1999–2000 Croatian First Football League

The 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League was the ninth 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 24 July 1999 and ended on 13 May 2000. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia Zagreb in fall season) were the defending champions, having won their ninth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Rijeka on 6 May 2000.

Croatian First Football League
Season1999–2000
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
6th Croatian title
10th domestic title
RelegatedIstra Pula
Vukovar '91
Champions LeagueDinamo Zagreb
Hajduk Split
UEFA CupOsijek
Rijeka
Intertoto CupSlaven Belupo
Cibalia
Matches played198
Goals scored534 (2.7 per match)
Best PlayerIvan Bošnjak
Top goalscorerTomislav Šokota (21)
Biggest home winCroatia 5–0 Vukovar '91
Croatia 5–0 Dragovoljac
Hajduk 5–0 Zagreb
Biggest away winDragovoljac 0–5 Hajduk
Istra 0–5 Hajduk
Slaven B. 0–5 Dinamo
Highest scoringSlaven B. 5–2 Osijek
Cibalia 5–2 Vukovar '91
Average attendance2,470

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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StadiumCityHome clubCapacity
Stadion MaksimirZagrebDinamo Zagreb
37,168
Stadion PoljudSplitHajduk Split
35,000
Stadion Gradski vrtOsijekOsijek
19,500
Stadion VarteksVaraždinVarteks
10,800
Stadion KantridaRijekaRijeka
10,275
Stadion HNK CibaliaVinkovciCibalia
9,920
Stadion KranjčevićevaZagrebNK Zagreb
8,850
Stadion ŠubićevacŠibenikŠibenik
8,000
Gradski Stadion u Borovu naseljuVukovarVukovar '91
6,000
Stadion Stanko Vlajnić-Dida,
Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Slavonski Brod,
Zaprešić
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
5,000
Gradski stadion u KoprivniciKoprivnicaSlaven Belupo
4,000
Stadion VerudaPulaIstra
3,000

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dinamo Zagreb (C)3323648325+5875Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2Hajduk Split33171065830+2861Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3Osijek33158105549+653Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4Rijeka33147125439+1549Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5Slaven Belupo33121383434049Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6Cibalia331112104239+345
7Varteks331010133244−1240
8NK Zagreb33912124249−739
9Šibenik33810153350−1734
10Hrvatski Dragovoljac3389163658−2233
11Istra Pula (R)3386193361−2830Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
12Vukovar '91 (R)3379173256−2430
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA competitions 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

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 \ AwayCIBDINHAJHRDISTOSIRIJSLAŠIBVARVUKZAGCIBDINHAJHRDISTOSIRIJSLAŠIBVARVUKZAG
Cibalia1–42–22–03–12–30–00–03–03–10–10–00–01–10–04–22–05–2
Dinamo Zagreb2–00–05–03–13–11–15–13–14–15–02–23–03–13–02–02–00–1
Hajduk Split1–11–10–31–05–43–21–03–12–02–03–01–00–00–30–04–05–0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac2–02–40–51–03–00–42–21–10–11–11–22–10–02–00–10–2
Istra Pula3–00–40–54–51–11–00–20–00–23–00–00–11–12–10–14–3
Osijek1–11–32–02–11–03–22–13–01–12–10–03–01–44–23–12–00–0
Rijeka1–33–11–24–24–10–11–13–12–02–02–02–03–12–04–00–02–3
Slaven Belupo1–00–50–00–11–11–42–20–02–11–21–12–05–22–11–02–0
Šibenik2–21–11–30–00–10–20–20–02–02–12–02–12–03–01–12–1
Varteks0–30–33–20–04–12–02–10–10–02–01–11–11–20–01–13–2
Vukovar '910–00–00–21–01–33–10–00–03–02–23–40–32–01–12–11–1
NK Zagreb0–00–10–33–31–12–14–10–14–11–01–01–21–21–14–12–21–2
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Tomo ŠokotaCroatia Zagreb21
2 Ivan BošnjakCibalia Vinkovci16
3 Boško BalabanRijeka15
4 Josip ŠimićCroatia Zagreb14
5 Mate BaturinaHajduk Split13
Stanko BubaloOsijek
Marijo DodikSlaven Belupo
8 Klaudio VukovićŠibenik12
9 Ivan LekoHajduk Split11
10 Vlatko ĐolongaHrvatski Dragovoljac10
Admir HasančićRijeka
Amarildo ZelaVukovar '91

See also

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