2005–06 Croatian First Football League


The 2005–06 Croatian First Football League was the fifteenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 20 July 2005 and ended on 13 May 2006. Hajduk Split were the defending champions, having won their eighteenth championship title the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb won the title, after a win against Osijek on 6 May 2006, which started his eleventh year dominance.

Teams

Stadia and personnel

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Cibalia

First stage


Championship group


Relegation group


Relegation play-off

Playoff wasn't needed after the second-placed Croatian Second Football League team, Belišće, failed to secure a license to compete in Prva HNL. Therefore, Međimurje automatically kept their first-league status for the 2006–07 season.

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1Dinamo Zagreb11,156
2Hajduk Split5,194
3Rijeka4,188
4Varteks2,988
5Osijek2,644
6Cibalia1,756
7Inter Zaprešić1,738
8Zagreb1,613
9Pula Staro Češko1,513
10Kamen Ingrad1,469
11Slaven Belupo1,450
12Međimurje1,300

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