2012–13 Croatian First Football League Explained

Competition:MAXtv Prva Liga
Season:2012–13
Winners:Dinamo Zagreb
Relegated:NK Zagreb
Cibalia
Inter Zaprešić
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Zagreb
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Lokomotiva
Rijeka
Hajduk Split
League Topscorer:Leon Benko (18 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb
Biggest Away Win:Zadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić
Highest Scoring:Zadar 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
Matches:198
Total Goals:489
Average Attendance:2,511
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

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]

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

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

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

Stadia and locations

StadiumCityHome clubLicensed club(s)Capacity
37,168[4]
34,448[5]
22,050[6]
12,600[7]
9,958[8]
8,923[9]
Zagreb8,850[10]
5,860[11]
5,228[12]
4,075[13]
3,059[14]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
CibaliaJakoCroatia Osiguranje
Dinamo ZagrebPuma
Hajduk SplitUmbro
Inter ZaprešićJomaVŠPU "B.A.Krčelić"
Istra 1961errea
LokomotivaPuma
Osijek (caretaker)JakoCroatia Osiguranje
RijekaLotto
Slaven BelupoadidasBelupo
RNK SplitJakoSkladgradnja
ZadarLottoHotel Kolovare
NK ZagrebKappa

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
CibaliaResigned[15] [16] 12th
NK ZagrebResigned[17] 12th
ZadarResigned[18] 11th
RNK SplitRemoved from position[19] 7th
NK ZagrebSacked[20] [21] 11th
NK ZagrebRemoved from position[22] 11th
CibaliaResigned[23] 10th
Dinamo ZagrebSacked[24] 1st
RijekaResigned[25] [26] 5th
Slaven BelupoSacked[27] [28] 6th
Inter ZaprešićSacked[29] 12th
Hajduk SplitSacked[30] 4th
RNK SplitMutual consent[31] 4th
OsijekSacked[32] (caretaker)4th

League table

Results

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.

Top goalscorers

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

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Rijeka19
2 Andrej KramarićLokomotiva15
3 SammirDinamo Zagreb13
4 Besart AbdurahimiNK Zagreb12
Mislav OršićInter Zaprešić
6 Goran RoceIstra 196111
7 Ante RebićRNK Split10
Ante BudimirInter Zaprešić
9 Mijo CaktašHajduk Split9
Duje ČopDinamo Zagreb

Awards

Annual awards

Award[33] WinnerClub
Player of the Season SammirDinamo Zagreb
Manager of the Season Tomislav IvkovićLokomotiva Zagreb
Young Player of the Season Ante RebićRNK Split
Goalkeeper of the Season Ivan KelavaDinamo 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Održana sjednica Skupštine Udruge Prve HNL. 26 January 2012. Prva-HNL.hr. hr. 13 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414094931/http://prva-hnl.hr/blog/2012/01/odrzana-sjednica-skupstine-udruge-prve-hnl/. 14 April 2012. dead.
  2. News: Okončan Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2012/13. godinu. 13 April 2012. HNS-CFF.hr. hr. 13 April 2012.
  3. News: Okončan Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2012/13. godinu. 15 May 2012. HNS-CFF.hr. hr. 15 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Stadion Maksimir . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Stadion Poljud . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Stadion Gradski vrt . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Stadion Kantrida . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Stadion Cibalia . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  9. Web site: Stadion Aldo Drosina . soccerway.com . 22 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Stadion Kranjčevićeva . soccerway.com . 22 February 2013.
  11. Web site: Stadion Stanovi . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  12. Web site: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  13. Web site: Stadion Park mladeži . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  14. Web site: Gradski Stadion . soccerway.com . 22 February 2014.
  15. News: Samir Toplak podnio ostavku. Strahija. Ivana. 27 July 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 27 July 2012.
  16. News: Željko Kopić potvrđen kao novi trener Cibalije. Gulić. Mišo. 28 July 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 29 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051116/http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/444149/nogomet-1-hnl/zeljko-kopic-potvrdjen-kao-novi-trener-cibalije/. 24 September 2015. dead.
  17. News: Luka Bonačić preuzima dužnost Dražena Beseka. Rupnik. Borna. 3 September 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 3 September 2012.
  18. News: Zebić: Jasno je da ću podnijeti ostavku. Rupnik. Borna. 23 September 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 24 September 2012.
  19. News: Vulić: Želim da se drugi prilagođavaju Splitu, uključujući i Dinamo. Rupnik. Borna. 13 October 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 13 October 2012.
  20. News: Bonačić usprkos pobjedi nad Osijekom napušta klupu Zagreba. Rupnik. Borna. 27 October 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 2 November 2012.
  21. News: Dražen Madunović preuzeo prvu momčad Pjesnika iz Kranjčevićeve. Štrbinić. Lovro. 1 November 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 2 November 2012.
  22. News: Miroslav Blažević vraća se u hrvatski nogomet, ponovno na Zagrebovoj klupi . Krapac . Ivor . 5 November 2012 . . hr . 6 November 2012.
  23. News: Cibalia prihvatila Kopićevu ostavku, Bojko privremeno rješenje. Zovko. Ante. 25 November 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 25 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051903/http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/451246/nogomet-maxtv-prva-liga/cibalia-prihvatila-kopicevu-ostavku-bojko-privremeno-rjesenje/. 24 September 2015. dead.
  24. News: Čačić bivši, a Krunoslav Jurčić opet novi trener Dinama. 25 November 2012. Sportnet.hr. hr. 26 November 2012.
  25. News: Scoria podnio ostavku . hr . 22 March 2013.
  26. News: Kek dolazi na Kantridu . hr . 22 March 2013.
  27. News: Ferenčina smijenjen nakon poraza od Cibalije, Slaven Belupo traži novog trenera. Korać. Branimir. 10 March 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 10 March 2013.
  28. News: Sović: "I bod bi bio pozitivan". Strahija. Ivana. 14 March 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 14 March 2013.
  29. News: Perkovićev povratak u Inter ostao bez sretnog završetka, krizno razdoblje poništilo sve pozitivno. Šestak. Igor. 14 March 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 14 March 2013.
  30. News: Smjene u Hajduku: otkazi treneru Krstičeviću, sportskom direktoru Krešiću i Frediju Fiorentiniju. Jurišić. Bernard. 29 April 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 29 April 2013.
  31. News: Split u potrazi za novim trenerom – Zoran Vulić postao "bivši". Babić. Vedran. 12 May 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 12 May 2013.
  32. News: Stanko Mršić postao "bivši", Žitnjak preuzeo kormilo Osijeka do kraja sezone. Gulić. Mišo. 13 May 2013. Sportnet.hr. hr. 13 May 2013.
  33. Web site: Prvi nogometni Oscar: Modrić je najbolji hrvatski nogometaš! . 2022-12-01 . www.24sata.hr . hr.
  34. Web site: Prvi nogometni Oscar: Modrić je najbolji hrvatski nogometaš! . 2022-12-01 . www.24sata.hr . hr.