2019–20 Croatian Second Football League
# 2019–20 Croatian Second Football League

The 2019–20 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 29th 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 16 August 2019 and ended on 6 May 2020.

The league is contested by 16 teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 30 rounds.

## Teams

On 25 April 2019, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2019–20 season was completed. For the 2019–20 Druga HNL, clubs that were issued a second level license: BSK, Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II, Kustošija, Međimurje, Osijek II, Sesvete, Šibenik. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 25 May 2019, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Cibalia, Croatia, Dubrava and Orijent 1919.

### Changes

Lučko were relegated from the 2018–19 Druga HNL after finishing last, and Zadar were administratively relegated by the Croatian Football Federation. Varaždin were promoted to the Prva HNL as the champion of the 2018–19 Druga HNL.

Rudeš were relegated from the Prva HNL. Orijent 1919 and Dubrava were promoted from the Treća HNL West, Cibalia were promoted from the Treća HNL East and Croatia Zmijavci were promoted from the Treća HNL South.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2018–19 result | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BSK | Denis Krstanović | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 0259th | 500 |
| Cibalia | Petar Tomić | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 025 1st (in Treća HNL East) | 10,000 |
| Croatia Zmijavci | Krešimir Režić | Zmijavci | ŠRC Marijan Šuto | 027 2nd (in Treća HNL South) | 1,000 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovićević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0237th | 5,000 |
| Dubrava | Darko Šantek | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 030 2nd (in Treća HNL West) | 2,550 |
| Dugopolje | Stipe Balajić | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 0265th | 5,200 |
| Hajduk Split II | Mario Despotović | Split | Stadion Poljud | 0254th | 35,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Boris Perković | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 03112th | 5,000 |
| Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 02811th | 2,550 |
| Međimurje | Damir Lepen-Jurak | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 030 13th | 6,500 |
| Orijent 1919 | Fausto Budicin | Rijeka | Stadion Krimeja | 012 3rd (in Treća HNL West) | 3,500 |
| Osijek II | Ronald Grnja | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 030 3rd | 18,856 |
| Rudeš | Marko Babić | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 02510th (in Prva HNL) | 10,850 |
| Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 024 6th | 1,200 |
| Solin | Ivan Bubalo | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 029 10th | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Krunoslav Rendulić | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 0272nd | 3,412 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Šibenik | Borimir Perković | Sacked | 5 June 2019 | Krunoslav Rendulić | 20 June 2019 | Pre-season |
| Rudeš | Tomislav Ivković | Sacked | 27 June 2019 | Mirko Labrović | 27 June 2019 | Pre-season |
| Međimurje | Matija Kristić | Sacked | 2 September 2019 | Damir Lepen Jurak | 2 September 2019 | Season |

### Number of teams by county

| Position | County | Number | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | City of Zagreb | 6 | Dinamo Zagreb II, Dubrava, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Rudeš and Sesvete |
| 2 | Split-Dalmatia | 4 | Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin |
| 3 | Osijek-Baranja | 2 | BSK and Osijek II |
| 4 | Međimurje | 1 | Međimurje |
| 4 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 1 | Orijent 1919 |
| 4 | Šibenik-Knin | 1 | Šibenik |
| 4 | Vukovar-Srijem | 1 | Cibalia |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Šibenik | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 41 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 2 | Croatia Zmijavci | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | |
| 3 | Orijent 1919 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 33 | Qualification to the promotion play-off |
| 4 | Sesvete | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Rudeš | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Hajduk Split II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Osijek II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Dugopolje | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 25 | |
| 11 | Međimurje | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | |
| 12 | Dubrava | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 | |
| 13 | Kustošija | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 23 | |
| 14 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 22 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Solin | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | Cibalia | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 13 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |

* ↑ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

## Results

| Home \ Away | BSK | CIB | CRO | DIN | DUB | DUG | HAJ | HRV | KUS | MEĐ | ORI | OSI | RUD | SES | SOL | ŠIB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BSK Bijelo Brdo | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 0–1 |
| Cibalia | | — | | | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Croatia Zmijavci | | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2–1 | 2–0 | | — | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Dubrava | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | | | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Dugopolje | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | | 1–4 | | | | 0–2 |
| Hajduk Split II | 0–0 | | 2–4 | | 1–2 | | — | | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 3–0 | | | 1–0 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Kustošija | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–3 | 1–1 | | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | |
| Međimurje | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | | 1–2 | | — | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Orijent 1919 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | | 0–2 | — | | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Osijek II | 6–0 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Rudeš | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | — | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Sesvete | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | | | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Solin | 1–0 | 2–2 | | | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | — | |
| Šibenik | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 1–0 | — |

### Top goalscorers

    As of 9 March 2020

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mijo Šabić | Croatia Zmijavci | 12 |
| 2 | Deni Jurić | Rudeš | 10 |
| 2 | Marko Dabro | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 10 |
| 3 | Jurica Bajić | Hajduk Split II | 8 |
| 3 | Luka Juričić | Šibenik | 8 |
| 3 | Mihovil Geljić | Sesvete | 8 |
| 3 | Dragan Juranović | Dubrava | 8 |
| 3 | Stjepan Šimičić | Međimurje | 8 |
| 4 | Davor Kukec | Šibenik | 7 |
| 4 | Matej Jukić | Dugopolje | 7 |
| 4 | Jakov Blagaić | Hajduk Split II | 7 |
| 4 | Vinko Petković | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 7 |
