1. HNL 2002/03

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1. HNL 2002/03
master NK Dinamo Zagreb
Champions League
qualification		 NK Dinamo Zagreb
Uefa cup HNK Hajduk Split
NK Varteks Varaždin
NK Kamen Ingrad Velika
UI cup Cibalia Vinkovci , NK Zagreb
Cup winners HNK Hajduk Split
Relegation ↓ NK Pomorac Kostrena
Relegated NK Pomorac Kostrena
HNK Šibenik
Teams 12
Games 192 + 2 relegation games
Gates 521  (ø 2.71 per game)
Top scorer Ivica Olić (NK Dinamo Zagreb)
← 1st HNL 2001/02

The 1. HNL 2002/03 was the twelfth season of the highest Croatian football league . The season started on July 24, 2002 and ended on May 31, 2003.

The defending champion was NK Zagreb .

mode

In contrast to the previous season, this season was again carried out in a two-stage format. The top twelve teams of the last season first played a preliminary round with a return leg. After that, the best six teams played the champions and the last six played in the relegation round.

The results from the preliminary round were transferred to the championship or relegation round. The bottom of the table was relegated directly, the penultimate had to be relegated.

societies

Venues of the Croatian 1st HNL 2002/03
society city Stadion capacity
NK Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir Stadium 35,123
NK Zagreb Zagreb Kranjčevićeva Stadium 08,850
HNK Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica Stadium 05,700
NK Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 22,050
HNK Hajduk Split Split Poljud Stadium 34,448
Cibalia Vinkovci Vinkovci HNK Cibalia 10,000
HNK Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 08,000
NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Gradski Stadium 03.139
NK Varteks Varaždin Varaždin Anđelko Herjavec Stadium 10,800
NK Pomorac Kostrena Kostrena Žuknica 03,000
NK Kamen Ingrad Velika Velika ŠRC Kamen Ingrad 10,000
NK Zadar Zadar Stanovi 05,860

Preliminary round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NK Dinamo Zagreb (P)  22nd  18th  3  1 051:170 +34 57
 2. HNK Hajduk Split  22nd  16  2  4th 042:140 +28 50
 3. NK Varteks Varaždin  22nd  15th  0  7th 040:210 +19 45
 4th Cibalia Vinkovci  22nd  9  5  8th 028:280  ± 0 32
 5. NK Kamen Ingrad Velika  22nd  7th  9  6th 023:220  +1 30th
 6th NK Zagreb (M)  22nd  8th  6th  8th 028:300  −2 30th
 7th NK Slaven Belupo  22nd  9  2  11 024:260  −2 29
 8th. NK Osijek  22nd  6th  5  11 021:390 −18 23
 9. NK Zadar  22nd  5  6th  11 021:400 −19 21st
10. HNK Rijeka  22nd  5  3  14th 023:330 −10 18th
11. NK Pomorac Kostrena  22nd  3  8th  11 026:410 −15 17th
12. HNK Šibenik  22nd  4th  5  13 023:390 −16 17th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 2001/02
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 2001/02

    Crosstab

    2002/03 NK Dinamo Zagreb HNK Hajduk Split NK Varteks Varaždin Cibalia Vinkovci NK Kamen Ingrad Velika NK Zagreb NK Slaven Belupo NK Osijek NK Zadar HNK Rijeka NK Pomorac Kostrena NK Šibenik
    1. NK Dinamo Zagreb 2: 1 3: 1 4: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 6-0 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1
    2. HNK Hajduk Split 1-0 3: 1 4-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 4-0 2: 1 5: 1 3: 1
    3. NK Varteks Varaždin 0: 2 0: 1 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 3: 1 2: 1 4: 2 2: 1
    4th Cibalia Vinkovci 1: 1 4: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 0-0 3: 1 1: 1 3: 1
    5. NK Kamen Ingrad Velika 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 4-0
    6th NK Zagreb 1: 3 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 3: 1 2-0 1: 1 0-0 4: 1 2: 1 2: 1
    7th NK Slaven Belupo 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 2: 3 1: 2 0-0 4-0 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 2: 1
    8th. NK Osijek 1: 5 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 2: 2 1-0
    9. NK Zadar 1: 3 0: 1 1: 5 0: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 3 0-0
    10. HNK Rijeka 0: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3: 2 0: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1
    11. NK Pomorac Kostrena 2: 3 0: 3 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1-0 1: 1
    12. NK Šibenik 0: 1 0: 1 1: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 2 3: 3 0-0 3: 1

    Championship round

    The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. NK Dinamo Zagreb (P)  32  25th  3  4th 076:270 +49 78
     2. HNK Hajduk Split  32  22nd  4th  6th 056:220 +34 70
     3. NK Varteks Varaždin  32  18th  3  11 052:380 +14 57
     4th NK Kamen Ingrad Velika  32  11  11  10 034:340  ± 0 44
     5. Cibalia Vinkovci  32  12  7th  13 039:440  −5 43
     6th NK Zagreb (M)  32  9  9  14th 040:520 −12 36
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
  • Croatian champions and participation in the second qualifying round for the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 2001/02
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 2001/02
    Crosstab
    Championship round NK Dinamo Zagreb HNK Hajduk Split NK Varteks Varaždin NK Kamen Ingrad Velika Cibalia Vinkovci NK Zagreb
    NK Dinamo Zagreb 0: 1 5: 1 1-0 3-0 5-0
    HNK Hajduk Split 4: 1 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
    NK Varteks Varaždin 0: 3 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 3: 1
    NK Kamen Ingrad Velika 0: 2 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0
    Cibalia Vinkovci 3: 2 1: 1 1: 2 3: 2 2: 1
    NK Zagreb 1: 3 3: 1 2: 2 3: 3 1: 1

    Relegation round

    The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th NK Slaven Belupo  32  12  4th  16 037:360  +1 40
     8th. NK Osijek  32  10  9  13 032:510 −19 39
     9. HNK Rijeka  32  9  6th  17th 040:410  −1 33
    10. NK Zadar  32  9  6th  17th 036:710 −35 33
    11. NK Pomorac Kostrena  32  7th  11  14th 042:520 −10 32
    12. HNK Šibenik  32  8th  7th  17th 037:530 −16 31
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
  • Participation in the relegation game
  • Relegated to the 2nd HNL in 2003/04
    • Crosstab
    Relegation round NK Slaven Belupo NK Osijek HNK Rijeka NK Zadar NK Pomorac Kostrena NK Šibenik
    NK Slaven Belupo 0-0 2-0 5-0 0: 1 3-0
    NK Osijek 1: 1 3: 2 2: 1 0-0 1-0
    HNK Rijeka 2-0 0-0 7-0 2-0 2-0
    NK Zadar 1-0 3: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 3
    NK Pomorac Kostrena 3: 2 5-0 1: 1 4: 1 1: 1
    NK Šibenik 2-0 0: 2 0-0 6: 3 2-0

    Relegation game

    date total First leg Return leg
    June 10th and 14th NK Pomorac Kostrena 1: 3 Inker Zaprešić 0-0 1: 3

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. CroatiaCroatia Ivica Olić NK Dinamo Zagreb 16
    2. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Boško Balaban NK Dinamo Zagreb 15th
    3. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Zekic NK Kamen Ingrad Velika 14th
    4th Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Marijo Dodik NK Slaven Belupo 12
    CroatiaCroatia Sandro Klić HNK Rijeka
    6th CroatiaCroatia Milan Pavličić NK Osijek 11
    7th CroatiaCroatia Veldin Karić NK Varteks Varaždin 10
    CroatiaCroatia Petar Krpan HNK Hajduk Split
    9. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Bartolović Cibalia Vinkovci 09
    CroatiaCroatia Ivan Bulat NK Šibenik
    CroatiaCroatia Ivica Karabogdan NK Pomorac Kostrena
    RomaniaRomania Dumitru Mitu NK Dinamo Zagreb

    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 12, 2017 .
    2. ↑ Croatia 2002/03. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017 (English).