| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb 8th Croatian title 12th domestic title |
| Runner up | Rijeka |
| Relegated | Inter Zaprešić |
| Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
| UEFA Cup | Rijeka Varteks (viaCup) |
| Intertoto Cup | Osijek |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 513 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ivan Bošnjak (22) |
| Biggest home win | Hajduk S. 6–0Osijek |
| Biggest away win | Inter Z. 0–6Dinamo Z. |
| Highest scoring | 6–0 two matches 5–1 three matches |
| Average attendance | 3,349 |
2006–07 → | |
The2005–06 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of theCroatian First Football League, the national championship for men'sassociation football teams inCroatia, 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 againstOsijek on 6 May 2006, which started his eleventh year dominance.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 11 | +50 | 56 | Qualification tochampionship group |
| 2 | Rijeka | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Osijek | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Varteks | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | |
| 6 | Kamen Ingrad | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Pula Staro Češko | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 28 | Qualification torelegation group |
| 8 | NK Zagreb | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Cibalia | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | Slaven Belupo | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 22 | |
| 11 | Inter Zaprešić | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | Međimurje | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | DIN | RIJ | VAR | OSI | HAJ | KAM | PUL | SLA | CIB | ZAG | MEĐ | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Rijeka | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Varteks | 2–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Osijek | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Kamen Ingrad | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Pula Staro Češko | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Cibalia | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| NK Zagreb | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Međimurje | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb(C) | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 21 | +57 | 76 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 65 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Varteks | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 47 | |
| 4 | Osijek | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 44 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Hajduk Split | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Kamen Ingrad | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 38 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pula Staro Češko | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Slaven Belupo | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Cibalia | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 37 | |
| 10 | NK Zagreb | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 37 | |
| 11 | Međimurje(O) | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | Qualification torelegation play-off |
| 12 | Inter Zaprešić(R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 31 | Relegation toCroatian Second Football League |
| Home \ Away | CIB | INT | MEĐ | PUL | SLA | ZAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Inter Zaprešić | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Međimurje | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | |
| Pula Staro Češko | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| NK Zagreb | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Playoff wasn't needed after the second-placedCroatian Second Football League team,Belišće, failed to secure a license to compete inPrva HNL. Therefore,Međimurje automatically kept their first-league status for the2006–07 season.
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11,156 |
| 2 | Hajduk | 5,194 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 4,188 |
| 4 | Varteks | 2,988 |
| 5 | Osijek | 2,644 |
| 6 | Cibalia | 1,756 |
| 7 | Zaprešić | 1,738 |
| 8 | Zagreb | 1,613 |
| 9 | Pula | 1,513 |
| 10 | Kamen | 1,469 |
| 11 | Slaven | 1,450 |
| 12 | Međimurje | 1,300 |
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