# 2006–07 in Croatian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2006–07 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which was the 16th season of competitive football in the country.

## League competitions
### Croatian First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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.

### Croatian Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Inter Zaprešić (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 68 | Promotion to Croatian First Football League |
| 2 | Zadar (P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 25 | +30 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 3 | Croatia Sesvete | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 59 | |
| 4 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 58 | |
| 5 | Solin | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 53 | |
| 6 | Imotski | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Belišće | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Pomorac | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Vukovar '91 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Naftaš HAŠK (R) | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Mosor | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | |
| 12 | Marsonia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 34 | |
| 13 | Moslavina | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 14 | Koprivnica (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 15 | Bjelovar (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 18 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | Čakovec (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 87 | −50 | 16 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
* ↑ Naftaš HAŠK were refused a 2nd level license for 2007–08 season, due to this, Moslavina remained at 2nd level.

## Croatian clubs in Europe
### Summary

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Dinamo Zagreb | UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup | Third qualifying round First round |
| Rijeka | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |
| Varteks | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |
| Osijek | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round |

### Dinamo Zagreb

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Dinamo scorer(s) | Report |
| 2006–07 Champions League - Second qualifying round ||||||
| 25 July 2006 | Aukštaitija, Panevėžys (A) | Ekranas | 4–1 | Eduardo (2), M. Buljat, Vugrinec | uefa.com |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Maksimir, Zagreb (H) | Ekranas | 5–2 | Ljubojević (3), Vukojević, Vugrinec | uefa.com |
| 2006–07 Champions League - Third qualifying round ||||||
| 8 Aug 2006 | Maksimir, Zagreb (H) | Arsenal | 0–3 | | uefa.com |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Emirates, London (A) | Arsenal | 1–2 | Eduardo | uefa.com |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup - First round ||||||
| 14 Sep 2006 | Maksimir, Zagreb (H) | Auxerre | 1–2 | Eduardo | uefa.com |
| 28 Sep 2006 | Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre (A) | Auxerre | 1–3 | Eduardo | uefa.com |

### Rijeka

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Slaven scorer(s) | Report |
| UEFA Cup - First qualifying round ||||||
| 13 July 2006 | Stadion na Kantridi, Rijeka (H) | Omonia | 2–2 | Bule, Kerkez (pen) | uefa.com |
| 27 July 2006 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia (A) | Omonia | 1–2 | Lukunić | uefa.com |

### Varteks

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Slaven scorer(s) | Report |
| UEFA Cup - First qualifying round ||||||
| 13 July 2006 | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin (H) | KF Tirana | 1–1 | Novinić | uefa.com |
| 27 July 2006 | Selman Stërmasi, Tirana (A) | KF Tirana | 0–2 | | uefa.com |

### Osijek

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| Intertoto Cup - Second round ||||||
| 2 July 2006 | Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek (H) | Ethnikos Achna | 2–2 |
| 8 July 2006 | Dasaki Stadium, Akhna (A) | Ethnikos Achna | 0–0 |