# 1998–99 HNK Hajduk Split season

The 1998–99 season was the 88th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their eighth in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 1997–98 season meant it was their 8th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

## Competitions
### Overall record

Performance by competition :
| Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
| Prva HNL | — | 3rd | 7 August 1998 | 26 May 1999 |
| Croatian Football Cup | First round | Semi-final | 6 September 1998 | 17 March 1999 |
| UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | First round | 11 August 1998 | 28 September 1998 |
Statistics by competition :
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Prva HNL | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 053.13 |
| Croatian Football Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 052.38 |

### Prva HNL
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 53 | Qualification to championship group |
| 2 | Rijeka | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 52 | Qualification to championship group |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 42 | Qualification to championship group |
| 4 | Osijek | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36 | Qualification to championship group |
| 5 | Varteks | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 30 | Qualification to championship group |

#### Second stage (championship play-off)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb (C) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 45 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 30 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 23 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Varteks | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 22 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 May 1999. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | 1–22 | 1–22 | 23–32 | 23–32 | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Points |
| Cibalia | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | — | 4 |
| Croatia Zagreb | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 7 |
| Mladost 127 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 4 |
| Osijek | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 10 |
| Rijeka | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4 |
| Slaven Belupo | 5–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 4 |
| Šibenik | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 4 |
| Varteks | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 12 |
| Zadarkomerc | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 3 |
| NK Zagreb | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | — | 3 |
Source: 1998–99 Croatian First Football League article

## Matches
### Prva HNL

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 7 Aug | AR | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0 – 0 | 3,500 | | HRnogomet.com |
| 2 | 16 Aug | H | Mladost 127 | 3 – 0 | 2,000 | Deranja (3) | HRnogomet.com |
| 3 | 21 Aug | A | Cibalia | 2 – 2 | 4,000 | Računica, Vučko | HRnogomet.com |
| 4 | 30 Aug | H | Slaven Belupo | 5 – 0 | 4,000 | Računica (3), Baturina, Vučko | HRnogomet.com |
| 5 | 11 Sep | A | Varteks | 4 – 1 | 5,000 | Računica, Leko, Baturina, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
| 6 | 20 Sep | H | Rijeka | 3 – 1 | 6,000 | Računica, Deranja (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| 7 | 25 Sep | A | NK Zagreb | 1 – 3 | 4,000 | Leko | HRnogomet.com |
| 8 | 4 Oct | A | Osijek | 1 – 0 | 6,000 | Baturina | HRnogomet.com |
| 9 | 18 Oct | H | Šibenik | 2 – 1 | 4,000 | Baturina (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| 10 | 25 Oct | A | Zadarkomerc | 1 – 1 | 8,000 | Skoko | Slobodna Dalmacija |
| 11 | 30 Oct | H | Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 30,000 | Leko | HRnogomet.com |
| 12 | 7 Nov | H | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 2 – 0 | 4,000 | Vučko, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
| 13 | 15 Nov | A | Mladost 127 | 1 – 1 | 3,500 | Računica | HRnogomet.com |
| 14 | 22 Nov | H | Cibalia | 2 – 0 | 1,000 | Deranja (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| 15 | 29 Nov | A | Slaven Belupo | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
| 16 | 6 Dec | H | Varteks | 3 – 0 | 2,000 | Bulat, Deranja, Vučko | HRnogomet.com |
| 17 | 13 Dec | A | Rijeka | 1 – 2 | 15,000 | Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
| 18 | 21 Feb | H | NK Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 10,000 | Skoko | Slobodna Dalmacija |
| 19 | 28 Feb | H | Osijek | 2 – 1 | 18,000 | Vučko, Biliškov | HRnogomet.com |
| 20 | 7 Mar | A | Šibenik | 0 – 1 | 10,000 | | Slobodna Dalmacija |
| 21 | 14 Mar | H | Zadarkomerc | 2 – 0 | 9,000 | Deranja, Pralija | HRnogomet.com |
| 22 | 21 Mar | A | Croatia Zagreb | 0 – 1 | 25,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
| 23 | 17 Apr | H | Osijek | 4 – 1 | 7,000 | Erceg (2), Vučko, Pralija | HRnogomet.com |
| 24 | 21 Apr | A | Varteks | 2 – 1 | 4,000 | Erceg (2) | HRnogomet.com |
| 25 | 25 Apr | H | Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 0 | 30,000 | Erceg | HRnogomet.com |
| 26 | 2 May | A | Rijeka | 3 – 3 | 20,000 | Baturina, Vučko, Biliškov | HRnogomet.com |
| 27 | 9 May | H | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 6 – 1 | 8,000 | Mujdža, Pralija, Leko, Erceg, Skoko, Mrzlečki | HRnogomet.com |
| 28 | 12 May | A | Osijek | 1 – 1 | 8,000 | Vučko | Slobodna Dalmacija |
| 29 | 16 May | H | Varteks | 4 – 1 | 15,000 | Vuković, Miladin, Deranja, Računica | HRnogomet.com |
| 30 | 19 May | A | Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 1 | 18,000 | Vuković | HRnogomet.com |
| 31 | 23 May | H | Rijeka | 1 – 3 | 40,000 | Miladin | HRnogomet.com |
| 32 | 26 May | AR | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1 – 3 | 3,000 | Erceg | HRnogomet.com |
Source: hajduk.hr

### Croatian Football Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
| R1 | 6 Sep | A | Bojovnik 7 Novi Golubovec | 3 – 2 | 2,000 | Miladin, Deranja, Vučko | HRnogomet.com |
| R2 | 21 Oct | H | Mladost 127 | 5 – 1 | 2,000 | Baturina, Skoko, Računica, Mujdža | HRnogomet.com |
| QF | 11 Nov | A | Čakovec | 0 – 0 | 4,000 | | HRnogomet.com |
| QF | 18 Nov | H | Čakovec | 2 – 0 | 1,000 | Računica, Leko | HRnogomet.com |
| SF | 3 Mar | A | Cibalia | 1 – 2 | 5,000 | Baturina | HRnogomet.com |
| SF | 17 Mar | H | Cibalia | 2 – 1 (5 – 6 p) | 2,500 | Ratković, Deranja | HRnogomet.com |
Source: hajduk.hr

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
| QR2 | 11 Aug | H | Malmö | 1 – 1 | 17,000 | Brajković | UEFA.com |
| QR2 | 25 Aug | A | Malmö | 2 – 1 | 4,453 | Vučko (2) | UEFA.com |
| R1 | 15 Sep | AR | Fiorentina | 1 – 2 | 6,000 | Vučko | UEFA.com |
| R1 | 29 Sep | H | Fiorentina | 0 – 0 | 35,000 | | UEFA.com |
Source: hajduk.hr

## Player seasonal records
### Top scorers

| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
| 1 | Zvonimir Deranja | 14 | – | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Jurica Vučko | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Dean Računica | 8 | – | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Mate Baturina | 6 | – | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Tomislav Erceg | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| 6 | Ivan Leko | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Josip Skoko | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Nenad Pralija | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Darko Miladin | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Marino Biliškov | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | Jasmin Mujdža | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hrvoje Vuković | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 13 | Elvis Brajković | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 13 | Josip Bulat | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Alen Mrzlečki | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | Zoran Ratković | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| | TOTALS | 62 | 3 | 12 | 77 |
Source: Competitive matches