2012–13 Croatian First Football League

MAXtv Prva Liga
Season 2012–13
Champions Dinamo Zagreb
Relegated NK Zagreb
Cibalia
Inter Zaprešić
Champions League Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League Lokomotiva
Rijeka
Hajduk Split
Matches played 198
Goals scored 489 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer 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
Average attendance 2,511

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.

Zagreb
Zagreb clubs:
Locations of teams in 2012–13 Prva HNL

Stadia and locations

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 ZagrebNK 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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Cibalia Croatia Bojko, MiroslavMiroslav Bojko Croatia Lučić, MarioMario Lučić Jako Croatia Osiguranje
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Jurčić, KrunoslavKrunoslav Jurčić Croatia Kelava, IvanIvan Kelava Puma
Hajduk Split Croatia Tudor, IgorIgor Tudor Croatia Maloča, MarioMario Maloča Umbro
Inter Zaprešić Croatia Magić, RajkoRajko Magić Croatia SzaricTomislav Šarić Joma VŠPU "B.A.Krčelić"
Istra 1961 Croatia Pamić, IgorIgor Pamić Croatia Budicin, FaustoFausto Budicin errea
Lokomotiva Croatia Ivković, TomislavTomislav Ivković Croatia Mesarić, LeonardLeonard Mesarić Puma
Osijek Croatia Žitnjak, MiroslavMiroslav Žitnjak (caretaker) Croatia Smoje, IvoIvo Smoje Jako Croatia Osiguranje
Rijeka Slovenia Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek Croatia Knežević, DarioDario Knežević Lotto
Slaven Belupo Croatia Sović, RomanRoman Sović Croatia Maras, AlenAlen Maras adidas Belupo
RNK Split Croatia Sablić, GoranGoran Sablić Croatia Vuković, AndrijaAndrija Vuković Jako Skladgradnja
Zadar Croatia Milin, FerdoFerdo Milin Croatia Surać, JakovJakov Surać Lotto Hotel Kolovare
NK Zagreb Croatia Blažević, MiroslavMiroslav Blažević Croatia SztrokHrvoje Štrok Kappa

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Cibalia Croatia Toplak, SamirSamir Toplak Resigned 27 July 2012[15] Croatia Kopić, ŽeljkoŽeljko Kopić 28 July 2012[16] 12th
NK Zagreb Croatia Besek, DraženDražen Besek Resigned 3 September 2012[17] Croatia Bonačić, LukaLuka Bonačić 3 September 2012[17] 12th
Zadar Croatia Zebić, DaliborDalibor Zebić Resigned 22 September 2012[18] Croatia Milin, FerdoFerdo Milin 24 September 2012 11th
RNK Split Croatia Bašić, TonćiTonći Bašić Removed from position 13 October 2012[19] Croatia Vulić, ZoranZoran Vulić 13 October 2012[19] 7th
NK Zagreb Croatia Bonačić, LukaLuka Bonačić Sacked 27 October 2012[20] Croatia Madunović, DraženDražen Madunović 30 October 2012[21] 11th
NK Zagreb Croatia Madunović, DraženDražen Madunović Removed from position 5 November 2012[22] Croatia Blažević, MiroslavMiroslav Blažević 5 November 2012[22] 11th
Cibalia Croatia Kopić, ŽeljkoŽeljko Kopić Resigned 25 November 2012[23] Croatia Bojko, MiroslavMiroslav Bojko 25 November 2012[23] 10th
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia CzacicAnte Čačić Sacked 26 November 2012[24] Croatia Jurčić, KrunoslavKrunoslav Jurčić 26 November 2012[24] 1st
Rijeka Croatia Scoria, ElvisElvis Scoria Resigned 24 February 2013[25] Slovenia Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek 27 February 2013[26] 5th
Slaven Belupo Croatia Ferenčina, RoyRoy Ferenčina Sacked 10 March 2013[27] Croatia Sović, RomanRoman Sović 14 March 2013[28] 6th
Inter Zaprešić Croatia Perković, BorimirBorimir Perković Sacked 14 March 2013[29] Croatia Magić, RajkoRajko Magić 14 March 2013[29] 12th
Hajduk Split Croatia Krstičević, MišoMišo Krstičević Sacked 29 April 2013[30] Croatia Tudor, IgorIgor Tudor 29 April 2013[30] 4th
RNK Split Croatia Vulić, ZoranZoran Vulić Mutual consent 12 May 2013[31] Croatia Sablić, GoranGoran Sablić 13 May 2013 4th
Osijek Croatia Mršić, StankoStanko Mršić Sacked 13 May 2013[32] Croatia Žitnjak, MiroslavMiroslav Žitnjak (caretaker) 13 May 2013[32] 4th

League table

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 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Lokomotiva 33 16 9 8 54 38+16 57 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
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 25 338 39
8 Slaven Belupo 33 10 9 14 35 5015 39
9 Zadar 33 9 9 15 39 6122 36
10 Inter Zaprešić (R) 33 8 11 14 36 415 35 Relegation to 2013–14 Druga HNL
11 Cibalia (R) 33 9 5 19 29 4415 32
12 NK Zagreb (R) 33 7 6 20 28 6032 27

Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd 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
1 Hajduk Split qualify for 2013–14 Europa League Second qualifying round as winners of 2012–13 Croatian Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

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.

Matches 1–22

Home ╲ Away CIB DIN HAJINTISTLOKOSIRIJSLASPLZADZAG
Cibalia 01 02 11 01 32 20 41 03 21 00 11
Dinamo Zagreb 21 31 11 31 10 00 41 30 42 50 60
Hajduk Split 40 12 10 01 00 11 11 31 10 30 51
Inter Zaprešić 00 02 11 20 01 03 20 22 02 01 12
Istra 1961 30 01 00 31 22 13 11 00 10 11 00
Lokomotiva 10 13 20 23 10 00 21 31 32 21 11
Osijek 10 21 00 11 00 12 11 12 22 20 10
Rijeka 00 30 10 21 21 22 31 00 23 00 10
Slaven Belupo 21 14 02 22 31 32 20 13 22 20 10
RNK Split 31 10 01 10 21 11 00 20 20 31 32
Zadar 41 13 24 15 11 10 00 24 10 10 40
NK Zagreb 01 10 01 11 21 02 21 01 12 21 21

Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home ╲ Away CIB DIN HAJINTISTLOKOSIRIJSLASPLZADZAG
Cibalia 01 10 20 01 23
Dinamo Zagreb 31 20 00 10 20 50
Hajduk Split 21 12 00 10 12 32
Inter Zaprešić 11 02 20 00 20
Istra 1961 21 00 11 10 00
Lokomotiva 12 22 10 51 10 41
Osijek 10 02 04 10 10
Rijeka 00 21 13 10 21 23
Slaven Belupo 02 11 10 00 00 03
RNK Split 10 21 01 41 31 41
Zadar 11 12 32 11 22
NK Zagreb 02 03 24 14 11

Updated to games played on 26 May 2013.
Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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

19 goals
15 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

See also

References

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