2007–08 Prva HNL
| Season | 2007–08 |
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| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb 10th Croatian title 14th domestic title |
| Relegated | Međimurje |
| UEFA Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup | Slaven Belupo Hajduk Split (via Croatian Cup) |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Rijeka |
| Goals scored | 573 |
| Average goals/game | 2.89 |
| Top goalscorer | Želimir Terkeš (21) |
| Biggest home win | Hajduk Split 7–1 Inter Zaprešić (2007-07-28) |
| Biggest away win | Inter Zaprešić 0–4 Dinamo Zagreb (2007-08-04) |
| Average attendance | 3,094[1] |
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The 2007-08 Prva HNL (renamed T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons) season was the seventeenth since its establishment, and started on 20 July 2007. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their ninth Prva HNL title the previous season.
The league was composed of 12 teams, with two clubs being promoted from the Druga HNL — Inter Zaprešić having been automatically promoted and Zadar being promoted after defeating Pula in the two-leg promotion/relegation playoff (6:2 on aggregate).
Dinamo Zagreb won the championship on 12 April 2008 after beating Međimurje 2-1, which mathematically secured Dinamo's title with 5 rounds left to play in the season.
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[edit] Participating teams
[edit] League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 82 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Slaven Belupo | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 54 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 54 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 53 | 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 52 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 1 |
| 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 | Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Međimurje (R) | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 15 | Relegation to the 2008–09 Druga HNL |
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Cup and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored.
1 via 2007–08 Croatian Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
[edit] Results
[edit] Matches 1-22
During matches 1-22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home \ Away1 | 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 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Međimurje | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | |
| Osijek | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rijeka | 3–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Šibenik | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Varteks | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Zadar | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| NK Zagreb | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–2 |
Updated to games played on 8 March 2008
Source: Sportnet.hr
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Matches 23-33
During matches 23-33 each team plays every other team once (either at home or away).
This means that during matches 1-33 each team played every other team 3 times (either 1 home, 2 away or 2 home, 1 away).
| Home \ Away1 | CIB | DIN | HAJ | INT | MEĐ | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
| Cibalia | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Hajduk Split | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Međimurje | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Osijek | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Rijeka | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Šibenik | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Varteks | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Zadar | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| NK Zagreb | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 10 May 2008
Source: Sportnet.hr
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Relegation play-off
[edit] First leg
| 17 May 2008 |
Inter Zaprešić | 2 – 0 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić, Zaprešić Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak) |
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Gulić  50'Sivonjić 59' |
Report (Croatian) |
[edit] Second leg
| 21 May 2008 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0 – 0 | Inter Zaprešić | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci) |
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| Report (Croatian) |
Krznar  33' |
Inter Zaprešić win 2–0 on aggregate.
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Position | 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 | 12 | |
| Mario Mandžukić |
Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | |
| 9 | Boško Balaban |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 |
| Anas Sharbini |
Rijeka | 11 | |
| Josip Tadić |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | |
| Ognjen Vukojević |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 |
[edit] European competitions
[edit] Champions League 2007–08
Lenkoran - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:1, 1:3) 2:4 on aggregate (after extra time)
Domžale - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:2, 1:3) 2:5 on aggregate
Werder Bremen - Dinamo Zagreb L (2:1, 3:2) 5:3 on aggregate
[edit] UEFA Cup 2007–08
Budućnost Podgorica - Hajduk Split W (1:1, 0:1) 1:2 on aggregate
Teuta - Slaven Belupo W (2:6, 2:2) 4:8 on aggregate
Sampdoria - Hajduk Split L (1:0, 1:1) 2:1 on aggregate
Galatasaray - Slaven Belupo L (2:1, 2:1) 4:2 on aggregate
Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:0, 2:3) 3:3 on aggregate (after extra time), Dinamo win on away goals rule
Basel - Dinamo Zagreb D (0:0)
Brann - Dinamo Zagreb L (2:1)- Hamburger SV - Dinamo Zagreb L (2:0)
Rennes - Dinamo Zagreb D (1:1)
[edit] Intertoto Cup 2007
- Vllaznia - NK Zagreb L (1:2, 1:0) 2:2 on aggregate, Vllaznia win on away goals rule
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Povratak povijesnim promašajima" (in Croatian). Nogometni-magazin.com. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. http://www.nogometni-magazin.com/newspro/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkuEVEVAyAUUKlakZF&tmpl=coranto_hrv_news. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
[edit] External links
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