2005–06 Croatian First Football League

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 2005–06
Champions Dinamo Zagreb
8th Croatian title
12th domestic title
Relegated Inter Zaprešić
Champions League Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Cup Rijeka
Varteks (via Cup)
Intertoto Cup Osijek
Matches played 192
Goals scored 513 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer Ivan Bošnjak (22)
Biggest home win Hajduk S. 6–0 Osijek
Biggest away win Inter Z. 0–6 Dinamo Z.
Highest scoring 6–0 two matches
5–1 three matches
Average attendance 3,349

The 2005–06 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 20 July 2005 and ended on 13 May 2006. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, having won their eighteenth championship title the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb won the title, after a win against Osijek on 6 May 2006, which started his eleventh (to date) year dominance.

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 ŠRC Zaprešić Zagreb Inter Zaprešić
5,000
Gradski stadion u Koprivnici Koprivnica Slaven Belupo
4,000
Stadion Veruda Pula Pula Staro Češko
3,000

First stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb 22 18 2 2 61 11+50 56 0 Championship group0
2 Rijeka 22 14 3 5 42 28+14 45
3 Osijek 22 10 4 8 25 32−7 34
4 Varteks 22 10 1 11 34 35−1 31
5 Hajduk Split 22 7 8 7 28 21+7 29
6 Kamen Ingrad 22 8 5 9 26 30−4 29
7 Pula Staro Češko 22 8 4 10 29 26+3 28 0 Relegation group0
8 NK Zagreb 22 8 3 11 19 27−8 27
9 Cibalia 22 7 5 10 24 35−11 26
10 Slaven Belupo 22 5 7 10 29 38−9 22
11 Inter Zaprešić 22 6 4 12 17 34−17 22
12 Međimurje 22 5 6 11 26 43−17 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 1–22 results

Home ╲ Away CIB DIN HAJINTKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAVARZAG
Cibalia 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 0–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 5–1 4–1 1–0 4–1
Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 6–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 3–1
Inter Zaprešić 1–0 0–6 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–0
Kamen Ingrad 2–0 1–5 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2
Međimurje 3–3 1–5 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–4 0–0
Osijek 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0 1–0
Pula Staro Češko 2–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–2 2–0
Rijeka 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–1 4–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 0–0
Slaven Belupo 4–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–3 1–0
Varteks 4–0 2–5 0–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 2–2 3–1
NK Zagreb 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–1

Updated to games played on 11 March 2006.
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 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 32 24 4 4 78 21+57 76 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Rijeka 32 20 5 7 61 36+25 65 2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Varteks 32 15 2 15 51 48+3 47
4 Osijek 32 13 5 14 31 48−17 44 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
5 Hajduk Split 32 10 10 12 40 35+5 40
6 Kamen Ingrad 32 11 5 16 33 47−14 38

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 DIN HAJ KAMOSIRIJVAR
Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1
Hajduk Split 1–0 4–1 3–0 0–4 2–2
Kamen Ingrad 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1
Osijek 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–2
Rijeka 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–1
Varteks 3–5 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 13 May 2006.
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 Pula Staro Češko 32 13 6 13 44 36+8 45
8 Slaven Belupo 32 10 11 11 46 48−2 41
9 Cibalia 32 9 10 13 33 47−14 37
10 NK Zagreb 32 11 4 17 26 43−17 37
11 Međimurje (O) 32 9 9 14 40 51−11 36 0 Relegation play-off0
12 Inter Zaprešić (R) 32 8 7 17 30 53−23 31 Relegation to 2006–07 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 CIB INT MEĐPULSLAZAG
Cibalia 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Inter Zaprešić 4–3 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–0
Međimurje 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–4 2–0
Pula Staro Češko 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
Slaven Belupo 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–0
NK Zagreb 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–3

Updated to games played on 13 May 2006.
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 play-off

Playoff wasn't needed after the second-placed Croatian Second Football League team, Belišće, failed to secure a license to compete in Prva HNL. Therefore, Međimurje automatically kept their first-league status for the 2006–07 season.

See also

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