2009–10 Croatian First Football League
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The 2009–10 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title (and fourth consecutive title) the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a goalless draw with Hajduk Split on 1 May 2010.
12th Croatian title
16th domestic title
Međimurje
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb 12th Croatian title 16th domestic title |
| Relegated | Croatia Sesvete Međimurje |
| Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Europa League | Hajduk Split Cibalia Šibenik |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 649 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Davor Vugrinec (18) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Z. 7–1 Istra 1961 |
| Biggest away win | Međimurje 1–5 Rijeka |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo Z. 7–1 Istra 1961 |
| Average attendance | 1,871 |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The format was changed from previous season in that the league was expanded from 12 to 16 clubs.
Promotion and relegation from 2008–09
Due to the expansion, no teams were directly relegated following the 2008–09 season.
Four teams from 2008–09 Druga HNL earned direct promotion. These were champions Istra 1961, runners-up Karlovac, third-placed Lokomotiva and fifth-placed Međimurje. Fourth-placed team Slavonac CO had to step back from promotion after they were not able to find a suitable ground.[1]
Croatia Sesvete as last-placed team had to compete in a two-legged play-off against the sixth-placed team from Druga HNL, Hrvatski Dragovoljac. After a scoreless first leg, Croatia Sesvete retained their Prva HNL status by winning the second leg, 2–1.[2]
Overview
Teams
Stadia and locations
Since most Druga HNL stadiums failed to meet the licensing requirements for top-level football, the Croatian Football Federation announced on 8 May 2008 that clubs who are likely to win promotion berths have agreed to lease stadiums approved for top-flight football. Below is the list of all the stadiums which are licensed to be used in the Prva HNL, along with their home clubs and the promoted clubs who secured rights to use them as "guests" until their own grounds have sufficiently been upgraded to host top-level matches.[3]
| Stadium | City | Home club | Licensed club(s) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion HNK Cibalia | Vinkovci | Cibalia | 9,920 | |
| ŠRC Zaprešić | Zaprešić | Inter Zaprešić | 4,528 | |
| Kranjčevićeva | Zagreb | NK Zagreb | Croatia Sesvete | 8,850 |
| Kantrida | Rijeka | Rijeka | 10,275 | |
| Poljud | Split | Hajduk Split | 35,000 | |
| Stadion Varteks | Varaždin | Varteks | 10,800 | |
| Maksimir | Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | Lokomotiva | 37,168 |
| Gradski vrt | Osijek | Osijek | 19,500 | |
| Gradski stadion | Koprivnica | Slaven Belupo | 4,000 | |
| Šubićevac | Šibenik | Šibenik | 8,000 | |
| Stanovi | Zadar | Zadar | 5,860 | |
| Branko Čavlović-Čavlek | Karlovac | Karlovac | 12,000 | |
| SRC Mladost | Čakovec | Međimurje | 8,000 | |
| Veruda | Pula | Istra 1961 | 3,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaven Belupo | Mutual consent |
31 May 2009 [4] |
9 June 2009 [5] |
Pre-season | ||
| Hajduk Split | Resigned |
2 August 2009 [6] |
3 August 2009 [7] |
12th | ||
| Šibenik | Resigned |
3 August 2009 [8] |
11 August 2009 [9] |
5th | ||
| Slaven Belupo | Mutual consent |
6 August 2009 [10] |
8 August 2009 [11] |
6th | ||
| Hajduk Split | Mutual consent |
18 August 2009 |
18 August 2009 [12] |
13th | ||
| Croatia Sesvete | Sacked |
1 September 2009 |
1 September 2009 [13] |
15th | ||
| NK Zagreb | Resigned |
11 September 2009 [14] |
14 September 2009[15] |
16th | ||
| Rijeka | Resigned |
21 September 2009 [16] |
22 September 2009[17] |
7th | ||
| Međimurje | Sacked |
8 October 2009 [18] |
9 October 2009[19] |
11th | ||
| Istra 1961 | Mutual consent |
2 November 2009 [20] |
14th | |||
| Rijeka | Resigned |
10 November 2009 [21] |
10 November 2009[22] |
7th | ||
| Croatia Sesvete | Resigned |
10 November 2009[22] |
15th | |||
| Croatia Sesvete | Resigned |
24 November 2009[23] |
19 January 2010[24] |
16th | ||
| Varteks | Mutual consent |
26 December 2009[25] |
4 January 2010[26] |
11th | ||
| Hajduk Split | Signed by Lazio |
9 February 2010[27] |
12 February 2010[28] |
7th | ||
| Istra 1961 | Sacked |
28 February 2010[29] |
28 February 2010[29] |
15th | ||
| Croatia Sesvete | Sacked |
5 March 2010[30] |
5 March 2010[30] |
16th | ||
| Varteks | Sacked |
15 March 2010[31] |
15 March 2010[31] |
11th | ||
| Međimurje | Sacked |
2 April 2010[32] |
3 April 2010[32] |
12th | ||
| Inter Zaprešić | Sacked |
11 April 2010[33] |
11 April 2010[32] |
12th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Cibalia | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Šibenik | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Osijek | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 47 | |
| 6 | Karlovac | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 47 | |
| 7 | Slaven Belupo | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiva | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42 | |
| 9 | Rijeka | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Varteks | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Istra 1961 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 35 | |
| 12 | Zadar | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 34 | |
| 13 | Inter Zaprešić | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 33[b] | |
| 14 | NK Zagreb[c] | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 33[b] | |
| 15 | Međimurje (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
| 16 | Croatia Sesvete (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 81 | −51 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Hajduk Split won the 2009–10 Croatian Cup and thus qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
- Head-to-head record: Inter Zaprešić–NK Zagreb 1–3, NK Zagreb–Inter Zaprešić 0–3.
- Despite finishing 14th NK Zagreb eventually avoided relegation as only two second level clubs were granted first division licences by the Croatian Football Federation.
Results
Top goalscorers
As of 13 May 2010; Source: HRnogomet.com
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NK Zagreb | 18 | |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 17 | |
| 3 | Istra 1961 | 15 | |
| 4 | Lokomotiva | 14 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| 6 | Međimurje | 13 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | |||
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | |
| Varteks | |||
| Šibenik | |||
Transfers
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk | 4,667 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3,967 |
| 3 | Cibalia | 2,780 |
| 4 | Karlovac | 2,767 |
| 5 | Osijek | 2,667 |
| 6 | Šibenik | 2,133 |
| 7 | Rijeka | 2,093 |
| 8 | Zadar | 1,927 |
| 9 | Slaven | 1,620 |
| 10 | Istra | 1,450 |
| 11 | Zagreb | 1,413 |
| 12 | Varteks | 1,360 |
| 13 | Međimurje | 1,347 |
| 14 | Zaprešić | 1,140 |
| 15 | Sesvete | 603 |
| 16 | Lokomotiva | 460 |
Source:[34]