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2012–13 Croatian First Football League

Field	Value
competition	MAXtv Prva Liga
season	2012–13
winners	Dinamo Zagreb
relegated	NK Zagreb
Cibalia
Inter Zaprešić
continentalcup1	Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Dinamo Zagreb
continentalcup2	Europa League
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Lokomotiva
Rijeka
Hajduk Split
league topscorer	Leon Benko (18 goals)
biggest home win	Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb
biggest away win	Zadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić
highest scoring	Zadar 2–4 Hajduk Split
Hajduk Split 5–1 NK Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb 4–2 RNK Split
Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb
Zadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić
Zadar 2–4 Rijeka
Lokomotiva 5–1 Slaven Belupo
matches	198
total goals	489
average attendance	2,511
prevseason	2011–12
nextseason	2013–14

Cibalia Inter Zaprešić Rijeka Hajduk Split Hajduk Split 5–1 NK Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb 4–2 RNK Split Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 NK Zagreb Zadar 1–5 Inter Zaprešić Zadar 2–4 Rijeka Lokomotiva 5–1 Slaven Belupo

The 2012–13 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd 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 21 July 2012 and ended on 26 May 2013.

The league was contested by 12 teams, down from 16 in the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their seventh consecutive title in 2011–12.

Format changes

The league was contested by twelve teams, four fewer than in the previous season, with each club playing every other club three times for a total of 33 rounds (last time the system was used in the 2008–09 season). On 13 April 2012, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2012–13 season was completed. For the 2012–13 Prva HNL, only three out of twenty applied clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva and NK Zagreb. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that didn't get a license appealed on the decision and provided new facts and arguments. On 15 May 2012, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs from the previous season were granted top level license, except for Šibenik, Karlovac and Varaždin. Only one team from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Hrvatski Dragovoljac, however, they didn't manage to finish the season within top two places which would secure them promotion. Since none of the top two teams from Druga HNL acquired top level license, the 12th placed team from the 2011–12 Prva HNL were allowed to stay. If that wasn't the case, Inter Zaprešić and Rijeka would have needed to play a two-legged play-off match to decide who gets relegated since they were equal on all of the tiebreakers.

Teams

The following is a complete list of teams which contested the 2012–13 Prva HNL.

Stadia and locations

Stadium	City	Home club	Licensed club(s)	Capacity
Maksimir	Zagreb	Dinamo Zagreb	Lokomotiva	37,168
Poljud	Split	Hajduk Split		34,448
Gradski vrt	Osijek	Osijek		22,050
Kantrida	Rijeka	Rijeka		12,600
Stadion HNK Cibalia	Vinkovci	Cibalia		9,958
Aldo Drosina	Pula	Istra 1961		8,923
Kranjčevićeva	Zagreb	NK Zagreb		8,850
Stanovi	Zadar	Zadar		5,860
ŠRC Zaprešić	Zaprešić	Inter Zaprešić		5,228
Park mladeži	Split	RNK Split		4,075
Gradski stadion	Koprivnica	Slaven Belupo		3,059

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Cibalia	CRO	CRO	Jako	Croatia Osiguranje
Dinamo Zagreb	CRO	CRO	Puma	—
Hajduk Split	CRO	CRO	Umbro	—
Inter Zaprešić	CRO	CRO {{sortname	Tomislav	Šarić	Szaric	}}	Joma
Istra 1961	CRO	CRO	errea	—
Lokomotiva	CRO	CRO	Puma	—
Osijek	CRO (caretaker)	CRO	Jako	Croatia Osiguranje
Rijeka	SLO	CRO	Lotto	—
Slaven Belupo	CRO	CRO	adidas	Belupo
RNK Split	CRO	CRO	Jako	Skladgradnja
Zadar	CRO	CRO	Lotto	Hotel Kolovare
NK Zagreb	CRO	CRO {{sortname	Hrvoje	Štrok	Sztrok}}	Kappa

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Cibalia	CRO	Resigned		CRO		12th
NK Zagreb	CRO	Resigned		CRO		12th
Zadar	CRO	Resigned		CRO		11th
RNK Split	CRO	Removed from position		CRO		7th
NK Zagreb	CRO	Sacked		CRO		11th
NK Zagreb	CRO	Removed from position		CRO		11th
Cibalia	CRO	Resigned		CRO		10th
Dinamo Zagreb	CRO {{sortname	Ante	Čačić	Czacic}}	Sacked		CRO
Rijeka	CRO	Resigned		SLO		5th
Slaven Belupo	CRO	Sacked		CRO		6th
Inter Zaprešić	CRO	Sacked		CRO		12th
Hajduk Split	CRO	Sacked		CRO		4th
RNK Split	CRO	Mutual consent		CRO		4th
Osijek	CRO	Sacked		CRO (caretaker)		4th

League table

For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored

Results

Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.

Top goalscorers

As of 21 July 2013; Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	CRO Leon Benko	Rijeka	19
2	CRO Andrej Kramarić	Lokomotiva	15
3	CRO Sammir	Dinamo Zagreb	13
4	CRO Besart Abdurahimi	NK Zagreb	12
CRO Mislav Oršić	Inter Zaprešić
6	CRO Goran Roce	Istra 1961	11
7	CRO Ante Rebić	RNK Split	10
CRO Ante Budimir	Inter Zaprešić
9	CRO Mijo Caktaš	Hajduk Split	9
CRO Duje Čop	Dinamo Zagreb

Awards

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club	Player of the Season	Manager of the Season	Young Player of the Season	Goalkeeper of the Season
CRO Sammir	Dinamo Zagreb
CRO Tomislav Ivković	Lokomotiva Zagreb
CRO Ante Rebić	RNK Split
CRO Ivan Kelava	Dinamo Zagreb

Team of the Year
Goalkeeper
Defence
Midfield
Attack

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