The 1997–98 season was the 87th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their seventh in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 1996–97 season meant it was their 7th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

Competitions

Overall record +Performance by competitionCompetitionStarting roundFinal position/roundFirst matchLast matchPrva HNL Runners-up 3 August 1997 10 May 1998Croatian Football Cup First round Semi-final 3 September 1997 15 April 1998UEFA Cup First qualifying round First round 23 July 1997 30 September 1997

+ Statistics by competitionCompetitionPrva HNLCroatian Football CupUEFA CupTotal

Prva HNL First stage

Second stage (championship play-off)

Results summary

Results by round

Results by opponent Team1–2223–32Points1212Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 4Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 6Mladost 127 0–0 3–2 — — 4Osijek 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 10Rijeka 2–1 1–1 — — 4Samobor 2–0 2–1 — — 6Slaven Belupo 3–0 3–0 — — 6Šibenik 3–0 4–1 — — 6Varteks 3–0 1–2 — — 3Zadarkomerc 1–0 1–2 5–2 2–4 6NK Zagreb 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 8

Source: 1997–98 Croatian First Football League article

Matches

Prva HNL

RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceHajduk ScorersReport1 3 AugHVarteks 2 – 07,000 Erceg (2)HRnogomet.com2 8 AugAOsijek 0 – 110,000 HRnogomet.com3 17 AugHŠibenik 3 – 05,000 Leko, Erceg (2)HRnogomet.com4 22 AugHCroatia Zagreb 1 – 030,000 VučkoHRnogomet.com5 31 AugASamobor 2 – 04,000 Erceg, VučkoHRnogomet.com6 12 SepHRijeka 2 – 15,000 Bulat, ErcegHRnogomet.com7 21 SepAZadarkomerc 1 – 010,000 VučkoSlobodna Dalmacija8 26 SepHHrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 05,000 RačunicaHRnogomet.com9 5 OctASlaven Belupo 3 – 05,000 Jozinović, Bulat, ErcegHRnogomet.com10 19 OctHNK Zagreb 2 – 15,000 Erceg, SarrHRnogomet.com11 24 OctAMladost 127 0 – 04,000 HRnogomet.com12 2 NovAVarteks 1 – 25,000 JozinovićHRnogomet.com13 9 NovHOsijek 2 – 24,000 Sedloski, ErcegHRnogomet.com14 19 NovAŠibenik 4 – 15,000 Erceg (2), Tudor, BrajkovićHRnogomet.com16 29 NovHSamobor 2 – 12,000 Brajković, VučkoHRnogomet.com17 7 DecARijeka 1 – 17,000 VučkoHRnogomet.com15 18 FebACroatia Zagreb 0 – 225,000 HRnogomet.com18 22 FebHZadarkomerc 1 – 23,000 PaçoHRnogomet.com19 2 MarARHrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 32,500 IslamiSlobodna DalmacijaHRnogomet.com20 8 MarHSlaven Belupo 3 – 03,000 Računica, Međimorec (o.g.), PaçoHRnogomet.com21 11 MarANK Zagreb 1 – 14,000 MladenovićHRnogomet.com22 15 MarHMladost 127 3 – 24,000 Paço, Bulat, MladenovićHRnogomet.com23 22 MarHOsijek 2 – 07,000 Skoko, PaçoSlobodna Dalmacija24 29 MarACroatia Zagreb 1 – 218,000 MladenovićHRnogomet.com25 5 AprHZadarkomerc 5 – 25,000 Paço, Demirović, Skoko (2), RačunicaHRnogomet.com26 8 AprHNK Zagreb 2 – 14,000 Tudor, SkokoHRnogomet.com27 11 AprARHrvatski Dragovoljac 0 – 13,500 HRnogomet.com28 19 AprAOsijek 0 – 212,000 HRnogomet.com29 26 AprHCroatia Zagreb 1 – 120,000 SkokoHRnogomet.com30 29 AprAZadarkomerc 2 – 43,500 Mladenović, DemirovićHRnogomet.com31 3 MayANK Zagreb 3 – 32,000 Demirović (2), RačunicaHRnogomet.com32 10 MayHHrvatski Dragovoljac 1 – 08,000 SarrHRnogomet.com

Source: hajduk.hr

Croatian Football Cup

RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceHajduk ScorersReportR1 3 SepA Posedarje 3 – 13,000 Skoko, Islami, SarrHRnogomet.comR2 15 OctH Slaven Belupo 3 – 14,000 Računica (2), ErcegHRnogomet.comQF 3 DecHMladost 127 2 – 1500 Tudor, RačunicaHRnogomet.comQF 14 DecA Mladost 127 1 – 04,000 VučkoHRnogomet.comSF 1 AprA Varteks 1 – 26,000 MladenovićHRnogomet.comSF 15 AprH Varteks 0 – 17,000 HRnogomet.com

Source: hajduk.hr

UEFA Cup

RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreAttendanceHajduk ScorersReportQR1 23 JulA Grevenmacher 4 – 11,000 Erceg, Tudor, Vulić (2)UEFA.comQR1 29 JulHGrevenmacher 2 – 08,000 Bulat, ErcegUEFA.comQR2 12 AugHMalmö 3 – 220,000 Skoko, Sedloski, SarrUEFA.comQR2 25 AugA Malmö 2 – 08,000 Vučko, ErcegUEFA.comR1 16 SepA Schalke 04 0 – 253,250 UEFA.comR1 30 SepHSchalke 04 2 – 325,000 Vulić, RačunicaUEFA.com

Source: hajduk.hr

Player seasonal records

Top scorers Rank Name League Europe Cup Total1 Tomislav Erceg 11 3 1 152 Dean Računica 4 1 3 83 Jurica Vučko 5 1 1 74 Josip Skoko 5 1 1 65 Mladen Mladenović 4 – 1 5 Viktor Paço 5 – – 57 Enes Demirović 4 – – 48 Mass Sarr 2 1 1 4 Igor Tudor 2 1 1 410 Josip Bulat 3 1 – 3 Kazimir Vulić – 3 – 312 Elvis Brajković 2 – – 2 Irfan Islami 1 – 1 2 Darko Jozinović 2 – – 2 Goce Sedloski 1 1 – 216 Ivan Leko 1 – – 1 Own goals 1 – – 1TOTALS53131076 Source: Competitive matches

See also 1997–98 Croatian First Football League 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup

References

External sources 1997–98 Prva HNL at HRnogomet.com 1997–98 Croatian Cup at HRnogomet.com 1997–98 UEFA Cup at rsssf.com