2019–20 Croatian Second Football League
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 16 August 2019 – 6 May 2020[1] |
Champions | Šibenik[1] |
Promoted | Šibenik[1] |
Matches played | 152 |
Goals scored | 378 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mijo Šabić (12) |
Biggest home win | Osijek II 6–0 BSK Bijelo Brdo |
Biggest away win | Cibalia 0–4 Hajduk II Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–4 Dubrava |
Highest scoring | Osijek II 6–0 Bijelo Brdo |
Total attendance | 8,176 |
Average attendance | 515 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2020. |
The 2019–20 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 29th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 16 August 2019 and ended on 6 May 2020.[1]
The league is contested by 16 teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 30 rounds.
Teams
[edit]On 25 April 2019, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2019–20 season was completed. For the 2019–20 Druga HNL, clubs that were issued a second level license: BSK, Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II, Kustošija, Međimurje, Osijek II, Sesvete, Šibenik. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[2] On 25 May 2019, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Cibalia, Croatia, Dubrava and Orijent 1919.[3]
Changes
[edit]Lučko were relegated from the 2018–19 Druga HNL after finishing last, and Zadar were administratively relegated by the Croatian Football Federation. Varaždin were promoted to the Prva HNL as the champion of the 2018–19 Druga HNL.
Rudeš were relegated from the Prva HNL. Orijent 1919 and Dubrava were promoted from the Treća HNL West, Cibalia were promoted from the Treća HNL East and Croatia Zmijavci were promoted from the Treća HNL South.
Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2018–19 result | Capacity |
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BSK | Denis Krstanović | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 9th | 500 |
Cibalia | Petar Tomić | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 1st (in Treća HNL East) | 10,000 |
Croatia Zmijavci | Krešimir Režić | Zmijavci | ŠRC Marijan Šuto | 2nd (in Treća HNL South) | 1,000 |
Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovićević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 7th | 5,000 |
Dubrava | Darko Šantek | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 2nd (in Treća HNL West) | 2,550 |
Dugopolje | Stipe Balajić | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 5th | 5,200 |
Hajduk Split II | Mario Despotović | Split | Stadion Poljud | 4th | 35,000 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Boris Perković | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 12th | 5,000 |
Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 11th | 2,550 |
Međimurje | Damir Lepen-Jurak | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 13th | 6,500 |
Orijent 1919 | Fausto Budicin | Rijeka | Stadion Krimeja | 3rd (in Treća HNL West) | 3,500 |
Osijek II | Ronald Grnja | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 3rd | 18,856 |
Rudeš | Marko Babić | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 10th (in Prva HNL) | 10,850 |
Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 6th | 1,200 |
Solin | Ivan Bubalo | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 10th | 4,000 |
Šibenik | Krunoslav Rendulić | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 2nd | 3,412[4] |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Šibenik | Borimir Perković | Sacked | 5 June 2019 | Krunoslav Rendulić | 20 June 2019 | Pre-season |
Rudeš | Tomislav Ivković | Sacked | 27 June 2019 | Mirko Labrović | 27 June 2019 | Pre-season |
Međimurje | Matija Kristić | Sacked | 2 September 2019 | Damir Lepen Jurak | 2 September 2019 | Season |
Number of teams by county
[edit]Position | County | Number | Teams |
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1 | City of Zagreb | 6 | Dinamo Zagreb II, Dubrava, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Rudeš and Sesvete |
2 | Split-Dalmatia | 4 | Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin |
3 | Osijek-Baranja | 2 | BSK and Osijek II |
4 | Međimurje | 1 | Međimurje |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 1 | Orijent 1919 | |
Šibenik-Knin | 1 | Šibenik | |
Vukovar-Srijem | 1 | Cibalia |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Šibenik | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 41 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
2 | Croatia Zmijavci | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | |
3 | Orijent 1919 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 33 | Qualification to the promotion play-off |
4 | Sesvete | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 29 | |
5 | Rudeš | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Hajduk Split II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 27 | |
7 | Osijek II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 26 | |
8 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | |
9 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
10 | Dugopolje | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 25 | |
11 | Međimurje | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | |
12 | Dubrava | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 | |
13 | Kustošija | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 23 | |
14 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 22 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
15 | Solin | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
16 | Cibalia | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[5]
Notes:
- ^ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "NASTAVAK NOGOMETNIH NATJECANJA 30. SVIBNJA". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2019/20. godinu završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja klubova za natjecateljsku 2019/20. godinu – Konačne odluke" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Javna ustanova športski objekti "Šibenik"". www.juso-sibenik.hr. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2019/2020" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 11 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ PrvaHNL.hr
- ^ SofaScore
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 3 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)