2012–13 Croatian First Football League

The 2012–13 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd 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 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013.[1]

MAXtv Prva Liga
Season2012–13
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
RelegatedNK Zagreb
Cibalia
Inter Zaprešić
Champions LeagueDinamo Zagreb
Europa LeagueLokomotiva
Rijeka
Hajduk Split
Matches played198
Goals scored489 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerLeon Benko (18 goals)
Biggest home winDinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb
Biggest away winZadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić
Highest scoringZadar 2–4 Hajduk Split
Hajduk Split 5–1 NK Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb 4–2 RNK Split
Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb
Zadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić
Zadar 2–4 Rijeka
Lokomotiva 5–1 Slaven Belupo
Average attendance2,511

The league was contested by 12 teams, down from 16 in the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their seventh consecutive title in 2011–12.

Format changes edit

The league was contested by twelve teams, four fewer than in the previous season, with each club playing every other club three times for a total of 33 rounds (last time the system was used in the 2008–09 season). On 13 April 2012, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2012–13 season was completed. For the 2012–13 Prva HNL, only three out of twenty applied clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva and NK Zagreb. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that didn't get a license appealed on the decision and provided new facts and arguments.[2] On 15 May 2012, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs from the previous season were granted top level license, except for Šibenik, Karlovac and Varaždin. Only one team from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Hrvatski Dragovoljac, however, they didn't manage to finish the season within top two places which would secure them promotion.[3] Since none of the top two teams from Druga HNL acquired top level license, the 12th placed team from the 2011–12 Prva HNL were allowed to stay. If that wasn't the case, Inter Zaprešić and Rijeka would have needed to play a two-legged play-off match to decide who gets relegated since they were equal on all of the tiebreakers.

Teams edit

The following is a complete list of teams which contested the 2012–13 Prva HNL.

Locations of teams in 2012–13 Prva HNL

Stadia and locations edit

Stadium City Home club Licensed club(s) Capacity
Maksimir Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 37,168[4]
Poljud Split Hajduk Split 34,448[5]
Gradski vrt Osijek Osijek 22,050[6]
Kantrida Rijeka Rijeka 12,600[7]
Stadion HNK Cibalia Vinkovci Cibalia 9,958[8]
Aldo Drosina Pula Istra 1961 8,923[9]
Kranjčevićeva Zagreb NK Zagreb 8,850[10]
Stanovi Zadar Zadar 5,860[11]
ŠRC Zaprešić Zaprešić Inter Zaprešić 5,228[12]
Park mladeži Split RNK Split 4,075[13]
Gradski stadion Koprivnica Slaven Belupo 3,059[14]

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Cibalia   Miroslav Bojko   Mario Lučić Jako Croatia Osiguranje
Dinamo Zagreb   Krunoslav Jurčić   Ivan Kelava Puma
Hajduk Split   Igor Tudor   Mario Maloča Umbro
Inter Zaprešić   Rajko Magić   Tomislav Šarić Joma VŠPU "B.A.Krčelić"
Istra 1961   Igor Pamić   Fausto Budicin errea
Lokomotiva   Tomislav Ivković   Leonard Mesarić Puma
Osijek   Miroslav Žitnjak (caretaker)   Ivo Smoje Jako Croatia Osiguranje
Rijeka   Matjaž Kek   Dario Knežević Lotto
Slaven Belupo   Roman Sović   Alen Maras adidas Belupo
RNK Split   Goran Sablić   Andrija Vuković Jako Skladgradnja
Zadar   Ferdo Milin   Jakov Surać Lotto Hotel Kolovare
NK Zagreb   Miroslav Blažević   Hrvoje Štrok Kappa

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Cibalia   Samir Toplak Resigned 27 July 2012[15]   Željko Kopić 28 July 2012[16] 12th
NK Zagreb   Dražen Besek Resigned 3 September 2012[17]   Luka Bonačić 3 September 2012[17] 12th
Zadar   Dalibor Zebić Resigned 22 September 2012[18]   Ferdo Milin 24 September 2012 11th
RNK Split   Tonći Bašić Removed from position 13 October 2012[19]   Zoran Vulić 13 October 2012[19] 7th
NK Zagreb   Luka Bonačić Sacked 27 October 2012[20]   Dražen Madunović 30 October 2012[21] 11th
NK Zagreb   Dražen Madunović Removed from position 5 November 2012[22]   Miroslav Blažević 5 November 2012[22] 11th
Cibalia   Željko Kopić Resigned 25 November 2012[23]   Miroslav Bojko 25 November 2012[23] 10th
Dinamo Zagreb   Ante Čačić Sacked 26 November 2012[24]   Krunoslav Jurčić 26 November 2012[24] 1st
Rijeka   Elvis Scoria Resigned 24 February 2013[25]   Matjaž Kek 27 February 2013[26] 5th
Slaven Belupo   Roy Ferenčina Sacked 10 March 2013[27]   Roman Sović 14 March 2013[28] 6th
Inter Zaprešić   Borimir Perković Sacked 14 March 2013[29]   Rajko Magić 14 March 2013[29] 12th
Hajduk Split   Mišo Krstičević Sacked 29 April 2013[30]   Igor Tudor 29 April 2013[30] 4th
RNK Split   Zoran Vulić Mutual consent 12 May 2013[31]   Goran Sablić 13 May 2013 4th
Osijek   Stanko Mršić Sacked 13 May 2013[32]   Miroslav Žitnjak (caretaker) 13 May 2013[32] 4th

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 33 24 5 4 68 20 +48 77 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Lokomotiva 33 16 9 8 54 38 +16 57 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Rijeka 33 15 8 10 46 42 +4 53
4 Hajduk Split 33 14 10 9 45 31 +14 52
5 RNK Split 33 15 7 11 49 37 +12 52
6 Istra 1961 33 11 11 11 35 32 +3 44
7 Osijek 33 9 12 12 25 33 −8 39
8 Slaven Belupo 33 10 9 14 35 50 −15 39
9 Zadar 33 9 9 15 39 61 −22 36
10 Inter Zaprešić (R) 33 8 11 14 36 41 −5 35 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
11 Cibalia (R) 33 9 5 19 29 44 −15 32
12 NK Zagreb (R) 33 7 6 20 28 60 −32 27
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League 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
Notes:

Results edit

Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.

Home \ Away CIB DIN HAJ INT IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL ZAD ZAG CIB DIN HAJ INT IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL ZAD ZAG
Cibalia 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–3
Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 4–2 5–0 6–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–0
Hajduk Split 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–2
Inter Zaprešić 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–0
Istra 1961 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Lokomotiva 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 5–1 1–0 4–1
Osijek 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–0 1–0
Rijeka 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–3
Slaven Belupo 2–1 1–4 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–3
RNK Split 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 4–1
Zadar 4–1 1–3 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–2
NK Zagreb 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–4 1–4 1–1
Source: Sportnet.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers edit

As of 21 July 2013; Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Leon Benko Rijeka 19
2   Andrej Kramarić Lokomotiva 15
3   Sammir Dinamo Zagreb 13
4   Besart Abdurahimi NK Zagreb 12
  Mislav Oršić Inter Zaprešić
6   Goran Roce Istra 1961 11
7   Ante Rebić RNK Split 10
  Ante Budimir Inter Zaprešić
9   Mijo Caktaš Hajduk Split 9
  Duje Čop Dinamo Zagreb

Awards edit

Annual awards edit

Award[33] Winner Club
Player of the Season   Sammir Dinamo Zagreb
Manager of the Season   Tomislav Ivković Lokomotiva Zagreb
Young Player of the Season   Ante Rebić RNK Split
Goalkeeper of the Season   Ivan Kelava Dinamo Zagreb
Team of the Year[34]
Goalkeeper   Ivan Kelava (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defence   Šime Vrsaljko (Dinamo Zagreb)   Josip Šimunić (Dinamo Zagreb)   Ivica Križanac (RNK Split)   Antonio Milić (Hajduk Split)
Midfield   Franko Andrijašević (Hajduk Split)   Sammir (Dinamo Zagreb)   Domagoj Antolić (Lokomotiva)   Leon Benko (Rijeka)
Attack   Ante Rebić (RNK Split)   Andrej Kramarić (Lokomotiva)

See also edit

References edit

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