2006–07 Croatian First Football League

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 2006–07
Champions Dinamo Zagreb
9th Croatian title
13th domestic title
Relegated Kamen Ingrad
Pula
Champions League Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Cup Hajduk Split
Slaven Belupo (via Cup)
Intertoto Cup NK Zagreb
Matches played 198
Goals scored 561 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Eduardo da Silva (34)
Biggest home win Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
Biggest away win Kamen I. 0–6 Zagreb
Highest scoring Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
4–3 four matches
Average attendance 3,067
← 2005–06
2007–08 →

The 2006-07 Prva HNL (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of Prva HNL, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 29 July 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Međimurje on 28 April 2007.

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
Stadion HNK Cibalia Vinkovci Cibalia
10,000
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Zagreb NK Zagreb
8,850
Stadion Kamen Ingrad Velika Kamen Ingrad
8,000
Stadion SRC Mladost Čakovec Međimurje
8,000
Stadion Šubićevac Šibenik Šibenik
8,000
Gradski stadion u Koprivnici Koprivnica Slaven Belupo
4,000
Stadion Veruda Pula Pula
3,000


League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 33 30 2 1 84 22+62 92 2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 33 22 6 5 60 25+35 72 2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 NK Zagreb 33 18 4 11 57 40+17 58 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
4 Šibenik 33 14 7 12 50 47+3 49
5 Slaven Belupo 33 14 7 12 40 37+3 491 2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
6 Osijek 33 11 10 12 42 45−3 43
7 Rijeka 33 12 6 15 51 53−2 42
8 Varteks 33 12 6 15 49 62−13 42
9 Međimurje 33 11 4 18 40 60−20 37
10 Cibalia 33 9 5 19 33 53−20 32
11 Pula (R) 33 6 11 16 28 40−12 29 Relegation play-off
12 Kamen Ingrad (R) 33 3 4 26 27 77−50 112 Relegation to 2007–08 Druga HNL

Source: prva-hnl.hr (Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Cup finalists.
2Kamen Ingrad were deducted 2 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home ╲ Away[1] CIB DIN HAJKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAŠIBVARZAG
Cibalia 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 3–0 3–1 3–4 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1
Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 4–3 4–1 2–1
Hajduk Split 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0
Kamen Ingrad 2–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3
Međimurje 3–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 5–1 2–0
Osijek 3–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1
Pula 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Rijeka 4–1 2–3 0–1 4–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–1
Slaven Belupo 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–1
Šibenik 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Varteks 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3
NK Zagreb 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0

Updated to games played on 10 March 2007.
Source: Sportnet.hr
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team plays every other team once.

Home ╲ Away[1] CIB DIN HAJKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAŠIBVARZAG
Cibalia 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Hajduk Split 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1
Kamen Ingrad 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–6
Međimurje 2–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Osijek 2–2 1–2 6–1 2–2 1–0
Pula 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–3
Rijeka 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–0
Slaven Belupo 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–2
Šibenik 2–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–4
Varteks 2–3 3–2 2–2 4–3 1–1
NK Zagreb 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1

Updated to games played on 19 May 2007.
Source: Sportnet.hr
1 ^ The 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

27 May 2007
Zadar 3 – 0 Pula
Terkeš  12'
Župan  45' (pen.)
Barnjak  67' (pen.) 		Report
(Croatian)
Stadion Stanovi, Zadar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

Second leg

30 May 2007
Pula 2 – 3 Zadar
Raić-Sudar  8'
Halilović  72' 		Report
(Croatian) 		Terkeš  42', 74'
Surać  71'
Stadion Veruda, Pula
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.

Top goalscorers

Player Goals Club
Croatia da Silva, EduardoEduardo da Silva 34 Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Sharbini, AhmadAhmad Sharbini 21 Rijeka
Croatia Lovrek, KrunoslavKrunoslav Lovrek 18 NK Zagreb
Croatia Novinić, EnesEnes Novinić 15 Varteks
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bartolović, MladenMladen Bartolović 12 Hajduk Split
Croatia Vugrinec, DavorDavor Vugrinec Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Zekić, ZoranZoran Zekić Cibalia
Croatia Bušić, TomislavTomislav Bušić 11 Hajduk Split
Croatia Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić NK Zagreb
Croatia Vručina, BojanBojan Vručina Slaven Belupo

See also

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