Soccer in Croatia 1992

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The 1992 season in Croatian football was the first since the separation from the Yugoslav Football Association and the re-establishment of the Croatian Football Association .

Twelve clubs were approved for the newly founded Croatian first league (Croatian Prva Hrvatska Nogometna Liga , short 1. HNL ), for the second league (Croatian Druga Hrvatska Nogometna Liga , short 2. HNL ) three relays with a total of 18 teams were provided .

championship

First League

The twelve clubs eligible to start were determined according to the final tables for the 1990/91 season in Yugoslavia . NK Istra Pula was transferred to the first division by decree by the Croatian Football Association , although other Croatian clubs were better placed in the 1990/91 season.

Eligible to start the first division were:
society Yugoslavia 1990/91
league rank different name
NK HAŠK Građanski Zagreb I. 2 Dinamo Zagreb
NK Hajduk Split I. 6th
NK Osijek I. 9
NK Rijeka I. 15th
NK Zagreb II. 2
NK Cibalia Vinkovci II. 8th Dinamo Vinkovci
NK Šibenik II. 12
NK Dubrovnik II. 16 GOŠK Jug Dubrovnik
NK Zadar III. (South) 1
NK Inker Zaprešić III. (South) 2 Jugokeramika Zaprešić
NK Varteks Varaždin III. (South) 6th
NK Istra Pula IV. (Croatia North) ?

Hajduk Split won the championship, no club qualified for the European Cup, as UEFA had no starting places for Croatian clubs for 1992/93. There were no relegated teams, the league played with 16 clubs in the following season. The top scorer was Adrian Kozniku with 12 goals.

Detailed statistics: 1. HNL 1992

Second division

The second division was divided into four seasons in its premier season, with no championship being played in the East season because of the Croatian War.

Eligible to start the second division were:
Season society Yugoslavia 1990/91
league rank different name
North NK Radnik Velika Gorica III. (South) 4th
North NK Trešnjevka Zagreb III. (South) 9
North NK Segesta Sisak III. (South) 13
North NK Samobor IV. (Croatia North) 1
North NK Karlovac ? ?
North NK Špansko CB Zagreb ? ?
west NK Orijent Rijeka III. (South) 10
west NK Kraljevica ? ?
west NK Labin ? ?
west NK Pazinka Pazin ? ?
south NK Junak Sinj III. (South) 14th
south NK Primorac Stobreč III. (South) 16
south NK split III. (South) 17th
south NK Mar Solin IV. (Croatia South) 1
south NK Jadran Ploče ? ?
south NK Neretva Metković ? ?
south NK Neretvanac Opuzen ? ?
south NK Slaven Konavle ? ?

The promotion to the first division succeeded Radnik Velika Gorica and Pazinka Pazin. In addition, Segesta Sisak and the NK Belišće - this as a representative of the East relay - were transferred to the first division.

Detailed statistics: 2. HNL 1992

Cup competition

Participants in the first cup competition were those clubs that had qualified for the Yugoslav Cup competition 1991/92.

Cup winner was Inker Zaprešic in two finals against HAŠK Građanski Zagreb.

Detailed statistics: Hrvatski nogometni kup 1991/92

Supercup

On July 18, 1992, the Croatian champion Hajduk Split won the Supercup (Croatian Superkup ) 3-1 (0-0, 0-0) on penalties against cup winner Inker Zaprešic.

European Cups

Hajduk Split took part as the Yugoslav Cup winner in 1991 in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1991/92 and was eliminated in the first round against Tottenham Hotspur . HAŠK Gradanski Zagreb also failed in the first round of the 1991/92 UEFA Cup to Trabzonspor .

Due to the Croatian War , the two home games of the Croatian clubs were played in Austria .

National team

After the Croatian Football Association broke away from the Yugoslav Football Association, they organized three friendly matches against the USA , Romania and Slovenia , all of which were won.

The first game after independence took place on October 17, 1990 in Zagreb. In the 2-0 win against the USA Aljoša Asanović scored the first goal for the Croatian national soccer team .

On July 3, 1992, the Croatian Football Association became a member of FIFA .

Remarks

Dinamo Zagreb called itself HAŠK Građanski Zagreb this season and was later renamed Croatia Zagreb .

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