2009–10 Croatian First Football League
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Slaven Belupo Mile Petković Mutual consent 31 May 2009 Milivoj Bračun 9 June 2009 Pre-season
Hajduk Split Ante Miše Resigned 2 August 2009 Ivica Kalinić 3 August 2009 12th
Šibenik Ivica Kalinić Resigned 3 August 2009 Branko Karačić 11 August 2009 5th
Slaven Belupo Milivoj Bračun Mutual consent 6 August 2009 Zlatko Dalić 8 August 2009 6th
Hajduk Split Ivica Kalinić Mutual consent 18 August 2009 Edoardo Reja 18 August 2009 13th
Croatia Sesvete Anto Petrović Sacked 1 September 2009 Nenad Gračan 1 September 2009 15th
NK Zagreb Luka Pavlović Resigned 11 September 2009 Igor Štimac 14 September 2009 16th
Rijeka Robert Rubčić Resigned 21 September 2009 Zoran Vulić 22 September 2009 7th
Međimurje Mario Ćutuk Sacked 8 October 2009 Srećko Bogdan 9 October 2009 11th
Istra 1961 Elvis Scoria Mutual consent 2 November 2009 Valdi Šumberac 14th
Rijeka Zoran Vulić Resigned 10 November 2009 Nenad Gračan 10 November 2009 7th
Croatia Sesvete Nenad Gračan Resigned 10 November 2009 Anto Petrović 15th
Croatia Sesvete Anto Petrović Resigned 24 November 2009 Adolf Pinter 19 January 2010 16th
Varteks Dražen Besek Mutual consent 26 December 2009 Damir Jagačić 4 January 2010 11th
Hajduk Split Edoardo Reja Signed by Lazio 9 February 2010 Stanko Poklepović 12 February 2010 7th
Istra 1961 Valdi Šumberac Sacked 28 February 2010 Zoran Vulić 28 February 2010 15th
Croatia Sesvete Adolf Pinter Sacked 5 March 2010 Goran Jerković 5 March 2010 16th
Varteks Damir Jagačić Sacked 15 March 2010 Samir Toplak 15 March 2010 11th
Međimurje Srećko Bogdan Sacked 2 April 2010 Tomislav Ivković 3 April 2010 12th
Inter Zaprešić Borimir Perković Sacked 11 April 2010 Ilija Lončarević 11 April 2010 12th
Overview -- Managerial changes
The 2009-10 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title (and fourth consecutive title) the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a goalless draw with Hajduk Split on 1 May 2010. The format was changed from previous season in that the league was expanded from 12 to 16 clubs.