2000–01 Croatian First Football League
| Season | 2000–01 |
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| Champions | Hajduk Split 4th Croatian title 13th domestic title |
| Relegated | None |
| Champions League | Hajduk Split |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Zagreb Osijek Varteks |
| Intertoto Cup | Slaven Belupo NK Zagreb |
| Matches played | 192 |
| Goals scored | 548 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tomislav Šokota (20) |
| Biggest home win | Slaven B. 7–1 Varteks Hajduk S. 6–0 Varteks |
| Biggest away win | Marsonia 0–5 Hajduk S. Dragovoljac 0–5 Dinamo Z. |
| Highest scoring | Slaven B. 7–1 Varteks Osijek 6–2 Dragovoljac Šibenik 3–5 Dragovoljac Dinamo Z. 6–2 Slaven B. |
| Average attendance | 2,882 |
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The 2000–01 Croatian First Football League was the tenth season of the Croatian First Football League, Croatia's top association football league, since its establishment in 1992. It began on 30 July 2000 and ended on 27 May 2001. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their fifth consecutive title the previous season. The 2000–01 Prva HNL was contested by 12 teams and was won by Hajduk Split, who won their thirteenth title, after a win against Varteks on 27 May 2001.
Teams
A total of twelve teams contested the league, including ten sides from the 1999–2000 season and two promoted teams from the 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League, Čakovec and Marsonia. Marsonia had returned to top flight after one previous three-season spell in the Prva HNL between 1994 and 1997, while Čakovec saw its top flight debut after coming close to promotion in 1998 and 1999 (they lost the promotion play-offs on both occasions).
Changes from last season
Teams promoted from 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League
Teams relegated to 2000–01 Croatian Second Football League
- 11th placed: Istra Pula
- 12th placed: Vukovar '91
Summaries
The following is an overview of teams which competed in the 2000–01 Prva HNL. The list of managers is correct as of 30 July 2000, the first day of the season.
| Team | Manager | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Cibalia |  Davor Mladina
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Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | |
| Čakovec | Ilija Lončarević
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Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Marijan Vlak
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Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | |
| Hajduk Split | Petar Nadoveza
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Split | Stadion Poljud | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Milivoj Bračun
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Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | |
| Marsonia | Stjepan Deverić
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Slavonski Brod | Gradski stadion uz Savu | |
| Osijek | Stanko Mršić
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Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | |
| Rijeka | Nenad Gračan
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Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | |
| Slaven Belupo | Mladen Frančić
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Koprivnica | Gradski stadion | |
| Šibenik | Milo Nižetić
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Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | |
| Varteks | Ivan Katalinić
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Varaždin | Stadion NK Varteks | |
| NK Zagreb | Branko Karačić
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Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Čakovec | Ilija Lončarević
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| Varteks | Ivan Katalinić
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| Marsonia | Stjepan Deverić
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Marijan Zovko
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| Hajduk Split | Petar Nadoveza
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Zoran Vulić
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| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Milivoj Bračun
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Predrag Jurić (p)
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| Cibalia | Davor Mladina
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Davor Čop
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| Marsonia | Marijan Zovko
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Zlatko Kranjčar
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| Rijeka | Nenad Gračan
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Boris Tičić (c)
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| Dinamo Zagreb | Marijan Vlak
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Hrvoje Braović
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| Rijeka | Boris Tičić (c)
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Predrag Stilinović
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| Čakovec | Ilija Lončarević
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Rajko Magić
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| Marsonia | Zlatko Kranjčar
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Marijan Zovko
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| Šibenik | Milo Nižetić
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Vjekoslav Lokica
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| Dinamo Zagreb | Hrvoje Braović
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Ilija Lončarević
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| Osijek | Stanko Mršić
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Vlado Bilić
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| NK Zagreb | Branko Karačić
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Zlatko Kranjčar
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| Varteks | Ivan Katalinić
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Branko Janžek
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| Rijeka | Predrag Stilinović
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Ivan Katalinić
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First stage
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Championship Group
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Relegation play-off
Due to the expansion of Prva HNL to 16 clubs in the 2001–02 season, four clubs from the 2000–01 Druga HNL were automatically promoted. Those should have been top four clubs, but since third-placed Croatia Sesvete and sixth-placed Belišće had decided to step back from promotion, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th placed second level teams were automatically promoted for the following season (Kamen Ingrad, Pomorac Kostrena, Zadar and TŠK Topolovac respectively). Therefore, the 12th placed Marsonia played a two-legged relegation play-off against the 7th placed team of Druga HNL, Solin. The tie ended in a 5–5 aggregate score and Marsonia won it on away goals, thereby staying in the Prva HNL for the following season.
| Solin Građa | 5 – 2 | Marsonia |
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Giljušić  47'Turković 60'Guč 65'Kalinić 70'Bačić 87' |
Olić 32', 75' (pen.) |
| Marsonia | 3 – 0 | Solin Građa |
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| Olić 45' (pen.), 52', 83' (pen.) |
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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| 1 | Tomislav Šokota
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Dinamo Zagreb | 20 |
| 2 |  Marijo Dodik
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Slaven Belupo | 171 |
| 3 | Ivica Olić
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Marsonia | 162 |
| 4 | Boško Balaban
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Dinamo Zagreb | 14 |
| Stanko Bubalo
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Hajduk Split | 14 | |
| 6 | Ivan Leko
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Hajduk Split | 13 |
| 7 | Paul Matas
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Šibenik | 12 |
| Saša Bjelanović
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Varteks | 12 | |
| 9 | Zvonimir Deranja
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Hajduk Split | 11 |
| Veldin Karić
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Varteks | 11 | |
| Krunoslav Lovrek
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NK Zagreb | 11 |
- Notes
- 1 Including six goals scored in Slaven Belupo's 7–1 home win against Varteks on 22 October 2000, which is the record for most goals scored by a single player in a Prva HNL match.
- 2 Ivica Olić scored 11 goals during the regular Prva HNL season and this is the tally as recorded by official records kept by Prva HNL. However, he scored an additional 5 goals in Marsonia's two-legged relegation play-off against second level side Solin, and the total of 16 goals was included in top scoring tables published in the Croatian media at the end of the season.
See also
References
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