1. HNL 2007/08

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1. HNL 2007/08
Logo of the 1st football league Croatia
master Dinamo Zagreb
Champions League
qualification		 Dinamo Zagreb
Uefa cup NK Slaven Belupo
HNK Hajduk Split
UI cup HNK Rijeka
Cup winners Dinamo Zagreb
Relegation ↓ Inter Zaprešić
Relegated Međimurje Čakovec
Teams 12
Games 198
Gates 573  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Želimir Terkeš ( NK Zadar )
← 1st HNL 2006/07

The 1. HNL 2007/08 was the 17th season of the highest Croatian football league . The season started on July 20, 2007 and ended on May 10, 2008.

Dinamo Zagreb was able to successfully defend its title.

mode

The 12 participating teams competed against each other three times on 33 match days.

societies

society city Stadion capacity
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir Stadium 35,123
NK Zagreb Zagreb Kranjčevićeva Stadium 08,850
HNK Hajduk Split Split Poljud Stadium 34,448
NK Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 22,050
HNK Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica Stadium 05,700
NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Gradski Stadium 03.139
Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić Gradski Stadium 04,528
Cibalia Vinkovci Vinkovci HNK Cibalia 10,000
HNK Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 08,000
NK Varaždin Varaždin Anđelko Herjavec Stadium 10,800
NK Zadar Zadar Stanovi 05,860
Međimurje Čakovec Čakovec SRC Mladost Stadium 08,000

Closing table

Venues of the Croatian 1st HNL 2007/08
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dinamo Zagreb (M, P)  33  26th  4th  3 091:340 +57 82
 2. NK Slaven Belupo  33  16  6th  11 045:290 +16 54
 3. NK Osijek  33  16  6th  11 043:340  +9 54
 4th HNK Rijeka  33  14th  11  8th 053:410 +12 53
 5. HNK Hajduk Split  33  14th  10  9 057:410 +16 52
 6th NK Zagreb  33  11  11  11 051:400 +11 44
 7th NK Varteks Varaždin  33  11  7th  15th 046:530  −7 40
 8th. Cibalia Vinkovci  33  11  7th  15th 040:480  −8 40
 9. NK Zadar (N)  33  11  7th  15th 049:610 −12 40
10. HNK Šibenik  33  9  12  12 034:520 −18 39
11. Inter Zaprešić (N)  33  8th  9  16 027:590 −32 33
12. Međimurje Čakovec  33  3  6th  24 024:550 −31 15th

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

  • Croatian champions and participation in the 1st qualifying round for the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the first qualifying round of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
  • Participation in the relegation
  • Relegated to the 2nd HNL in 2008/09
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 2006/07
    (P) current Croatian cup winner 2006/07
    (N) Newcomer from the 2nd HNL 2006/07

    Crosstab

    Match days 1–22 Dinamo Zagreb NK Slaven Belupo NK Osijek HNK Rijeka HNK Hajduk Split NK Zagreb NK Varteks Varaždin Cibalia Vinkovci NK Zadar HNK Šibenik Inter Zaprešić Međimurje Čakovec
    Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 6: 3 1: 2 2: 1 5: 1 5-0 5-0 3: 1
    NK Slaven Belupo 5: 2 2-0 1-0 2: 2 1-0 6-0 2: 2 4: 2 1-0 2-0 2-0
    NK Osijek 1: 3 1-0 2: 2 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 5: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0 4-0
    HNK Rijeka 2: 4 1-0 1: 1 4-0 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 2-0 2-0 2: 1 3: 1
    HNK Hajduk Split 1: 2 1-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 2: 2 4: 1 2-0 7: 1 3: 3
    NK Zagreb 1: 3 0: 2 0: 2 2: 2 1-0 0-0 4: 1 7: 2 3: 1 3-0 1: 1
    NK Varteks Varaždin 4: 3 1: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 3 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 3-0 1: 2 2-0
    Cibalia Vinkovci 1: 2 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 3: 1 1-0 0: 2 3: 3 2-0 2-0
    NK Zadar 1: 2 1-0 5: 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 2 3-0 4-0
    HNK Šibenik 0: 2 0: 2 1-0 3: 2 1-0 0-0 4: 3 2-0 0-0 1: 1 4: 2
    Inter Zaprešić 0: 4 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 2 3-0
    Međimurje Čakovec 1: 1 2-0 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 3 4: 1 0: 1 2: 4 2: 2 2: 3
    Match days 23–33 Dinamo Zagreb NK Slaven Belupo NK Osijek HNK Rijeka HNK Hajduk Split NK Zagreb NK Varteks Varaždin Cibalia Vinkovci NK Zadar HNK Šibenik Inter Zaprešić Međimurje Čakovec
    Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 3: 2 6: 1 - - - 4-0 - 5: 1 1-0 -
    NK Slaven Belupo - - 1: 1 - 1-0 2: 1 2-0 2-0 - - 4-0
    NK Osijek - 1-0 1-0 - 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 - - - 3: 1
    HNK Rijeka - - - 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 2-0 5: 3 - - 5: 2
    HNK Hajduk Split 1: 1 2-0 0: 2 - - - 1: 2 - 4: 1 7: 2 -
    NK Zagreb 0-0 - - - 2: 1 3: 1 - 0-0 - - 6: 1
    NK Varteks Varaždin 1: 1 - - - 4-0 - - 5: 2 1: 1 - 3: 2
    Cibalia Vinkovci - - - - - 2: 2 0: 1 - 2-0 1: 1 3-0
    NK Zadar 2: 5 - 1: 1 - 1: 3 - - 1-0 0: 2 3: 1 -
    HNK Šibenik - 0-0 1-0 0-0 - 0: 2 - - - 0-0 -
    Inter Zaprešić - 0-0 1: 2 2: 1 - 0-0 1-0 - - - -
    Međimurje Čakovec 1: 2 - - - 2: 2 - - - 2: 3 0: 1 4-0

    Relegation

    date total First leg Return leg
    May 17th and 21st Inter Zaprešić 2-0 NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 2-0 0-0

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Želimir Terkeš NK Zadar 21st
    2. MontenegroMontenegro Radomir Đalović HNK Rijeka 18th
    3. CroatiaCroatia Nikola Kalinić HNK Hajduk Split 17th
    4th CroatiaCroatia Krunoslav Lovrek NK Zagreb 14th
    5. CroatiaCroatia Luka Modrić Dinamo Zagreb 13
    6th Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Senijad Ibričić NK Zagreb 12
    CroatiaCroatia Željko Malčić Cibalia Vinkovci
    CroatiaCroatia Mario Mandžukić Dinamo Zagreb
    9. CroatiaCroatia Boško Balaban Dinamo Zagreb 11
    CroatiaCroatia Anas Sharbini HNK Rijeka
    CroatiaCroatia Josip Tadić Dinamo Zagreb
    CroatiaCroatia Ognjen Vukojević Dinamo Zagreb

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Prva HNL arhiva. (No longer available online.) In: webarchive.org. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 ; accessed on July 23, 2017 .
    2. ↑ a b Croatia 2007/08. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017 .