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2017–18 Croatian First Football League

The 2017–18 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th 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 14 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Rijeka were the defending champions, who have won their first Croatian league title and ended Dinamo Zagreb's consecutive 11-season reign the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb ultimately reclaimed the title by May 2018, their 19th since the league's inception, with Rijeka ending close second.

Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga
Season2017–18
Dates14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
RelegatedCibalia
Champions LeagueDinamo Zagreb
Europa LeagueRijeka
Hajduk Split
Osijek
Matches played180
Goals scored496 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerEl Arabi Hillel Soudani (17)
Biggest home winRijeka 7–0 Cibalia
Biggest away winCibalia 0–5 Hajduk Split
Highest scoringRijeka 7–0 Cibalia
Cibalia 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb
Lokomotiva 5–2 Slaven Belupo
Longest winning runDinamo Zagreb (6)
Longest unbeaten runDinamo Zagreb (21)
Longest winless runSlaven Belupo (11)
Longest losing runCibalia, Istra 1961 (5)
Highest attendance31,751
Hajduk Split 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
Lowest attendance80
Lokomotiva 2–3 Inter Zaprešić
Total attendance530,638[1][2]
Average attendance2,948[1][2]

The league was contested by 10 teams.

Teams edit

On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2017–18 season was complete. For the 2017–18 Prva HNL, only seven clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Inter Zaprešić, Lokomotiva, Osijek, Rijeka and Slaven Belupo. All of these clubs except Inter Zaprešić were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions.[3] In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage can appeal on the decision. On 23 May 2017, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs except RNK Split were granted top level license. Four teams from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Gorica, Rudeš, Solin and NK Zagreb.[4]

Stadia and locations edit

TeamCityStadiumCapacityRef.
CibaliaVinkovciStadion HNK Cibalia9,958[5]
Dinamo ZagrebZagrebMaksimir35,123[6]
Hajduk SplitSplitPoljud35,000[7]
Inter ZaprešićZaprešićŠRC Zaprešić5,228[8]
Istra 1961PulaAldo Drosina10,000[9]
LokomotivaZagrebKranjčevićeva18,850[10]
OsijekOsijekGradski vrt22,050[11]
RijekaRijekaRujevica8,191[12]
RudešZagrebKranjčevićeva18,850[10]
Slaven BelupoKoprivnicaGradski stadion3,205[13]
  • 1 Lokomotiva and Rudeš host their home matches at Stadion Kranjčevićeva as their own grounds failed to get license for top level football. The stadium was originally the home ground of third-level side NK Zagreb.

Teams by county edit

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Locations of teams in 2017–18 Prva HNL
RankCounties of CroatiaNumber of teamsClub(s)
1 City of Zagreb3Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, and Rudeš
2 Istria1Istra 1961
Koprivnica-KriževciSlaven
Osijek-BaranjaOsijek
Primorje-Gorski KotarRijeka
Split-DalmatiaHajduk Split
Vukovar-SrijemCibalia
Zagreb CountyInter Zaprešić

Personnel and kits edit

ClubChairmanManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsors
CibaliaJosip Kuterovac Davor Rupnik Frane VitaićJakoDOBRO
Dinamo ZagrebMirko Barišić Nenad Bjelica Arijan Ademiadidas
Hajduk SplitIvan Kos Željko Kopić Zoran NižićMacronTommy
Inter ZaprešićBranko Laljak Samir Toplak Tomislav ŠarićJomaVeleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić
Istra 1961Vacant Darko Raić-Sudar Aljoša VojnovićNikeCroatia Osiguranje
LokomotivaTin Dolički Goran Tomić Ivan ŠunjićNikeCrodux
OsijekIvan Meštrović Zoran Zekić Borna BarišićNikeDOBRO
RijekaDamir Mišković Matjaž Kek Filip BradarićJakoSava Osiguranje
RudešIvan Knežević José Manuel Aira Leonard MesarićKelme
Slaven BelupoHrvoje Kolarić Tomislav Ivković Vedran PurićadidasBelupo

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Istra 1961 Marijo TotSacked2 June 2017 Darko Raić-Sudar2 June 2017Pre-season
Rudeš Igor BišćanSigned by Olimpija2 June 2017 Iñaki Alonso10 June 2017Pre-season
Dinamo Zagreb Ivaylo PetevSacked13 July 2017 Mario Cvitanović13 July 2017Pre-season
Slaven Belupo Željko KopićResigned24 October 2017 Tomislav Ivković26 October 20177th
Hajduk Split Joan CarrilloSacked6 November 2017 Vik Lalić (caretaker)6 November 20174th
Hajduk Split Vik Lalić (caretaker)Signing of Kopić- Željko Kopić13 November 20174th
Lokomotiva Mario TokićRemoved from position5 December 2017 Draženko Prskalo (caretaker)5 December 20176th
Rudeš Iñaki AlonsoRemoved from position26 December 2017 Dinko Jeličić27 December 201710th
Lokomotiva Draženko Prskalo (caretaker)Signing of Tomić27 December 2017 Goran Tomić27 December 20176th
Dinamo Zagreb Mario CvitanovićResigned10 March 2018

Nikola Jurčević

12 March 20181st
Rudeš Dinko JeličićSacked10 March 2018 José Manuel Aira12 March 201810th
Cibalia Mladen BartolovićSacked19 March 2018 Davor Rupnik19 March 20189th
Dinamo Zagreb Nikola Jurčević Sacked15 May 2018

Nenad Bjelica

15 May 20181st
Rudeš José Manuel AiraSigned by Sochaux22 May 20188th

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dinamo Zagreb (C)3622776834+3473Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Rijeka36224107532+4370Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
3Hajduk Split3619987038+3266Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
4Osijek36141485338+1556Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
5Lokomotiva36149134748−151
6Slaven Belupo361110153545−1043
7Inter Zaprešić361110154364−2143
8Rudeš361010164162−2140
9Istra 1961 (O)3669212860−3227Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
10Cibalia (R)3668223675−3926Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Source: PrvaHNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2–4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup, Dinamo Zagreb, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the runners-up, the spot awarded to the runners-up was passed to the third-placed team, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results edit

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.

Home \ AwayDINRIJHAJOSILOKINTSLARUDISTCIBDINRIJHAJOSILOKINTSLARUDISTCIB
Dinamo Zagreb—3–13–11–12–01–02–03–22–04–0—0–10–10–11–43–11–02–05–11–0
Rijeka0–2—1–21–22–10–02–04–12–07–04–1—3–11–03–15–12–03–04–05–1
Hajduk Split2–20–2—1–12–22–01–02–32–02–11–21–1—1–11–05–00–11–03–24–0
Osijek1–11–02–1—3–03–02–01–12–11–12–42–13–3—0–11–13–03–02–03–1
Lokomotiva0–31–01–32–3—3–00–01–11–01–33–11–00–21–1—2–35–22–20–02–1
Inter Zaprešić1–31–32–23–11–1—0–13–12–23–10–00–30–31–01–2—0–01–11–03–2
Slaven Belupo0–11–10–01–11–01–2—2–22–02–12–21–30–02–12–23–3—2–01–02–0
Rudeš1–11–50–41–10–10–21–2—1–01–11–04–22–11–01–22–02–0—2–13–2
Istra 19610–01–01–31–11–21–11–02–1—0–10–40–11–51–11–02–42–11–1—0–0
Cibalia2–51–21–22–10–11–21–03–01–4—0–20–00–51–11–13–01–31–11–1—
Source: Sportnet.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Cibalia71010108766788988988889999999991010101010101010
Dinamo Zagreb412111111111111111111111111111111111
Hajduk Split133522233333344232322222222222233333
Inter Zaprešić245466778776665555555555655555555666
Istra 19619799991091010108998999988888888899999999
Lokomotiva898778886665556666666777777766666555
Osijek566644444444422343234344444444444444
Rijeka321233322222233424443433333333322222
Rudeš68781010910999101010101010101010101010101010101088888888
Slaven Belupo1054355555557777777777666566677777777
Leader / Qualification to UEFA Champions League
Qualification to UEFA Europa League
Relegation play-off
Relegation to Druga HNL
Source: [1]

Relegation play-offs edit

At the end of the season, ninth placed team Istra 1961 will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against Varaždin, runners-up of the 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League.

First leg edit

Istra 19613–1Varaždin
Golubar 55' (o.g.)
Vojnović 64'
Roce 88'		Drožđek 10'
Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)

Second leg edit

Varaždin1–0Istra 1961
Drožđek 55'
Attendance: 8,153
Referee: Duje Strukan (Split)

Istra 1961 won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 19 May 2018[15][16]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 El Arabi Hillel SoudaniDinamo Zagreb17
2 HéberRijeka16
3 Mario GavranovićRijeka (7), Dinamo Zagreb (8)15
Mirko IvanovskiSlaven Belupo
5 Mario BudimirRudeš (13), Dinamo Zagreb (1)14
6 Jakov PuljićInter Zaprešić (4), Rijeka (8)12
7 Lovro MajerLokomotiva11
Said Ahmed SaidHajduk Split
9 Ante ErcegHajduk Split9
Haris HajradinovićOsijek
Franck OhandzaHajduk Split

Awards edit

Annual awards edit

Award[17]WinnerClub
Player of the Season Hillal SoudaniDinamo Zagreb
Manager of the Season Matjaž KekRijeka
Young Player of the Season Lovro MajerLokomotiva
Team of the Year[18]
Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defence Josip Juranović (Hajduk Split) Zoran Nižić (Hajduk Split) Filip Benković (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfield

Hillal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)

 Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) Filip Bradarić (Rijeka) Borna Sosa (Dinamo Zagreb)
Lovro Majer (Lokomotiva)
Attack

Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb)

Héber (Rijeka)

References edit

  1. ^ a b prvahnl.hr
  2. ^ a b hrnogomet.hr
  3. ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2017/18. godinu za UEFA klupska natjecanja, Prvu HNL i u Drugu HNL završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2017/18. godinu za UEFA klupska natjecanja, Prvu HNL i u Drugu HNL Konačne odluke" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Stadion Cibalia". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Stadion Maksimir". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Stadion Poljud". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Stadion Kranjčevićeva". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Stadion Gradski vrt". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Stadion HNK Rijeka". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Gradski Stadion". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2017/2018" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  15. ^ PrvaHNL.hr
  16. ^ SofaScore
  17. ^ HUNS.hr. "Održana šesta dodjela nagrada Trofej Nogometaš". Hrvatska udruga „Nogometni sindikat“ (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  18. ^ HUNS.hr. "Održana šesta dodjela nagrada Trofej Nogometaš". Hrvatska udruga „Nogometni sindikat“ (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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