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The 1997–98 season was the 87th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their seventh in the Prva HNL. Their 2nd place finish in the 1996–97 season meant it was their 7th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.
| 1997–98 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Željko Kovačević |
| Manager | Tomislav Ivić Luka Bonačić Zoran Vulić |
| Prva HNL | 2nd |
| Croatian Cup | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tomislav Erceg (11) All: Tomislav Erceg (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 30,000 vs Croatia Zagreb (22 August 1997) |
| Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Mladost 127 (3 December 1997) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,313[1] |
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prva HNL | — | Runners-up | 3 August 1997 | 10 May 1998 |
| Croatian Football Cup | First round | Semi-final | 3 September 1997 | 15 April 1998 |
| UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | First round | 23 July 1997 | 30 September 1997 |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prva HNL | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 53.13 |
| Croatian Football Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 66.67 |
| UEFA Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 66.67 |
| Total | 44 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 56.82 |
Prva HNL
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 49 | Qualification to championship group |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 43 | |
| 3 | NK Zagreb | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 41 | |
| 4 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 36 | |
| 5 | Osijek | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 32 |
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
Second stage (championship play-off)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Zagreb (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 32 | |
| 4 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 32 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | NK Zagreb | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 30 | |
| 6 | Zadarkomerc | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 21 |
Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions
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 |
| 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 |
Last updated: 10 May 1998.
Source: Sportnet.hr
Results by round
Results by opponent
| Team | 1–22 | 23–32 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6 |
| Mladost 127 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | — | 4 |
| Osijek | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 10 |
| Rijeka | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 4 |
| Samobor | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 6 |
| Slaven Belupo | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 6 |
| Šibenik | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 6 |
| Varteks | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 3 |
| Zadarkomerc | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 6 |
| NK Zagreb | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8 |
Source: 1997–98 Croatian First Football League article
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Prva HNL
Source: hajduk.hr
Croatian Football Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 3 Sep | A | Posedarje | 3 – 1 | 3,000 | Skoko, Islami, Sarr | HRnogomet.com |
| R2 | 15 Oct | H | Slaven Belupo | 3 – 1 | 4,000 | Računica (2), Erceg | HRnogomet.com |
| QF | 3 Dec | H | Mladost 127 | 2 – 1 | 500 | Tudor, Računica | HRnogomet.com |
| QF | 14 Dec | A | Mladost 127 | 1 – 0 | 4,000 | Vučko | HRnogomet.com |
| SF | 1 Apr | A | Varteks | 1 – 2 | 6,000 | Mladenović | HRnogomet.com |
| SF | 15 Apr | H | Varteks | 0 – 1 | 7,000 | HRnogomet.com |
Source: hajduk.hr
UEFA Cup
| Round | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Hajduk Scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QR1 | 23 Jul | A  | Grevenmacher | 4 – 1 | 1,000 | Erceg, Tudor, Vulić (2) | UEFA.com |
| QR1 | 29 Jul | H | Grevenmacher | 2 – 0 | 8,000 | Bulat, Erceg | UEFA.com |
| QR2 | 12 Aug | H | Malmö  | 3 – 2 | 20,000 | Skoko, Sedloski, Sarr | UEFA.com |
| QR2 | 25 Aug | A | Malmö | 2 – 0 | 8,000 | Vučko, Erceg | UEFA.com |
| R1 | 16 Sep | A  | Schalke 04 | 0 – 2 | 53,250 | UEFA.com | |
| R1 | 30 Sep | H | Schalke 04 | 2 – 3 | 25,000 | Vulić, Računica | UEFA.com |
Source: hajduk.hr
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Top scorers
| Rank | Name | League | Europe | Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tomislav Erceg |
11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Dean Računica |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Jurica Vučko |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Josip Skoko |
5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Mladen Mladenović |
4 | – | 1 | 5 |
 Viktor Paço |
5 | – | – | 5 | |
| 7 |  Enes Demirović |
4 | – | – | 4 |
| 8 |  Mass Sarr |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Igor Tudor |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Josip Bulat |
3 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Kazimir Vulić |
– | 3 | – | 3 | |
| 12 | Elvis Brajković |
2 | – | – | 2 |
 Irfan Islami |
1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
| Darko Jozinović |
2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Goce Sedloski |
1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| 16 | Ivan Leko |
1 | – | – | 1 |
| Own goals | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 53 | 13 | 10 | 76 |
Source: Competitive matches
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