2009–10 in Croatian football

2009–10 in Croatian football
First Division champions
Dinamo Zagreb (12th title)
Second Division champions
RNK Split
Third Division champions
Lipik (East) Dugopolje (South) Gorica (West)
Croatian Cup winners
Hajduk Split (5th title)
Teams in Europe
Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo
Croatia national team
2010 World Cup qualification

The following article presents a summary of the 2009–10 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which is the 19th season of competitive football in the country.

National team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

Croatia v Qatar

8 October 2009	Croatia	3 – 2	Qatar	Rijeka, Croatia
17:30 CET	Ćorluka 7' Klasnić 11' Jelavić 90+1'		Siddiq 45' Soria 69'	Stadium: Kantrida Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Croatia v Liechtenstein

14 November 2009	Croatia	5 – 0	Liechtenstein	Vinkovci, Croatia
17:30 CET	M. Bilić 1', 49' Srna 10' Eduardo 23', 47'			Stadium: Stadion Cibalia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)

Belgium v Croatia

3 March 2010	Belgium	0 – 1	Croatia	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CET		Report Template:Hr icon	Kranjčar 63'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Austria v Croatia

19 May 2010	Austria	0 – 1	Croatia	Klagenfurt, Austria
20:30 CET			M. Bilić 86'	Stadium: Hypo-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Croatia v Wales

23 May 2010	Croatia	2 – 0	Wales	Osijek, Croatia
19:00 CET	Rakitić 45' Gabrić 82'	Report Template:Hr icon		Stadium: Gradski vrt Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčič (Slovenia)

Estonia v Croatia

26 May 2010	Estonia	0 – 0	Croatia	Tallinn, Estonia
		Report Template:Hr icon		Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)

2010 World Cup qualifiers

Belarus v Croatia

20 August 2009	Belarus	1 – 3	Croatia	Minsk, Belarus
	Verkhovtsov 81'	Report	Olić 22', 85' Eduardo 69'	Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 21,651 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Croatia v Belarus

5 September 2009	Croatia	1 – 0	Belarus	Zagreb, Croatia
	Rakitić 24'	Report		Stadium: Maksimir Attendance: 25,628 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

England v Croatia

9 September 2009	England	5 – 1	Croatia	London, England
	Lampard 7' (pen.), 59' Gerrard 17', 67' Rooney 78'	Report	Eduardo 72'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,319 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Kazakhstan v Croatia

14 October 2009	Kazakhstan	1 – 2	Croatia	Astana, Kazakhstan
	Khizhnichenko 26'	Report	Vukojević 10' Kranjčar 90+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,250 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)

League tables

Prva HNL

Main article: 2009–10 Prva HNL

Druga HNL

Main article: 2009–10 Druga HNL

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Honours

Competition	Winner	Runners-up
Croatian Cup	Hajduk Split	Šibenik
1. HNL	Dinamo Zagreb	Hajduk Split
2. HNL	RNK Split	Pomorac
3. HNL East Division	Lipik	MV Croatia
3. HNL South Division	Dugopolje	Raštane
3. HNL West Division	Gorica	HAŠK

Croatian clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competition	Final round
Dinamo Zagreb	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
	UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Slaven Belupo	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Rijeka	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Hajduk Split	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round

Dinamo Zagreb

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Dinamo scorer(s)	Report
2009–10 Champions League - Second qualifying round
14 July 2009	Republican, Yerevan (A)	Pyunik	0–0		uefa.com
21 July 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Pyunik	3–0	Mandžukić, Badelj, Lovren	uefa.com
2009–10 Champions League - Third qualifying round
29 July 2009	Red Bull Arena, Salzburg (A)	Red Bull Salzburg	1–1	Mandžukić	uefa.com
4 Aug 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Red Bull Salzburg	1–2	Papadopoulos	uefa.com
2009–10 Europa League - Play-off round
20 Aug 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Hearts	4–0	Mandžukić, Papadopoulos, Vrdoljak, Bišćan	uefa.com
27 Aug 2009	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (A)	Hearts	0–2		uefa.com
2009–10 Europa League - Group stage
17 Sep 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Anderlecht	0–2		uefa.com
1 Oct 2009	Dan Păltinişanu, Timişoara (A)	Timişoara	3–0	Badelj, Sammir, Morales	uefa.com
22 Oct 2009	Arena, Amsterdam (A)	Ajax	1–2	Tomečak	uefa.com
5 Nov 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Ajax	0–2		uefa.com
2 Dec 2009	Vanden Stock, Anderlecht (A)	Anderlecht	1–0	Slepička	uefa.com
16 Dec 2009	Maksimir, Zagreb (H)	Timişoara	1–2	Scutaru (o.g.)	uefa.com

Slaven Belupo

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Slaven scorer(s)	Report
Europa League - First qualifying round
2 July 2009	Gradski stadion, Koprivnica (H)	Birkirkara	1–0	Csizmadia	uefa.com
9 July 2009	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)	Birkirkara	0–0		uefa.com
Europa League - Second qualifying round
16 July 2009	Gradski Stadion, Kumanovo (A)	Milano	4–0	Csizmadia, Vojnović (3)	uefa.com
23 July 2009	Gradski stadion, Koprivnica (H)	Milano	8–2	Poredski, Vručina, Tepurić (2), Vojnović (2), Gregurina, Jurić	uefa.com
Europa League - Third qualifying round
30 July 2009	Alfheim, Tromsø (A)	Tromsø	1–2	Šafarić	uefa.com
6 August 2009	Gradski stadion, Koprivnica (H)	Tromsø	0–2		uefa.com

Rijeka

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Rijeka scorer(s)	Report
Europa League - Second qualifying round
16 July 2009	Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A)	Differdange	0–1		uefa.com
23 July 2009	Kantrida, Rijeka (H)	Differdange	3–0	Cerić, An. Sharbini, Ah. Sharbini	uefa.com
Europa League - Third qualifying round
30 July 2009	Kantrida, Rijeka (H)	Metalist Kharkiv	1–2	Ah. Sharbini	uefa.com
23 July 2009	Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv (A)	Metalist Kharkiv	0–2		uefa.com

Hajduk Split

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Hajduk scorer(s)	Report
Europa League - Third qualifying round
30 July 2009	Pod Dubňom, Žilina (A)	Žilina	1–1	Rafael Paraiba	uefa.com
6 August 2009	Poljud, Split (H)	Žilina	0–1		uefa.com