1998–99 Prva HNL

Prva HNL
Season 1998–99
Champions Croatia Zagreb
5th Croatian title
9th domestic title
UEFA Champions League Croatia Zagreb
Rijeka
UEFA Cup Hajduk Split
Osijek
UEFA Intertoto Cup Varteks
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Top goalscorer Joško Popović (21)

Statistics of the Prva HNL 1998-99 season.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Croatia Zagreb won the championship. In the first stage upper six teams advance to Championship Group, bottom six to Relegation Group, with 50% of points taken to the next phase of the competition.

First stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Croatia Zagreb 22 17 2 3 44 14 +30 53 Championship Group
2 Rijeka 22 17 1 4 35 18 +17 52
3 Hajduk Split 22 12 6 4 38 17 +21 42
4 Osijek 22 11 3 8 37 23 +14 36
5 Varteks 22 9 3 10 40 36 +4 30
6 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 22 6 7 9 17 23 −6 25
7 Šibenik 22 7 3 12 27 45 −18 24 Relegation Group
8 Cibalia 22 6 5 11 22 29 −7 23 CIB 1–1 ZAG
ZAG 2–2 CIB
9 NK Zagreb 22 5 8 9 28 37 −9 23
10 Zadarkomerc 22 5 6 11 27 40 −13 21 ZAD 2–1 SLA
SLA 1–1 ZAD
11 Slaven Belupo 22 5 6 11 24 37 −13 21
12 Mladost 127 22 5 4 13 22 42 −20 19

Updated to games played on 21 March 1999
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; (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.

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ Away1 CIB CZG HAJ HRD MLA OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR ZAD ZAG
Cibalia 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1
Croatia Zagreb 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–0
Hajduk Split 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–2
Mladost 127 0–0 0–4 1–1 3–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 4–0 4–1 2–1 0–1
Osijek 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Rijeka 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–0
Slaven Belupo 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–4 1–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–1
Šibenik 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 4–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 2–2
Varteks 3–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 6–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 7–0 2–1 3–1
Zadarkomerc 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 5–3 1–1
NK Zagreb 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 4–3

Updated to games played on 21 March 1999
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Croatia Zagreb (C) 10 5 3 2 11 6 +5 45 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Rijeka 10 5 3 2 18 15 +3 44 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Hajduk Split 10 5 3 2 24 15 +9 39 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
4 Osijek 10 3 3 4 14 16 −2 30 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round
5 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 3 1 6 15 21 −6 23 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6 Varteks 10 2 1 7 10 19 −9 22

Updated to games played on 26 May 1999
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; (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.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away1 CZG HAJ HRD OSI RIJ VAR
Croatia Zagreb 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0
Hajduk Split 1–0 6–1 4–1 1–3 4–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 3–0
Osijek 0–1 1–1 2–1 5–2 0–2
Rijeka 0–2 3–3 3–0 1–1 2–1
Varteks 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–1

Updated to games played on 26 May 1999
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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 Slaven Belupo 10 5 3 2 15 7 +8 29
8 Šibenik 10 5 2 3 21 14 +7 29
9 Cibalia 10 4 2 4 12 15 −3 26
10 NK Zagreb 10 4 1 5 19 16 +3 25
11 Zadarkomerc (R) 10 4 1 5 13 14 −1 24 Relegation to the 1999–2000 Druga HNL
12 Mladost 127 (R) 10 2 3 5 8 22 −14 19

Updated to games played on 26 May 1999
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; (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.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away1 CIB MLA SLA ŠIB ZAD ZAG
Cibalia 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2
Mladost 127 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–1
Slaven Belupo 0–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–2
Šibenik 1–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 2–1
Zadarkomerc 4–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2
NK Zagreb 3–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 2–0

Updated to games played on 26 May 1998
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

European competitions

1998–99 UEFA Champions League
Celtic - Croatia Zagreb W (1:0, 0:3) 1:3 on aggregate
Ajax - Croatia Zagreb (0:0, 0:1)
Olympiacos - Croatia Zagreb (2:0, 1:1)
Porto - Croatia Zagreb (3:0, 1:3)
1998–99 UEFA Cup
Malmö FF - Hajduk Split W (1:1, 1:2) 2:3 on aggregate
Anderlecht - Osijek L (1:3, 2:0) 3:3 on aggregate, Anderlecht win on away goals rule
Fiorentina - Hajduk Split L (2:1, 0:0) 2:1 on aggregate
1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup
Rudar Velenje - Varteks W (0:1, 0:1) 0:2 on aggregate
Heerenveen - Varteks W (2:1, 2:4) 4:5 on aggregate
Mallorca - Varteks L (0:0, 3:1) 3:1 on aggregate
1998 Intertoto Cup
Lyngby BK - Hrvatski Dragovoljac L (4:1, 0:1) 4:2 on aggregate

See also

External links

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