2005–06 Croatian First Football League Explained

Season:2005–06
Winners:Dinamo Zagreb
8th Croatian title
12th domestic title
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rijeka
Varteks (via Cup)
League Topscorer:Ivan Bošnjak (22)
Highest Scoring:6–0 two matches
5–1 three matches
Matches:192
Total Goals:513
Average Attendance:3,349
Nextseason:2006–07

The 2005–06 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth 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 20 July 2005 and ended on 13 May 2006. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, having won their eighteenth championship title the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb won the title, after a win against Osijek on 6 May 2006, which started his eleventh year dominance.

Teams

Stadia and personnel

TeamManager1LocationStadiumCapacity
Goran MeštrovićStadion HNK Cibalia10,000
Dinamo Zagreb Josip KužeZagrebStadion Maksimir37,168
Hajduk Split Luka BonačićSplitStadion Poljud35,000
Inter Zaprešić Đuro BagoŠibenikStadion ŠRC Zaprešić5,000
Kamen Ingrad Ivica MatkovićVelikaStadion Kamen Ingrad8,000
Međimurje Stanko MršićČakovecStadion SRC Mladost8,000
Osijek Ivo ŠušakOsijekStadion Gradski vrt19,500
Pula Staro Češko Krunoslav JurčićPulaStadion Veruda3,000
Rijeka Dragan SkočićRijekaStadion Kantrida10,275
Slaven Belupo Elvis ScoriaKoprivnicaGradski stadion u Koprivnici4,000
Varteks Zlatko DalićVaraždinStadion Varteks10,800
NK Zagreb Miloš RusZagrebStadion Kranjčevićeva8,850

First stage

Rounds 1–22 results

Championship group

Rounds 23–32 results

Relegation group

Relegation play-off

Playoff wasn't needed after the second-placed Croatian Second Football League team, Belišće, failed to secure a license to compete in Prva HNL. Therefore, Međimurje automatically kept their first-league status for the 2006–07 season.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ivan BošnjakDinamo Zagreb22
2 Eduardo da SilvaDinamo Zagreb21
3 Davor VugrinecRijeka15
4 Leon BenkoVarteks14
Ahmad SharbiniRijeka
6 Srđan LakićKamen Ingrad13
7 Igor MostarlićMeđimurje12
8 Ivan JolićVarteks11
Stiven RivićPula Staro Češko
10. Niko KranjčarHajduk Split10
Dino KresingerMeđimurje

See also

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