2008–09 NK Osijek season

NK Osijek entered the into 2008-09 Season defending third position, which is equal to their best position in Prva HNL won six times since Croatian independence. The team decided not to participate in the UEFA Intertoto Cup which would make preparations for the new season harder than usual, as happened two years ago.

Osijek
2008–09 season
ChairmanMile Dumančić
ManagerIlija Lončarević
(until 26 September 2008)
Tomislav Steinbruckner
(from 26 September 2008)
Prva HNL7th
Croatian CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Josip Barišić (8)
All: Josip Barišić (8)
Highest home attendance15,000 v Hajduk Split,
5 April 2009
Lowest home attendance1,000 v Šibenik,
26 September 2008

To prepare for the Season, NK Osijek played a few friendly matches against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and FC Fehérvár to name a few. The new season will start with the same manager as last year, and with just Milan Pavličić sold from last years starting eleven. As the club's youth academy is one of the best in this part of Europe, several young players are drafted into the first team squad.

Fans and board of directors are hoping that this season can repeat last one, to put NK Osijek into UEFA cups next season.

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Player statistics

Shirt No. Player Apps (Subs) Goals YC RC
1 Marin Skender6000
2 Dino Gavrić4 (2)020
3 Jurica Pranjić0000
4 Damir Vuica0000
5 Matej Vlaović0000
6 Tomislav Višević5030
7 Vedran Nikšić0000
8 Aleksandar Šolić4 (2)000
9 Karlo Primorac6200
10 Josip Knežević2 (3)110
11 Antonio Hrnčević3 (4)010
12 Filip Šušnjara0000
13 Slobodan Stranatić6010
14 Ivica Lončarević0000
15 Marko Prskalo0000
16 Goran Todorčev1 (1)010
17 Vedran Jugović5020
18 Tomislav Šorša1000
19 Domagoj Vida6020
20 Diego Barrios0000
21 Igor Prijić0 (2)110
22 Valentin Babić6330
23 Srđan Vidaković0000
24 Ivo Smoje6020
25 Davor Pajić0000
26 Ivan Miličević3 (3)210
27 Andre Luiz0000
28 Domagoj Pušić0 (1)000
29 Josip Barišić0000
30 Ivan Kardum0000
31 Ivan Vargić0000
Mile Škorić2 (2)010

Matches

Prva HNL

27 July 2008 1 Croatia Sesvete 11 NK Osijek Velika
20:00 Petrović  71' (pen.) Babić  90' Stadium: Stadion Kamen Ingrad
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Edi Šunjić
3 August 2008 2 NK Osijek 20 HNK Cibalia Osijek
20:00 Miličević  37'
Babić  80' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bruno Marić
10 August 2008 3 NK Zadar 22 NK Osijek Šibenik
20:00 Smoje  58' (o.g.)
Tomasov  70'
Primorac  37'
Babić  51'
Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Igor Križarić
17 August 2008 4 NK Osijek 21 Varteks Osijek
20:00 Prijić  81'
Miličević  88'
Mujanović  41' Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Igor Pristovnik
24 August 2008 5 NK Zagreb 21 NK Osijek Zagreb
20:00 Čutura  71'
Vugrinec  88'
Knežević  53' Stadium: Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vlado Svilokos
31 August 2008 6 NK Osijek 12 Hajduk Split Osijek
20:00 Primorac  63' Kalinić  39'
Gabrić  52'
Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Zlatko Šimičić

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 NK Zagreb 33 13 8 12 38 39 1 47
6 Šibenik 33 13 7 13 44 35 +9 46
7 Osijek 33 10 11 12 40 41 1 41
8 Cibalia 33 10 8 15 33 53 20 38
9 Inter Zaprešić 33 9 9 15 41 50 9 36
Source: prva-hnl.hr (in Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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