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1997–98 Croatian First Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | 1. HNL |
| dates | 3 August 1997 – |
| 10 May 1998 | |
| season | 1997–98 |
| winners | Croatia Zagreb |
| 4th Croatian title | |
| 8th domestic title | |
| relegated | Samobor |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](1998-99-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Croatia Zagreb |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](1998-99-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Hajduk Split |
| Osijek | |
| continentalcup3 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1998-99-uefa-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Varteks |
| continentalcup4 | [Intertoto Cup](1998-uefa-intertoto-cup) |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| best player | Mario Bazina |
| league topscorer | Mate Baturina (19) |
| biggest home win | Zadarkomerc 6–0 Slaven Belupo |
| biggest away win | Samobor 0–6 NK Zagreb |
| highest scoring | Hrvatski Dragovoljac 6–2 Slaven Belupo |
| Varteks 2–6 Croatia Zagreb | |
| matches | 192 |
| total goals | 494 |
| average attendance | 3,602 |
| prevseason | [1996–97](1996-97-croatian-first-football-league) |
| nextseason | [1998–99](1998-99-croatian-first-football-league) |
10 May 1998 4th Croatian title 8th domestic title Osijek Varteks 2–6 Croatia Zagreb
The 1997–98 Croatian First Football League was the seventh season of the Croatian top-level football league since its establishment.
Teams
Stadia and personnel
| Team | Manager1 | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia Zagreb | CRO Zlatko Kranjčar | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 37,168 |
| Hajduk Split | CRO Zoran Vulić | Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | CRO Ilija Lončarević | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnik | 8,000 |
| Mladost 127 | CRO Vinko Begović | Suhopolje | Stadion Park | 5,000 |
| Osijek | CRO Milan Đuričić | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 19,500 |
| Rijeka | CRO Nenad Gračan | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 10,275 |
| Samobor | CRO Božidar Štefković | Samobor | Gradski stadion u Samoboru | 5,000 |
| Slaven Belupo | CRO Nenad Lušić | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion u Koprivnici | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | CRO Ivan Buljan | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
| Varteks | CRO Dražen Besek | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 10,800 |
| Zadarkomerc | CRO Ivan Katalinić | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 5,860 |
| NK Zagreb | CRO Valentin Barišić | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 8,850 |
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 10 May 1998.
First stage
Rounds 1–22 results
Championship group
Rounds 23–32 results
Relegation group
Rounds 23–32 results
Relegation play-off
- Džafić
- Lončarević
Statistics
- The top scorer was NK Zagreb's Mate Baturina, with 19 goals.
- The player of the year was Mario Bazina from NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRO Mate Baturina | NK Zagreb | 19 |
| 2 | CRO Mario Bazina | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 12 |
| CRO Vladimir Petrović | Croatia Zagreb | ||
| 4 | CRO Tomislav Erceg | Hajduk Split | 11 |
| BIH Admir Hasančić | Rijeka | ||
| 6 | CRO Petar Krpan | Osijek | 10 |
| 7 | CRO Igor Cvitanović | Croatia Zagreb | 9 |
| CRO Joško Popović | Šibenik | ||
| CRO Klaudio Vuković | Samobor | ||
| 10 | AUS Mark Viduka | Croatia Zagreb | 8 |
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