1. HNL 2008/09

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1. HNL 2008/09
Logo of the 1st football league Croatia
master Dinamo Zagreb
Champions League
qualification		 Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League
qualification		 HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Rijeka
NK Slaven Belupo
Cup winners Dinamo Zagreb
Relegation ↓ NK Croatia Sesvete
Relegated none (due to league increase)
Teams 12
Games 198
Gates 522  (ø 2.64 per game)
Top scorer Mario Mandžukić
(Dinamo Zagreb)
← 1st HNL 2007/08

The 1. HNL 2008/09 was the 18th season of the highest Croatian football league . The season began on July 27, 2008 and ended on May 31, 2009.

Dinamo Zagreb was able to successfully defend its title.

mode

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

Since the league was increased to 16 participants from the next season , no team had to relegate directly to the second division. The first four teams in the second division should go straight up. Since the fourth-placed NK Slavonac did not receive a license for the 1st HNL, Međimurje Čakovec rose directly to fifth. The last placed in the first division had to be relegated. There NK Croatia Sesvete defeated the sixth-placed NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac of the second division and thus managed to stay in the league.

societies

Venues of the Croatian 1st HNL 2008/09
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
NK Croatia Sesvete Zagreb ŠRC Sesvete Stadium 01,800

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dinamo Zagreb (M, P)  33  23  5  5 071:260 +45 74
 2. HNK Hajduk Split  33  21st  5  7th 059:250 +34 68
 3. HNK Rijeka  33  17th  5  11 050:440  +6 56
 4th NK Slaven Belupo  33  16  7th  10 046:390  +7 55
 5. NK Zagreb  33  13  8th  12 038:390  −1 47
 6th HNK Šibenik  33  13  7th  13 044:350  +9 46
 7th NK Osijek  33  10  11  12 040:410  −1 41
 8th. Cibalia Vinkovci  33  10  8th  15th 033:530 −20 38
 9. Inter Zaprešić  33  9  9  15th 041:500  −9 36
10. NK Varteks Varaždin  33  10  5  18th 041:550 −14 35
11. NK Zadar  33  7th  8th  18th 028:490 −21 29
12. NK Croatia Sesvete (N)  33  6th  8th  19th 031:660 −35 25th

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

1 NK Croatia Sesvete was deducted a point for unpaid debts for player Darko Vučić to NK Imotski.
  • Croatian champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation as a cup finalist in the third qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the first qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the relegation
    • (M) reigning Croatian champion 2007/08
    (P) reigning Croatian cup winner 2007/08
    (N) Newcomer from the 2nd HNL 2007/08

    Crosstab

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

    Relegation

    date total First leg Return leg
    June 11th and 14th NK Hrvatski dragovoljac 1: 2 NK Croatia Sesvete 0-0 1: 2

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. CroatiaCroatia Mario Mandžukić Dinamo Zagreb 16
    2. CroatiaCroatia Nikola Kalinić HNK Hajduk Split 15th
    3. CroatiaCroatia Anas Sharbini HNK Rijeka 14th
    CroatiaCroatia Bojan Vručina Slaven Belupo
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Ermin Zec HNK Šibenik
    6th Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Senijad Ibričić HNK Hajduk Split 12
    CroatiaCroatia Ahmad Sharbini HNK Rijeka

    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. ↑ Sesvećanima ipak oduzet bod (Croatian), April 17, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
    3. ↑ a b Croatia 2008/09. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017 .