2006–07 Croatian First Football League
Season | 2006–07 |
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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 Croatian First Football League (officially known as Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth 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 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 Matchday 29, played on 28 April 2007.
Teams
[edit]Stadia and personnel
[edit]Team | Manager1 | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cibalia | ![]() | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 10,000 |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 37,168 |
Hajduk Split | ![]() | Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
Kamen Ingrad | ![]() | Velika | Stadion Kamen Ingrad | 8,000 |
Međimurje | ![]() | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 8,000 |
Osijek | ![]() | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 19,500 |
Pula | ![]() | Pula | Stadion Veruda | 3,000 |
Rijeka | ![]() | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 10,275 |
Slaven Belupo | ![]() | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion u Koprivnici | 4,000 |
Šibenik | ![]() | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
Varteks | ![]() | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 10,800 |
NK Zagreb | ![]() | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 8,850 |
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 19 May 2007.
League table
[edit]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 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | NK Zagreb | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 58 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Šibenik | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 49 | |
5 | Slaven Belupo[a] | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 49 | Qualification to 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 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
12 | Kamen Ingrad[b] (R) | 33 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 77 | −50 | 11 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup finalists.
- ^ Kamen Ingrad were docked 2 points.
Results
[edit]The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
Relegation play-off
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 |
2 | ![]() | Rijeka | 21 |
3 | ![]() | NK Zagreb | 18 |
4 | ![]() | Varteks | 15 |
5 | ![]() | Hajduk Split | 12 |
![]() | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
![]() | Cibalia | ||
8 | ![]() | Hajduk Split | 11 |
![]() | NK Zagreb | ||
![]() | Slaven Belupo |