1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

During the 1998–99 Croatian football season, Croatia Zagreb competed in the Prva HNL.

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)

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  CRO Tomislav Butina
— GK  CRO Dražen Ladić
— GK  CRO Ivan Turina
— GK  CRO Vladimir Vasilj[2]
— DF  CRO Mario Cvitanović
— DF  CRO Goran Jurić
— DF  CRO Damir Krznar
— DF  CRO Tomislav Rukavina
— DF  CRO Daniel Šarić
— DF  CRO Danijel Štefulj
— DF  CRO Mario Tokić
— DF  CRO Stjepan Tomas[3]
— DF  MKD Goce Sedloski
— MF  CRO Mario Bazina[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CRO Igor Bišćan
— MF  CRO Joško Jeličić
— MF  CRO Krunoslav Jurčić
— MF  CRO Mihael Mikić
— MF  CRO Robert Prosinečki[5]
— MF  BIH Edin Mujčin
— MF  BIH Nermin Šabić
— FW  CRO Domagoj Abramović
— FW  CRO Ardian Kozniku[6]
— FW  CRO Josip Šimić
— FW  CRO Tomo Šokota
— FW  LTU Gražvydas Mikulėnas
— FW  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  CRO Silvio Marić (to Newcastle United)

Results

Second qualifying round
  • Celtic 1-0 Croatia Zagreb
  • Croatia Zagreb 3-0 Celtic

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

References
  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dinamo-zagreb/1999/2/
  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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