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2008–09 In Croatian Football
The following article presents a summary of the 2008–09 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which was the 18th season of competitive football in the country. National team The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column. Friendly matches ---- World Cup qualifiers Croatia is currently in Group 6 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. ... qualification process.Groups and standings ''FIFA'' Retrieved 2008-05-31 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- League tables Prva HNL Druga HNL ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Dinamo Zagreb
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won twenty-five Prva HNL titles, sixteen Croatian Cups, еight Croatian Super Cups, and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The club has spent its entire existence in top flight, having been members of the Yugoslav First League from 1946 to 1991, and then the Prva HNL since its foundation in 1993. At the end of the World War II, the new communist government of Yugoslavia considered Croatian clubs like HŠK Građanski as fascist and nationalist, because they had operated under the former Independent State of Croatia, which was an Axis member during the war. As such, they were formally disbanded and, in 1945, FD Dinamo was founded as a club to act as an unofficial successor to HŠK Građanski, getting around the ruling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Football Association
The Swiss Football Association (, , , ) is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern. It was formed in 1895, was a founder member of FIFA in 1904 and joined UEFA during its foundation year, 1954. FIFA is based in Zurich. Also UEFA is based in the Swiss city of Nyon. ASF-SFV is the abbreviation of the associations name in three of the national languages of Switzerland. ASF stands for both french language, French (''Association Suisse de Football'') and italian language, Italian (''Associazione Svizzera di Football''), while SFV is the german language, German (''Schweizerischer Fussballverband'').- romansh language, Romansh - It is abbreviated as ASB (''Associaziun Svizra da Ballape''). Origins Switzerland was the first country in Continental Europe to adhere to football, which was introduced in the 1860s by Anglo-Saxon students and teachers from Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Johannesson
Stefan Johannesson (born 22 November 1971) is a Swedish football referee. Johannesson currently resides in Täby. He was a full international referee for FIFA between 2003 and 2017. He became a professional referee in 1994 and has been an Allsvenskan referee since 2001. Johannesson has refereed 235 matches in Allsvenskan, 32 matches in Superettan and 79 international matches as of 2014.. See also * List of football referees This is a list of notable FIFA international Referee (association football), referees. Years in brackets indicate when the referee was added to the FIFA International Referees List. Current referees are at the top of the section for each coun ... References External links FIFA 1971 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Maksimir
Maksimir Stadium (, ) is a multi-use stadium in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Named after the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir, it is one of the List of football stadiums in Croatia, largest stadiums in the country with a current seating capacity of 25,912 and a maximum possible capacity of 35,423. It is the home stadium of Croatian club GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb and has been used since 1990 by the Croatia national football team for the majority of international competitions. Built in 1912, the stadium underwent renovations in 1948, 1998, and 2011. Its facilities can be converted into a concert stage which has been used to host musical acts. Maksimir Stadium has four stands: north, east, west, and south, with all seats seated, and no standing places for spectators in the stadium. A major renovation of the stadium in June 2011 saw new seats installed, and a greater distance created between seats. Due to the 2020 Zagreb earthquake, strong earthquake that struck Zagreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladen Petrić
Mladen Petrić (; born 1 January 1981) is a retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. During his career, he played for Grasshopper Club Zürich, Grasshopper, FC Basel, Basel, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Fulham F.C., Fulham, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos. Born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Bosnia, he represented Switzerland national football team, Switzerland on youth levels internationally before opting for Croatia national football team, Croatia on senior level. Early life Petrić was born in the village of Dubrave, Brčko, Dubrave near Brčko (town), Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. Petrić moved with his family to Vinkovci and then later to Neuenhof, Switzerland, Neuenhof, Switzerland, where he started to play football at the local club FC Neuenhof before moving to FC Baden and starting his professional career at the club in the summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Modrić
Luka Modrić (; born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder and Captain (association football), captains both La Liga club Real Madrid and the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and as the greatest Croatian footballer ever. He primarily plays as a central midfielder but can also play as an attacking midfielder, being regarded as one of the most well-rounded and effective midfielders of all time. Modrić began his professional career with Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb in 2003 before he went on loan spells to Bosnian-Herzegovian side HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, Zrinjski Mostar and Croatian side Inter Zaprešić. He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005 and his great performances earned him a move to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. He led Spurs to UEFA Champions League qualification in 2010, the club’s first qualification in almos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niko Kovač
Niko Kovač (; born 15 October 1971) is a professional Association football, football manager and former player. He is the manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born and raised in West Germany, Kovač was the long-standing captain of the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team until his retirement from international football in January 2009. A defensive midfielder who was known for his passing and tackling skills, Kovač was, at the time of his retirement, the oldest player in the Croatian squad and had captained them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He has also enjoyed a high level of top club action, having spent most of his club career in the German Bundesliga, including spells with Hertha BSC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburger SV and FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. He ended his playing career with Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg, where he then took the non-playing role of the reserve team coach and eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The FIFA World Cup hosts#2010 FIFA World Cup, bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in #Venues, 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the #Group stage, first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in Round-robin tournament, round-robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
