2004–05 Croatian First Football League

Prva HNL Ožujsko
Season 2004–05
Champions Hajduk Split
6th Croatian title
18th domestic title
Relegated Zadar
Champions League Hajduk Split
UEFA Cup Inter Zaprešić
Rijeka
Intertoto Cup Varteks
Slaven Belupo
Matches played 192
Goals scored 519 (2.7 per match)
Best Player Mladen Bartolović
Top goalscorer Tomislav Erceg (17)
Biggest home win Dinamo Z. 7–0 Zadar
Biggest away win Zadar 1–5 Slaven B.
Highest scoring Zagreb 7–1 Slaven B.
Average attendance 2,868

The 2004–05 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth 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 23 July 2004 and ended on 28 May 2005. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, having won their seventeenth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Varteks on 28 May 2005.

Teams

Stadia and personnel

Team Manager1 Location Stadium Capacity
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Zvjezdan Cvetković Zagreb Stadion Maksimir
37,168
Hajduk Split Croatia Igor Štimac Split Stadion Poljud
35,000
Inter Zaprešić Croatia Srećko Bogdan Šibenik Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
5,000
Kamen Ingrad Croatia Hrvoje Braović Velika Stadion Kamen Ingrad
8,000
Međimurje Croatia Miljenko Dovečer Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost
8,000
Osijek Croatia Stjepan Čordaš Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt
19,500
Pula 1856 Croatia Igor Pamić Pula Stadion Veruda
3,000
Rijeka Croatia Elvis Scoria Rijeka Stadion Kantrida
10,275
Slaven Belupo Croatia Branko Karačić Koprivnica Gradski stadion u Koprivnici
4,000
Varteks Croatia Miroslav Blažević Varaždin Stadion Anđelko Herjavec
10,800
Zadar Croatia Vjeran Simunić 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 28 May 2005.

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hajduk Split 22 13 3 6 39 23 +16 42 Championship group
2 Rijeka 22 10 8 4 37 23 +14 38
3 Slaven Belupo 22 11 4 7 29 25 +4 37
4 Inter Zaprešić 22 10 5 7 25 22 +3 35
5 Varteks 22 11 1 10 39 30 +9 34
6 NK Zagreb 22 10 3 9 27 24 +3 33[lower-alpha 1]
7 Dinamo Zagreb 22 9 6 7 38 30 +8 33[lower-alpha 1] Relegation group
8 Kamen Ingrad 22 10 2 10 30 28 +2 32
9 Osijek 22 7 9 6 29 32 −3 30
10 Pula 1856 22 6 8 8 21 23 −2 26
11 Zadar 22 5 1 16 25 55 −30 16
12 Međimurje 22 3 4 15 18 42 −24 13
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Notes:
  1. 1 2 ZAG 2–1 DIN; DIN 1–2 ZAG

Rounds 1–22 results

Home \ Away[1] DIN HAJ INTKAMMEĐOSIPULRIJSLAVARZADZAG
Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
Hajduk Split 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–4
Inter Zaprešić 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–0
Kamen Ingrad 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 4–1
Međimurje 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–1
Osijek 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1
Pula 1856 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Rijeka 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1
Slaven Belupo 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Varteks 2–2 0–4 0–1 3–0 5–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 1–0
Zadar 3–4 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 3–0 2–2 1–5 3–1 2–1
NK Zagreb 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 4–1

Updated to games played on 19 March 2005.
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 16 8 8 58 33 +25 56 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Inter Zaprešić 32 15 9 8 44 39 +5 54 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
3 NK Zagreb 32 15 5 12 50 42 +8 50
4 Rijeka 32 11 14 7 52 40 +12 47 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
5 Varteks 32 14 3 15 53 50 +3 45 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6 Slaven Belupo 32 12 9 11 37 41 −4 45
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away[1] HAJ INT RIJSLAVARZAG
Hajduk Split 5–1 1–1 0–0 6–0 0–1
Inter Zaprešić 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–1
Rijeka 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–1 4–2
Slaven Belupo 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Varteks 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1
NK Zagreb 3–2 3–3 2–1 7–1 3–1

Updated to games played on 28 May 2005.
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 Dinamo Zagreb 32 12 11 9 55 37 +18 47
8 Osijek 32 9 14 9 41 45 −4 41
9 Kamen Ingrad 32 12 5 15 36 39 −3 41
10 Pula 1856 32 7 14 11 28 31 −3 35
11 Međimurje (O) 32 9 6 17 29 52 −23 33 Relegation play-off
12 Zadar (R) 32 10 2 20 36 70 −34 32 Relegation to 2005–06 Druga HNL
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Rounds 23–32 results

Home \ Away[1] DIN KAM MEĐOSIPULZAD
Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 5–1 3–3 0–0 7–0
Kamen Ingrad 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
Međimurje 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Osijek 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Pula 1856 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1
Zadar 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1

Updated to games played on 28 May 2005.
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 Novalja
Silva  29'
Dujmović  78'		 Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)

Second leg

Novalja 1 – 1 Međimurje
Con  52' Report
(in Croatian)		 Šarić  90'
Stadion Cissa-Straško, Novalja
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ante Vučemilović (Osijek)

Međimurje win 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Tomislav Erceg Rijeka 17
2 Croatia Ivica Žuljević Međimurje 12
3 Croatia Tomislav Bušić Hajduk Split 11
Croatia Stjepan Jukić Osijek 11
Croatia Ivica Karabogdan Slaven Belupo 11
Croatia Karlo Primorac Osijek 11
7 Croatia Leonardo Barnjak Zadar 10
Croatia Ivan Bošnjak Dinamo Zagreb 10
Croatia Eduardo da Silva Dinamo Zagreb 10
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Bartolović Zagreb 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Blatnjak Hajduk Split 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedim Halilović Varteks 9
Croatia Goran Ljubojević Dinamo Zagreb 9

Source: 1.hnl.net (in Croatian)

See also

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