2006–07 Croatian First Football League

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 200607
Champions Dinamo Zagreb
9th Croatian title
13th domestic title
Relegated Kamen Ingrad
Pula
Champions League Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Cup Hajduk Split
Slaven Belupo (via Cup)
Intertoto Cup NK Zagreb
Matches played 198
Goals scored 561 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Eduardo da Silva (34)
Biggest home win Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
Biggest away win Kamen I. 0–6 Zagreb
Highest scoring Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
4–3 four matches
Average attendance 3,067

The 2006-07 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth 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 29 July 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. 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 28 April 2007.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Stadium City Home club Capacity
Stadion Maksimir Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb
37,168
Stadion Poljud Split Hajduk Split
35,000
Stadion Gradski vrt Osijek Osijek
19,500
Stadion NK Varteks Varaždin Varteks
10,800
Stadion Kantrida Rijeka Rijeka
10,275
Stadion HNK Cibalia Vinkovci Cibalia
10,000
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Zagreb NK Zagreb
8,850
Stadion Kamen Ingrad Velika Kamen Ingrad
8,000
Stadion SRC Mladost Čakovec Međimurje
8,000
Stadion Šubićevac Šibenik Šibenik
8,000
Gradski stadion u Koprivnici Koprivnica Slaven Belupo
4,000
Stadion Veruda Pula Pula
3,000

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 33 30 2 1 84 22+62 92 2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 33 22 6 5 60 25+35 72 2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 NK Zagreb 33 18 4 11 57 40+17 58 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
4 Šibenik 33 14 7 12 50 47+3 49
5 Slaven Belupo 33 14 7 12 40 37+3 0491 2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
6 Osijek 33 11 10 12 42 453 43
7 Rijeka 33 12 6 15 51 532 42
8 Varteks 33 12 6 15 49 6213 42
9 Međimurje 33 11 4 18 40 6020 37
10 Cibalia 33 9 5 19 33 5320 32
11 Pula (R) 33 6 11 16 28 4012 29 0 Relegation play-off0
12 Kamen Ingrad (R) 33 3 4 26 27 7750 0112 Relegation to 2007–08 Druga HNL

Source: prva-hnl.hr (Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup finalists.
2Kamen Ingrad were docked 2 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home ╲ Away CIB DIN HAJKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAŠIBVARZAG
Cibalia 01 00 13 03 30 31 34 20 01 12 01
Dinamo Zagreb 40 21 20 41 10 51 10 10 43 41 21
Hajduk Split 20 22 40 20 30 20 30 20 30 31 20
Kamen Ingrad 22 02 23 02 11 10 01 13 31 14 13
Međimurje 31 23 02 20 20 10 12 03 21 51 20
Osijek 31 04 10 21 11 00 10 11 11 41 11
Pula 00 02 00 20 30 22 23 21 11 11 02
Rijeka 41 23 01 42 13 22 20 20 13 22 21
Slaven Belupo 20 11 01 21 10 10 10 32 11 32 01
Šibenik 10 21 12 41 30 12 10 22 21 20 10
Varteks 10 13 01 30 31 31 00 21 00 21 13
NK Zagreb 30 03 30 21 40 20 03 10 30 30 30

Updated to games played on 10 March 2007.
Source: Sportnet.hr
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team plays every other team once.

Home ╲ Away CIB DIN HAJKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAŠIBVARZAG
Cibalia 01 30 10 21 10
Dinamo Zagreb 40 30 41 10 10 30
Hajduk Split 40 01 22 11 20 31
Kamen Ingrad 13 01 02 12 06
Međimurje 24 11 10 11 01 12
Osijek 22 12 61 22 10
Pula 12 00 31 00 23
Rijeka 12 20 02 11 30
Slaven Belupo 10 03 20 01 30 42
Šibenik 22 31 10 31 00 34
Varteks 23 32 22 43 11
NK Zagreb 11 04 11 21 13 21

Updated to games played on 19 May 2007.
Source: Sportnet.hr
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

First leg

27 May 2007
Zadar 3 – 0 Pula
Terkeš  12'
Župan  45' (pen.)
Barnjak  67' (pen.)
Report
(Croatian)
Stadion Stanovi, Zadar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

Second leg

30 May 2007
Pula 2 – 3 Zadar
Raić-Sudar  8'
Halilović  72'
Report
(Croatian)
Terkeš  42', 74'
Surać  71'
Stadion Veruda, Pula
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.

Top goalscorers

Player Goals Club
Croatia da Silva, EduardoEduardo da Silva 34 Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Sharbini, AhmadAhmad Sharbini 21 Rijeka
Croatia Lovrek, KrunoslavKrunoslav Lovrek 18 NK Zagreb
Croatia Novinić, EnesEnes Novinić 15 Varteks
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bartolović, MladenMladen Bartolović 12 Hajduk Split
Croatia Vugrinec, DavorDavor Vugrinec Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Zekić, ZoranZoran Zekić Cibalia
Croatia Bušić, TomislavTomislav Bušić 11 Hajduk Split
Croatia Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić NK Zagreb
Croatia Vručina, BojanBojan Vručina Slaven Belupo

See also

External links

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