2003–04 Prva HNL

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 2003–04
Champions Hajduk Split
5th Croatian title
14th domestic title
Relegated Cibalia
Marsonia
UEFA Champions League Hajduk Split
UEFA Cup Dinamo Zagreb
Rijeka
Intertoto Cup Kamen Ingrad
Slaven Belupo
Goals scored 531
Average goals/game 2.76
Top goalscorer Robert Špehar (18)

Statistics of the Prva HNL 2003-04 season.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and HNK Hajduk Split won the championship.

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
Gradski stadion uz Savu Slavonski Brod Marsonia
10,000
Stadion HNK Cibalia Vinkovci Cibalia
9,920
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Zagreb NK Zagreb
8,850
Stadion Kamen Ingrad Velika Kamen Ingrad
8,000
Stadion Stanovi Zadar Zadar
5,860
Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić Zagreb Inker Zaprešić
5,000
Gradski stadion u Koprivnici Koprivnica Slaven Belupo
4,000

First stage

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Hajduk Split 22 18 1 3 46 18 +28 55 Championship Group
2 Dinamo Zagreb 22 15 5 2 47 16 +31 50
3 Rijeka 22 8 7 7 26 25 +1 31
4 Osijek 22 8 5 9 36 40 −4 29 OSI 3–1 VAR
VAR 1–1 OSI
5 Varteks 22 7 8 7 21 25 −4 29
6 Zadar 22 7 7 8 37 44 −7 28 ZAD 2–1 KAM
KAM 2–2 ZAD
7 Kamen Ingrad 22 8 4 10 32 27 +5 28 Relegation Group
8 Inter Zaprešić 22 6 9 7 22 23 −1 27
9 Slaven Belupo 22 6 8 8 22 27 −5 26
10 Cibalia 22 5 5 12 25 35 −10 20
11 NK Zagreb 22 3 10 9 21 32 −11 19
12 Marsonia 22 4 5 13 25 48 −23 17

Updated to games played on 20 March 2004
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ Away1 CIB DIN HAJ INT KAM MAR OSI RIJ SLA VAR ZAD ZAG
Cibalia 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–4 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 7–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 4–2 1–1
Hajduk Split 3–1 3–1 1–4 1–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Inter Zaprešić 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–1
Kamen Ingrad 3–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1
Marsonia 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–0
Osijek 2–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–2 5–2
Rijeka 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0
Slaven Belupo 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0
Varteks 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0
Zadar 4–1 2–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–1
NK Zagreb 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1

Updated to games played on 20 March 2004
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 Hajduk Split (C) 32 25 3 4 63 24 +39 78 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dinamo Zagreb 32 23 7 2 77 25 +52 76 2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 Rijeka 32 11 9 12 36 41 −5 42
4 Osijek 32 11 6 15 50 57 −7 39
5 Varteks 32 9 11 12 33 42 −9 38
6 Zadar 32 7 11 14 46 71 −25 32

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away1 DIN HAJ OSI RIJ VAR ZAD
Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 4–1 5–0 4–1 5–0
Hajduk Split 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Osijek 2–3 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–1
Rijeka 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1
Varteks 3–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
Zadar 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–2 0–0

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004
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 Kamen Ingrad 32 13 7 12 45 36 +9 46 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
8 Inter Zaprešić 32 11 9 12 40 38 +2 42
9 Slaven Belupo 32 10 10 12 37 39 −2 40 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
10 NK Zagreb 32 8 12 12 33 41 −8 36
11 Cibalia (R) 32 8 7 17 39 53 −14 31 Relegation play-off
12 Marsonia (R) 32 5 10 17 32 64 −32 25 Relegation to the 2004–05 Druga HNL

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004
Source: RSSSF.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away1 CIB INT KAM MAR SLA ZAG
Cibalia 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2
Inter Zaprešić 3–1 3–2 3–0 4–3 0–1
Kamen Ingrad 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Marsonia 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–0
Slaven Belupo 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
NK Zagreb 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–2

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004
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

First leg

21 May 2004
Međimurje 2 – 0 Cibalia Stadion SRC Mladost, Čakovec
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Kelemen  27'
Domjanić  65'
Report
(Croatian)

Second leg

23 May 2004
Cibalia 2 – 2 Međimurje Stadion HNK Cibalia, Vinkovci
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Pavličić  19'
Greer  82'
Report
(Croatian)
Kresinger  32'
Ribić  58'

Međimurje win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2004–05 Prva HNL.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Robert Špehar Osijek 18
2 Goran Ljubojević Osijek 16
Dario Zahora Dinamo Zagreb 16
4 Zoran Zekić Kamen Ingrad 13
5 Mate Brajković Zadar 12
Petar Krpan Hajduk Split 12
Marijan Vuka Marsonia 12
8 Sandro Klić Rijeka 11
Goce Sedloski Dinamo Zagreb 11

Source: 1.hnl.net (Croatian)

European competitions

Champions League 2003–04

Maribor - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:1, 1:2) 2:3 on aggregate
Dynamo Kyiv - Dinamo Zagreb L (3:1, 2:0) 5:1 on aggregate

UEFA Cup 2003–04

Haka - Hajduk Split W (2:1, 0:1) 2:2 on aggregate, Hajduk win on away goals rule
Levadia - Varteks W (1:3, 2:3) 3:6 on aggregate
Etzella Ettelbruck - Kamen Ingrad W (1:2, 0:7) 1:9 on aggregate
Grasshopper-Club Zürich - Hajduk Split W (1:1, 0:0) 1:1 on aggregate, Hajduk win on away goals rule
Debrecen - Varteks L (3:1, 3:2) 6:3 on aggregate
MTK Budapest - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:3, 0:0) 1:3 on aggregate
Schalke 04 - Kamen Ingrad L (0:0, 1:0) 1:0 on aggregate
Roma - Hajduk Split L (1:0, 1:1) 2:1 on aggregate
Dnipro - Dinamo Zagreb L (2:0, 1:1) 3:1 on aggregate

Intertoto Cup 2003

Koper - NK Zagreb L (1:0, 2:2) 3:2 on aggregate
Shakhtyor - Cibalia W (1:1, 2:4) 3:5 on aggregate
Tampere United - Cibalia W (0:2, 1:0) 1:2 on aggregate
Wolfsburg - Cibalia L (4:1, 4:0) 8:1 on aggregate

See also

External links