2007–08 Croatian First Football League
Season | 2007–08 |
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Dates | 20 July 2007 – 10 May 2008 |
Champions | Dinamo Zagreb 10th Croatian title 14th domestic title |
Relegated | Međimurje |
Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
UEFA Cup | Slaven Belupo Hajduk Split (via Cup) |
Intertoto Cup | Rijeka |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 573 (2.89 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Želimir Terkeš (21) |
Biggest home win | Hajduk 7–1 Inter |
Biggest away win | Inter 0–4 Dinamo |
Highest scoring | Hajduk 7–2 Inter Zagreb 7–2 Zadar |
Average attendance | 2,759 |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
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.
Promotion and relegation
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
Stadia and personnel
Team | Manager1 | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Cibalia | ![]() |
Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 10,000 |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 37,168 |
Hajduk Split | ![]() |
Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
Inter Zaprešić | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić | 5,000 |
Međimurje | ![]() |
Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 8,000 |
Osijek | ![]() |
Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 19,500 |
Rijeka | ![]() |
Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 10,275 |
Slaven Belupo | ![]() |
Koprivnica | Gradski stadion u Koprivnici | 4,000 |
Šibenik | ![]() |
Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
Varteks | ![]() |
Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 10,800 |
Zadar | ![]() |
Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 5,860 |
NK Zagreb | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 8,850 |
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 10 May 2008.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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:
- ^ a b Hajduk Split qualified for the UEFA Cup as a runner-up of the 2007–08 Croatian Football Cup.
Results
Matchdays 1–22
In the first part of the season, matchdays 1–22 were played, with each team playing against every other team twice (home and away). This part of the season started on 20 July 2007, and finished with the last round matches on 8 March 2008.
Matches 23–33
In the second part of the season, matchdays 23–33 were played, with each team playing every other team one additional time (either at home or away). This part of the season started with matchday 23 on 15 March 2008, and finished with the last round on 10 May 2008.
Relegation play-off
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 Zaprešić | 2–0 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
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Gulić ![]() Sivonjić ![]() |
Report (in Croatian) |
- Second leg
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–0 | Inter Zaprešić |
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Report (in Croatian) |
Krznar ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Zadar | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Rijeka | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Hajduk Split | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
NK Zagreb | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Dinamo Zagreb | 13 |
6 | ![]() |
NK Zagreb | 12 |
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Cibalia | ||
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Dinamo Zagreb | ||
9 | ![]() |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 |
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Rijeka | ||
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Dinamo Zagreb | ||
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Dinamo Zagreb |