2007–08 HNK Hajduk Split season

Hajduk Split 2007–08 football season
Hajduk Split
2007–08 season
ChairmanBranko Grgić
(until 23 September 2007)
Željko Jerkov
(from 26 January
to 10 March 2008)
ManagerIvan Pudar
(until 21 August 2007)
Sergije Krešić
(from 24 August
to 26 October 2007)
Robert Jarni
Prva HNL5th
Croatian CupRunners-up
UEFA CupSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nikola Kalinić (17)
All: Nikola Kalinić (26)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs Sampdoria
(16 August 2007)
Lowest home attendance1,500 (Five matches)
Average home league attendance4,853[1]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2007–08 season was the 97th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their seventeenth in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 2006–07 season meant it was their 17th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
1 GK Croatia CRO Miro Varvodić
3 DF Croatia CRO Goran Jozinović
5 DF Croatia CRO Jurica Buljat
6 DF Croatia CRO Boris Živković
7 MF Croatia CRO Mladen Pelaić
8 MF Croatia CRO Siniša Linić
9 FW Croatia CRO Nikola Kalinić
10 MF Romania ROU Florin Cernat (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
11 MF Croatia CRO Srđan Andrić
12 GK Croatia CRO Vladimir Balić
13 FW Croatia CRO Ante Rukavina
14 MF Croatia CRO Marin Ljubičić
15 MF Croatia CRO Drago Gabrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mladen Bartolović
17 MF Croatia CRO Hrvoje Milić
18 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Ćurjurić
20 DF Croatia CRO Goran Sablić (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
21 FW Croatia CRO Duje Čop
22 DF Croatia CRO Mario Maloča
23 DF Croatia CRO Igor Tudor (captain)
25 GK Croatia CRO Vjekoslav Tomić
26 MF Croatia CRO Goran Rubil
27 GK Croatia CRO Božidar Radošević
28 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Boris Pandža
29 FW Latvia LVA Māris Verpakovskis (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
30 FW Croatia CRO Tomislav Bušić

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dario Damjanović (to Luch-Energiya)
13 FW Croatia CRO Branko Čubrilo (loaned to Solin)
18 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirko Hrgović (to JEF United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Croatia CRO Niko Peraić (to Junak Sinj)
30 FW Croatia CRO Krešimir Makarin (loaned to Šibenik)
— MF Croatia CRO Mate Maleš (to Dinamo Zagreb)

Competitions

Overall record

Performance by competition
Competition Starting round Final position/round First match Last match
Prva HNL — 5th 22 July 2007 10 May 2008
Croatian Football Cup First round Runners-up 26 September 2007 14 May 2008
UEFA Cup First qualifying round Second qualifying round 19 July 2007 30 August 2007
Statistics by competition
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Prva HNL 33 14 10 9 57 41 +16 042.42
Croatian Football Cup 8 5 2 1 22 6 +16 062.50
UEFA Cup 4 1 2 1 3 3 +0 025.00
Total 45 20 14 11 82 50 +32 044.44

Prva HNL

Classification

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Osijek 33 16 6 11 43 34 +9 54
4 Rijeka 33 14 11 8 53 41 +12 53 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
5 Hajduk Split 33 14 10 9 57 41 +16 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
6 NK Zagreb 33 11 11 11 51 40 +11 44
7 Varteks 33 11 7 15 46 53 −7 40
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champions, qualification for the UEFA Cup and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Hajduk Split qualified for the UEFA Cup as a runner-up of the 2007–08 Croatian Football Cup.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 14 10 9 57 41  +16 52 10 4 3 42 20  +22 4 6 6 15 21  −6

Last updated: 10 May 2008.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3
Cibalia 0–0 2–2 1–2 2
Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 0–1 1–1 1
Inter Zaprešić 7–1 1–0 7–2 9
Međimurje 1–1 3–3 2–2 3
Osijek 1–0 1–0 0–2 6
Rijeka 0–4 1–1 1–1 2
Slaven Belupo 2–2 1–0 2–0 7
Šibenik 0–1 2–0 4–1 6
Varteks 3–1 3–1 0–4 6
Zadar 0–0 4–1 3–1 7
NK Zagreb 2–1 0–1 1–2 3

Source: 2007–08 Croatian First Football League article

Matches

Prva HNL

Zadar v Hajduk Split
22 July 2007 1 Zadar 0–0 Hajduk Split Zadar
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadion Stanovi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ivo Krečak (Šibenik)
Hajduk Split v Inter Zaprešić
28 July 2007 2 Hajduk Split 7–1 Inter Zaprešić Split
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić 15', 48'
Rukavina 32' (pen.), 84', 86'
Cernat 69', 72'		 Report Kukec 64' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)
Cibalia v Hajduk Split
5 August 2007 3 Cibalia 0–0 Hajduk Split Vinkovci
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadion HNK Cibalia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v Osijek
11 August 2007 4 Hajduk Split 1–0 Osijek Split
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić 9' Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Međimurje v Hajduk Split
19 August 2007 5 Međimurje 1–1 Hajduk Split Čakovec
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Šaranović 1'
Bašić Red card 84'		 Report Rubil 90' Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v NK Zagreb
25 August 2007 6 Hajduk Split 2–1 NK Zagreb Split
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bartolović 14'
Kalinić 27'		 Report Lovrek 47' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ivo Krečak (Šibenik)
Slaven Belupo v Hajduk Split
2 September 2007 7 Slaven Belupo 2–2 Hajduk Split Koprivnica
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kristić 8'
Vručina 40'		 Report Rukavina 5'
Oremuš 78'		 Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Varteks
15 September 2007 8 Hajduk Split 3–1 Varteks Split
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić 4' (27), pen.'
Cernat 89'		 Report Conjar 48' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bruno Marić (Daruvar)
Rijeka v Hajduk Split
22 September 2007 9 Rijeka 4–0 Hajduk Split Rijeka
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) An. Sharbini 24'
Škoro 51'
Ivanov 74' (pen.)
Đalović 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zlatko Šimčić (Koprivnica)
Šibenik v Hajduk Split
29 September 2007 10 Šibenik 1–0 Hajduk Split Šibenik
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vitaić 74' Report Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)
Hajduk Split v Dinamo Zagreb
7 October 2007 11 Hajduk Split 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb Split
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić 79' Report Modrić 11'
Mandžukić 71'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v Zadar
20 October 2007 12 Hajduk Split 4–1 Zadar Split
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić soccer ball with red X 17' 36', 53', 74'
Linić 70'		 Report Terkeš 21' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)
Inter Zaprešić v Hajduk Split
27 October 2007 13 Inter Zaprešić 0–1 Hajduk Split Zaprešić
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Kalinić 4' Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Cibalia
31 October 2007 14 Hajduk Split 2–2 Cibalia Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rubil 8'
Verpakovskis 83'		 Report Malčić 57', 76' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Danijel Trampus (Osijek)
Osijek v Hajduk Split
3 November 2007 15 Osijek 0–1 Hajduk Split Osijek
20:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Tudor 90+3' Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)
Hajduk Split v Međimurje
10 November 2007 16 Hajduk Split 3–3 Međimurje Split
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cernat 17'
Kalinić 28'
Verpakovskis 50'
Buljat Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 88'		 Report Darmopil 28'
Piškor 54'
Peraica 62'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bruno Marić (Daruvar)
NK Zagreb v Hajduk Split
24 November 2007 17 NK Zagreb 1–0 Hajduk Split Zagreb
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ibričić 15' Report Ljubičić Red card 17'
Tudor Red card 45'		 Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Hajduk Split v Slaven Belupo
1 December 2007 18 Hajduk Split 1–0 Slaven Belupo Split
20:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Kalinić 57' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Danijel Trampus (Osijek)
Varteks v Hajduk Split
8 December 2007 19 Varteks 1–3 Hajduk Split Varaždin
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Lučić 62' (pen.) Report Linić 6'
Hrgović 21' (pen.), 45'		 Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bruno Marić (Daruvar)
Hajduk Split v Rijeka
23 February 2008 20 Hajduk Split 1–1 Rijeka Split
20:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Rukavina soccer ball with red X 18'
Verpakovskis 19'		 Report An. Sharbini 5'
Čagalj Red card 17'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)
Hajduk Split v Šibenik
1 March 2008 21 Hajduk Split 2–0 Šibenik Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Živković 36'
Verpakovskis 45'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)
Dinamo Zagreb v Hajduk Split
8 March 2008 22 Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Hajduk Split Zagreb
20:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Vrdoljak 37' Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v Šibenik
15 March 2008 23 Hajduk Split 4–1 Šibenik Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kalinić 17', 38' (pen.)
Verpakovskis 50'
Andrić 77'		 Report Gabriel 7'
Vitaić soccer ball with red X 21'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrej Burilo (Osijek)
Varteks v Hajduk Split
19 March 2008 24 Varteks 4–0 Hajduk Split Varaždin
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Smrekar 5', 27'
Mujanović 30', 35'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v Inter Zaprešić
22 March 2008 25 Hajduk Split 7–2 Inter Zaprešić Split
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cernat 7', 28'
Rukavina 11'
Rubil 17'
Andrić 52'
Živković 63'
Gabrić 90'		 Report Kukec 44', 82' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
Međimurje v Hajduk Split
29 March 2008 26 Međimurje 2–2 Hajduk Split Čakovec
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Eliomar 65'
Darmopil 68'		 Report Kalinić 13'
Cernat 34'		 Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)
Zadar v Hajduk Split
12 April 2008 28 Zadar 1–3 Hajduk Split Zadar
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mitrović 77' (pen.) Report Rukavina 19', 32'
Cernat 49'		 Stadium: Stadion Stanovi
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hrvoje Kurtović (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Slaven Belupo
16 April 2008 29 Hajduk Split 2–0 Slaven Belupo Split
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rukavina 42'
Gabrić 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Cibalia
19 April 2008 30 Hajduk Split 1–2 Cibalia Split
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalinić 31' Report Husić 4'
Andričević Red card 51'
Bagarić 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)
Rijeka v Hajduk Split
26 April 2008 31 Rijeka 1–1 Hajduk Split Rijeka
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vučko Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 76'
Čagalj Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 90+5'
An. Sharbini 90+1'		 Report Čop 5' Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Zagreb)
Hajduk Split v Osijek
29 April 2008 27 Hajduk Split 0–2 Osijek Split
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cernat soccer ball with red X 64' Report Primorac 27', 47'
Smoje Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 90'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Danijel Trampus (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Dinamo Zagreb
3 May 2008 32 Hajduk Split 1–1 Dinamo Zagreb Split
20:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rukavina 35' Report Etto 79' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
NK Zagreb v Hajduk Split
10 May 2008 33 NK Zagreb 2–1 Hajduk Split Zagreb
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jurendić 57'
Ibričić 62' (pen.)		 Report Linić 76' Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Zlatko Šimčić (Koprivnica)

Source: HRnogomet.com

Croatian Football Cup

Mladost Molve v Hajduk Split
25 September 2007 R1 Mladost Molve 1–9 Hajduk Split Molve
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mlakar 66' Report Kalinić 10', 12', 31', 41'
Makarin 27', 44', 56', 80'
Rukavina 51'		 Stadium: Stadion Petar Focić u Krbuljinu
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Croatia Sesvete
23 October 2007 R2 Hajduk Split 2–0 Croatia Sesvete Split
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sablić 52'
Kalinić 86'		 Report Barišić Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 83' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)
Hajduk Split v Inter Zaprešić
7 November 2007 QF Hajduk Split 2–1 Inter Zaprešić Split
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kalinić 3' (pen.)
Pelaić 42'		 Report Sivonjić 71' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Danijel Trampus (Osijek)
Inter Zaprešić v Hajduk Split
28 November 2007 QF Inter Zaprešić 0–4
(1–6 agg.)		 Hajduk Split Zaprešić
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Starčević Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 78' Report Kalinić 14' (pen.)
Cernat 29'
Hrgović 86'		 Stadium: Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Varteks v Hajduk Split
9 April 2008 SF Varteks 1–1 Hajduk Split Varaždin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Novinić 26' Report Pelaić Yellow card 38' Red card 48'
Maloča 66'		 Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Varteks
23 April 2008 SF Hajduk Split 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Varteks Split
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cernat 15'
Rukavina 32', 60'
Kalinić 45' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)
Dinamo Zagreb v Hajduk Split
7 May 2008 Final Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 Hajduk Split Zagreb
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tadić 8'
Mandžukić 20', 88'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)
Hajduk Split v Dinamo Zagreb
14 May 2008 Final Hajduk Split 0–0
(0–3 agg.)		 Dinamo Zagreb Split
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Balić Red card 19' Report Čale Red card 19'
Mandžukić Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 69'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Source: HRnogomet.com

UEFA Cup

First qualifying round

Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro v Croatia Hajduk Split
19 July 2007 First leg Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–1 Croatia Hajduk Split Podgorica, Montenegro
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Šćepanović 59' Report Hrgović 28' Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Hajduk Split Croatia v Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
2 August 2007 Second leg Hajduk Split Croatia 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica Split, Croatia
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Damjanović 46' Report Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)

Second qualifying round

Hajduk Split Croatia v Italy Sampdoria
16 August 2007 First leg Hajduk Split Croatia 0–1 Italy Sampdoria Split, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Campagnaro 44' Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
Sampdoria Italy v Croatia Hajduk Split
30 August 2007 Second leg Sampdoria Italy 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Croatia Hajduk Split Genoa, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Montella 34' (pen.) Report Hrgović 83' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 21,367
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Source: uefa.com

Player seasonal records

Top scorers

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Croatia Nikola Kalinić 17 – 9 26
2 Croatia Ante Rukavina 9 – 3 12
3 Romania Florin Cernat 8 – 2 10
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Hrgović 2 2 1 5
Latvia Māris Verpakovskis 5 – – 5
6 Croatia Krešimir Makarin – – 4 4
7 Croatia Goran Rubil 3 – – 3
Croatia Siniša Linić 3 – – 3
9 Croatia Srđan Andrić 2 – – 2
Croatia Drago Gabrić 2 – – 2
Croatia Boris Živković 2 – – 2
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Bartolović 1 – – 1
Croatia Duje Čop 1 – – 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Damjanović – 1 – 1
Croatia Mario Maloča – – 1 1
Croatia Mirko Oremuš 1 – – 1
Croatia Mladen Pelaić – – 1 1
Croatia Goran Sablić – – 1 1
Croatia Igor Tudor 1 – – 1
TOTALS 57 3 22 82

Source: Competitive matches

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gledatelji po klubovima 2007-2008". HRnogomet.com. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External sources

  • 2007–08 Prva HNL at HRnogomet.com
  • 2007–08 Croatian Cup at HRnogomet.com
  • 2007–08 UEFA Cup at rsssf.com
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