2020–21 Croatian Second Football League

The 2020–21 Croatian Second Football League (officially FavBet Druga liga for sponsorship reasons) is 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.

Druga HNL
Season2020–21
Dates13 August 2020 – May 2021
Matches played154
Goals scored426 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerMarko Dabro (16)
Biggest home winOsijek II 6–0 Međimurje
Cibalia 6–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Biggest away winSesvete 1–5 Osijek II
Highest scoringSesvete 5–4 Orijent 1919
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020.

The league is 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
Locations of teams in 2020–21 Druga HNL
Club Coach City / Town Stadium 2019–20 result Capacity
BSK Denis Krstanović Bijelo Brdo Igralište BSK 02414th 500
Cibalia Petar Tomić Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia 02616th 10,000
Croatia Zmijavci Krešimir Režić Zmijavci ŠRC Marijan Šuto 0122nd 1,000
Dinamo Zagreb II Igor Jovićević Zagreb Stadion Hitrec-Kacian 0188th 5,000
Dubrava Darko Šantek Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija 02212th 2,550
Dugopolje Stipe Balajić Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 03010th 5,200
Hajduk Split II Mario Despotović Split Stadion Poljud 0166th 35,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Boris Perković Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 0199th 5,000
Inter Zaprešić Tomislav Ivković Zaprešić Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić 01010th (in Prva HNL) 5,228
Junak Sinj Stipe Grčić Sinj Gradski stadion 0311st (in Treća HNL South) 3,096
Kustošija Ante Ivanda Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija 02313th 2,550
Međimurje Goran Vincetić Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost 02111th 6,500
Opatija Zoran Bogolin Opatija Stadion Kantrida 0311st (in Treća HNL West) 10,600
Orijent 1919 Damir Milinović Rijeka Stadion Krimeja 0233rd 3,500
Osijek II Ronald Grnja Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt 0177th 18,856
Rudeš Marko Babić Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva 0155th 10,850
Sesvete Dino Babić Zagreb Stadion sv. Josip Radnik 0144th 1,200
Solin Ivan Bubalo Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra 02515th 4,000

Number of teams by county
Position County Number Teams
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 17 9 5 3 27 22 +5 32 Promotion to the Croatian First Football League
2 Dugopolje 17 8 5 4 28 20 +8 29
3 Opatija 17 8 5 4 26 21 +5 29
4 Osijek II 17 7 6 4 23 10 +13 27
5 Croatia Zmijavci 17 8 3 6 28 21 +7 27
6 BSK Bijelo Brdo 17 5 10 2 25 21 +4 25
7 Rudeš 17 6 7 4 17 19 −2 25
8 Sesvete 16 7 2 7 35 33 +2 23
9 Kustošija 16 5 8 3 18 18 0 23
10 Orijent 1919 17 6 4 7 26 25 +1 22
11 Dubrava 17 6 4 7 19 24 −5 22
12 Međimurje 16 6 4 6 28 37 −9 22
13 Cibalia 17 6 3 8 23 23 0 21
14 Inter Zaprešić 17 5 4 8 27 26 +1 19
15 Hajduk Split II 16 5 3 8 23 28 −5 18
16 Dinamo Zagreb II 17 4 4 9 19 22 −3 16 Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
17 Junak Sinj 17 3 6 8 21 30 −9 15
18 Solin 17 3 5 9 13 26 −13 14
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. 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]
Notes:
  1. Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

Results
Home \ Away BSK CIB CRO DIN DUB DUG HAJ HRV INT JUN KUS MEĐ OPA ORI OSI RUD SES SOL
BSK Bijelo Brdo — 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–1
Cibalia — 2–1 1–2 2–1 6–0 1–2 1–2 3–3 1–0
Croatia Zmijavci 0–2 1–1 — 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3
Dinamo Zagreb II 3–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 5–2 3–0 0–2
Dubrava 2–2 2–1 — 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1
Dugopolje 2–1 1–0 — 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–3 0–1 3–0
Hajduk Split II 2–2 1–0 3–2 — 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–3
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–2
Inter Zaprešić 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–2 0–1 4–1
Junak Sinj 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 3–1
Kustošija 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 — 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–4
Međimurje 2–5 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 4–3 — 3–0 4–0
Opatija 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1
Orijent 1919 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–2
Osijek II 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 0–0 — 2–0
Rudeš 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–4
Sesvete 1–1 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 5–4 1–5 — 4–0
Solin 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. 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 20 December 2020[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marko Dabro BSK Bijelo Brdo 16
2 Mateo Topić Sesvete 11
3 Dragan Juranović Dubrava 10
4 Vedran Gerc Orijent 1919 9
5 Tomislav Gudelj Croatia Zmijavci 8
Ivor Weitzer Opatija
7 Nikola Burić Rudeš 7
8 Petar Bačić-Šiško Junak Sinj 6
Gerald Diyoke Cibalia
Mihovil Geljić Sesvete
Stjepan Igrec Međimurje
Patrik Mijić Međimurje
Antonio Pejanović Opatija

See also

References
  1. "Odluke Izvršnog odbora HNS-a". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja u prvom stupnju". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. DrugaHNL.hr

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