2013–14 Croatian Second Football League

Druga HNL
Season2013–14
ChampionsNK Zagreb
PromotedNK Zagreb
Relegated
Matches played198
Goals scored450 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerIlija Nestorovski (20)
Biggest home winRudeš 8–0 Zelina
Biggest away winZelina 0–4 Inter Zaprešić
Highest scoringRudeš 8–0 Zelina

The 2013–14 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) was the 23rd season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992.

NK Zagreb were league champions and earned a place in Croatia's first division, Prva HNL.

Format

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The league was contested by 12 teams (four less than in the previous season). Only two teams from Treća HNL were granted license for competing in the Druga HNL, HNK Segesta and HNK Val. Segesta won the qualification playoffs by 3-2 on aggregate and earned a place in Druga HNL.

Zagreb, Cibalia and Inter Zaprešić were relegated from 2012–13 Prva HNL.

Changes from last season

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The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2012–13 season:

Clubs

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Club City / Town Stadium 2012-13 result Capacity
Cibalia Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia 11th in 1. HNL 10,000
Dugopolje Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 8th in 2. HNL 5,200
Gorica Velika Gorica Stadion Radnika 10th in 2. HNL 8,000
Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić 10th in 1. HNL 5,228
Lučko Zagreb Stadion Lučko 9th in 2. HNL 1,500
Pomorac Kostrena Stadion Žuknica 7th in 2. HNL 3,000
Rudeš Zagreb ŠC Rudeš 3rd in 2. HNL 1,000
Segesta Sisak Gradski stadion Sisak 1st in 3. HNL Center 8,000
Sesvete Zagreb Sv. Josip Radnik 11th in 2. HNL 1,200
Solin Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra 2nd in 2. HNL 4,000
Zagreb Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva 12th in 1. HNL 8,850
Zelina Sv. Ivan Zelina SRC Sveti Ivan Zelina 6th in 2. HNL 1,000

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NK Zagreb (C, P) 33 20 7 6 59 26 +33 67 Promotion to Croatian First Football League
2 Cibalia 33 18 5 10 41 39 +2 59 Qualification to promotion play-off
3 Inter Zaprešić 33 16 5 12 47 32 +15 53
4 Rudeš 33 14 5 14 45 36 +9 47
5 Sesvete 33 12 11 10 43 40 +3 47
6 Segesta 33 13 7 13 40 39 +1 46
7 Gorica 33 13 6 14 32 33 −1 45
8 Pomorac 33 10 14 9 24 24 0 44
9 Lučko 33 10 11 12 34 36 −2 41
10 Dugopolje 33 10 8 15 37 41 −4 38
11 Solin (R) 33 7 13 13 26 47 −21 34 Relegation to Croatian Third Football League
12 Zelina (R) 33 4 10 19 22 57 −35 22
Source: Druga-HNL.hr, Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
For deciding champion, promotion and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Matches 1–22

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Home \ Away CIB DUG GOR INT LUČ POM RUD SEG SES SOL ZAG ZEL
Cibalia 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–2
Dugopolje 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Gorica 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 4–0 0–1 2–0
Inter Zaprešić 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–1
Lučko 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1
Pomorac 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1
Rudeš 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0
Segesta 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–0
Sesvete 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Solin 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
NK Zagreb 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 4–3 4–1 5–0 4–0
Zelina 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0
Source: Druga-HNL.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

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Home \ Away CIB DUG GOR INT LUČ POM RUD SEG SES SOL ZAG ZEL
Cibalia 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–3
Dugopolje 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Gorica 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1
Inter Zaprešić 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Lučko 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1
Pomorac 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Rudeš 2–1 5–1 0–2 1–0 8–0
Segesta 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
Sesvete 4–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Solin 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–2
NK Zagreb 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1
Zelina 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0
Source: Druga-HNL.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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The top scorers in the 2013–14 Druga HNL season were:[1]

Rank Name Club Goals Apps Minutes played
1 North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski Inter Zaprešić 20 30 2622
2 Croatia Gabrijel Boban NK Zagreb 18 31 2353
3 Croatia Hrvoje Tokić Cibalia 16 28 1900
4 Croatia Antonio Hrnčević Segesta 14 26 2138
5 Croatia Miroslav Konopek Rudeš 11 24 2013
Croatia Domagoj Abramović Lučko 11 32 2797
7 Croatia Jurica Grgec Zelina 10 27 2361
8 Croatia Josip Jurendić NK Zagreb 9 25 1807
9 Croatia Marko Kolar Sesvete 8 21 1491
Croatia Lovro Medić NK Zagreb 8 24 1924

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Izvješće povjerenika za natjecanje" (PDF) (in Croatian). Druga-HNL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
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