2008–09 HNK Hajduk Split season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Hajduk Split

| season = 2008–09

| manager = Goran Vučević
(until 26 October 2008)
Ante Miše

| mgrtitle = Manager

| chairman = Mate Peroš

| chrtitle = Chairman

| league = Prva HNL

| league result = 2nd

| cup1 = Croatian Cup

| cup1 result = Runners-up

| cup3 = UEFA Cup

| cup3 result = Second qualifying round

| league topscorer = {{nowrap|Nikola Kalinić (15)}}

| season topscorer = Nikola Kalinić (18)

| highest attendance = {{nowrap|38,000 vs Dinamo Zagreb}}
(22 February 2009)

| lowest attendance = 1,500 vs Šibenik
(14 September 2008)

| average attendance = 9,471{{cite web |url=http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/gledateljiPoKlubovima.php?stranica=1&sortBy=2&sortOrder=asc&prvenstvo=18&domacinstvo=1 |title=Gledatelji po klubovima 2008-2009 | work=HRnogomet.com |accessdate=15 April 2016}}

| prevseason = 2007–08

| nextseason = 2009–10

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The 2008–09 season was the 98th season in Hajduk Split's history and their eighteenth in the Prva HNL. Their 5th-place finish in the 2007–08 season meant it was their 18th successive season playing in the Prva HNL.

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Croatia|name=Srđan Andrić|pos=MF|other=captain}}

Competitions

=Overall record=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Performance by competition !scope=col\|Competition !scope=col\|Starting round !scope=col\|Final position/round !scope=col\|First match !scope=col\|Last match
scope=row align=left\|Prva HNL \| {{n/a}} \|\| style="background: silver" \| Runners-up \|\| 27 July 2008 \|\| 31 May 2009
scope=row align=left\|Croatian Football Cup \| First round \|\| style="background: silver" \| Runners-up \|\| 23 September 2008 \|\| 28 May 2009
scope=row align=left\|UEFA Cup \| First qualifying round \|\| Second qualifying round \|\| 17 July 2008 \|\| 28 August 2008

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Performance by competition

!scope=col|Competition

!scope=col|Starting round

!scope=col|Final position/round

!scope=col|First match

!scope=col|Last match

scope=row align=left|Prva HNL

| {{n/a}} || style="background: silver" | Runners-up || 27 July 2008 || 31 May 2009

scope=row align=left|Croatian Football Cup

| First round || style="background: silver" | Runners-up || 23 September 2008 || 28 May 2009

scope=row align=left|UEFA Cup

| First qualifying round || Second qualifying round || 17 July 2008 || 28 August 2008

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Statistics by competition !scope=col\|Competition !scope=col\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|GD\|Goal difference}} !scope=col\|{{abbr\|Win%\|Winning percentage}}
scope=row align=left\|Prva HNL {{WDL\|33\|21\|5\|7\|for=59\|against=25\|diff=yes}}
scope=row align=left\|Croatian Football Cup {{WDL\|8\|4\|3\|1\|for=13\|against=5\|diff=yes}}
scope=row align=left\|UEFA Cup {{WDL\|4\|2\|1\|1\|for=7\|against=2\|diff=yes}}
scope=row\|Total {{WDLtot\|45\|27\|9\|9\|for=79\|against=32\|diff=yes}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Statistics by competition

!scope=col|Competition

!scope=col|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|W|Matches won}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

!scope=col|{{abbr|Win%|Winning percentage}}

scope=row align=left|Prva HNL

scope=row align=left|Croatian Football Cup

scope=row align=left|UEFA Cup

scope=row|Total

=Prva HNL=

==Classification==

== Results summary ==

{{Fb_rs |hw=13 |hd=3 |hl=1 |hgf=36 |hga=9 |aw=8 |ad=2 |al=6 |agf=23 |aga=16 }}

{{Fb_rs_footer|u=31 May 2009 |s=[http://www.sportnet.hr/Tablica.aspx?ID=236 Sportnet.hr] |date=August 2013}}

==Results by round==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|header=Round

|label1= Ground

| res1=H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H

|label2= Result

| res2=W/D/L/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/D/D

|label3= Position

| res3=4/5/8/10/7/5/3/2/2/2/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|updated=complete

|source=Competitive matches

|date=August 2013

}}

==Results by opponent==

rowspan=2\|Team !colspan=3\|Results !rowspan=2\|Points
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
width=40\|1 !width=40\|2 !width=40\|3
align=left\|Cibalia	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	bgcolor=#ffffdd\|1–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	7
align=left\|Croatia Sesvete	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|0–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|1–0	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|5–0	6
align=left\|Dinamo Zagreb	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	bgcolor=#ffffdd\|2–2	7
align=left\|Inter Zaprešić	bgcolor=#fffffdd\|3–3	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|4–0	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	7
align=left\|Osijek	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|3–1	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|0–1	6
align=left\|Rijeka	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|1–3	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|1–2	3
align=left\|Slaven Belupo	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|3–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–1	bgcolor=#ffffdd\|1–1	7
align=left\|Šibenik	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|1–0	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	9
align=left\|Varteks	bgcolor=#ffffcc\|1–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|0–1	4
align=left\|Zadar	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|1–0	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|0–1	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|3–0	6
align=left\|NK Zagreb	bgcolor=#ffcccc\|0–3	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|4–0	bgcolor=#ddffdd\|2–0	6

Source: 2008–09 Croatian First Football League article

Matches

=Prva HNL=

{{football box collapsible

|round = 1

|date = 27 July 2008

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807213956/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4605 Report]

|team2 = Zadar

|goals1 = Pandža {{yel|26}}
Ibričić {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Parmaković {{yel|69}}
Župan {{yel|79}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ivo Krečak (Šibenik)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2

|date = 3 August 2008

|time = 20:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808002113/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4608 Report]

|team2 = Varteks

|goals1 = Kalinić {{goal|56}}
Skoko {{yel|76}}

|goals2 = Smrekar {{goal|1}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Damir Batinić (Osijek)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 3

|date = 10 August 2008

|time = 20:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = NK Zagreb

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808014516/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4618 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Vugrinec {{goal|17|pen.}}
Brkljača {{yel|51}}
Ivanković {{yel|57}}
Piškor {{goal|62}}
Parlov {{goal|68}} {{yel|90}}

|goals2 = Strinić {{yel|16}}
Ibričić {{yel|27}}
Skoko {{yel|56}}

|stadium = Stadion Maksimir

|location = Zagreb

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 4

|date = 17 August 2008

|time = 20:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Rijeka

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808002102/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4619 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Pamić {{yel|25}}
An. Sharbini {{goal|66}} {{sent off|2|50|67}}
Čagalj {{goal|66}}
Križman {{yel|68}} {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Andrić {{yel|28}}
Kalinić {{goal|45+1}}
Linić {{yel|47}}
Gabrić {{yel|78}}
J. Buljat {{sent off|0|90+2}}
Živković {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Stadion Kantrida

|location = Rijeka

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

|result = L

}}

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|round = 5

|date = 23 August 2008

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807221154/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4630 Report]

|team2 = Slaven Belupo

|goals1 = Andrić {{yel|8}}
Kalinić {{goal|40||71|pen.|77|pen.}}
M. Buljat {{yel|51}}
Maloča {{yel|74}}
Živković {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Jurić {{goal|6}}
Bošnjak {{yel|10}}
Čaval {{yel|25}}
Posavec {{yel|31}}
Rogulj {{yel|70}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 6

|date = 31 August 2008

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Osijek

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808013622/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4632 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Vida {{yel|30}}
Hrnčević {{yel|47}}
Primorac {{goal|63}}
Prijić {{yel|89}}
V. Babić {{yel|90}}

|goals2 = Linić {{sent off|2|38|66}}
Kalinić {{goal|39}} {{yel|90}}
Pandža {{yel|44}}
Gabrić {{goal|52}} {{yel|90}}
J. Buljat {{yel|90}}
Bartolović {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Stadion Gradski vrt

|location = Osijek

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Zlatko Šimčić (Koprivnica)

|result = W

}}

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|round = 7

|date = 14 September 2008

|time = 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807205509/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4641 Report]

|team2 = Šibenik

|goals1 = Gabrić {{goal|24}}
Živković {{yel|51}}

|goals2 = Kulušić {{yel|39}}
Celišćak {{yel|43}}
Ademi {{yel|49}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 8

|date = 21 September 2008

|time = 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Dinamo Zagreb

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808004342/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4645 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Bišćan {{yel|33}}
Mandžukić {{yel|70}}

|goals2 = Rubil {{yel|48}}
Gabrić {{goal|51}}
Ibričić {{yel|65}} {{goal|76}}

|stadium = Stadion Maksimir

|location = Zagreb

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 9

|date = 28 September 2008

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 3–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808000550/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4652 Report]

|team2 = Inter Zaprešić

|goals1 = Kalinić {{goal|37|pen.|43|pen.}}
Pandža {{yel|51}}
Andrić {{yel|54}} {{goal|79}}
Tičinović {{yel|60}}

|goals2 = Gulić {{goal|16||42}}
Batarelo {{goal|35}} {{yel|75}}
Budimir {{yel|37}}
Iftić {{yel|43}}
Brašnić {{yel|82}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 9,000

|referee = Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

|result = D

}}

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|round = 10

|date = 5 October 2008

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Croatia Sesvete

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807203951/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4658 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Palić {{goal|8}}
Šušak {{yel|19}}
Radoš {{yel|88}}
Mamić {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2 = Strinić {{yel|35}}
Oremuš {{yel|42}}
Maloča {{yel|69}}

|stadium = Stadion Kranjčevićeva

|location = Zagreb

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 11

|date = 19 October 2008

|time = 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807203325/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4663 Report]

|team2 = Cibalia

|goals1 = Kalinić {{goal|13|pen.|67|pen.}} {{yel|43}}
Strinić {{yel|60}}
Skoko {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2 = Mešić {{yel|19}}
Mazalović {{yel|45}}
Radaš {{yel|48}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Danijel Trampus (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 12

|date = 26 October 2008

|time = 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Zadar

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808013021/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4671 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Parmaković {{yel|43}}
Milin {{yel|56}}
Ljubičić {{goal|59}}
Bilaver {{yel|82}}

|goals2 = Pandža {{yel|29}}
Maloča {{yel|67}}
Gabrić {{yel|81}}
Oremuš {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Stadion Stanovi

|location = Zadar

|attendance = 3,500

|referee = Ivo Krečak (Šibenik)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 13

|date = 2 November 2008

|time = 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Varteks

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807224733/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4674 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Prahić {{yel|14}}
Mumlek {{yel|86}}
Smrekar {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Ibričić {{yel|9}} {{goal|47}}
Bušić {{goal|36}}
Andrić {{yel|45}}
Oremuš {{yel|78}}
Pandža {{yel|90}}
J. Buljat {{yel|90+1}}

|stadium = Stadion Varteks

|location = Varaždin

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 14

|date = 9 November 2008

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807214819/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4684 Report]

|team2 = NK Zagreb

|goals1 = Linić {{goal|27}}
Oremuš {{goal|29}}
Rubil {{goal|30}}
J. Buljat {{yel|70}}
Bartolović {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Pavlović {{yel|76}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 15

|date = 16 November 2008

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807223751/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4685 Report]

|team2 = Rijeka

|goals1 = Pandža {{yel|3}}
Bodrušić {{goal|8|o.g.}}
Ibričić {{goal|24}}
Strinić {{sent off|2|61|83}}

|goals2 = Dabac {{yel|51}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 16

|date = 23 November 2008

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Slaven Belupo

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808005052/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4696 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Čaval {{goal|50}}
Jurić {{yel|59}}

|goals2 = Maloča {{yel|38}}
Oremuš {{goal|58||73}}
J. Buljat {{yel|75}}

|stadium = Gradski stadion

|location = Koprivnica

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 17

|date = 30 November 2008

|time = 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808002111/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4698 Report]

|team2 = Osijek

|goals1 = Andrić {{goal|25||49}} {{sent off|0|73}}
Ibričić {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = V. Babić {{yel|24}}
Pranjić {{yel|37}}
Vida {{yel|44}}
Barišić {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 18

|date = 7 December 2008

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Šibenik

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807205604/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4707 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Milanović {{yel|36}} {{goal|70}}
Gović {{yel|69}}
Ademi {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2 = Kalinić {{goal|5}}
Pandža {{yel|24}}
Gabrić {{goal|52}} {{yel|81}}

|stadium = Stadion Šubićevac

|location = Šibenik

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 19

|date = 22 February 2009

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807211603/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4711 Report]

|team2 = Dinamo Zagreb

|goals1 = Andrić {{yel|3}}
Pandža {{yel|24}}
Vejić {{yel|34}}
Kalinić {{goal|45+2|pen.}}
Ibričić {{goal|51}}
J. Buljat {{sent off|2|82|87}}
Roso {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2 = Hrgović {{yel|16}}
Lovren {{sent off|2|40|90+4}}
Mandžukić {{yel|45+2}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 38,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 20

|date = 1 March 2009

|time = 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Inter Zaprešić

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807223951/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4718 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Budimir {{yel|10}}
Pecelj {{sent off|2|41|64}}

|goals2 = Gabrić {{goal|11}}
Ibričić {{goal|55}}
Andrić {{goal|65}}
Vejić {{yel|76}}
Bartolović {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić

|location = Zaprešić

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 21

|date = 8 March 2009

|time = 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807222856/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4724 Report]

|team2 = Croatia Sesvete

|goals1 = Tomasov {{goal|52}}
Šerić {{yel|71}}

|goals2 = Agić {{yel|53}}
Landeka {{yel|70}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 22

|date = 15 March 2009

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Cibalia

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808003538/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4729 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Mazalović {{yel|39}}
Baraban {{yel|55}}
Pavličić {{goal|90}} {{yel|90}}

|goals2 = Kalinić {{goal|52}}
Šerić {{yel|90+1}}
Skoko {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Stadion HNK Cibalia

|location = Vinkovci

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Zlatko Šimčić (Koprivnica)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 23

|date = 22 March 2009

|time = 20:15 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807213958/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4733 Report]

|team2 = NK Zagreb

|goals1 = Kalinić {{goal|45+2|pen.}}
M. Buljat {{yel|48}}
Andrić {{goal|54}}
Gabrić {{yel|64}}

|goals2 = Špičić {{yel|31}}
Mujdža {{yel|45+1}}
Kartelo {{yel|70}}
Pejić {{yel|85}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Damir Batinić (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 24

|date = 5 April 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Osijek

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808005055/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4740 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Vida {{yel|71}}
Barišić {{goal|76}}
Vidaković {{yel|85}}
Ibriks {{yel|90}}

|goals2 = Skoko {{yel|69}}
J. Buljat {{yel|82}}

|stadium = Stadion Gradski vrt

|location = Osijek

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 25

|date = 11 April 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808002116/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4746 Report]

|team2 = Cibalia

|goals1 = Šerić {{yel|28}}
Gabrić {{goal|47}}
Ibričić {{goal|62}}

|goals2 = Matić {{yel|11}}
Medvid {{yel|66}}
Grgić {{yel|78}}
Radotić {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 26

|date = 19 April 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Inter Zaprešić

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808010031/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4751 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Budimir {{sent off|2|40|65}}
Krznar {{yel|65}}
Ceraj {{yel|75}}

|goals2 = Gabrić {{goal|40||66}}
Andrić {{yel|45}}
Kalinić {{yel|65}} {{penmiss|66}} 66'
Pandža {{yel|87}}

Maloča {{sent off|0|90}}

|stadium = Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić

|location = Zaprešić

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 27

|date = 22 April 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808003328/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4762 Report]

|team2 = Croatia Sesvete

|goals1 = Ibričić {{goal|11||18}}
Vejić {{goal|54}} {{yel|69}}
Skoko {{yel|59}}
Tičinović {{goal|57}}
Jertec {{goal|72}} {{yel|89}}

|goals2 = Tabi {{yel|67}}
Položani {{yel|78}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 5,500

|referee = Danijel Trampus (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 28

|date = 26 April 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Zadar

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808000556/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4764 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Ljubičić {{sent off|0|56}}
Bilaver {{yel|65}}
Pletikosić {{yel|85}}

|goals2 = Ibričić {{goal|6}} {{yel|90}}
Pandža {{yel|23}}
Šerić {{yel|42}}
Andrić {{yel|51}} {{goal|63}}
Tičinović {{goal|69}}
Subašić {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Stadion Stanovi

|location = Zadar

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 29

|date = 3 May 2009

|time = 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://sportnet.hr/vijesti/376446/nogomet-1-hnl/varteks-vratio-dugove-iz-proslosti/ Report]

|team2 = Varteks

|goals1 = Linić {{yel|32}}
Skoko {{yel|76}}

|goals2 = Carlos {{yel|50}}
Golubar {{yel|51}}
Smrekar {{goal|57}}
Dreven {{yel|62}}
Lesjak {{yel|76}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Dalibor Mlakar (Zagreb)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 30

|date = 10 May 2009

|time = 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Rijeka

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807205512/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4777 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = An. Sharbini {{yel|18}} {{goal|90+2}}
Pamić {{yel|21}} {{goal|85}}
Ah. Sharbini {{yel|90+2}}

|goals2 = M. Buljat {{yel|24}}
Kalinić {{yel|34}}
Pandža {{yel|59}}
Ibričić {{yel|60}}
Vejić {{yel|65}} {{goal|75}}
Gabrić {{yel|81}}
Andrić {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Stadion Kantrida

|location = Rijeka

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 31

|date = 17 May 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808000553/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4784 Report]

|team2 = Šibenik

|goals1 = Maloča {{yel|13}}
Pandža {{goal|25}} {{yel|73}}
Kalinić {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Zec {{yel|30}}
Husmani {{yel|31}}
Ademi {{yel|34}}
Spahija {{yel|63}}
Bonacin {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 3,500

|referee = Damir Batinić (Osijek)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 32

|date = 24 May 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Slaven Belupo

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807212738/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4790 Report]

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|goals1 = Vručina {{yel|58}}
Poldrugač {{yel|86}}
Maras {{goal|87}}
Kokalović {{yel|90}}

|goals2 = Roso {{yel|80}}
Aračić {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Gradski stadion

|location = Koprivnica

|attendance = 3,500

|referee = Damir Batinić (Osijek)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 33

|date = 31 May 2009

|time = 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808002108/http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=4795 Report]

|team2 = Dinamo Zagreb

|goals1 = Vejić {{yel|32}}
Ibričić {{goal|67}}
Vukušić {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Chago {{goal|8}} {{yel|30}}
Mandžukić {{goal|14}}
Hrgović {{yel|45}}
Tomečak {{yel|57}}
Barbarić {{yel|72}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

|result = D

}}

Source: [http://www.hrnogomet.com/hnl/prvenstvo.php?id=18 HRnogomet.com]

=Croatian Football Cup=

{{football box collapsible

|round = R1

|date = 23 September 2008

|time = 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Orijent

|score = 1–4

|aet =

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807213648/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=893 Report]

|goals1 = Weitzer {{goal|34|pen.}}
Orlović {{yel|41}}
Topolnjak {{yel|53}}

|goals2 = Jertec {{goal|5||15}}
Maloča {{goal|50}}
Gabrić {{yel|83}}
M. Buljat {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Stadion Krimeja

|location = Rijeka

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = R2

|date = 29 October 2008

|time = 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Konavljanin

|score = 0–2

|aet =

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807204836/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=909 Report]

|goals1 = Žižić {{yel|23}}
Čeliković {{yel|47}}
Karamatić {{yel|50}}
Špalj {{yel|77}}

|goals2 = Andrić {{goal|24}}
Pandža {{yel|33}}
Ibričić {{goal|49}}
Strinić {{yel|51}}
Tičinović {{yel|80}}

|stadium = Igralište Gnjile

|location = Gruda, Konavle

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = QF

|date = 12 November 2008

|time = 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Slaven Belupo

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807211702/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=917 Report]

|goals1 = Bušić {{yel|52}}
Ibričić {{yel|89}}

|goals2 = Lapić {{yel|34}}
Nynkeu {{sent off|0|39}}
Pelin {{yel|90+1}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Vlado Svilokos (Sisak)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = QF

|date = 26 November 2008

|time = 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Slaven Belupo

|score = 0–0

|aggregatescore = 0–0

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807203703/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=918 Report]
[https://sportnet.hr/vijesti/368718/nogomet-kup/hajduk-pjevajuci-iz-koprivnice/ Penalties]

|goals1 = Maras {{yel|18}}
Bošnjak {{yel|44}}

|goals2 = Strinić {{yel|13}}
Gabrić {{yel|66}}

|stadium = Gradski stadion

|location = Koprivnica

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

|penalties1 = Vručina {{pengoal}}
Šafarić {{pengoal}}
Maras {{pengoal}}
Jajalo {{pengoal}}
Bilen {{pengoal}}
Kokalović {{pengoal}}
Purić {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 6–7

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kalinić
{{pengoal}} Andrić
{{pengoal}} Bušić
{{pengoal}} J. Buljat
{{pengoal}} Skoko
{{pengoal}} Gabrić
{{pengoal}} Rubil

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = SF

|date = 4 March 2009

|time = 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 4–1

|team2 = Cibalia

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807223359/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=925 Report]

|goals1 = Tomasov {{goal|12}}
Gabrić {{goal|34}} {{yel|65}}
Oremuš {{goal|37}} {{yel|59}}
Pandža {{goal|85}} {{yel|74}}

|goals2 = Milardović {{yel|20}}
Malčić {{goal|29}}
Mazalović {{yel|42}}
I. Babić {{yel|72}}
Husić {{yel|75}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = SF

|date = 18 March 2009

|time = 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)

|team1 = Cibalia

|score = 0–0

|aggregatescore = 1–4

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160807231953/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=926 Report]

|goals1 = Šimunac {{yel|31}}

|goals2 = Linić {{yel|88}}

|stadium = Stadion HNK Cibalia

|location = Vinkovci

|attendance = 2,500

|referee = Danijel Trampus (Osijek)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Final

|date = 13 May 2009

|time = 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Dinamo Zagreb

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Hajduk Split

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808010410/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=927 Report]

|goals1 = Mandžukić {{goal|13||57}} {{yel|35}}
Sammir {{goal|29|pen.}}
Bišćan {{yel|38}}
Vrdoljak {{yel|47}}
Lovren {{yel|74}}
Hrgović {{yel|75}}

|goals2 = Ibričić {{yel|23}}
Pandža {{yel|29}}
J. Buljat {{sent off|0|34}}
Šerić {{yel|35}}
Linić {{sent off|0|45+1}}

|stadium = Stadion Maksimir

|location = Zagreb

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Bruno Marić (Daruvar)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Final

|date = 28 May 2009

|time = 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split

|score = 3–0

|aggregatescore = 3–3

|team2 = Dinamo Zagreb

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808014220/http://hrnogomet.com/kup/utakmica.php?id=928 Report]

|goals1 = Maloča {{yel|41}}
Kalinić {{goal|56||75}}
Bartolović {{goal|58}}
Gabrić {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Hrgović {{yel|30}}
Badelj {{yel|37}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)

|penalties1 = Kalinić {{pengoal}}
Roso {{penmiss}}
Bartolović {{pengoal}}
Ibričić {{pengoal}}
Andrić {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Bišćan
{{pengoal}} Sammir
{{pengoal}} Badelj
{{pengoal}} Morales
{{penmiss}} Hrgović

|result = W

}}

Source: [http://www.hrnogomet.com/kup/sezona.php?id=18 HRnogomet.com]

=UEFA Cup=

== First qualifying round ==

{{football box collapsible

|round = First leg

|date = 17 July 2008

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split {{fbaicon|CRO}}

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303532--hajduk-split-vs-birkirkara/ Report]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MLT}} Birkirkara

|goals1 = Ibričić {{goal|3}}
Rubil {{yel|24}}
Kalinić {{goal|24}}
Bušić {{goal|55}}
Tičinović {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split, Croatia

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Second leg

|date = 31 July 2008

|time = 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Birkirkara {{fbaicon|MLT}}

|score = 0–3

|aggregatescore = 0–7

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303569--birkirkara-vs-hajduk-split/ Report]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CRO}} Hajduk Split

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Strinić {{goal|5}} {{yel|36}}
Bartolović {{goal|45}}
Ibričić {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Ta' Qali National Stadium

|location = Ta' Qali, Malta

|attendance = 1,800

|referee = David McKeon (Republic of Ireland)

|result = W

}}

== Second qualifying round ==

{{football box collapsible

|round = First leg

|date = 14 August 2008

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Deportivo La Coruña {{fbaicon|ESP}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303850--deportivo-vs-hajduk-split/ Report]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CRO}} Hajduk Split

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Oremuš {{yel|17}}
Rubil {{yel|41}}
Skoko {{yel|61}}
Ibričić {{yel|68}}
Gabrić {{yel|77}}
Subašić {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Estadio Riazor

|location = A Coruña, Spain

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Second leg

|date = 28 August 2008

|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)

|team1 = Hajduk Split {{fbaicon|CRO}}

|score = 0–2

|aggregatescore = 0–2

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303882--hajduk-split-vs-deportivo/ Report]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ESP}} Deportivo La Coruña

|goals1 = Maloča {{yel|33}}
J. Buljat {{yel|40}}
Andrić {{sent off|2|55|65}}

|goals2 = Laure {{yel|12}}
De Guzman {{sent off|2|15|90}}
Riki {{goal|42}}
Verdú {{goal|87|pen.}}

|stadium = Stadion Poljud

|location = Split, Croatia

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

|result = L

}}

Source: [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/52359--hajduk-split/ uefa.com]

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 31 May 2009.

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"

!width=40|Rank

!width=180| Name

!width=50| League

!width=50| Europe

!width=50| Cup

!width=70 style="background: #DCDCDC"| Total

rowspan=1| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Kalinić

| 15

| 2

| 1

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 18

2

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BIH}} Senijad Ibričić

| 12

| 1

| 2

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 15

3

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Drago Gabrić

| 8

| 1

| –

! style="background: #DCDCDC"| 9

4

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Srđan Andrić

| 6

| 1

| –

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 7

5

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Oremuš

| 3

| 1

| –

! style="background: #DCDCDC"| 4

rowspan=4|6

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BIH}} Boris Pandža

| 2

| 1

| –

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Mario Tičinović

| 2

| –

| 1

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Dario Jertec

| 1

| 2

| –

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BIH}} Mladen Bartolović

| 1

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 3

rowspan=3|10

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Hrvoje Vejić

| 2

| –

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 2

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Tomasov

| 1

| –

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 2

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Bušić

| 1

| –

| 1

!style="background: #DCDCDC"| 2

rowspan=7|13

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Ante Aračić

| 1

| –