Istra 1961 Team Profile — Manager & Ranking, Fixtures

Istra 1961

Croatia 1964

Javi Cabello Pula

Istra 1961 represents Croatia as a professional football club, with origins tracing back to 1964. The 8,923-capacity Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula serves as the home ground, with a grass playing surface. The current manager is Javi Cabello, who took charge in August 2026. The squad will need to address its consistency issues to climb the table in the coming weeks.

1 Seasons

10 Matches

30.0% Win Rate

17:16 Goals

League Standings

HNL

Croatia 2026/2027

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HNK Hajduk Split 10 7 1 2 19 9 +10 22 W W L W W

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Dinamo Zagreb 9 6 1 2 23 12 +11 19 W L W L W

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NK Varazdin 10 5 3 2 14 8 +6 18 L W D D D

NK Osijek 10 5 2 3 19 15 +4 17 D L D W L

HNK Rijeka 9 5 2 2 16 12 +4 17 W L W D W

Istra 1961 10 3 3 4 17 16 +1 12 L W L W D

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 10 3 1 6 13 17 -4 10 W L L D L

NK Slaven Belupo 10 3 1 6 12 22 -10 10 L W D L W

Rudes 10 2 1 7 13 27 -14 7 L W D L L

HNK Gorica 10 1 3 6 7 15 -8 6 D L W D L

Lineups

Istra 1961

4-2-3-1

Javier Cabello

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

1 F. Kolić 22 G

3 M. Nasraoui 23 D

4 R. Kumar 17 D

5 D. Hodzic 20 M

9 Isaac 22 F

13 Niko Šepić 19 D

20 D. Ahmeti 18 M

22 E. Frederiksen 25 M

25 G. AlbarracÃn 19 M

30 N. Skafar Zuzic 16 M

44 R. Hrvatin 19 D

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

7 V. Rozić 22 F

11 S. Goričan 25 F

23 S. Ukich 18 M

27 D. Celija 19 F

34 M. Kablar 17 M

39 T. Brajkovic 18 F

40 J. Paus-Kunšt 24 G

66 M. Momoh 18 D

94 H. Jaganjac 21 F

Comments

DerbyDayDan Sep 12, 2026

if they can stay injury-free Mid-table team Istra 1961 are having an okay season 👀

5 3

WallPassWill Sep 15, 2026

despite the spending ngl Relegation fodder despite the spending 👀

0 0

SwitchPlaySyd Aug 29, 2026

average performance from Istra 1961 📝

15 10

StoppageTimeSteve Aug 30, 2026

@SwitchPlaySyd Istra 1961 need a complete rebuild despite the spending 😅

1 2

OverlapOliver Aug 18, 2026

Istra 1961 are playing beautiful football — Istra 1961 have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season — GO Istra 1961 — 🔥... 😎

30 5

ManMarkMia Aug 21, 2026

with their current form Class act Class act

5 1

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Bookmaker:

Istra 1961

HNK Hajduk Split

20:30

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NK Slaven Belupo

Istra 1961

21:30

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Istra 1961

Away

21:30

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Istra 1961

HNK Rijeka

21:30

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Draw -

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Dinamo Zagreb

Istra 1961

21:30

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Istra 1961

Istra 1961

League Standings

HNL