1. HNL 1997/98

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1. HNL 1997/98
master NK Croatia Zagreb
Champions League NK Croatia Zagreb
Uefa cup HNK Hajduk Split , NK Osijek
UI cup NK Hrvatski dragovoljac
Cup winners NK Croatia Zagreb
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 NK Varteks Varaždin
Relegation ↓ NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje
Relegated NK Samobor
Teams 12
Games 192 + 1 relegation game
Gates 494  (ø 2.57 per game)
Top scorer Mate Baturina ( NK Zagreb )
← 1st HNL 1996/97

The 1. HNL 1997/98 was the seventh season of the highest Croatian football league . The season started on August 3, 1997 and ended on May 10, 1998.

NK Croatia Zagreb was able to successfully defend its title.

mode

The season started with twelve teams. First there was a preliminary round with a return leg, then the best six teams played the champions and the last six played in the relegation round. Half of the points from the preliminary round were taken over.

The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Venues of the Croatian 1st HNL 1997/98
society city Stadion capacity
NK Croatia Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir Stadium 35,123
NK Zagreb Zagreb Kranjčevićeva Stadium 08,850
NK Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb NŠC Stjepan Spajić Stadium 05,000
HNK Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica Stadium 05,700
NK Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 22,050
HNK Hajduk Split Split Poljud Stadium 34,448
NK Samobor Samobor Gradski Stadium 02,000
HNK Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 08,000
NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje Suhopolje Stadium Park 08,000
NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Gradski Stadium 03.139
NK Varteks Varaždin Varaždin Anđelko Herjavec Stadium 10,800
NK Zadar Zadar Stanovi 05,860

Preliminary round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NK Croatia Zagreb (M, P)  22nd  15th  4th  3 046:180 +28 49
 2. HNK Hajduk Split  22nd  13  4th  5 036:200 +16 43
 3. NK Zagreb  22nd  12  5  5 035:230 +12 41
 4th NK Hrvatski dragovoljac  22nd  10  6th  6th 031:180 +13 36
 5. NK Osijek  22nd  9  5  8th 029:260  +3 32
 6th NK Zadar  22nd  8th  4th  10 025:240  +1 28
 7th HNK Rijeka  22nd  5  11  6th 020:240  −4 26th
 8th. NK Varteks Varaždin  22nd  6th  6th  10 024:320  −8 24
 9. NK Slaven Belupo (N)  22nd  6th  5  11 020:430 −23 23
10. NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje  22nd  6th  5  11 017:240  −7 23
11. NK Samobor (N)  22nd  6th  4th  12 023:350 −12 22nd
12. HNK Šibenik  22nd  4th  5  13 019:380 −19 17th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 1996/97
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 1996/97
    (N) Newcomers from the 1st HNL 1996/97 season B

    Crosstab

    1997/98 NK Croatia Zagreb HNK Hajduk Split NK Zagreb NK Hrvatski dragovoljac NK Osijek NK Zadar HNK Rijeka NK Varteks Varaždin NK Slaven Belupo NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje NK Samobor NK Šibenik
    1. NK Croatia Zagreb 2-0 3-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 4: 1 1-0 3: 1 1-0
    2. HNK Hajduk Split 1-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 3-0 3: 2 2: 1 3-0
    3. NK Zagreb 0: 4 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 4: 1
    4th NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 2: 1 3: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 3-0 0: 1 6: 2 2: 1 0-0 2: 1
    5. NK Osijek 2: 2 1-0 1: 3 1-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2: 2 1-0 2-0 3: 1
    6th NK Zadar 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1-0 0: 2 6-0 2: 1 4: 1 1-0
    7th HNK Rijeka 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2-0 0-0 3: 1
    8th. NK Varteks Varaždin 2: 6 2: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1
    9. NK Slaven Belupo 1: 1 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 0-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
    10. NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 1 2-0
    11. NK Samobor 1: 2 0: 2 0: 6 1: 3 2: 1 0-0 2-0 3: 2 5: 1 2-0 2-0
    12. NK Šibenik 1: 3 1: 4 2: 1 1-0 4: 3 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 0: 1 2-0

    Championship round

    Half of the points (rounded up) from the preliminary round have been included

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
     1. NK Croatia Zagreb (M, P)  10  7th  3  0 028:100 +18 24 25th 49
     2. HNK Hajduk Split  10  4th  2  4th 017:160  +1 14th 22nd 36
     3. NK Osijek  10  5  1  4th 013:120  +1 16 16 32
     4th NK Hrvatski dragovoljac  10  4th  2  4th 007:120  −5 14th 18th 32
     5. NK Zagreb  10  2  3  5 016:160  ± 0 09 21st 30th
     6th NK Zadar  10  2  1  7th 007:110  −4 07th 14th 21st
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
  • Croatian champions and participation in the second qualifying round for the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the second qualifying round of the 1998/99 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the 2nd HNL in 1998/99
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 1996/97
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 1996/97
    Crosstab
    Championship round NK Croatia Zagreb HNK Hajduk Split NK Osijek NK Hrvatski dragovoljac NK Zagreb NK Zadar
    NK Croatia Zagreb 2: 1 4: 2 4-0 2: 2 6: 1
    HNK Hajduk Split 1: 1 2-0 1-0 2: 1 5: 2
    NK Osijek 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 1-0 2: 1
    NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 0: 2 1-0 0: 2 1-0 1-0
    NK Zagreb 2: 3 3: 3 0: 1 2: 2 4-0
    NK Zadar 0: 3 4: 2 2: 1 0-0 1: 2

    Relegation round

    Half of the points (rounded up) from the preliminary round have been included

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points bonus total
     7th HNK Rijeka  10  4th  3  3 016:130  +3 15th 13 28
     8th. HNK Šibenik  10  5  3  2 016: 800  +8 18th  9 27
     9. NK Slaven Belupo (N)  10  5  0  5 011:130  −2 15th 12 27
    10. NK Varteks Varaždin  10  4th  2  4th 010:120  −2 14th 12 26th
    11. NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje  10  4th  1  5 013:110  +2 13 12 25th
    12. NK Samobor (N)  10  3  1  6th 011:200  −9 10 11 21st
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
  • Participation as a cup finalist in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegation to the 2nd HNL in 1998/99
    • (N) Newcomers from the 1st HNL 1996/97 season B
    Crosstab
    Relegation round HNK Rijeka NK Šibenik NK Slaven Belupo NK Varteks Varaždin NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje NK Samobor
    HNK Rijeka 0-0 4: 1 4: 1 3: 2 1: 1
    NK Šibenik 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 4-0
    NK Slaven Belupo 1-0 2: 1 2-0 1-0 3-0
    NK Varteks Varaždin 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 1-0 1-0
    NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje 3: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 2-0
    NK Samobor 3: 1 2: 4 3-0 0: 3 2: 1

    Relegation

    date Result
    June 7, 1998 NK Mladost 127 Suhopolje 2: 1 (1: 0) NK Segesta Sisak

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. CroatiaCroatia Mate Baturina NK Zagreb 19th
    2. CroatiaCroatia Mario Bazina NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 12
    CroatiaCroatia Vladimir Petrovic NK Croatia Zagreb
    4th CroatiaCroatia Tomislav Erceg HNK Hajduk Split 11
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Admir Hasančić HNK Rijeka
    6th CroatiaCroatia Patar Krpan NK Osijek 10
    7th CroatiaCroatia Igor Cvitanović NK Croatia Zagreb 09
    CroatiaCroatia Joško Popović NK Šibenik
    CroatiaCroatia Klaudio Vuković NK Samobor
    10. AustraliaAustralia Mark Viduka NK Croatia Zagreb 08th

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Prva HNL arhiva. (No longer available online.) In: prva-hnl.hr. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 ; Retrieved July 10, 2017 .
    2. ^ Croatia 1997/98. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017 (English).