1997–98 HNK Hajduk Split season

The 1997–98 season was the 87th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their seventh in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 1996–97 season meant it was their 7th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

Hajduk Split
1997–98 season
ChairmanŽeljko Kovačević
ManagerTomislav Ivić
Luka Bonačić
Zoran Vulić
Prva HNL2nd
Croatian CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomislav Erceg (11)
All: Tomislav Erceg (15)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs Croatia Zagreb
(22 August 1997)
Lowest home attendance500 vs Mladost 127
(3 December 1997)
Average home league attendance7,313[1]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Final position/round First match Last match
Prva HNL Runners-up 3 August 1997 10 May 1998
Croatian Football Cup First round Semi-final 3 September 1997 15 April 1998
UEFA Cup First qualifying round First round 23 July 1997 30 September 1997
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Prva HNL 32 17 6 9 53 46 +7 053.13
Croatian Football Cup 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 066.67
UEFA Cup 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 066.67
Total 44 25 6 13 76 60 +16 056.82

Prva HNL

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Zagreb 22 15 4 3 46 18 +28 49 Qualification to championship group
2 Hajduk Split 22 13 4 5 36 20 +16 43
3 NK Zagreb 22 12 5 5 35 23 +12 41
4 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 22 10 6 6 31 18 +13 36
5 Osijek 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored

Second stage (championship play-off)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Zagreb (C) 10 7 3 0 28 10 +18 49 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 10 4 2 4 17 16 +1 36 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Osijek 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 32
4 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 4 2 4 7 12 −5 32 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 NK Zagreb 10 2 3 5 16 16 0 30
6 Zadarkomerc 10 2 1 7 11 26 −15 21
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 17 6 9 53 36  +17 57 13 2 1 33 13  +20 4 4 8 20 23  −3

Last updated: 10 May 1998.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round

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ResultWLWWWWWWWWDLDWLWDLLWDWWLWWLLLDDW
Position35522211111222222233322222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

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Team 1–22 23–32 Points
1 2 1 2
Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 4
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 6
Mladost 127 0–0 3–2 4
Osijek 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 10
Rijeka 2–1 1–1 4
Samobor 2–0 2–1 6
Slaven Belupo 3–0 3–0 6
Šibenik 3–0 4–1 6
Varteks 3–0 1–2 3
Zadarkomerc 1–0 1–2 5–2 2–4 6
NK Zagreb 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 8

Source: 1997–98 Croatian First Football League article

Matches

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Prva HNL

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Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Hajduk Scorers Report
1 3 Aug H Varteks 2 – 0 7,000 Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
2 8 Aug A Osijek 0 – 1 10,000 HRnogomet.com
3 17 Aug H Šibenik 3 – 0 5,000 Leko, Erceg (2) HRnogomet.com
4 22 Aug H Croatia Zagreb 1 – 0 30,000 Vučko HRnogomet.com
5 31 Aug A Samobor 2 – 0 4,000 Erceg, Vučko HRnogomet.com
6 12 Sep H Rijeka 2 – 1 5,000 Bulat, Erceg HRnogomet.com
7 21 Sep A Zadarkomerc 1 – 0 10,000 Vučko Slobodna Dalmacija
8 26 Sep H Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 0 5,000 Računica HRnogomet.com
9 5 Oct A Slaven Belupo 3 – 0 5,000 Jozinović, Bulat, Erceg HRnogomet.com
10 19 Oct H NK Zagreb 2 – 1 5,000 Erceg, Sarr HRnogomet.com
11 24 Oct A Mladost 127 0 – 0 4,000 HRnogomet.com
12 2 Nov A Varteks 1 – 2 5,000 Jozinović HRnogomet.com
13 9 Nov H Osijek 2 – 2 4,000 Sedloski, Erceg HRnogomet.com
14 19 Nov A Šibenik 4 – 1 5,000 Erceg (2), Tudor, Brajković HRnogomet.com
16 29 Nov H Samobor 2 – 1 2,000 Brajković, Vučko HRnogomet.com
17 7 Dec A Rijeka 1 – 1 7,000 Vučko HRnogomet.com
15 18 Feb A Croatia Zagreb 0 – 2 25,000 HRnogomet.com
18 22 Feb H Zadarkomerc 1 – 2 3,000 Paço HRnogomet.com
19 2 Mar AR Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 3 2,500 Islami Slobodna Dalmacija
HRnogomet.com
20 8 Mar H Slaven Belupo 3 – 0 3,000 Računica, Međimorec (o.g.), Paço HRnogomet.com
21 11 Mar A NK Zagreb 1 – 1 4,000 Mladenović HRnogomet.com
22 15 Mar H Mladost 127 3 – 2 4,000 Paço, Bulat, Mladenović HRnogomet.com
23 22 Mar H Osijek 2 – 0 7,000 Skoko, Paço Slobodna Dalmacija
24 29 Mar A Croatia Zagreb 1 – 2 18,000 Mladenović HRnogomet.com
25 5 Apr H Zadarkomerc 5 – 2 5,000 Paço, Demirović, Skoko (2), Računica HRnogomet.com
26 8 Apr H NK Zagreb 2 – 1 4,000 Tudor, Skoko HRnogomet.com
27 11 Apr AR Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0 – 1 3,500 HRnogomet.com
28 19 Apr A Osijek 0 – 2 12,000 HRnogomet.com
29 26 Apr H Croatia Zagreb 1 – 1 20,000 Skoko HRnogomet.com
30 29 Apr A Zadarkomerc 2 – 4 3,500 Mladenović, Demirović HRnogomet.com
31 3 May A NK Zagreb 3 – 3 2,000 Demirović (2), Računica HRnogomet.com
32 10 May H Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 0 8,000 Sarr HRnogomet.com

Source: hajduk.hr

Croatian Football Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Hajduk Scorers Report
R1 3 Sep A Posedarje 3 – 1 3,000 Skoko, Islami, Sarr HRnogomet.com
R2 15 Oct H Slaven Belupo 3 – 1 4,000 Računica (2), Erceg HRnogomet.com
QF 3 Dec H Mladost 127 2 – 1 500 Tudor, Računica HRnogomet.com
QF 14 Dec A Mladost 127 1 – 0 4,000 Vučko HRnogomet.com
SF 1 Apr A Varteks 1 – 2 6,000 Mladenović HRnogomet.com
SF 15 Apr H Varteks 0 – 1 7,000 HRnogomet.com

Source: hajduk.hr

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Venue Opponent Score Attendance Hajduk Scorers Report
QR1 23 Jul A   Grevenmacher   4 – 1 1,000 Erceg, Tudor, Vulić (2) UEFA.com
QR1 29 Jul H Grevenmacher   2 – 0 8,000 Bulat, Erceg UEFA.com
QR2 12 Aug H Malmö   3 – 2 20,000 Skoko, Sedloski, Sarr UEFA.com
QR2 25 Aug A   Malmö   2 – 0 8,000 Vučko, Erceg UEFA.com
R1 16 Sep A   Schalke 04   0 – 2 53,250 UEFA.com
R1 30 Sep H Schalke 04   2 – 3 25,000 Vulić, Računica UEFA.com

Source: hajduk.hr

Player seasonal records

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Top scorers

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Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1   Tomislav Erceg 11 3 1 15
2   Dean Računica 4 1 3 8
3   Jurica Vučko 5 1 1 7
4   Josip Skoko 5 1 1 6
5   Mladen Mladenović 4 1 5
  Viktor Paço 5 5
7   Enes Demirović 4 4
8   Mass Sarr 2 1 1 4
  Igor Tudor 2 1 1 4
10   Josip Bulat 3 1 3
  Kazimir Vulić 3 3
12   Elvis Brajković 2 2
  Irfan Islami 1 1 2
  Darko Jozinović 2 2
  Goce Sedloski 1 1 2
16   Ivan Leko 1 1
Own goals 1 1
TOTALS 53 13 10 76

Source: Competitive matches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gledatelji po klubovima 1997-1998". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External sources

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