2007–08 Croatian First Football League

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The 2007–08 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 20 July 2007 and ended on 10 May 2008. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Međimurje on 12 April 2008.

T-Com Prva HNL
Season2007–08
Dates20 July 2007 –
10 May 2008
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
10th Croatian title
14th domestic title
RelegatedMeđimurje
Champions LeagueDinamo Zagreb
UEFA CupSlaven Belupo
Hajduk Split (via Cup)
Intertoto CupRijeka
Matches played198
Goals scored573 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerŽelimir Terkeš (21)
Biggest home winHajduk 7–1 Inter
Biggest away winInter 0–4 Dinamo
Highest scoringHajduk 7–2 Inter
Zagreb 7–2 Zadar
Dinamo 6–3 Zagreb
Average attendance2,759

Promotion and relegation

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Kamen Ingrad were automatically relegated to Druga HNL as they finished last in the previous season, while Inter Zaprešić were automatically promoted from Druga HNL after winning the 2006–07 title. In a two-legged playoff between Zadar and Pula, Zadar were promoted to Prva HNL by beating Pula with 6–2 on aggregate (3–0, 3–2).

Teams

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Stadia and personnel

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Team Manager1 Location Stadium Capacity
Cibalia   Srećko Lušić Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia 10,000
Dinamo Zagreb   Zvonimir Soldo Zagreb Stadion Maksimir 37,168
Hajduk Split   Robert Jarni Split Stadion Poljud 35,000
Inter Zaprešić   Milivoj Bračun Zagreb Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić 5,000
Međimurje   Miljenko Dovečer Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost 8,000
Osijek   Ilija Lončarević Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt 19,500
Rijeka   Zlatko Dalić Rijeka Stadion Kantrida 10,275
Slaven Belupo   Krunoslav Jurčić Koprivnica Gradski stadion u Koprivnici 4,000
Šibenik   Ivica Kalinić Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac 8,000
Varteks   Dražen Besek Varaždin Stadion Varteks 10,800
Zadar   Dalibor Zebić Zadar Stadion Stanovi 5,860
NK Zagreb   Miroslav Blažević Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva 8,850
  • 1 On final match day of the season, played on 10 May 2008.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 33 26 4 3 91 34 +57 82 Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2 Slaven Belupo 33 16 6 11 45 29 +16 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
3 Osijek 33 16 6 11 43 34 +9 54
4 Rijeka 33 14 11 8 53 41 +12 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Hajduk Split 33 14 10 9 57 41 +16 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
6 NK Zagreb 33 11 11 11 51 40 +11 44
7 Varteks 33 11 7 15 46 53 −7 40
8 Cibalia 33 11 7 15 40 48 −8 40
9 Zadar 33 11 7 15 49 61 −12 40
10 Šibenik 33 9 12 12 34 52 −18 39
11 Inter Zaprešić (O) 33 8 9 16 27 59 −32 33 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Međimurje (R) 33 3 6 24 37 81 −44 15 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification for the UEFA Cup and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hajduk Split qualified for the UEFA Cup as a runner-up of the 2007–08 Croatian Football Cup.

Results

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The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

Home \ Away CIB DIN HAJ INT MEĐ OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR ZAD ZAG CIB DIN HAJ INT MEĐ OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR ZAD ZAG
Cibalia 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–2
Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 1–2 5–1 6–3 4–0 1–0 3–2 6–1 1–0 5–1
Hajduk Split 2–2 1–2 7–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 7–2 0–2 2–0 4–1
Inter Zaprešić 1–0 0–4 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0
Međimurje 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–4 0–3 1–2 2–2 4–0 0–1 2–3
Osijek 5–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
Rijeka 3–0 2–4 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 2–2 5–3 1–1
Slaven Belupo 2–2 5–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 6–0 4–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Šibenik 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 3–2 0–2 4–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
Varteks 2–1 4–3 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 5–2
Zadar 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–0 5–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2
NK Zagreb 4–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 7–2 0–0 2–1 6–1 3–1 0–0
Source: Sportnet.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

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Following the end of season, a home-and-away relegation/promotion play-off was contested between Inter Zaprešić (11th placed team in the First League) and Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2nd placed team in the 2007–08 Second Football League). Matches were played on 17 and 21 May 2008, with Inter Zaprešić retaining their top level status by beating Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2–0 on aggregate.

First leg
Inter Zaprešić2–0Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Gulić   50'
Sivonjić   59'
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Second leg
Hrvatski Dragovoljac0–0Inter Zaprešić
Report
(in Croatian)
Krznar   33'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Želimir Terkeš Zadar 21
2   Radomir Đalović Rijeka 18
3   Nikola Kalinić Hajduk Split 17
4   Krunoslav Lovrek NK Zagreb 14
5   Luka Modrić Dinamo Zagreb 13
6   Senijad Ibričić NK Zagreb 12
  Željko Malčić Cibalia
  Mario Mandžukić Dinamo Zagreb
9   Boško Balaban Dinamo Zagreb 11
  Anas Sharbini Rijeka
  Josip Tadić Dinamo Zagreb
  Ognjen Vukojević Dinamo Zagreb

See also

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References

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