1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

Croatia Zagreb
1998–99 season
Manager Zlatko Kranjčar (until October)
Velimir Zajec (from October)
Stadium Stadion Maksimir
Prva HNL 1st
Croatian Cup First round
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer Edin Mujčin (10)
← 1997–98
1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 Croatian football season, Croatia Zagreb competed in the Prva HNL.

Season summary

Croatia Zagreb made their debut in the Champions League group stage, drawn against Olympiakos, Porto and Ajax. Zagreb failed to win any of their first three group games, resulting in the departure of manager Zlatko Kranjčar. His replacement, Velimir Zajec, inspired a turnaround and wins against Porto and Ajax gave the club hope of reaching the quarter-finals. A home draw with Olympiakos in the final group stage match saw Croatia Zagreb finish second in their group, but as they were the lowest-ranked of all the group stage runners-up they did not progress.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Croatia GK Tomislav Butina
Croatia GK Dražen Ladić
Croatia GK Ivan Turina
Croatia GK Vladimir Vasilj[2]
Croatia DF Mario Cvitanović
Croatia DF Goran Jurić
Croatia DF Damir Krznar
Croatia DF Tomislav Rukavina
Croatia DF Daniel Šarić
Croatia DF Danijel Štefulj
Croatia DF Mario Tokić
Croatia DF Stjepan Tomas[3]
Republic of Macedonia DF Goce Sedloski
Croatia MF Mario Bazina[4]
No. Position Player
Croatia MF Igor Bišćan
Croatia MF Joško Jeličić
Croatia MF Krunoslav Jurčić
Croatia MF Mihael Mikić
Croatia MF Robert Prosinečki[5]
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Edin Mujčin
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Nermin Šabić
Croatia FW Domagoj Abramović
Croatia FW Ardian Kozniku[6]
Croatia FW Josip Šimić
Croatia FW Tomo Šokota
Lithuania FW Gražvydas Mikulėnas
Japan FW Kazuyoshi Miura

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Croatia MF Silvio Marić (to Newcastle United)

Results

Champions League

Second qualifying round

Group stage

References

  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dinamo-zagreb/1999/2/
  2. Vasilj in Hanover, West Germany (now Germany).
  3. Tomas was born in Bugojno, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  4. Bazina was born in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  5. Prosinečki was born in Schwenningen, West Germany (now Germany).
  6. Kozniku was born in Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo).