1998–99 NK Croatia Zagreb season

Croatia Zagreb
1998–99 season
Manager	Zlatko Kranjčar (until October) Velimir Zajec (from October)
Stadium	Stadion Maksimir
Prva HNL	1st
Croatian Cup	First round
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Edin Mujčin (10)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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

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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
12	GK	CRO	Tomislav Butina
1	GK	CRO	Dražen Ladić
30	GK	CRO	Ivan Turina
23	GK	CRO	Vladimir Vasilj^[2]
17	DF	CRO	Mario Cvitanović
5	DF	CRO	Goran Jurić
3	DF	CRO	Damir Krznar
11	DF	CRO	Tomislav Rukavina
15	DF	CRO	Daniel Šarić
6	DF	CRO	Danijel Štefulj
2	DF	CRO	Mario Tokić
20	DF	CRO	Stjepan Tomas^[3]
4	DF	MKD	Goce Sedloski
19	MF	CRO	Mario Bazina^[4]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	CRO	Igor Bišćan
21	MF	CRO	Joško Jeličić
24	MF	CRO	Krunoslav Jurčić
14	MF	CRO	Mihael Mikić
8	MF	CRO	Robert Prosinečki^[5]
10	MF	BIH	Edin Mujčin
7	MF	BIH	Nermin Šabić
28	FW	CRO	Domagoj Abramović
26	FW	CRO	Ardian Kozniku^[6]
16	FW	CRO	Josip Šimić
25	FW	CRO	Tomo Šokota
9	FW	LTU	Gražvydas Mikulėnas
13	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
4	MF	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	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

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

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v t e 1998–99 in Croatian football
« 1997–98 1999–2000 »
Domestic leagues	Prva HNL Druga HNL
Domestic cups	Croatian Football Cup (Final)
European competitions	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2000 (Qualification: Group 8) Miroslav Blažević
Club seasons
Prva HNL	Cibalia Croatia Zagreb Hajduk Split Hrvatski Dragovoljac Mladost 127 Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo Šibenik Varteks Zadarkomerc NK Zagreb
Summer 1998 transfers Winter 1998–99 transfers

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