1999–2000 Croatian First Football League Explained

Season:1999–2000
Winners:Dinamo Zagreb
6th Croatian title
10th domestic title
League Topscorer:Tomislav Šokota (21)
Matches:198
Total Goals:534
Average Attendance:2,470
Nextseason:2000–01

The 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League was the ninth 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 24 July 1999 and ended on 13 May 2000. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia Zagreb in fall season) were the defending champions, having won their ninth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Rijeka on 6 May 2000.

Teams

Stadia and locations

StadiumCityHome clubCapacity
Stadion MaksimirZagrebDinamo Zagreb
Stadion PoljudSplitHajduk Split
Stadion Gradski vrtOsijekOsijek
Stadion VarteksVaraždinVarteks
Stadion KantridaRijekaRijeka
Stadion HNK CibaliaVinkovciCibalia
Stadion KranjčevićevaZagrebNK Zagreb
Stadion ŠubićevacŠibenikŠibenik
Gradski Stadion u Borovu naseljuVukovarVukovar '91
Stadion Stanko Vlajnić-Dida,
Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Slavonski Brod,
Zaprešić
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Gradski stadion u KoprivniciKoprivnicaSlaven Belupo
Stadion VerudaPulaIstra

League table

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Tomo ŠokotaCroatia Zagreb21
2 Ivan BošnjakCibalia Vinkovci16
3 Boško BalabanRijeka15
4 Josip ŠimićCroatia Zagreb14
5 Mate BaturinaHajduk Split13
Stanko BubaloOsijek
Marijo DodikSlaven Belupo
8 Klaudio VukovićŠibenik12
9 Ivan LekoHajduk Split11
10 Vlatko ĐolongaHrvatski Dragovoljac10
Admir HasančićRijeka
Amarildo ZelaVukovar '91

See also

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