2018–19 Croatian Second Football League

The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 28th 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 24 August 2018 and ended in May 2019.

Druga HNL
Season2018–19
ChampionsVaraždin
PromotedVaraždin
RelegatedZadar
Lučko
Matches played182
Goals scored425 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerLeon Benko (21)
Biggest home winŠibenik 5–0 Zadar
Biggest away winVaraždin 1–4 Dinamo Zagreb II
Međimurje 1–4 Hajduk Split II
Highest scoringSesvete 3–3 Zadar
Varaždin 4–2 Hajduk Split II
Hajduk Split II 3–3 BSK
Zadar 5–1 Solin
Total attendance88,509
Average attendance486
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

The league is contested by 14 teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 26 rounds.

Teams edit

On 23 April 2018, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2018–19 season was completed. For the 2018–19 Druga HNL, only six clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Dinamo Zagreb II, Gorica, Hajduk Split II, Lučko, Osijek II and Sesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[1]

The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2018–19 Druga HNL.

Stadia and locations edit

ClubCoachCity / TownStadium2017–18 resultCapacity
BSK Denis KrstanovićBijelo BrdoIgralište BSK0252nd (in Treća HNL East)
Dinamo Zagreb II Igor JovićevićZagrebStadion Hitrec-Kacian0233rd5,000
Dugopolje Miroslav BojkoDugopoljeStadion Hrvatski vitezovi0266th5,200
Hajduk Split II Mario DespotovićSplitStadion Poljud0255th35,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Boris PerkovićZagrebStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić03111th5,000
Kustošija Ante IvandaZagrebStadion NK Kustošija0288th2,550
Lučko Dražen BiškupZagrebStadion Lučko03010th1,500
Međimurje Matija KristićČakovecStadion SRC Mladost030 3rd (in Treća HNL East)6,500
Osijek II Dino SkenderOsijekStadion Gradski vrt030 1st (in Treća HNL East)18,856
Sesvete Dino BabićZagrebStadion sv. Josip Radnik0244th1,200
Solin Mladen JurićSolinStadion pokraj Jadra0299th4,000
Šibenik Borimir PerkovićŠibenikStadion Šubićevac0277th6,824
Zadar Krešimir SunaraZadarStadion Stanovi0273rd (in Treća HNL South)5,860
Varaždin Branko KaračićVaraždinStadion Varteks0122nd8,850

Number of teams by county edit

PositionCountyNumberTeams
1 City of Zagreb5Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete
2  Split-Dalmatia3Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin
3  Osijek-Baranja2BSK and Osijek II
4  Međimurje1Međimurje
 Šibenik-Knin1Šibenik
 Varaždin1Varaždin
 Zadar1Zadar

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Varaždin (C, P)2616374030+1051Promotion to the Croatian First Football League
2Šibenik2613763825+1346Qualification to the promotion play-off
3Osijek II2613583726+1144Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League
4Hajduk Split II2612773629+743
5Dugopolje2613492926+343
6Sesvete2611783826+1240
7Dinamo Zagreb II2610793126+537Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League
8Zadar (R)2697103640−434Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
9BSK Bijelo Brdo26610103137−628
10Solin2651382431−728
11Kustošija2677122028−828
12Hrvatski Dragovoljac2676132329−627
13Međimurje2667132642−1625
14Lučko (R)2666141631−1524Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
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).[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

Results edit

Home \ AwayBSKDINDUGHAJHRVKUSLUČMEĐOSISESSOLŠIBVARZAD
BSK Bijelo Brdo2–01–12–20–02–01–03–22–20–31–12–10–11–1
Dinamo Zagreb II3–13–00–00–00–22–01–04–10–01–10–11–22–1
Dugopolje2–01–00–12–11–02–04–01–01–10–01–01–21–0
Hajduk Split II3–32–00–21–01–11–02–13–11–01–12–01–12–0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–00–11–20–10–12–13–00–11–32–21–10–13–1
Kustošija1–11–03–21–10–10–02–10–12–00–00–12–10–0
Lučko2–31–01–10–20–02–10–01–01–02–00–11–02–2
Međimurje1–01–11–21–43–11–11–02–11–11–00–00–24–1
Osijek II1–13–04–03–13–12–00–02–11–00–01–03–02–0
Sesvete1–01–21–04–13–13–03–13–13–13–00–01–13–3
Solin2–21–11–01–00–01–03–01–00–11–11–11–22–2
Šibenik3–22–20–12–12–12–13–02–22–21–03–22–05–0
Varaždin2–11–41–04–20–22–11–04–02–03–02–13–12–2
Zadar1–01–33–11–00–12–02–11–12–12–05–10–23–0
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.

Top scorers edit

As of 25 May 2019[3]
RankPlayerClub(s)Goals
1 Leon BenkoVaraždin21
2 Marko TolićSesvete15
3 Josip ŠpoljarićOsijek II13
4 Antonio RepićZadar12
5 Mario MunivranaMeđimurje8
6 Ivan DelićHajduk Split II7
Valentino MajstorovićHrvatski Dragovoljac
Prince AmpemŠibenik
Mario VasiljSesvete

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2018/19. godinu za UEFA klupska natjecanja, Prvu HNL i u Drugu HNL završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2018/2019" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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