2006–07 Prva HNL

Prva HNL Ožujsko

Season	2006–07
Champions	Dinamo Zagreb 9th Croatian title 13th domestic title
Relegated	Kamen Ingrad Pula
UEFA Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Cup	Hajduk Split Slaven Belupo (via Croatian Cup)
UEFA Intertoto Cup	NK Zagreb
Goals scored	561
Average goals/game	2.83
Top goalscorer	Eduardo da Silva (34)
Biggest home win	Osijek 6–1 Međimurje (2007-05-05)
Biggest away win	Kamen Ingrad 0–6 NK Zagreb (2007-04-14)
Average attendance	3,150
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006-07 Prva HNL season (renamed Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons, Ožujsko being a popular brand of beer), the 16th since its establishment, started on July 29, 2006 and finished on May 19, 2007. On April 28, 2007, Dinamo Zagreb clinched the title of league champion with four matches left to play, ensuring qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

Participating clubs

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Cibalia	Vinkovci	Stadion Cibalia	10,000
Dinamo	Zagreb	Maksimir Stadium	37,168
Hajduk	Split	Gradski stadion u Poljudu	35,000
Kamen Ingrad	Velika	Kamen Ingrad Stadium	10,000
Međimurje	Čakovec	SRC Mladost	8,000
Osijek	Osijek	Gradski vrt	19,500
Pula	Pula	Stadion Veruda	3,000
Rijeka	Rijeka	Kantrida Stadium	12,000
Slaven Belupo	Koprivnica	Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici	5,000
Šibenik	Šibenik	Stadion Šubićevac	8,000
Varteks	Varaždin	Stadion Anđelko Herjavec	10,000
NK Zagreb	Zagreb	Stadion Kranjčevićeva	12,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Zagreb (C)	33	30	2	1	84	22	+62	92	2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2	Hajduk Split	33	22	6	5	60	25	+35	72	2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3	NK Zagreb	33	18	4	11	57	40	+17	58	2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
4	Šibenik	33	14	7	12	50	47	+3	49
5	Slaven Belupo	33	14	7	12	40	37	+3	0491	2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
6	Osijek	33	11	10	12	42	45	−3	43
7	Rijeka	33	12	6	15	51	53	−2	42
8	Varteks	33	12	6	15	49	62	−13	42
9	Međimurje	33	11	4	18	40	60	−20	37
10	Cibalia	33	9	5	19	33	53	−20	32
11	Pula (R)	33	6	11	16	28	40	−12	29	Relegation play-off
12	Kamen Ingrad (R)	33	3	4	26	27	77	−50	0112	Relegation to the 2007–08 Druga HNL

Source: prva-hnl.hr (Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Cup finalists.
²Kamen Ingrad were deducted 2 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Matches 1–22

During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away1

CIB

DIN

HAJ

KAM

MEĐ

OSI

PUL

RIJ

SLA

ŠIB

VAR

ZAG

Cibalia

0–1

0–0

1–3

0–3

3–0

3–1

3–4

2–0

0–1

1–2

0–1

Dinamo Zagreb

4–0

2–1

2–0

4–1

1–0

5–1

1–0

1–0

4–3

4–1

2–1

Hajduk Split

2–0

2–2

4–0

2–0

3–0

2–0

3–0

2–0

3–0

3–1

2–0

Kamen Ingrad

2–2

0–2

2–3

0–2

1–1

1–0

0–1

1–3

3–1

1–4

1–3

Međimurje

3–1

2–3

0–2

2–0

2–0

1–0

1–2

0–3

2–1

5–1

2–0

Osijek

3–1

0–4

1–0

2–1

1–1

0–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

4–1

1–1

Pula

0–0

0–2

0–0

2–0

3–0

2–2

2–3

2–1

1–1

1–1

0–2

Rijeka

4–1

2–3

0–1

4–2

1–3

2–2

2–0

2–0

1–3

2–2

2–1

Slaven Belupo

2–0

1–1

0–1

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

3–2

1–1

3–2

0–1

Šibenik

1–0

2–1

1–2

4–1

3–0

1–2

1–0

2–2

2–1

2–0

1–0

Varteks

1–0

1–3

0–1

3–0

3–1

3–1

0–0

2–1

0–0

2–1

1–3

NK Zagreb

3–0

0–3

3–0

2–1

4–0

2–0

0–3

1–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

Updated to games played on 10 March 2007
Source: Sportnet.hr
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

During matches 23–33 each team plays every other team once.

Home \ Away1

CIB

DIN

HAJ

KAM

MEĐ

OSI

PUL

RIJ

SLA

ŠIB

VAR

ZAG

Cibalia

0–1

3–0

1–0

2–1

1–0

Dinamo Zagreb

4–0

3–0

4–1

1–0

1–0

3–0

Hajduk Split

4–0

0–1

2–2

1–1

2–0

3–1

Kamen Ingrad

1–3

0–1

0–2

1–2

0–6

Međimurje

2–4

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–2

Osijek

2–2

1–2

6–1

2–2

1–0

Pula

1–2

0–0

3–1

0–0

2–3

Rijeka

1–2

2–0

0–2

1–1

3–0

Slaven Belupo

1–0

0–3

2–0

0–1

3–0

4–2

Šibenik

2–2

3–1

1–0

3–1

0–0

3–4

Varteks

2–3

3–2

2–2

4–3

1–1

NK Zagreb

1–1

0–4

1–1

2–1

1–3

2–1

Updated to games played on 19 May 2007
Source: Sportnet.hr
¹The 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

27 May 2007	Zadar	3 – 0	Pula	Stadion Stanovi, Zadar Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
	Terkeš  12' Župan  45' (pen.) Barnjak  67' (pen.)	Report (Croatian)

Second leg

30 May 2007	Pula	2 – 3	Zadar	Stadion Veruda, Pula Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
	Raić-Sudar  8' Halilović  72'	Report (Croatian)	Terkeš  42', 74' Surać  71'

Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.

Season statistics

• Most goals in a match: 7 goals

Cibalia 3–4 Rijeka (29 July 2006).

Dinamo Zagreb 4–3 Šibenik (5 August 2006).

Osijek 6–1 Međimurje (5 May 2007).

Varteks 4–3 Slaven Belupo (5 May 2007).

Šibenik 3–4 Varteks (12 May 2007).

• Widest winning margin: 6 goals – Kamen Ingrad 0–6 NK Zagreb (14 April 2007).

Top goalscorers

Player	Goals	Club
da Silva, EduardoEduardo da Silva	34	Dinamo Zagreb
Sharbini, AhmadAhmad Sharbini	21	Rijeka
Lovrek, KrunoslavKrunoslav Lovrek	18	NK Zagreb
Novinić, EnesEnes Novinić	15	Varteks
Bartolović, MladenMladen Bartolović	12	Hajduk Split
Vugrinec, DavorDavor Vugrinec		Dinamo Zagreb
Zekić, ZoranZoran Zekić		Cibalia
Bušić, TomislavTomislav Bušić	11	Hajduk Split
Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić		NK Zagreb
Vručina, BojanBojan Vručina		Slaven Belupo

European competitions

Champions League 2006–07

• Second Qualifying Round:

Ekranas - Dinamo Zagreb W (1:4, 2:5) 3:9 on aggregate

• Third Qualifying Round:

Arsenal - Dinamo Zagreb L (3:0, 2:1) 5:1 on aggregate

UEFA Cup 2006–07

• First Qualifying Round:

Omonia - Rijeka L (2:2, 2:1) 4:3 on aggregate

Tirana - Varteks L (1:1, 2:0) 3:1 on aggregate

• First Round:

Auxerre - Dinamo Zagreb L (2:1, 3:1) 5:2 on aggregate

Intertoto Cup 2006

• Second Round:

Ethnikos - Osijek L (2:2, 0:0) 2:2 on aggregate, Ethnikos win on away goals rule

See also

• 2006–07 Druga HNL
• 2006–07 Croatian Cup

External links

• 2006–07 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation