Prva HNL 2008–09

The 2008-09 Prva HNL season will be 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 will contest the league, 11 of which took part in the 2007-08 season. The format will stay the same (12 clubs playing against each other three times, making it a total of 33 rounds) and the season is scheduled to start on 27 July 2008.

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. [cite web |url=http://www.sportnet.hr/Vijest.aspx?ID=360149 |publisher="Sportnet.hr" |title=Zagreb u Maksimiru, Zadar na Šubićevcu |date=15 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-04 |language=Croatian ] 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. [cite web |url=http://www.sportnet.hr/Vijest.aspx?ID=364050 |publisher="Sportnet.hr" |title=Zadar se vraća kući |date=17 August 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-17 |language=Croatian ]

Teams and venues

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

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European competitions

Champions League 2008-09

* First qualifying round::flagicon|NIR Linfield - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−2, 1−1) "1−3 on aggregate"
* Second qualifying round::flagicon|SVN Domžale - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−3, 2−3) "2−6 on aggregate"
* Third qualifying round::flagicon|UKR Shakhtar Donetsk - Dinamo Zagreb L (2−0,3−1) "5−1 on aggregate"

UEFA Cup 2008-09

* First qualifying round::flagicon|Malta Birkirkara - Hajduk Split W (0−4, 0−3) "0−7 on aggregate":flagicon|Malta Marsaxlokk - Slaven Belupo W (0−4, 0−4) "0−8 on aggregate"
* Second qualifying round::flagicon|ESP Deportivo La Coruña - Hajduk Split L (0−0, 2−0) "2−0 on aggregate":flagicon|GRE Aris Thessaloniki - Slaven Belupo W (1−0, 0−2) "1−2 on aggregate"
* First round:: flagicon|CZE Sparta Prague - Dinamo Zagreb W (0−0, 3−3) "3−3 on aggregate, Dinamo won on away goals": flagicon|RUS CSKA Moscow - Slaven Belupo L (2−1, 1−0) "3−1 on aggregate"
* Group stage:: flagicon|NED NEC Nijmegen - Dinamo Zagreb: flagicon|ENG Tottenham Hotspur - Dinamo Zagreb: flagicon|RUS Spartak Moscow - Dinamo Zagreb: flagicon|ITA Udinese - Dinamo Zagreb

= Intertoto Cup 2008 =

* First round::flagicon|MKD Renova - Rijeka L (0−0, 2−0), "2−0 on aggregate"

External links

* [http://www.prva-hnl.hr/index1.php Official website] hr icon
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/countries/association=56370/index.html "Prva HNL" at uefa.com]

References