| Full name | Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb II |
|---|---|
| Founded | 27 December 1967; 57 years ago (27 December 1967) |
| Ground | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Zvonimir Boban |
| League | Druga HNL |
| 2020–21 | Druga HNL, 13th |
| Website | www |
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Academy, also known asHitrec-Kacian (Croatian pronunciation:[xîtretskâtsijaːn]), are theyouth team ofDinamo Zagreb. The academy was founded on 27 December 1967. There are a total of ten age categories within the academy, the oldest being the Junior Team (under-19) and youngest being the Zagići II Team (under-8). They have produced many of the Croatia national team stars includingLuka Modrić,Vedran Ćorluka,Eduardo,Robert Prosinečki andZvonimir Boban.[1]
The first junior team was formed in 1945 and the coach was the famousGrađanski Zagreb goalkeeper Maks Mihelčić. Soon after that,Márton Bukovi joined the youth squad as an expert coach, but left after two years following his disappointment with the disbanding of Građanski. The junior team won a treble in 1950 (Zagreb's, Croatian and Yugoslav championships) under the leadership ofMirko Kokotović.[2]
In 1952 Branko Horvatek started training one of the best junior generations the club ever had. Some of the famous players that played in that generation wereDražan Jerković, Mladen Košćak, Marijan Kolonić and Mladen Klobučar. The decision to form the youth academyHitrec-Kacian was brought on 27 December 1967 with Horvatek being elected as its first director.[2] Apart from him, many other famous Croatian coaches worked with the generation that was very successful in the period of 1972-1974 in Yugoslav junior competitions. Some of them include: Zorislav Srebrić, Marko Jurić, Pero Dujmović,Vladimir Čonč, Ivan Đalma Marković, Mirko Belić,Rudolf Cvek andZdenko Kobešćak.[2]
After the formation ofHNL in 1991. Dinamo youth teams play important role with 6U19 and 9U17 titles (as of 2010).[3] Since the mid-2000s Dinamo's youth academy is considered one of the best in Europe with their teams winning notable international tournaments.[4] Some of the former Dinamo youth players includeCroatian internationalsVedran Ćorluka,Luka Modrić,Eduardo da Silva,Niko Kranjčar,Dejan Lovren,Milan Badelj,Ivan Kelava,Mateo Kovačić andŠime Vrsaljko.
Milan BadeljIgor BišćanZvonimir BobanTomislav ButinaVedran ĆorlukaEduardoJoško GvardiolAlen HalilovićIvan KelavaMateo KovačićAndrej KramarićNiko KranjčarJerko LekoDejan LovrenLuka ModrićRobert ProsinečkiZvonimir SoldoDario ŠimićŠime VrsaljkoDino Drpić| Season | Stage | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2015–16 | Champions League Path | GS |  Arsenal | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1st out of 4 |
 Bayern Munich | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||||
 Olympiacos | 2–2 | 3–1 | ||||
| Knockout stage | R16 |  Anderlecht | 2–0 | 0–3 (awd.)[5][6] | ||
| 2016–17 | Champions League Path | GS |  Juventus | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4th out of 4 |
 Lyon | 1–2 | 0–2 | ||||
 Sevilla | 2–4 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Domestic Champions Path | 1R |  Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2R |  Astana | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
| Knockout stage | PO |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 (5–4p) | |||
| R16 | Liverpool | 1–1 (4–3p) | ||||
| QF | Chelsea | 2–2 (2–4p) | ||||
| 2019–20 | Champions League Path | GS | Atalanta | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2nd out of 4 |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||
 Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Knockout stage | PO | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 (4–3p) | |||
| R16 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 (6–5p) | ||||
| QF |  Benfica | 1–3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Knockout stage | R64 |  Rosenborg | Tournament cancelled | ||
| 2022–23 | Champions League Path | GS | Chelsea | 4–2 | 0–4 | 3rd out of 4 |
| Milan | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||
 Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Domestic Champions Path | 1R |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 2R |  Basel | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Champions League Path | LP | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | 21st out of 36 | |
| Monaco | 1–0 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–3 | |||||
 Slovan Bratislava | 2–2 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | |||||
 Celtic | 2–1 | |||||
| Knockout stage | R32 | TBD | – | – | – | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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