1997–98 Prva HNL

Prva HNL
Season 1997–98
Champions Croatia Zagreb
4th Croatian title
8th domestic title
UEFA Champions League Croatia Zagreb
UEFA Cup Hajduk Split
Osijek
UEFA Intertoto Cup Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Top goalscorer Mate Baturina (19)

This article describes the 1997-98 Prva HNL season, the seventh since its establishment.

Contents

First stage

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Croatia Zagreb 22 15 4 3 46 18 +28 49 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 Relegation Group
8 Varteks 22 6 6 10 24 32 −8 24
9 Slaven Belupo 22 6 5 11 20 43 −23 23 SLA 2–0 MLA
MLA 2–1 SLA
10 Mladost 127 22 6 5 11 17 24 −7 23
11 Samobor 22 6 4 12 23 35 −12 22
12 Šibenik 22 4 5 13 19 38 −19 17

Updated to games played on 15 March 1998
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 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

Updated to games played on 15 March 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.

Championship group

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Croatia Zagreb (C) 10 7 3 0 28 10 +18 49 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 10 4 2 4 17 16 +1 36 1998–99 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 1998 UEFA 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

Updated to games played on 10 May 1998
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 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

Updated to games played on 10 May 2005
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 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 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round
11 Mladost 127 (O) 10 4 1 5 13 11 +2 25 Relegation play-off
12 Samobor (R) 10 3 1 6 11 20 −9 21 Relegation to the 1998–99 Druga HNL

Updated to games played on 10 May 1998
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 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

Updated to games played on 10 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.

Relegation play-off

Statistics

See also

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