (Game 8; first official manager appointed by CFF, held the post from April 1993 to February 1994; following UEFA membership in June 1993 he led the team in a friendly match against UEFA-member Ukraine)
  • 1994–2000 – Miroslav Blažević (Games 9–81, except game 16 which was managed by one-off caretaker Tomislav Ivić; longest serving manager to date, led the team in their first competitive match (vs Estonia in Sep 1994 in the qualifiers for Euro 1996), and the first two tournaments (Euro 1996 and World Cup 1998); also the most successful, winning third place in 1998 World Cup; failed to qualify for Euro 2000 and then resigned after picking up just two points in the opening 2002 World Cup qualifiers against Belgium and Scotland.)
  • 2000–2002 – Mirko Jozić (Games 82–99; appointed in November 2000 to replace Blažević, finished top of qualifying group and led the team in the World Cup where he failed to pass through group stage)
  • 2002–2004 – Otto Barić (Games 100–123; appointed in July 2002, successfully led the team through Euro 2004 qualifiers and failed to exit group stage in the tournament)
  • 2004–2006 – Zlatko Kranjčar (games 124–148 appointed in July 2004, successfully led the team through 2006 World Cup qualifiers, failed to exit group stage)
  • 2006–2012 – Slaven Bilić (Games 149–213; second longest serving manager to date, appointed in July 2006 after managing Croatia U-21; successfully led the team through qualifiers for Euro 2008 and managed to reach quarter-finals only to be knocked out dramatically by Turkey on penalties; failed to qualify for World Cup 2010 and then successfully led the team to Euro 2012, where they failed to exit group stage)
  • 2012–2013 – Igor Štimac (Games 214–228; shortest serving manager to date, led the team through qualifiers for 2014 World Cup, sacked after two back-to-back defeats against Belgium and Scotland in the last rounds of the qualifying campaign, sending Croatia into qualifying playoffs
  • 2013–2015 – Niko Kovač (Games 229–247; took over from Štimac before the 2014 World Cup qualifying playoffs against Iceland, successfully led the team to the 2014 World Cup, but failed to exit group stage; his contract was renewed after the tournament, but was then sacked midway through Euro 2016 qualifiers after stringing a disappointing run of three draws against Italy and Azerbaijan and a defeat to Norway.)
  • 2015–0000Ante Čačić (Games 248–; Successfully led the team through the end of Euro 2016 qualifiers)

Croatia manager record edit

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager including their results in World Cups and European Championships.

Statistics correct as of 25 June 2016 and Croatia 0–1 Portugal. Only official FIFA-recognised matches are included, with the exception of the first three exhibition matches played in 1990 and 1991 before Croatia was admitted to UEFA and FIFA, which are recognised as official by the CFF.
Manager Nat. Tenure Pld W D L Win % Major competitions
Dražan Jerković   CRO 1990–1991 3 3 0 0 100.0
Stanko Poklepović   CRO 1992 4 1 1 2 025.0
Vlatko Marković   CRO 1993–1994 1 1 0 0 100.0
Miroslav Blažević   CRO 1994–2000 72 33 24 15 045.8   1996 European Championship – Quarter-final
  1998 World Cup – Third place
  2000 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Tomislav Ivić (c)   CRO 1994 1 1 0 0 100.0
Mirko Jozić   CRO 2000–2002 18 9 6 3 050.0   2002 World Cup – Group stage
Otto Barić   CRO 2002–2004 24 11 8 5 045.8   2004 European Championship – Group stage
Zlatko Kranjčar   CRO 2004–2006 25 11 8 6 044.0   2006 World Cup – Group stage
Slaven Bilić   CRO 2006–2012 65 42 15 8 064.6   2008 European Championship – Quarter-final
  2010 World Cup – Failed to qualify
  2012 European Championship – Group stage
Igor Štimac   CRO 2012–2013 15 8 2 5 053.3
Niko Kovač   CRO 2013–2015 19 10 5 4 052.6   2014 World Cup – Group stage
Ante Čačić   CRO 2015– 11 8 2 1 072.7   2016 European Championship – Round of 16
  2018 World Cup – TBD
Totals 258 138 71 49 53.5 9 out of 11

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage

Tenure dates
  • Marković - From 29 April 1993 to 28 February 1994 [1]
  • Blažević - From 9 March 1994 to 15 October 2000 [2] (at the time of his resignation his assistents were Marijan Vlak and Branko Ivanković)
  • Jozić - From 25 November 2000 [3] to 12 July 2002 [4]
  • Barić - From 17 July 2002 to 30 June 2004 [5]
  • Kranjčar - From 13 July 2004 to 14 July 2006 [6]
  • Bilić - 25 July 2006 to 20 June 2012 [7]
  • Štimac - From 6 July 2012 to 16 October 2013 [8]

2023 Asian Cup team overview edit

Team FIFA rank Manager Nat. Captain Best result
  Japan 17 Hajime Moriyasu   JPN Wataru Endō Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Iran 21 Amir Ghalenoei   IRN Ehsan Hajsafi Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  South Korea 23 Jürgen Klinsmann   GER Son Heung-min Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Australia 25 Graham Arnold   AUS Mathew Ryan Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Saudi Arabia 56 Roberto Mancini   ITA Salem Al-Dawsari Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Qatar 58 Tintín Márquez   ESP Hassan Al-Haydos Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Iraq 63 Jesús Casas   ESP Jalal Hassan Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  United Arab Emirates 64 Paulo Bento   POR Ali Mabkhout Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Uzbekistan 68 Srečko Katanec   SLO Eldor Shomurodov Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Oman 74 Branko Ivanković   CRO Faiz Al-Rushaidi Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  China 79 Aleksandar Janković   SRB Wu Xi Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Bahrain 86 Juan Antonio Pizzi   ESP Sayed Jaffer Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Jordan 87 Hussein Ammouta   MAR Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Syria 91 Héctor Cúper   ARG Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Vietnam 94 Philippe Troussier   FRA Quế Ngọc Hải Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Kyrgyzstan 98 Štefan Tarkovič   SVK Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Palestine 99 Makram Daboub   TUN Musab Al-Battat Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  India 102 Igor Štimac   CRO Sunil Chhetri Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Tajikistan 106 Petar Šegrt   CRO Parvizdzhon Umarbayev Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Lebanon 107 Miodrag Radulović   MNE Hassan Maatouk Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Thailand 113 Masatada Ishii   JPN Theerathon Bunmathan Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Malaysia 130 Kim Pan-gon   KOR Dion Cools Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Indonesia 146 Shin Tae-yong   KOR Asnawi Mangkualam Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
  Hong Kong 150 Jørn Andersen   NOR Yapp Hung Fai Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)