# 2008–09 HNK Hajduk Split season

The 2008–09 season was the 98th season in Hajduk Split's history and their eighteenth in the Prva HNL. Their 5th-place finish in the 2007–08 season meant it was their 18th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Danijel Subašić |
| 2 | DF | CRO | Matej Jonjić |
| 3 | FW | CRO | Tomislav Bušić |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Anthony Šerić |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Jurica Buljat |
| 6 | DF | CRO | Boris Živković |
| 7 | DF | CRO | Hrvoje Vejić |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Siniša Linić |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Nikola Kalinić |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Senijad Ibričić |
| 11 | MF | CRO | Srđan Andrić (captain) |
| 12 | GK | CRO | Vjekoslav Tomić |
| 13 | FW | CRO | Ante Vukušić |
| 14 | MF | CRO | Marin Tomasov |
| 15 | MF | CRO | Drago Gabrić |
| 16 | FW | BIH | Mladen Bartolović |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | CRO | Ivan Strinić |
| 18 | FW | CRO | Mirko Oremuš |
| 19 | MF | CRO | Marijan Buljat |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Josip Skoko |
| 21 | MF | CRO | Đovani Roso |
| 22 | DF | CRO | Mario Maloča |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Ante Aračić |
| 24 | MF | CRO | Mario Tičinović |
| 25 | GK | CRO | Božidar Radošević |
| 26 | MF | CRO | Goran Rubil |
| 27 | MF | CRO | Mario Brkljača |
| 28 | DF | BIH | Boris Pandža |
| 29 | MF | CRO | Dario Jertec |
| 30 | FW | CRO | Tedi Surać |
| 31 | DF | CRO | Mladen Pelaić |

## Competitions
### Overall record

Performance by competition :
| Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
| Prva HNL | — | Runners-up | 27 July 2008 | 31 May 2009 |
| Croatian Football Cup | First round | Runners-up | 23 September 2008 | 28 May 2009 |
| UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 17 July 2008 | 28 August 2008 |
Statistics by competition :
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Prva HNL | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 063.64 |
| Croatian Football Cup | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Total | 45 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 060.00 |

### Prva HNL
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Rijeka | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 56 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Slaven Belupo | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | NK Zagreb | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 47 | |
* ↑ Because both cup finalists, Dinamo and Hajduk, qualified for Europe through their league positions, all three UEFA Europa League spots were given to teams according to their league positions, what means that fourth-placed Slaven Belupo also earned a spot in Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2009. Source: Sportnet.hr

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Points |
| Cibalia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7 |
| Croatia Sesvete | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 7 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7 |
| Osijek | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6 |
| Rijeka | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3 |
| Slaven Belupo | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 7 |
| Šibenik | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 9 |
| Varteks | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4 |
| Zadar | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6 |
| NK Zagreb | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6 |
Source: 2008–09 Croatian First Football League article

## Matches
### Prva HNL

Source: HRnogomet.com

### Croatian Football Cup

Source: HRnogomet.com

### UEFA Cup
#### Second qualifying round

Source: uefa.com

## Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 31 May 2009.

### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Nikola Kalinić | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Senijad Ibričić | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Drago Gabrić | 8 | 1 | – | 9 |
| 4 | Srđan Andrić | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 5 | Mirko Oremuš | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 6 | Boris Pandža | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Tičinović | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Dario Jertec | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Mladen Bartolović | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Hrvoje Vejić | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | Marin Tomasov | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 10 | Tomislav Bušić | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ante Aračić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Siniša Linić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Goran Rubil | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Ante Vukušić | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Marijan Buljat | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Mario Maloča | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Ivan Strinić | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | TOTALS | 58 | 13 | 7 | 78 |
Source: Competitive matches