1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

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Croatia Zagreb
1998–99 season
ManagerZlatko Kranjčar (until October)
Velimir Zajec (from October)
StadiumStadion Maksimir
Prva HNL1st
Croatian CupFirst round
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerEdin Mujčin (10)
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During the 1998–99 Croatian football season, Croatia Zagreb competed in the Prva HNL.

Season summary[]

Croatia Zagreb made their debut in the Champions League group stage, drawn against Olympiakos, Porto and Ajax. Zagreb failed to win any of their first three group games, resulting in the departure of manager Zlatko Kranjčar. His replacement, Velimir Zajec, inspired a turnaround and wins against Porto and Ajax gave the club hope of reaching the quarter-finals. A home draw with Olympiakos in the final group stage match saw Croatia Zagreb finish second in their group, but as they were the lowest-ranked of all the group stage runners-up they did not progress.

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Croatia CRO Tomislav Butina
— GK Croatia CRO Dražen Ladić
— GK Croatia CRO Ivan Turina
— GK Croatia CRO Vladimir Vasilj[2]
— DF Croatia CRO Mario Cvitanović
— DF Croatia CRO Goran Jurić
— DF Croatia CRO Damir Krznar
— DF Croatia CRO Tomislav Rukavina
— DF Croatia CRO Daniel Šarić
— DF Croatia CRO Danijel Štefulj
— DF Croatia CRO Mario Tokić
— DF Croatia CRO Stjepan Tomas[3]
— DF North Macedonia MKD Goce Sedloski
— MF Croatia CRO Mario Bazina[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Croatia CRO Igor Bišćan
— MF Croatia CRO Joško Jeličić
— MF Croatia CRO Krunoslav Jurčić
— MF Croatia CRO Mihael Mikić
— MF Croatia CRO Robert Prosinečki[5]
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Mujčin
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nermin Šabić
— FW Croatia CRO Domagoj Abramović
— FW Croatia CRO Ardian Kozniku[6]
— FW Croatia CRO Josip Šimić
— FW Croatia CRO Tomo Šokota
— FW Lithuania LTU Gražvydas Mikulėnas
— FW Japan JPN Kazuyoshi Miura

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Croatia CRO Silvio Marić (to Newcastle United)

Results[]

Champions League[]

Second qualifying round[]

  • Celtic 1-0 Croatia Zagreb
  • Croatia Zagreb 3-0 Celtic

Group stage[]

16 September 1998 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
30 September 1998 Olympiacos Greece 2–0 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Spiridon Louis, Athens
Alexandris Goal 21'
Gogić Goal 80'		 Attendance: 60,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)
21 October 1998 Porto Portugal 3–0 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Estádio das Antas, Porto
Doriva Goal 33'
Zahovič Goal 43', 73'		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
4 November 1998 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 3–1 Portugal Porto Maksimir, Zagreb
Mikić Goal 7'
Rukavina Goal 37'
Mujčin Goal 61'		 Jardel Goal 39' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
25 November 1998 Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Croatia Croatia Zagreb Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Šimić Goal 68' Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
9 December 1998 Croatia Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Greece Olympiacos Maksimir, Zagreb
Jeličić Goal 35' Giannakopoulos Goal 64' Attendance: 16,546
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

References[]

  1. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb - Squad 1998/1999".
  2. ^ Vasilj in Hanover, West Germany.
  3. ^ Tomas was born in Bugojno, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  4. ^ Bazina was born in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  5. ^ Prosinečki was born in Schwenningen, West Germany (now Germany).
  6. ^ Kozniku was born in Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo).
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