2003–04 Croatian First Football League

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 200304
Champions Hajduk Split
5th Croatian title
17th domestic title
Relegated Cibalia
Marsonia
Champions League Hajduk Split
UEFA Cup Dinamo Zagreb
Rijeka
Intertoto Cup Kamen Ingrad
Slaven Belupo
Matches played 192
Goals scored 531 (2.77 per match)
Best Player Niko Kranjčar
Top goalscorer Robert Špehar (18)
Biggest home win Dinamo Z. 7–0 Marsonia
Biggest away win Zadar 0–3 Osijek
Marsonia 0–3 Inter Z.
Highest scoring Dinamo Z. 7–0 Marsonia
Inter Z. 4–3 S. Belupo
Varteks 3–4 Dinamo Z.
Average attendance 2,919

The 2003–04 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth 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 24 July 2003 and ended on 15 May 2004. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their tenth championship title the previous season. Hajduk Split won the title, after a win against Varteks on 15 May 2004.

Teams

Stadia and personnel

Team Manager1 Location Stadium Capacity
Cibalia Croatia Davor Mladina Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia
9,920
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Nikola Jurčević Zagreb Stadion Maksimir
37,168
Hajduk Split Croatia Petar Nadoveza Split Stadion Poljud
35,000
Inter Zaprešić Croatia Srećko Bogdan Šibenik Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
5,000
Kamen Ingrad Croatia Nenad Gračan Velika Stadion Kamen Ingrad
8,000
Marsonia Croatia Vjekoslav Lokica Slavonski Brod Gradski stadion uz Savu
10,000
Osijek Croatia Branko Karačić Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt
19,500
Rijeka Croatia Ivan Katalinić Rijeka Stadion Kantrida
10,275
Slaven Belupo Croatia Milo Nižetić Koprivnica Gradski stadion u Koprivnici
4,000
Varteks Croatia Miroslav Blažević Varaždin Stadion Anđelko Herjavec
10,800
Zadar Croatia Stanko Mršić Zadar Stadion Stanovi
5,860
NK Zagreb Croatia Mile Petković Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva
8,850
  • 1 On final match day of the season, played on 15 May 2004.

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split 22 18 1 3 46 18 +28 55 Championship group
2 Dinamo Zagreb 22 15 5 2 47 16 +31 50
3 Rijeka 22 8 7 7 26 25 +1 31
4 Osijek 22 8 5 9 36 40 4 29[lower-alpha 1]
5 Varteks 22 7 8 7 21 25 4 29[lower-alpha 1]
6 Zadar 22 7 7 8 37 44 7 28[lower-alpha 2]
7 Kamen Ingrad 22 8 4 10 32 27 +5 28[lower-alpha 2] Relegation group
8 Inter Zaprešić 22 6 9 7 22 23 1 27
9 Slaven Belupo 22 6 8 8 22 27 5 26
10 Cibalia 22 5 5 12 25 35 10 20
11 NK Zagreb 22 3 10 9 21 32 11 19
12 Marsonia 22 4 5 13 25 48 23 17
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 OSI 3–1 VAR; VAR 1–1 OSI
  2. 1 2 ZAD 2–1 KAM; KAM 2–2 ZAD

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ Away[1] CIB DIN HAJINTKAMMAROSIRIJSLAVARZADZAG
Cibalia 01 23 10 11 24 32 01 11 20 11 11
Dinamo Zagreb 32 10 10 11 70 40 20 40 30 42 11
Hajduk Split 31 31 14 10 50 20 40 21 20 31 20
Inter Zaprešić 10 11 02 31 11 11 11 20 00 02 11
Kamen Ingrad 32 01 01 31 50 20 01 20 30 22 11
Marsonia 13 13 00 01 02 12 11 00 00 41 30
Osijek 21 32 23 32 32 21 23 01 31 12 52
Rijeka 01 00 12 01 12 31 20 20 00 42 10
Slaven Belupo 00 01 11 11 20 31 33 11 21 40 10
Varteks 10 02 20 20 10 11 11 11 20 32 20
Zadar 41 22 13 00 21 32 11 32 20 22 11
NK Zagreb 20 02 02 11 31 23 00 11 11 11 31

Updated to games played on 20 March 2004.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split (C) 32 25 3 4 63 24 +39 78 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dinamo Zagreb 32 23 7 2 77 25 +52 76 2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 Rijeka 32 11 9 12 36 41 5 42
4 Osijek 32 11 6 15 50 57 7 39
5 Varteks 32 9 11 12 33 42 9 38
6 Zadar 32 7 11 14 46 71 25 32
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away[1] DIN HAJ OSIRIJVARZAD
Dinamo Zagreb 31 41 50 41 50
Hajduk Split 00 20 20 20 51
Osijek 23 01 21 41 11
Rijeka 01 01 21 10 31
Varteks 34 00 20 11 41
Zadar 11 23 03 22 00

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Kamen Ingrad 32 13 7 12 45 36 +9 46 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
8 Inter Zaprešić 32 11 9 12 40 38 +2 42
9 Slaven Belupo 32 10 10 12 37 39 2 40 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
10 NK Zagreb 32 8 12 12 33 41 8 36
11 Cibalia (R) 32 8 7 17 39 53 14 31 Relegation play-off
12 Marsonia (R) 32 5 10 17 32 64 32 25 Relegation to 2004–05 Druga HNL
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away[1] CIB INT KAMMARSLAZAG
Cibalia 31 21 00 21 22
Inter Zaprešić 31 32 30 43 01
Kamen Ingrad 31 10 00 10 10
Marsonia 32 03 11 22 00
Slaven Belupo 20 20 11 21 01
NK Zagreb 21 21 12 30 02

Updated to games played on 15 May 2004.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

First leg

Međimurje 2 – 0 Cibalia
Kelemen  27'
Domjanić  65'
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

Second leg

Cibalia 2 – 2 Međimurje
Pavličić  19'
Greer  82'
Report
(in Croatian)
Kresinger  32'
Ribić  58'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Međimurje win 4–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2004–05 Prva HNL.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Robert Špehar Osijek 18
2 Croatia Goran Ljubojević Osijek 16
Croatia Dario Zahora Dinamo Zagreb 16
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Zekić Kamen Ingrad 13
5 Croatia Mate Brajković Zadar 12
Croatia Petar Krpan Hajduk Split 12
Croatia Marijan Vuka Marsonia 12
8 Croatia Sandro Klić Rijeka 11
Republic of Macedonia Goce Sedloski Dinamo Zagreb 11

Source: 1.hnl.net (in Croatian)

See also

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