2008–09 Croatian First Football League
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The 2008-09 Prva HNL season is the 18th since its establishment. Dinamo Zagreb are the defending Prva HNL champions, having won their 10th championship title the previous season. A total of 12 teams contests the league, 11 of which took part in the 2007-08 season. The format stays the same (12 clubs playing against each other three times, making it a total of 33 rounds) and the season started on 27 July 2008.
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Promotion and relegation
Međimurje was relegated automatically to the Druga HNL as they finished last in the previous season, while Croatia Sesvete was automatically promoted from Druga HNL after winning the 2007-08 Druga HNL title. In the two-legged playoff between Inter Zaprešić and Hrvatski Dragovoljac, the former kept their Prva HNL status by beating Hrvatski Dragovoljac with 2:0 on aggregate (2:0, 0:0) on 21 May 2008.
Venues
After the tragic death of Hrvoje Ćustić during a game played at Zadar's Stanovi Stadium in March 2008, it was decided that the stadiums for the 2008-09 season would have to pass a closer inspection to be deemed fit for first-league football. Since only 9 stadiums managed to meet the requirements and obtain first-league license from the Croatian Football Federation, it was announced in May 2008 that some of the teams (Cibalia, Croatia Sesvete, Zadar and NK Zagreb) would have to share stadiums and temporarily play their home games at other venues. [1] Just before round 1 kicked off, Cibalia managed to bring their stadium to standard, and in August, just before round 5, Zadar secured the licence for playing their games at Stanovi Stadium.[2]
Teams and venues
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion Cibalia, Vinkovci | 10,000 |
| Croatia Sesvete | Zagreb | Kamen Ingrad Stadium, Velika | 10,000 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir, Zagreb | 40,000 |
| Hajduk Split | Split | Poljud, Split | 35,000 |
| Inter Zaprešić | Zaprešić | Stadion Intera, Zaprešić | 10,000 |
| Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt, Osijek | 19,500 |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Kantrida, Rijeka | 12,000 |
| Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Gradski Stadion, Koprivnica | 5,000 |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Šubićevac, Šibenik | 8,000 |
| Varteks | Varaždin | Stadion NK Varteks, Varaždin | 10,000 |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stanovi, Zadar | 5,860 |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir, Zagreb | 38,923 |
Managerial changes
Standings
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Relegation play-offs
The 11th placed team will play a two-legged play-off against the 2nd placed team of Druga HNL 2008-09.
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 23 November 2008, after Round 16
Source: Sportske Novosti
Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
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Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):
23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round 1 – 12 11 – 1 1 – 10 9 – 1 1 – 8 7 – 1 2 – 11 10 – 2 2 – 9 8 – 2 2 – 7 6 – 2 3 – 10 9 – 3 3 – 8 7 – 3 3 – 6 5 – 3 4 – 9 8 – 4 4 – 7 6 – 4 4 – 5 4 – 12 5 – 8 7 – 5 5 – 6 5 – 12 11 – 9 8 – 11 6 – 7 6 – 12 12 – 11 10 – 11 12 – 10 9 – 10 29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round 1 – 6 5 – 1 1 – 4 3 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 5 4 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 12 11 – 3 3 – 4 3 – 12 11 – 5 4 – 11 10 – 4 11 – 7 6 – 11 10 – 6 5 – 10 9 – 5 10 – 8 7 – 10 9 – 7 6 – 9 8 – 6 12 – 9 8 – 9 12 – 8 7 – 8 12 – 7
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European competitions
Linfield - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−2, 1−1) 1−3 on aggregate
Domžale - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−3, 2−3) 2−6 on aggregate
Shakhtar Donetsk - Dinamo Zagreb L (2−0,3−1) 5−1 on aggregate
Birkirkara - Hajduk Split W (0−4, 0−3) 0−7 on aggregate- Marsaxlokk - Slaven Belupo W (0−4, 0−4) 0−8 on aggregate
Deportivo La Coruña - Hajduk Split L (0−0, 2−0) 2−0 on aggregate
Aris Thessaloniki - Slaven Belupo W (1−0, 0−2) 1−2 on aggregate
Sparta Prague - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−0, 3−3) 3−3 on aggregate, Dinamo won on away goals
CSKA Moscow - Slaven Belupo L (2−1, 1−0) 3−1 on aggregate
NEC Nijmegen - Dinamo Zagreb W (2−3)
Tottenham Hotspur - Dinamo Zagreb L (4−0)- Spartak Moscow - Dinamo Zagreb L (0−1)
Udinese - Dinamo Zagreb
External links
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