1998–99 Croatian First Football League
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Croatia Zagreb 5th Croatian title 9th domestic title |
| Champions League |
Croatia Zagreb Rijeka |
| UEFA Cup |
Hajduk Split Osijek |
| Intertoto Cup |
Varteks Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Top goalscorer | Joško Popović (21) |
|
← 1997–98 | |
The 1998–99 Croatian First Football League was the eighth season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.
Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Croatia Zagreb won the championship. In the first stage upper six teams advance to Championship Group, bottom six to Relegation Group, with 50% of points taken to the next phase of the competition.
First stage
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 53 | Championship group | |
| 2 | Rijeka | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 52 | ||
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 42 | ||
| 4 | Osijek | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36 | ||
| 5 | Varteks | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 30 | ||
| 6 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 25 | ||
| 7 | Šibenik | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 24 | Relegation group | |
| 8 | Cibalia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | CIB 1–1 ZAG ZAG 2–2 CIB | |
| 9 | NK Zagreb | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 23 | ||
| 10 | Zadarkomerc | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | ZAD 2–1 SLA SLA 1–1 ZAD | |
| 11 | Slaven Belupo | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 21 | ||
| 12 | Mladost 127 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 1–22 results
| Home ╲ Away | CIB | CZG | HAJ | HRD | MLA | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
| Cibalia | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Mladost 127 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Osijek | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Rijeka | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Šibenik | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |
| Varteks | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Zadarkomerc | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | |
| NK Zagreb | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Updated to games played on 21 March 1999.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb (C) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 45 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 44 | 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 39 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 30 | 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round |
| 5 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 23 | 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 6 | Varteks | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 22 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 23–32 results
| Home ╲ Away | CZG | HAJ | HRD | OSI | RIJ | VAR |
| Croatia Zagreb | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Osijek | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | |
| Rijeka | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Varteks | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 26 May 1999.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Slaven Belupo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Šibenik | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Cibalia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 26 | |
| 10 | NK Zagreb | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Zadarkomerc (R) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 24 | Relegation to 1999–2000 Druga HNL |
| 12 | Mladost 127 (R) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 19 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Rounds 23–32 results
| Home ╲ Away | CIB | MLA | SLA | ŠIB | ZAD | ZAG |
| Cibalia | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Mladost 127 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Šibenik | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Zadarkomerc | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| NK Zagreb | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 26 May 1998.
Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.