1997–98 Croatian First Football League
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Croatia Zagreb 4th Croatian title 8th domestic title |
| Champions League | Croatia Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup |
Hajduk Split Osijek |
| Intertoto Cup | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Top goalscorer | Mate Baturina (19) |
|
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Croatian First Football League was the seventh season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.
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 |
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; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 1–22 results
| Home ╲ Away | 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
1 ^ The 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 |
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; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 23–32 results
| Home ╲ Away | 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
1 ^ The 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 1998–99 Druga HNL |
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; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 23–32 results
| Home ╲ Away | 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
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
- The top scorer was NK Zagreb's Mate Baturina, with 19 goals.
- The player of the year was Mario Bazina from NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac