The 1992–93

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was the second season of the top football league in Croatia since its establishment after Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia. Games were played from 23 August 1992 to 12 June 1993. HAŠK Građanski (renamed ''Croatia Zagreb'' in mid-season), present-day Dinamo Zagreb, won their first Prva HNL championship title. Goran Vlaović of HAŠK was the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals scored. At the end of the season no teams were relegated since it was decided that the league would expand to 18 clubs for the 1993–94 season.

Clubs

League table

Croatia was admitted to the UEFA at the end of the season. It obtained a place in the preliminary rounds of the two major European competitions, while it was too late for the third one.

Results

Season statistics

*Most goals in a match: 10 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–2 Radnik Velika Gorica (1 November 1992). *Widest winning margin: 7 goals – Croatia Zagreb 8–1 Belišće (25 April 1993). *First hat-trick of the season: Dinko Livada for Radnik Velika Gorica against

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(27 September 1992). *Most goals scored by one player in a match: 4 goals – Goran Vlaović for Croatia Zagreb against Belišće (25 April 1993).

Top goalscorers

European competitions

Croatian clubs were not eligible to compete in European competitions this season, as the

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did not join

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until June 16, 1993.

References

External links

League table and results
at Prva HNL official website

at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:1992-93 Prva HNL Croatian Football League seasons Cro 1