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(Redirected from Croatian First League)
The 'Croatian First Football League' (Croatian: ''Prva hrvatska nogometna liga'' or commonly '''Prva HNL''' or '''1.HNL''') is the top football league in Croatia.
The Prva HNL was formed in 1991, following the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League, and is operated by the Croatian Football Federation. The first season started in February 1992. Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. Currently, there are 12 teams participating in the league.
Each season of the Prva HNL starts in late July or early August and ends in May, with a two-month hiatus between December and February. Historically, the teams were split into two groups of six which continued to play separately starting in March. These two groups were known as the Championship League and the Relegation League. However, the 2006-07 season introduced a new system in which everybody plays everybody three times in the season. Upon the end of the first part of the season, consisting of 22 matchdays, a draw is held to pair the teams and decide host teams for the last 11 matchdays of the season. This system brought one additional matchday in comparison to the preceding seasons.
At the end of each season, the last team is directly relegated to the Druga HNL and the second-last team goes in the relegation play-off, a two-legged tie against the second-placed team from the Druga HNL. The champions qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, the runners-up for the UEFA Cup qualifying, as well as the winners of the Croatian Cup, with the third-placed team winning a spot in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The average attendance for the 06-07 season was about 3,150 per game. Altogether the attendance was 622,900.
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HNK Cibalia
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NK Dinamo Zagreb
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HNK Hajduk Split
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NK Inter Zaprešić
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NK Međimurje
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NK Osijek
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HNK Rijeka
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NK Slaven Belupo
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HNK Å ibenik
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NK Varteks
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NK Zadar
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NK Zagreb
The 2006 league champions Dinamo Zagreb reached the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League after beating Ekranas in the second round, but were eliminated by Arsenal and continued to play in the UEFA Cup, exiting the competition in the first round after losing to Auxerre. Cup winners and league runners-up Rijeka as well as Cup runners-up and league's third-placed Varteks Varaždin played in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Cup, but both failed to advance to the next round. The league's fourth-placed club Osijek qualified for the second round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but failed to advance to the next round as well.
The 12th-place finishers in the league, Inter Zaprešić, were directly relegated to the Druga HNL and they were replaced in the Prva HNL by Šibenik, the champions of the Southern Second League. The 11th-place finishers Međimurje stayed in the Prva HNL without having to play two play-off matches against Belišće, the champions of the Northern Second League, because the club's stadium did not meet the criteria required to host matches in the Prva HNL.
Croatia previously had its own football league which operated from 1940 to 1944 (under the Banovina of Croatia 1939-1941 and the Independent State of Croatia 1941-1945).
The Croatian Football Federation seems to recognize this league as being equivalent to the current Prva HNL, despite the fact the territory covered by these leagues was not the same as today, and that most of this was during World War II.
★ 1941 Hajduk Split
★ 1942 Concordia Zagreb
★ 1943 GraÄ‘anski Zagreb
In the 1944 season, the final match between HAÅ K Zagreb and SAÅ K Sarajevo could not be played due to war complications, leaving no champion.
★ Prva HNL website
★ Croatian First League - all time table
| 1.HNL |
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| 'Founded' |
| 1991 |
| 'Nation' |
| 'Relegation To' |
| 2.HNL |
| 'Number of Teams' |
| 12 |
| 'European Qualification' |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| 'Cups' |
| Croatian Cup Croatian Supercup |
| 'Current Champions' |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
| 'Website' |
| Official |
The 'Croatian First Football League' (Croatian: ''Prva hrvatska nogometna liga'' or commonly '''Prva HNL''' or '''1.HNL''') is the top football league in Croatia.
The Prva HNL was formed in 1991, following the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League, and is operated by the Croatian Football Federation. The first season started in February 1992. Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. Currently, there are 12 teams participating in the league.
Each season of the Prva HNL starts in late July or early August and ends in May, with a two-month hiatus between December and February. Historically, the teams were split into two groups of six which continued to play separately starting in March. These two groups were known as the Championship League and the Relegation League. However, the 2006-07 season introduced a new system in which everybody plays everybody three times in the season. Upon the end of the first part of the season, consisting of 22 matchdays, a draw is held to pair the teams and decide host teams for the last 11 matchdays of the season. This system brought one additional matchday in comparison to the preceding seasons.
At the end of each season, the last team is directly relegated to the Druga HNL and the second-last team goes in the relegation play-off, a two-legged tie against the second-placed team from the Druga HNL. The champions qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, the runners-up for the UEFA Cup qualifying, as well as the winners of the Croatian Cup, with the third-placed team winning a spot in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The average attendance for the 06-07 season was about 3,150 per game. Altogether the attendance was 622,900.
| Contents |
| Prva HNL in the 2007-2008 season |
| Progression in 2006 |
| Prva HNL Champions |
| Record League Champions |
| Top scorers |
| External links |
Prva HNL in the 2007-2008 season
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Progression in 2006
The 2006 league champions Dinamo Zagreb reached the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League after beating Ekranas in the second round, but were eliminated by Arsenal and continued to play in the UEFA Cup, exiting the competition in the first round after losing to Auxerre. Cup winners and league runners-up Rijeka as well as Cup runners-up and league's third-placed Varteks Varaždin played in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Cup, but both failed to advance to the next round. The league's fourth-placed club Osijek qualified for the second round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but failed to advance to the next round as well.
The 12th-place finishers in the league, Inter Zaprešić, were directly relegated to the Druga HNL and they were replaced in the Prva HNL by Šibenik, the champions of the Southern Second League. The 11th-place finishers Međimurje stayed in the Prva HNL without having to play two play-off matches against Belišće, the champions of the Northern Second League, because the club's stadium did not meet the criteria required to host matches in the Prva HNL.
Prva HNL Champions
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992 | |
| 1992-1993 | |
| 1993-1994 | |
| 1994-1995 | |
| 1995-1996 | |
| 1996-1997 | |
| 1997-1998 | |
| 1998-1999 | |
| 1999-2000 | |
| 2000-2001 | |
| 2001-2002 | |
| 2002-2003 | |
| 2003-2004 | |
| 2004-2005 | |
| 2005-2006 | |
| 2006-2007 | |
Croatia previously had its own football league which operated from 1940 to 1944 (under the Banovina of Croatia 1939-1941 and the Independent State of Croatia 1941-1945).
The Croatian Football Federation seems to recognize this league as being equivalent to the current Prva HNL, despite the fact the territory covered by these leagues was not the same as today, and that most of this was during World War II.
★ 1941 Hajduk Split
★ 1942 Concordia Zagreb
★ 1943 GraÄ‘anski Zagreb
In the 1944 season, the final match between HAÅ K Zagreb and SAÅ K Sarajevo could not be played due to war complications, leaving no champion.
Record League Champions
| Rank | Club | # titles | Last title | First title |
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| 1 | | 9 | 2007 | 1993 |
| 2 | | 6 | 2005 | 1992 |
| 3 | | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
Top scorers
| Season | Player | Goals | Club |
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| 1992 | Ardian Kozniku | 12 | Hajduk Split |
| 1992-1993 | Goran Vlaović | 23 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1993-1994 | Goran Vlaović | 29 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1994-1995 | Robert Å pehar | 23 | NK Osijek |
| 1995-1996 | Igor Cvitanović | 19 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1996-1997 | Igor Cvitanović | 20 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1997-1998 | Mate Baturina | 18 | NK Zagreb |
| 1998-1999 | Joško Popović | 21 | HNK Šibenik |
| 1999-2000 | Tomislav Å okota | 21 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2000-2001 | Tomislav Å okota | 20 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2001-2002 | Ivica Olić | 21 | NK Zagreb |
| 2002-2003 | Ivica Olić | 16 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2003-2004 | Robert Å pehar | 18 | NK Osijek |
| 2004-2005 | Tomislav Erceg | 17 | NK Rijeka |
| 2005-2006 | Ivan Bošnjak | 22 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2006-2007 | Eduardo Alves da Silva | 34 | Dinamo Zagreb |
External links
★ Prva HNL website
★ Croatian First League - all time table
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