The 1992–93 Croatian First Football League, also known as 1. HNL, was the second season of the top football league in Croatia since its establishment in 1992 after Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia. Games were played from 23 August 1992 to 12 June 1993.
HAŠK Građanski (renamed Croatia Zagreb in mid-season), present-day Dinamo Zagreb, won their first Prva HNL championship title. Goran Vlaović of HAŠK was the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals scored. At the end of the season no teams were relegated since it was decided that the league would expand to 18 clubs for the 1993–94 season.
Clubs
Club City / Town Stadium 1992 result Belišće Belišće Gradski stadion Belišće Cibalia Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia9th in 1.HNL Croatia Zagreb1 Zagreb Stadion Maksimir5th in 1.HNL Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Stadion Lapad11th in 1.HNL Hajduk Split Split Stadion Poljud1st in 1.HNL Inker Zaprešić Zaprešić Stadion Inkera4th in 1.HNL Istra Pula Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina7th in 1.HNL Osijek Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt3rd in 1.HNL Pazinka Pazin Gradski stadion Pazin1st in 2.HNL-West Radnik Velika Gorica Velika Gorica Stadion Radnik1st in 2.HNL-Center Rijeka Rijeka Stadion Kantrida6th in 1.HNL Segesta Sisak Gradski stadion Sisak4th in 2.HNL-Center Šibenik Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac12th in 1.HNL Varteks Varaždin Stadion Varteks8th in 1.HNL Zadar Zadar Stadion Stanovi10th in 1.HNL NK Zagreb Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva2nd in 1.HNL
League table Croatia was admitted to the UEFA at the end of the season. It obtained a place in the preliminary rounds of the two major European competitions, while it was too late for the third one.
Results
Season statistics Most goals in a match: 10 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–2 Radnik Velika Gorica (1 November 1992). Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–1 Belišće (25 April 1993). First hat-trick of the season: Dinko Livada for Radnik Velika Gorica against Osijek (27 September 1992). Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Goran Vlaović for Croatia Zagreb against Belišće (25 April 1993).
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Goran Vlaović Croatia Zagreb232 Igor Cvitanović Croatia Zagreb153 Ardian Kozniku Hajduk Split144 Robert Špehar Osijek / NK Zagreb135 Ivan Cvjetković Inker Zaprešić / Segesta126 Željko Adžić Croatia Zagreb10 Alen Petrović Osijek10 Mario Stanić Croatia Zagreb109 Bakir Beširević Osijek9 Joško Popović NK Zagreb9 Giovanni Rosso Zadar9
European competitions Croatian clubs were not eligible to compete in European competitions this season, as the Croatian Football Federation did not join UEFA until June 16, 1993.
See also 1992–93 Croatian Football Cup
References
External links League table and results at Prva HNL official website 1992–93 in Croatian football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation