| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hajduk Split 6th Croatian title 18th domestic title |
| Runner up | Inter Zaprešić |
| Relegated | Zadar |
| Champions League | Hajduk Split |
| UEFA Cup | Inter Zaprešić Rijeka |
| Intertoto Cup | Varteks Slaven Belupo |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 519 (2.7 per match) |
| Best Player | Mladen Bartolović |
| Top goalscorer | Tomislav Erceg (17) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Z. 7–0Zadar |
| Biggest away win | Zadar 1–5Slaven B. |
| Highest scoring | Zagreb 7–1Slaven B. |
| Average attendance | 2,868 |
2005–06 → | |
The2004–05 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of theCroatian First Football League, the national championship for men'sassociation football teams inCroatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 23 July 2004 and ended on 28 May 2005.Hajduk Split were the defending champions, having won their seventeenth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win againstVarteks on 28 May 2005.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 42 | Qualification tochampionship group |
| 2 | Rijeka | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 38 | |
| 3 | Slaven Belupo | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 37 | |
| 4 | Inter Zaprešić | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Varteks | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | NK Zagreb | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 33[a] | |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 33[a] | Qualification torelegation group |
| 8 | Kamen Ingrad | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Osijek | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Pula 1856 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 26 | |
| 11 | Zadar | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 16 | |
| 12 | Međimurje | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | DIN | HAJ | INT | KAM | MEĐ | OSI | PUL | RIJ | SLA | VAR | ZAD | ZAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kamen Ingrad | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Međimurje | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Osijek | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Pula 1856 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rijeka | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Varteks | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zadar | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| NK Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Split(C) | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 56 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Zaprešić | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 54 | Qualification toUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | NK Zagreb | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 50 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 47 | Qualification toUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Varteks | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 45 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 45 |
| Home \ Away | HAJ | INT | RIJ | SLA | VAR | ZAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajduk Split | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rijeka | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Varteks | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| NK Zagreb | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 47 | |
| 8 | Osijek | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Kamen Ingrad | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Pula 1856 | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Međimurje(O) | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 33 | Qualification torelegation play-off |
| 12 | Zadar(R) | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 32 | Relegation toCroatian Second Football League |
Međimurje win 3–1 on aggregate.
Source:1.hnl.net(in Croatian)
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk | 7,750 |
| 2 | Rijeka | 4,250 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2,806 |
| 4 | Osijek | 2,400 |
| 5 | Slaven | 2,275 |
| 6 | Varteks | 2,125 |
| 7 | Zadar | 2,119 |
| 8 | Zaprešić | 2,113 |
| 9 | Zagreb | 1,813 |
| 10 | Istra | 1,644 |
| 11 | Međimurje | 1,463 |
| 12 | Kamen | 1,431 |
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