2007–08 Croatian First Football League
| Season | 2007–08 |
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| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb 10th Croatian title 14th domestic title |
| Relegated | Međimurje |
| Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup | Slaven Belupo Hajduk Split (via Cup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Rijeka |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 573 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Želimir Terkeš (21) |
| Biggest home win | Hajduk S. 7–1 Inter Z. |
| Biggest away win | Inter Z. 0–4 Dinamo Z. |
| Highest scoring | Hajduk S. 7–2 Inter Z. Zagreb 7–2 Zadar |
| Average attendance | 2,759 |
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The 2007-08 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth 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 2007 and ended on 10 May 2008. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Međimurje on 12 April 2008.
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Promotion and relegation
Kamen Ingrad were automatically relegated to Druga HNL as they finished last in the previous season, while Inter Zaprešić were automatically promoted from Druga HNL after winning the 2006–07 title. In a two-legged playoff between Zadar and Pula, Zadar were promoted to Prva HNL by beating Pula with 6–2 on aggregate (3–0, 3–2).
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Stadium | City | Home club | Capacity |
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| Stadion Maksimir | Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Stadion Poljud | Split | Hajduk Split |
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| Stadion Gradski vrt | Osijek | Osijek |
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| Stadion Anđelko Herjavec | Varaždin | Varteks |
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| Stadion Kantrida | Rijeka | Rijeka |
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| Stadion HNK Cibalia | Vinkovci | Cibalia |
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| Stadion Kranjčevićeva | Zagreb | NK Zagreb |
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| Stadion SRC Mladost | Čakovec | Međimurje |
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| Stadion Šubićevac | Šibenik | Šibenik |
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| Stadion Stanovi | Zadar | Zadar |
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| Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić | Zagreb | Inter Zaprešić |
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| Gradski stadion u Koprivnici | Koprivnica | Slaven Belupo |
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League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 82 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Slaven Belupo | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 54 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 54 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 53 | 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 52 | 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 1 |
| 6 | NK Zagreb | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 44 | |
| 7 | Varteks | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Cibalia | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Zadar | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 40 | |
| 10 | Šibenik | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 39 | |
| 11 | Inter Zaprešić (O) | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 33 | Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Međimurje (R) | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 81 | −44 | 15 | Relegation to 2008–09 Druga HNL |
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Cup and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
1Hajduk Split was qualified to the UEFA Cup as a runner-up of the 2007–08 Croatian Football Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
Matches 1-22
During matches 1-22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
| Home ╲ Away | CIB | DIN | HAJ | INT | MEĐ | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
| Cibalia | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2–2 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Međimurje | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | |
| Osijek | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rijeka | 3–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Šibenik | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Varteks | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Zadar | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| NK Zagreb | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 7–2 |
Updated to games played on 8 March 2008.
Source: Sportnet.hr
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
During matches 23-33 each team plays every other team once (either at home or away).
This means that during matches 1-33 each team played every other team 3 times (either 1 home, 2 away or 2 home, 1 away).
| Home ╲ Away | CIB | DIN | HAJ | INT | MEĐ | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
| Cibalia | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Hajduk Split | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Međimurje | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Osijek | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Rijeka | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Šibenik | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Varteks | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Zadar | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| NK Zagreb | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 10 May 2008.
Source: Sportnet.hr
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-off
First leg
Second leg
Inter Zaprešić win 2–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Želimir Terkeš |
Zadar | 21 |
| 2 |  Radomir Đalović |
Rijeka | 18 |
| 3 |  Nikola Kalinić |
Hajduk Split | 17 |
| 4 | Krunoslav Lovrek |
NK Zagreb | 14 |
| 5 | Luka Modrić |
Dinamo Zagreb | 13 |
| 6 | Senijad Ibričić |
NK Zagreb | 12 |
| Željko Malčić |
Cibalia | 12 | |
| Mario Mandžukić |
Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | |
| 9 | Boško Balaban |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 |
| Anas Sharbini |
Rijeka | 11 | |
| Josip Tadić |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | |
| Ognjen Vukojević |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 |
