1992–93_Croatian_First_Football_League
1992–93 Croatian First Football League
Football league season
The 1992–93 Croatian First Football League was the second season of the top football league in Croatia since its establishment after Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia. Games were played from 23 August 1992 to 12 June 1993.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1992–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croatia Zagreb 1st Croatian title 5th domestic title |
| Relegated | None |
| Champions League | Croatia Zagreb |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Hajduk Split |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 594 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Goran Vlaović (23) |
| Biggest home win | Croatia Zagreb 8–1 Belišće |
| Biggest away win | Zadar 1–4 NK Zagreb Belišće 1–4 Croatia Zagreb Šibenik 1–4 Rijeka Šibenik 0–3 Osijek |
| Highest scoring | Croatia Zagreb 8–2 Radnik |
| Average attendance | 4,264 |
← 1992 1993–94 → | |
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HAŠK Građanski (renamed Croatia Zagreb in mid-season), present-day Dinamo Zagreb, won their first Prva HNL championship title. Goran Vlaović of HAŠK was the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals scored. At the end of the season no teams were relegated since it was decided that the league would expand to 18 clubs for the 1993–94 season.
More information Club, City / Town ...
| Club | City / Town | Stadium | 1992 result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belišće | Belišće | Gradski stadion Belišće | |
| Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 9th in 1.HNL |
| Croatia Zagreb1 | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 5th in 1.HNL |
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Stadion Lapad | 11th in 1.HNL |
| Hajduk Split | Split | Stadion Poljud | 1st in 1.HNL |
| Inker Zaprešić | Zaprešić | Stadion Inkera | 4th in 1.HNL |
| Istra Pula | Pula | Stadion Aldo Drosina | 7th in 1.HNL |
| Osijek | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 3rd in 1.HNL |
| Pazinka | Pazin | Gradski stadion Pazin | 1st in 2.HNL-West |
| Radnik Velika Gorica | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnik | 1st in 2.HNL-Center |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 6th in 1.HNL |
| Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 4th in 2.HNL-Center |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 12th in 1.HNL |
| Varteks | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 8th in 1.HNL |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 10th in 1.HNL |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 2nd in 1.HNL |
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Croatia was admitted to the UEFA at the end of the season. It obtained a place in the preliminary rounds of the two major European competitions, while it was too late for the third one.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 84 | 27 | +57 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 42 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | NK Zagreb | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 40 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 39 | |
| 5 | Cibalia | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Osijek | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Varteks | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 29 | |
| 8 | Istra Pula | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Inker Zaprešić | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 27 | |
| 10 | Segesta | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 25 | |
| 11 | Pazinka | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zadar | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Radnik Velika Gorica | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 25 | |
| 14 | Dubrovnik | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 25 | |
| 15 | Belišće | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 25 | |
| 16 | Šibenik | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 16 |
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More information Home \ Away, BEL ...
| Home \ Away | BEL | CIB | CZG | DBK | HAJ | INK | IST | OSI | PAZ | RVG | RIJ | SEG | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belišće | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cibalia | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Croatia Zagreb | 8–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 8–2 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dubrovnik | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inker Zaprešić | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Istra Pula | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | |
| Osijek | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Pazinka | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Radnik Velika Gorica | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Rijeka | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Segesta | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Šibenik | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Varteks | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zadar | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| NK Zagreb | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Most goals in a match: 10 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–2 Radnik Velika Gorica (1 November 1992).
- Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–1 Belišće (25 April 1993).
- First hat-trick of the season: Dinko Livada for Radnik Velika Gorica against Osijek (27 September 1992).
- Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Goran Vlaović for Croatia Zagreb against Belišće (25 April 1993).
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Goran Vlaović |
Croatia Zagreb | 23 |
| 2 | Igor Cvitanović |
Croatia Zagreb | 15 |
| 3 | Ardian Kozniku |
Hajduk Split | 14 |
| 4 | Robert Špehar |
Osijek / NK Zagreb | 13 |
| 5 | Ivan Cvjetković |
Inker Zaprešić / Segesta | 12 |
| 6 | Željko Adžić |
Croatia Zagreb | 10 |
| Alen Petrović |
Osijek | 10 | |
| Mario Stanić |
Croatia Zagreb | 10 | |
| 9 |  Bakir Beširević |
Osijek | 9 |
| Joško Popović |
NK Zagreb | 9 | |
| Giovanni Rosso |
Zadar | 9 | |
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European competitions
Croatian clubs were not eligible to compete in European competitions this season, as the Croatian Football Federation did not join UEFA until June 16, 1993.
- "Lista strijelaca (zbirno)" (PDF). Prva-HNL.hr (in Croatian). Udruga profesionalnih klubova Prve hrvatske nogometne lige. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- League table and results at Prva HNL official website (in Croatian)
- 1992–93 in Croatian football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation