# 2006–07 Croatian First Football League

The 2006–07 Croatian First Football League (officially known as Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth 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 29 July 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. 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 Matchday 29, played on 28 April 2007.

## Teams
### Stadia and personnel

| Team | Manager$^1$ | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Cibalia | Mile Petković | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 10,000 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Branko Ivanković | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 37,168 |
| Hajduk Split | Ivan Pudar | Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
| Kamen Ingrad | Dalibor Bognar | Velika | Stadion Kamen Ingrad | 8,000 |
| Međimurje | Želimir Orehovec | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 8,000 |
| Osijek | Ilija Lončarević | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 19,500 |
| Pula | Stanko Mršić | Pula | Stadion Veruda | 3,000 |
| Rijeka | Josip Kuže | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 10,275 |
| Slaven Belupo | Elvis Scoria | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion u Koprivnici | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Anel Karabeg | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
| Varteks | Zlatko Dalić | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 10,800 |
| NK Zagreb | Miroslav Blažević | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 8,850 |
* $^1$ On final match day of the season, played on 19 May 2007.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 22 | +62 | 92 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | NK Zagreb | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 58 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Šibenik | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 49 | |
| 5 | Slaven Belupo | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | Osijek | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 43 | |
| 7 | Rijeka | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Varteks | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 42 | |
| 9 | Međimurje | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 37 | |
| 10 | Cibalia | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 32 | |
| 11 | Pula (R) | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 12 | Kamen Ingrad (R) | 33 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 77 | −50 | 11 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
* ↑ Qualified for Europe as 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup finalists.
* ↑ Kamen Ingrad were docked 2 points.

## Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
| Home \ Away | CIB | DIN | HAJ | KAM | MEĐ | OSI | PUL | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAG | CIB | DIN | HAJ | KAM | MEĐ | OSI | PUL | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | ZAG |
| Cibalia | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | | | 4–0 | | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Kamen Ingrad | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | | | | 0–2 | | | 1–2 | | | 0–6 |
| Međimurje | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | | | 2–4 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Osijek | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | 6–1 | | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Pula | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | | 0–0 | | 3–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–3 |
| Rijeka | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | | 3–0 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | | | 4–2 |
| Šibenik | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | 3–1 | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 3–4 | |
| Varteks | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | 2–3 | | 3–2 | | | 2–2 | | 4–3 | | | 1–1 |
| NK Zagreb | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | | 2–1 | | |

### Relegation play-off
#### Second leg

Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Eduardo da Silva | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 |
| 2 | Ahmad Sharbini | Rijeka | 21 |
| 3 | Krunoslav Lovrek | NK Zagreb | 18 |
| 4 | Enes Novinić | Varteks | 15 |
| 5 | Mladen Bartolović | Hajduk Split | 12 |
| 5 | Davor Vugrinec | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 |
| 5 | Zoran Zekić | Cibalia | 12 |
| 8 | Tomislav Bušić | Hajduk Split | 11 |
| 8 | Mario Mandžukić | NK Zagreb | 11 |
| 8 | Bojan Vručina | Slaven Belupo | 11 |