2006–07 Croatian First Football League

Football league season

Prva HNL OžujskoSeason| 2006–07

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Champions| Dinamo Zagreb
9th Croatian title
13th domestic title
Relegated| Kamen Ingrad
Pula
Champions League| Dinamo Zagreb
UEFA Cup| Hajduk Split
Slaven Belupo (via Cup)
Intertoto Cup| NK Zagreb
Matches played| 198
Goals scored| 561 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer| Eduardo da Silva (34)
Biggest home win| Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
Biggest away win| Kamen I. 0–6 Zagreb
Highest scoring| Osijek 6–1 Međimurje
4–3 four matches
Average attendance| 3,067

← 2005–06

2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Croatian First Football League (officially known as Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth 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 29 July 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Međimurje on Matchday 29, played on 28 April 2007.

## Teams

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### Stadia and personnel

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Dinamo
NK Zagreb

Cibalia

Hajduk

K. Ingrad

Međimurje

Osijek

Pula

Rijeka

Sl. Belupo

Šibenik

Varteks

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Locations of teams in 2006–07 Prva HNL

Team  | Manager1 | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Cibalia |  Mile Petković | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia |

10,000

Dinamo Zagreb |  Branko Ivanković | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir |

37,168

Hajduk Split |  Ivan Pudar | Split | Stadion Poljud |

35,000

Kamen Ingrad |  Dalibor Bognar  | Velika | Stadion Kamen Ingrad |

8,000

Međimurje |  Želimir Orehovec  | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost |

8,000

Osijek |  Ilija Lončarević | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt |

19,500

Pula |  Stanko Mršić | Pula | Stadion Veruda |

3,000

Rijeka |  Josip Kuže | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida |

10,275

Slaven Belupo |  Elvis Scoria | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion u Koprivnici |

4,000

Šibenik |  Anel Karabeg | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac |

8,000

Varteks |  Zlatko Dalić | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks |

10,800

NK Zagreb |  Miroslav Blažević | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva |

8,850

* 1 On final match day of the season, played on 19 May 2007.

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 33  | 30  | 2  | 1  | 84  | 22  | +62  | 92  | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
2  | Hajduk Split | 33  | 22  | 6  | 5  | 60  | 25  | +35  | 72  | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3  | NK Zagreb | 33  | 18  | 4  | 11  | 57  | 40  | +17  | 58  | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
4  | Šibenik | 33  | 14  | 7  | 12  | 50  | 47  | +3  | 49  |
5  | Slaven Belupo[a] | 33  | 14  | 7  | 12  | 40  | 37  | +3  | 49  | Qualification to 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  | Qualification to relegation play-off
12  | Kamen Ingrad[b] (R) | 33  | 3  | 4  | 26  | 27  | 77  | −50  | 11  | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League

Source: prva-hnl.hr (in Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup finalists.
2. ^ Kamen Ingrad were docked 2 points.

## Results

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The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then 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.

Home \ Away  | CIB | DIN | HAJ | KAM | MEĐ | OSI | PUL | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAG | CIB | DIN | HAJ | KAM | MEĐ | OSI | PUL | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAG

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Cibalia |  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 3–0 | 3–1  | 3–4  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  |  |  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  |  | 1–0  |  |  | 2–1  | 1–0  |
Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0  |  | 2–1 | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 1–0 | 1–0  | 4–3  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  |  | 3–0 |  | 4–1  | 1–0  |  | 1–0 |  | 3–0  |  |
Hajduk Split | 2–0  | 2–2 |  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 3–0 | 2–0  | 3–0 | 3–1  | 2–0  |  |  |  | 4–0  |  |  | 0–1  | 2–2 | 1–1  |  | 2–0  | 3–1
Kamen Ingrad | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–3  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 0–1  |  |  |  | 0–2  |  |  | 1–2  |  |  | 0–6
Međimurje | 3–1  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 2–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 2–0  |  |  | 2–4  | 1–1  |  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  |
Osijek | 3–1 | 0–4  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–2 |  | 1–2  |  | 6–1  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  | 1–0  |
Pula | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  |  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  |  | 1–2  |  | 0–0  |  | 3–1  |  |  | 0–0  |  |  | 2–3
Rijeka | 4–1  | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  |  |  | 2–0  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  |  |  |  | 3–0  |
Slaven Belupo | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  |  |  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  |  |  |  | 4–2
Šibenik | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2 | 4–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  |  | 2–2 | 3–1  |  |  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  |  | 3–4  |
Varteks | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–3  |  | 2–3  |  | 3–2  |  |  | 2–2  |  | 4–3  |  |  | 1–1
NK Zagreb | 3–0  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  |  | 1–1  | 0–4  |  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 1–3  |  | 2–1  |  |

Source: Sportnet.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Relegation play-off

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#### First leg

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27 May 2007

Zadar| 3 – 0| Pula

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Terkeš 12'
Župan 45' (pen.)
Barnjak 67' (pen.) | Report
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Stadion Stanovi, Zadar

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

#### Second leg

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30 May 2007

Pula| 2 – 3| Zadar

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Raić-Sudar 8'
Halilović 72' | Report
(in Croatian) | Terkeš 42', 74'
Surać 71'

Stadion Veruda, Pula

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

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

## Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Eduardo da Silva | Dinamo Zagreb | 34
2  |  Ahmad Sharbini | Rijeka | 21
3  |  Krunoslav Lovrek | NK Zagreb | 18
4  |  Enes Novinić | Varteks | 15
5  |  Mladen Bartolović | Hajduk Split | 12
Davor Vugrinec | Dinamo Zagreb
Zoran Zekić | Cibalia
8  |  Tomislav Bušić | Hajduk Split | 11
Mario Mandžukić | NK Zagreb
Bojan Vručina | Slaven Belupo

## See also

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* 2006–07 Croatian Second Football League
* 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup

## External links

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* Season statistics at HRNogomet
* 2006–07 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

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Croatian Football League

2024–25 teams|

* Dinamo Zagreb
* Gorica
* Hajduk Split
* Istra 1961
* Lokomotiva
* Osijek
* Rijeka
* Šibenik
* Slaven Belupo
* Varaždin

Former teams|

* Belišće
* Cibalia
* Croatia Sesvete
* Čakovec
* Dubrava
* Dubrovnik
* Hrvatski Dragovoljac
* Inter Zaprešić
* Istra Pula
* Kamen Ingrad
* Karlovac
* Lučko
* Marsonia
* Međimurje
* Mladost 127
* Neretva
* Orijent
* Pazinka
* Pomorac
* Primorac
* Radnik Velika Gorica
* Rudeš
* Samobor
* Segesta
* RNK Split
* TŠK Topolovac
* Varaždin (1931)
* Vukovar '91
* Zadar
* NK Zagreb

Statistics and awards|

* Players
* Top scorers
* Hat-tricks
* Records and statistics
* Player awards
* Večernji list
* Sportske novosti
* Slobodna Dalmacija
* Tportal
* Football Oscar

Associated competitions|

* Croatian Cup
* Croatian Super Cup
* First League
* Second League
* Third League
* Academy League
* Women's League

Seasons|

* 1992
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* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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2006–07 in Croatian football

« 2005–06

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Domestic leagues|

* Prva HNL
* Druga HNL

Domestic cups|

* Croatian Football Cup (Final)
* Super Cup

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Related to national team|

* UEFA Euro 2008 (Qualification: Group E)
* Slaven Bilić

Club seasons

Prva HNL|

* Cibalia
* Dinamo Zagreb
* Hajduk Split
* Kamen Ingrad
* Međimurje
* Osijek
* Pula
* Rijeka
* Slaven Belupo
* Šibenik
* Varteks
* NK Zagreb

* Summer 2006 transfers
* Winter 2006–07 transfers

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2006–07 in European men's football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia '06 '07
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '06 '07
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '06 '07
* Faroe Islands '06 '07
* Finland '06 '07
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '06 '07
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '06 '07
* Latvia '06 '07
* Lithuania '06 '07
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '06 '07
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '06 '07
* Romania
* Russia '06 '07
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '06 '07
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '06 '07
* Finland '06 '07
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '06 '07
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '06 '07
* Latvia '06 '07
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '06 '07
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '06 '07
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '06 '07
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

League cups|

* England
* Finland '06 '07
* France
* Germany
* Iceland '06 '07
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland '06 '07
* Scotland
* Wales

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League (Qualifying, group stage, knockout stage, Final)
* UEFA Cup (Qualifying, First round, Group stage, knockout stage, Final)
* Intertoto Cup
* Super Cup

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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