2008–09 Prva HNL Managerial changes Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing_manager | Manner_of_departure | Date_of_vacancy | Replaced_by | Date_of_appointment | Position_in_table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar | Dalibor Zebić | Resigned | 28 September 2008 | Ivica Datković | 9 October 2008 | 12th |
| Rijeka | Mladen Ivančić | Resigned | 8 October 2008 | Robert Rubčić | 13 October 2008 | 7th |
| Inter Zaprešić | Milivoj Bračun | Resigned | 20 October 2008 | Borimir Perković | 20 October 2008 | 11th |
| Hajduk Split | Goran Vučević | Resigned | 26 October 2008 | Ante Miše | 21 November 2008 | 3rd |
| Cibalia | Srećko Lušić | Sacked | 10 November 2008 | Stanko Mršić | 14 November 2008 | 11th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Branko Ivanković | Mutual consent | 24 November 2008 | Marijan Vlak | 24 November 2008 | 1st |
| Croatia Sesvete | Ljupko Petrović | Resigned | 7 December 2008 | Zlatko Kranjčar | 30 December 2008 | 10th |
| Zadar | Ivica Datković | Mutual consent | 21 December 2008 | Dalibor Zebić | 30 December 2008 | 12th |