2017–18 Croatian First Football League
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
Champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
Relegated | Cibalia |
Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
Europa League | Rijeka Hajduk Split Osijek |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 496 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | El Arabi Hillel Soudani (17) |
Biggest home win | Rijeka 7–0 Cibalia |
Biggest away win | Cibalia 0–5 Hajduk Split |
Highest scoring | Rijeka 7–0 Cibalia Cibalia 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 5–2 Slaven Belupo |
Longest winning run | Dinamo Zagreb (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Dinamo Zagreb (21) |
Longest winless run | Slaven Belupo (11) |
Longest losing run | Cibalia, Istra 1961 (5) |
Highest attendance | 31,751 Hajduk Split 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb |
Lowest attendance | 80 Lokomotiva 2–3 Inter Zaprešić |
Total attendance | 530,638[1][2] |
Average attendance | 2,948[1][2] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Rijeka were the defending champions, who have won their first Croatian league title and ended Dinamo Zagreb's consecutive 11-season reign the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb ultimately reclaimed the title by May 2018, their 19th since the league's inception, with Rijeka ending close second.
The league was contested by 10 teams.
Teams
On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2017–18 season was complete. For the 2017–18 Prva HNL, only seven clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Inter Zaprešić, Lokomotiva, Osijek, Rijeka and Slaven Belupo. All of these clubs except Inter Zaprešić were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions.[3] In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage can appeal on the decision. On 23 May 2017, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs except RNK Split were granted top level license. Four teams from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Gorica, Rudeš, Solin and NK Zagreb.[4]
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 9,958 | [5] |
Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir | 35,123 | [6] |
Hajduk Split | Split | Poljud | 35,000 | [7] |
Inter Zaprešić | Zaprešić | ŠRC Zaprešić | 5,228 | [8] |
Istra 1961 | Pula | Aldo Drosina | 10,000 | [9] |
Lokomotiva | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 8,850 | [10] |
Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt | 22,050 | [11] |
Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | [12] |
Rudeš | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 8,850 | [10] |
Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion | 3,205 | [13] |
- 1 Lokomotiva and Rudeš host their home matches at Stadion Kranjčevićeva as their own grounds failed to get license for top level football. The stadium was originally the home ground of third-level side NK Zagreb.
Teams by county
Rank | Counties of Croatia | Number of teams | Club(s) |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, and Rudeš |
2 | ![]() | 1 | Istra 1961 |
![]() | Slaven | ||
![]() | Osijek | ||
![]() | Rijeka | ||
![]() | Hajduk Split | ||
![]() | Cibalia | ||
![]() | Inter Zaprešić |
Personnel and kits
Club | Chairman | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Cibalia | Josip Kuterovac | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | DOBRO |
Dinamo Zagreb | Mirko Barišić | ![]() | ![]() | adidas | |
Hajduk Split | Ivan Kos | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Tommy |
Inter Zaprešić | Branko Laljak | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić |
Istra 1961 | Vacant | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Croatia Osiguranje |
Lokomotiva | Tin Dolički | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Crodux |
Osijek | Ivan Meštrović | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | DOBRO |
Rijeka | Damir Mišković | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | Sava Osiguranje |
Rudeš | Ivan Knežević | ![]() | ![]() | Kelme | |
Slaven Belupo | Hrvoje Kolarić | ![]() | ![]() | adidas | Belupo |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Istra 1961 | ![]() | Sacked | 2 June 2017 | ![]() | 2 June 2017 | Pre-season |
Rudeš | ![]() | Signed by Olimpija | 2 June 2017 | ![]() | 10 June 2017 | Pre-season |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | Sacked | 13 July 2017 | ![]() | 13 July 2017 | Pre-season |
Slaven Belupo | ![]() | Resigned | 24 October 2017 | ![]() | 26 October 2017 | 7th |
Hajduk Split | ![]() | Sacked | 6 November 2017 | ![]() | 6 November 2017 | 4th |
Hajduk Split | ![]() | Signing of Kopić | - | ![]() | 13 November 2017 | 4th |
Lokomotiva | ![]() | Removed from position | 5 December 2017 | ![]() | 5 December 2017 | 6th |
Rudeš | ![]() | Removed from position | 26 December 2017 | ![]() | 27 December 2017 | 10th |
Lokomotiva | ![]() | Signing of Tomić | 27 December 2017 | ![]() | 27 December 2017 | 6th |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | Resigned | 10 March 2018 | 12 March 2018 | 1st | |
Rudeš | ![]() | Sacked | 10 March 2018 | ![]() | 12 March 2018 | 10th |
Cibalia | ![]() | Sacked | 19 March 2018 | ![]() | 19 March 2018 | 9th |
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() | Sacked | 15 May 2018 | 15 May 2018 | 1st | |
Rudeš | ![]() | Signed by Sochaux | 22 May 2018 | 8th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Rijeka | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
3 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
4 | Osijek | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 51 | |
6 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 43 | |
7 | Inter Zaprešić | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 | |
8 | Rudeš | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 40 | |
9 | Istra 1961 (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
10 | Cibalia (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2–4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup, Dinamo Zagreb, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up, the spot awarded to the runners-up was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Home \ Away | DIN | RIJ | HAJ | OSI | LOK | INT | SLA | RUD | IST | CIB | DIN | RIJ | HAJ | OSI | LOK | INT | SLA | RUD | IST | CIB |
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Dinamo Zagreb | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
Rijeka | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
Hajduk Split | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
Osijek | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Lokomotiva | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Inter Zaprešić | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
Slaven Belupo | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Rudeš | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 |
Istra 1961 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
Cibalia | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
Relegation play-offs
At the end of the season, ninth placed team Istra 1961 will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against Varaždin, runners-up of the 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League.
First leg
Istra 1961 | 3–1 | Varaždin |
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Golubar ![]() Vojnović ![]() Roce ![]() | Drožđek ![]() |
Second leg
Varaždin | 1–0 | Istra 1961 |
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Drožđek ![]() |
Istra 1961 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 19 May 2018[15][16]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Dinamo Zagreb | 17 |
2 | ![]() | Rijeka | 16 |
3 | ![]() | Rijeka (7), Dinamo Zagreb (8) | 15 |
![]() | Slaven Belupo | ||
5 | ![]() | Rudeš (13), Dinamo Zagreb (1) | 14 |
6 | ![]() | Inter Zaprešić (4), Rijeka (8) | 12 |
7 | ![]() | Lokomotiva | 11 |
![]() | Hajduk Split | ||
9 | ![]() | Hajduk Split | 9 |
![]() | Osijek | ||
![]() | Hajduk Split |
Awards
Annual awards
Award[17] | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | ![]() | Dinamo Zagreb |
Manager of the Season | ![]() | Rijeka |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() | Lokomotiva |
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References
- ^ a b prvahnl.hr
- ^ a b hrnogomet.hr
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2017/18. godinu za UEFA klupska natjecanja, Prvu HNL i u Drugu HNL završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2017/18. godinu za UEFA klupska natjecanja, Prvu HNL i u Drugu HNL Konačne odluke" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Stadion Cibalia". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Stadion Maksimir". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion Poljud". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Stadion Kranjčevićeva". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion Gradski vrt". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion HNK Rijeka". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Gradski Stadion". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2017/2018" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ PrvaHNL.hr
- ^ SofaScore
- ^ HUNS.hr. "Održana šesta dodjela nagrada Trofej Nogometaš". Hrvatska udruga „Nogometni sindikat“ (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ HUNS.hr. "Održana šesta dodjela nagrada Trofej Nogometaš". Hrvatska udruga „Nogometni sindikat“ (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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