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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2013/2014 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Maksimir - Zagreb Wednesday 21 August 2013 20:45 CET (20:45 local time) Dinamo Zagreb Play-off, First leg Austria Wien Last updated 20/08/2013 15:56 CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb - FK Austria Wien Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Match background GNK Dinamo Zagreb are looking to make it a hat-trick of UEFA Champions League group stage appearances when they host FK Austria Wien in the first leg of their play-off tie. • The clubs have never met but Krunoslav Jurčić's Dinamo are unlikely to hold any surprises for Austria and their coach Nenad Bjelica, a former Croatian international. Despite Bjelica's local knowledge, his team start as underdogs given they have never made it to the group stage before. Match background • Croatian champions Dinamo have the advantage of recent UEFA Champions League experience and have already overcome CS Fola Esch and FC Sheriff in the previous two qualifying rounds without conceding a goal. Austria's defence is also unbreached, Bjelica's team having reached the play-offs thanks to a 1-0 aggregate triumph against FH Hafnarfjördur. • Dinamo's recent home record in qualifiers is formidable. Including this season's 1-0 victories over Fola and Sheriff they have posted eight successive wins. In the UEFA Champions League proper they have found the going tougher, however, their only point from last season's group stage coming from a 1-1 home draw with FC Dynamo Kyiv. That was an improvement on 2011/12, when they lost all six group games. • Dinamo have reached the UEFA Champions League group stage four times but have also suffered against Austrian opposition in the past, losing to FC Salzburg in the 2009/10 third qualifying round. After drawing 1-1 away in the first leg they succumbed 2-1 at home. From the current squad, Sammir is the only survivor of that costly defeat. • That Salzburg setback is Dinamo's sole home defeat by Austrian visitors in four visits; the Croatian club have won two and drawn one. • European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finalists in 1979, Austria have never competed in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. They lost in the third qualifying round to SL Benfica in 2006/07 and to Olympique de Marseille in 2003/04. They also came close in the first two seasons of the revamped competition, losing second-round ties to Club Brugge KV in 1992/93 and FC Barcelona a year later. • In their most recent campaign in Europe, 2011/12, Austria got through three qualifying rounds to reach the UEFA Europa League group stage, where they finished third in their section. • The visitors' only previous tie against Croatia opposition was a 2-2 aggregate draw with HNK Hajduk Split in the 1977/78 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals. Austria won on penalties and then beat FC Lokomotiv Moskva in a last-four shoot-out before losing the final to RSC Anderlecht. Team ties • Coaches Jurčić and Bjelica played against each other in the early 1990s when Jurčić was at NK Inter Zaprešić (then NK Inker Zaprešić) and Bjelica at Osijek – their respective clubs traded home league wins in 1992. They were both Croatian internationals but never coincided in the national team. Jurčić appeared at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Bjelica at UEFA EURO 20004. • Jurčić played for Dinamo in their UEFA Champions League group stage campaigns in 1998/99 and 1999/2000. • Bjelica played in an Austro-Croatian tie between NK Osijek and SK Rapid Wien in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup second round. He struck both goals in Osijek's 2-1 home win and another in a 2-0 away success. • Austria's squad includes two Croatians in reserve goalkeeper Ivan Kardum and defender Kaja Rogulj. With NK Slaven Belupo (2008-11), Rogulj made six appearances against Dinamo, drawing one and losing five. Kardum, playing for Osijek (2006-11), lost all five of his games against the Zagreb outfit. • With Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Junior Fernándes enjoyed success against Rapid Wien in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, appearing in a 4-0 away victory and a 3-0 home triumph. • Roman Kienast was an Austria substitute in their 1-0 defeat by Josip Šimunić’s Croatia in their opening group game at UEFA EURO 2008. Šimunić also featured when Croatia earned another 1-0 win over an Austria side including Manuel Ortlechner in a May 2010 friendly. • Zvonko Pamić had a spell in Grazer AK's youth team. • Austria defender Marin Leovac holds dual Austrian and Croatian citizenship. 2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb - FK Austria Wien Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Legend ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): Match decided after No.: Number GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage extra time aetps: Match decided after 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round extra time and penalty shoot- R2: Second round R3: Third round out R4: Fourth round KO1: First knockout round o.g.: Own goal ag: Match decided on away PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals goals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 P: Penalty agg: Aggregate QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition QR2: Second qualifying 2nd: second leg Pts: Points D: Drawn round FT: Final tournament R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Res.: Result ET: Extra Time Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final goal t: Match decided by toss of a Tournament tournament coin Prom/rel PO: GF: Goals for W: Won Promotion/relegation play-off gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable 3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb - FK Austria Wien Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 4.