2020–21 Croatian Second Football League

The 2020–21 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 30th 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 13 August 2020 and ended on 29 May 2021.

Druga HNL
Season2020–21
Dates13 August 2020 – 29 May 2021
ChampionsHrvatski Dragovoljac
PromotedHrvatski Dragovoljac
RelegatedJunak Sinj
Međimurje
Matches played306
Goals scored877 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerMarko Dabro (30)
Biggest home winOsijek II 6–0 Međimurje
Cibalia 6–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
BSK Bijelo Brdo 6–0 Međimurje
Biggest away winMeđimurje 1–6 Hajduk Split II
Highest scoringSesvete 5–4 Orijent 1919
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2021.

The league was contested by 18 teams, two more than the previous season, and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 34 rounds.[1]

Teams

On 20 May 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete. For the 2020–21 Druga HNL, a total of 17 clubs were issued a second level license. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[2] On 17 June 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete.[3]

Stadia and locations

ClubCoachCity / TownStadium2019–20 resultCapacity
BSK Denis KrstanovićBijelo BrdoIgralište BSK02414th500
Cibalia Petar TomićVinkovciStadion HNK Cibalia02616th10,000
Croatia Zmijavci Krešimir RežićZmijavciŠRC Marijan Šuto0122nd1,000
Dinamo Zagreb II Ivan PrelecZagrebStadion Hitrec-Kacian0188th5,000
Dubrava Darko ŠantekZagrebStadion NK Kustošija02212th2,550
Dugopolje Stipe BalajićDugopoljeStadion Hrvatski vitezovi03010th5,200
Hajduk Split II Goran SablićSplitStadion Poljud0166th35,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Miroslav KuljanacZagrebStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić0199th5,000
Inter Zaprešić Tomislav IvkovićZaprešićStadion ŠRC Zaprešić01010th (in Prva HNL)5,228
Junak Sinj Stipe GrčićSinjGradski stadion0311st (in Treća HNL South)3,096
Kustošija Ante IvandaZagrebStadion NK Kustošija02313th2,550
Međimurje Mario KovačevićČakovecStadion SRC Mladost02111th6,500
Opatija Zoran BogolinOpatijaStadion Kantrida0311st (in Treća HNL West)10,600
Orijent 1919 Damir MilinovićRijekaStadion Krimeja0233rd3,500
Osijek II Igor TolićOsijekStadion Gradski vrt0177th18,856
Rudeš Mario CarevićZagrebStadion Kranjčevićeva0155th10,850
Sesvete Dino BabićZagrebStadion sv. Josip Radnik0144th1,200
Solin Ivan BubaloSolinStadion pokraj Jadra02515th4,000

Number of teams by county

PositionCountyNumberTeams
1 City of Zagreb6Dinamo Zagreb II, Dubrava, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Rudeš and Sesvete
2  Split-Dalmatia5Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II, Junak Sinj and Solin
3  Osijek-Baranja2BSK and Osijek II
 Primorje-Gorski Kotar2Opatija and Orijent 1919
5  Međimurje1Međimurje
 Vukovar-Srijem1Cibalia
 Zagreb County1Inter Zaprešić

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Hrvatski Dragovoljac (C, P)34161174939+1059Promotion to the Croatian First Football League
2Rudeš34151275241+1157
3BSK Bijelo Brdo34141375240+1255
4Cibalia34156135043+751
5Kustošija34121574338+551
6Sesvete34156136259+351
7Opatija34121484241+150
8Dugopolje34139124945+448
9Dubrava34137144546−146
10Inter Zaprešić34129134941+845
11Orijent 191934129135249+345
12Croatia Zmijavci34135165253−144
13Dinamo Zagreb II34127154541+443
14Osijek II34119144242042
15Hajduk Split II (D)34118155860−241Dissolved at the end of the season
16Solin34108164556−1138
17Junak Sinj (R)34713144658−1234Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
18Međimurje (R)3497184485−4134
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: Druga-HNL.com
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).[4]
(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBSKCIBCRODINDUBDUGHAJHRVINTJUNKUSMEĐOPAORIOSIRUDSESSOL
BSK Bijelo Brdo3–11–21–02–01–12–01–01–02–13–36–01–10–30–01–32–13–1
Cibalia0–23–02–11–22–12–16–01–11–21–23–32–03–22–20–22–01–0
Croatia Zmijavci0–21–11–43–03–04–00–12–12–21–24–21–32–11–01–13–11–3
Dinamo Zagreb II3–00–21–21–02–02–30–31–11–11–15–22–23–13–03–00–21–0
Dubrava2–20–11–13–12–02–11–20–23–13–30–01–41–22–10–02–11–2
Dugopolje2–02–11–03–11–02–21–12–22–04–10–04–30–11–30–13–0
Hajduk Split II2–22–02–11–03–21–22–12–21–01–14–02–23–34–32–22–31–2
Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–10–31–00–21–02–12–13–21–11–05–01–11–12–10–13–22–1
Inter Zaprešić2–12–00–32–00–11–13–10–01–02–21–03–01–20–11–24–04–1
Junak Sinj2–23–20–00–01–22–22–01–42–21–04–20–21–11–10–23–11–4
Kustošija0–02–24–21–00–01–01–30–00–13–20–02–11–11–00–01–43–2
Međimurje2–51–22–10–12–22–11–61–13–24–30–43–01–30–14–02–22–1
Opatija2–20–12–32–12–12–12–10–03–21–00–01–11–11–10–01–01–1
Orijent 19190–02–02–12–10–10–12–12–31–01–21–10–14–13–02–40–20–2
Osijek II3–00–00–11–10–52–01–10–01–22–01–06–01–00–02–30–32–0
Rudeš1–11–02–11–22–10–04–20–21–12–21–26–11–20–01–02–42–2
Sesvete1–11–22–13–21–23–32–14–32–14–30–00–10–15–41–50–04–0
Solin0–12–04–20–00–12–51–11–12–10–01–21–01–11–24–31–22–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: Druga HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 29 May 2021[5]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Marko DabroBSK Bijelo Brdo30
2 Mateo TopićSesvete18
3 Fran BrodićKustošija14
Mateo MonjacOrijent 1919
5 Tomislav MrkonjićCroatia Zmijavci13
Ivan ŠarićHajduk Split II
7 Besart AbdurahimiRudeš12
Vedran GercOrijent 1919
9 Petar Bačić-ŠiškoJunak Sinj10
Stjepan IgrecMeđimurje
Dragan JuranovićDubrava

See also

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