Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
Champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
Relegated | Cibalia |
Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
Europa League |
Rijeka Hajduk Split Osijek |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 496 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | El Arabi Hillel Soudani (17) |
Biggest home win | Rijeka 7–0 Cibalia |
Biggest away win | Cibalia 0–5 Hajduk Split |
Highest scoring |
Rijeka 7–0
Cibalia Cibalia 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 5–2 Slaven Belupo |
Longest winning run | Dinamo Zagreb (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Dinamo Zagreb (21) |
Longest winless run | Slaven Belupo (11) |
Longest losing run | Cibalia, Istra 1961 (5) |
Highest attendance | 31,751 Hajduk Split 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb |
Lowest attendance | 80 Lokomotiva 2–3 Inter Zaprešić |
Total attendance | 530,638 [1] [2] |
Average attendance | 2,948 [1] [2] |
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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.
The league was contested by 10 teams.
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]
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 9,958 | [5] |
Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir | 35,123 | [6] |
Hajduk Split | Split | Poljud | 35,000 | [7] |
Inter Zaprešić | Zaprešić | ŠRC Zaprešić | 5,228 | [8] |
Istra 1961 | Pula | Aldo Drosina | 10,000 | [9] |
Lokomotiva | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 8,850 | [10] |
Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt | 22,050 | [11] |
Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | [12] |
Rudeš | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 8,850 | [10] |
Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion | 3,205 | [13] |
Rank | Counties of Croatia | Number of teams | Club(s) |
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1 |
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3 | Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, and Rudeš |
2 |
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1 | Istra 1961 |
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Slaven | ||
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Inter Zaprešić |
Club | Chairman | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Cibalia | Josip Kuterovac |
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Jako | DOBRO |
Dinamo Zagreb | Mirko Barišić |
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adidas | |
Hajduk Split | Ivan Kos |
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Macron | Tommy |
Inter Zaprešić | Branko Laljak |
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Joma | Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić |
Istra 1961 | Vacant |
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Nike | Croatia Osiguranje |
Lokomotiva | Tin Dolički |
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Nike | Crodux |
Osijek | Ivan Meštrović |
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Nike | DOBRO |
Rijeka | Damir Mišković |
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Jako | Sava Osiguranje |
Rudeš | Ivan Knežević |
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Kelme | |
Slaven Belupo | Hrvoje Kolarić |
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adidas | Belupo |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Istra 1961 |
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Sacked | 2 June 2017 |
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2 June 2017 | Pre-season |
Rudeš |
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Signed by Olimpija | 2 June 2017 |
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10 June 2017 | Pre-season |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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Sacked | 13 July 2017 |
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13 July 2017 | Pre-season |
Slaven Belupo |
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Resigned | 24 October 2017 |
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26 October 2017 | 7th |
Hajduk Split |
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Sacked | 6 November 2017 |
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6 November 2017 | 4th |
Hajduk Split |
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Signing of Kopić | - |
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13 November 2017 | 4th |
Lokomotiva |
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Removed from position | 5 December 2017 |
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5 December 2017 | 6th |
Rudeš |
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Removed from position | 26 December 2017 |
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27 December 2017 | 10th |
Lokomotiva |
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Signing of Tomić | 27 December 2017 |
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27 December 2017 | 6th |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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Resigned | 10 March 2018 | 12 March 2018 | 1st | |
Rudeš |
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Sacked | 10 March 2018 |
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12 March 2018 | 10th |
Cibalia |
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Sacked | 19 March 2018 |
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19 March 2018 | 9th |
Dinamo Zagreb |
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Sacked | 15 May 2018 | 15 May 2018 | 1st | |
Rudeš |
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Signed by Sochaux | 22 May 2018 | 8th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Rijeka | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [a] |
3 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round [a] |
4 | Osijek | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [a] |
5 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 51 | |
6 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 43 | |
7 | Inter Zaprešić | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 | |
8 | Rudeš | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 40 | |
9 | Istra 1961 (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
10 | Cibalia (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Leader / Qualification to UEFA Champions League | |
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Relegation to Druga HNL |
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.
Istra 1961 | 3–1 | Varaždin |
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Varaždin | 1–0 | Istra 1961 |
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Istra 1961 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Dinamo Zagreb | 17 |
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Rijeka | 16 |
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Rijeka (7), Dinamo Zagreb (8) | 15 |
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Rudeš (13), Dinamo Zagreb (1) | 14 |
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Inter Zaprešić (4), Rijeka (8) | 12 |
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Lokomotiva | 11 |
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Hajduk Split | 9 |
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Osijek | ||
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Award [17] | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season |
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Dinamo Zagreb |
Manager of the Season |
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Rijeka |
Young Player of the Season |
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