2018–19 Croatian Second Football League
Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Varaždin |
Promoted | Varaždin |
Relegated | Zadar Lučko |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 425 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Leon Benko (21) |
Biggest home win | Šibenik 5–0 Zadar |
Biggest away win | Varaždin 1–4 Dinamo Zagreb II Međimurje 1–4 Hajduk Split II |
Highest scoring | Sesvete 3–3 Zadar Varaždin 4–2 Hajduk Split II Hajduk Split II 3–3 BSK Zadar 5–1 Solin |
Total attendance | 88,509 |
Average attendance | 486 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. |
The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League (officially FavBet Druga liga for sponsorship reasons) is 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 is scheduled to end in 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
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
Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2017–18 result | Capacity |
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BSK | ![]() |
Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 2nd (in Treća HNL East) | |
Dinamo Zagreb II | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 3rd | 5,000 |
Dugopolje | ![]() |
Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 6th | 5,200 |
Hajduk Split II | ![]() |
Split | Stadion Poljud | 5th | 35,000 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 11th | 5,000 |
Kustošija | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 8th | 2,550 |
Lučko | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 10th | 1,500 |
Međimurje | ![]() |
Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 3rd (in Treća HNL East) | 6,500 |
Osijek II | ![]() |
Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 1st (in Treća HNL East) | 18,856 |
Sesvete | ![]() |
Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 4th | 1,200 |
Solin | ![]() |
Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 9th | 4,000 |
Šibenik | ![]() |
Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 7th | 6,824 |
Zadar | ![]() |
Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 3rd (in Treća HNL South) | 5,860 |
Varaždin | ![]() |
Varaždin | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec | 2nd | 8,850 |
Number of teams by county
Position | County | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete |
2 | ![]() |
3 | Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin |
3 | ![]() |
2 | BSK and Osijek II |
4 | ![]() |
1 | Međimurje |
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1 | Šibenik | |
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1 | Varaždin | |
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1 | Zadar |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Varaždin (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 51 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
2 | Šibenik | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-off |
3 | Osijek II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 44 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
4 | Hajduk Split II | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 43 | |
5 | Dugopolje | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 43 | |
6 | Sesvete | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 40 | |
7 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 37 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
8 | Zadar (R) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
9 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
10 | Solin | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | |
11 | Kustošija | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 28 | |
12 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 27 | |
13 | Međimurje | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 25 | |
14 | Lučko (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
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:
- ^ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion
Results
Top scorers
- As of 25 May 2019[3]
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Varaždin | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Sesvete | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
Osijek II | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Zadar | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Međimurje | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
Hajduk Split II | 7 |
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Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
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Šibenik | ||
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Sesvete |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.druga-hnl.com/upl/docs/Glasilo_13_%202019.pdf
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)