1997–98 Croatian First Football League

The 1997–98 Croatian First Football League was the seventh season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.

1. HNL
Season1997–98
Dates3 August 1997 –
10 May 1998
ChampionsCroatia Zagreb
4th Croatian title
8th domestic title
Champions LeagueCroatia Zagreb
UEFA CupHajduk Split
Osijek
Cup Winners' CupVarteks
Intertoto CupHrvatski Dragovoljac
Matches played192
Goals scored494 (2.57 per match)
Best PlayerMario Bazina
Top goalscorerMate Baturina (19)
Biggest home winZadarkomerc 6–0 Slaven Belupo
Biggest away winSamobor 0–6 NK Zagreb
Highest scoringHrvatski Dragovoljac 6–2 Slaven Belupo
Varteks 2–6 Croatia Zagreb
Average attendance3,602

Teams

Stadia and personnel
Team Manager1 Location Stadium Capacity
Croatia Zagreb Zlatko Kranjčar Zagreb Stadion Maksimir 37,168
Hajduk Split Zoran Vulić Split Stadion Poljud 35,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Ilija Lončarević Velika Gorica Stadion Radnik 8,000
Mladost 127 Vinko Begović Suhopolje Stadion Park 5,000
Osijek Milan Đuričić Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt 19,500
Rijeka Nenad Gračan Rijeka Stadion Kantrida 10,275
Samobor Božidar Štefković Samobor Gradski stadion u Samoboru 5,000
Slaven Belupo Nenad Lušić Koprivnica Gradski stadion u Koprivnici 4,000
Šibenik Ivan Buljan Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac 8,000
Varteks Dražen Besek Varaždin Stadion Varteks 10,800
Zadarkomerc Ivan Katalinić Zadar Stadion Stanovi 5,860
NK Zagreb Valentin Barišić Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva 8,850
  • 1 On final match day of the season, played on 10 May 1998.

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Zagreb 22 15 4 3 46 18 +28 49 Qualification to championship group
2 Hajduk Split 22 13 4 5 36 20 +16 43
3 NK Zagreb 22 12 5 5 35 23 +12 41
4 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 22 10 6 6 31 18 +13 36
5 Osijek 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32
6 Zadarkomerc 22 8 4 10 25 24 +1 28
7 Rijeka 22 5 11 6 20 24 −4 26 Qualification to relegation group
8 Varteks 22 6 6 10 24 32 −8 24
9 Slaven Belupo 22 6 5 11 20 43 −23 23[lower-alpha 1]
10 Mladost 127 22 6 5 11 17 24 −7 23[lower-alpha 1]
11 Samobor 22 6 4 12 23 35 −12 22
12 Šibenik 22 4 5 13 19 38 −19 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Slaven Belupo–Mladost 127 2–0, Mladost 127–Slaven Belupo 2–1.

Rounds 1–22 results
Home \ Away CZG HAJ HRD MLA OSI RIJ SAM SLA ŠIB VAR ZAD ZAG
Croatia Zagreb 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–0
Hajduk Split 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 6–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
Mladost 127 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Osijek 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–3
Rijeka 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Samobor 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–6
Slaven Belupo 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2
Šibenik 1–3 1–4 1–0 0–1 4–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Varteks 2–6 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Zadarkomerc 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 6–0 1–0 0–2 0–1
NK Zagreb 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0
Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Zagreb (C) 10 7 3 0 28 10 +18 49 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 10 4 2 4 17 16 +1 36 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Osijek 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 32
4 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 4 2 4 7 12 −5 32 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 NK Zagreb 10 2 3 5 16 16 0 30
6 Zadarkomerc 10 2 1 7 11 26 −15 21
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion

Rounds 23–32 results
Home \ Away CZG HAJ HRD OSI ZAD ZAG
Croatia Zagreb 2–1 4–0 4–2 6–1 2–2
Hajduk Split 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–2 2–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0
Osijek 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0
Zadarkomerc 0–3 4–2 0–0 2–1 1–2
NK Zagreb 2–3 3–3 2–2 0–1 4–0
Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Rijeka 10 4 3 3 16 13 +3 28
8 Šibenik 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8 27
9 Slaven Belupo 10 5 0 5 11 13 −2 27
10 Varteks 10 4 2 4 10 12 −2 26 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
11 Mladost 127 (O) 10 4 1 5 13 11 +2 25 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Samobor (R) 10 3 1 6 11 20 −9 21 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Rounds 23–32 results
Home \ Away MLA RIJ SAM SLA ŠIB VAR
Mladost 127 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1
Rijeka 3–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 4–1
Samobor 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–4 0–3
Slaven Belupo 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Šibenik 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–1
Varteks 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2
Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

The match was played on 7 June 1998.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mladost 127 2–1 Segesta

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mate Baturina NK Zagreb 19
2 Mario Bazina Hrvatski Dragovoljac 12
Vladimir Petrović Croatia Zagreb
4 Tomislav Erceg Hajduk Split 11
Admir Hasančić Rijeka
6 Petar Krpan Osijek 10
7 Igor Cvitanović Croatia Zagreb 9
Joško Popović Šibenik
Klaudio Vuković Samobor
10 Mark Viduka Croatia Zagreb 8

See also
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