The 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League was the ninth season of the Croatian First Football League, also known as 1. HNL, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 July 1999 and ended on 13 May 2000. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia Zagreb in fall season) were the defending champions, having won their ninth championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Rijeka on 6 May 2000.
Teams
Stadia and locations
StadiumCityHome clubCapacityStadion MaksimirZagrebDinamo ZagrebStadion PoljudSplitHajduk SplitStadion Gradski vrtOsijekOsijekStadion VarteksVaraždinVarteksStadion KantridaRijekaRijekaStadion HNK CibaliaVinkovciCibaliaStadion KranjčevićevaZagrebNK ZagrebStadion ŠubićevacŠibenikŠibenikGradski Stadion u Borovu naseljuVukovarVukovar '91Stadion Stanko Vlajnić-Dida,Stadion ŠRC ZaprešićSlavonski Brod,ZaprešićHrvatski DragovoljacGradski stadion u KoprivniciKoprivnicaSlaven BelupoStadion VerudaPulaIstra
League table
Results The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Tomo Šokota Dinamo Zagreb212 Ivan Bošnjak Cibalia163 Boško Balaban Rijeka 154 Josip Šimić Dinamo Zagreb145 Mate Baturina Hajduk Split13 Stanko Bubalo Osijek Marijo Dodik Slaven Belupo8 Klaudio Vuković Šibenik129 Ivan Leko Hajduk Split1110 Vlatko Đolonga Hrvatski Dragovoljac10 Admir Hasančić Rijeka Amarildo Zela Vukovar '91
See also 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League 1999–2000 Croatian Football Cup
External links Season statistics at HRNogomet 1999–2000 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation