The 2009–10 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) was the 19th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. Istra 1961 were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season.
The league featured 14 clubs, playing in a double round robin league system. The season started on 22 August 2009 and ended on 29 May 2010.
Changes from last season The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season:
From 2. HNL Promoted to 1. HNL Istra 1961 (winners of 2008–09 2. HNL) Karlovac (runners-up) Lokomotiva (3rd placed team) Međimurje (5th placed team)1
Relegated to 3. HNL Trogir (last-placed team)2
To 2. HNL Relegated from 1. HNL None3
Promoted from 3. HNL Lučko (3. HNL West runners-up) Rudeš (3. HNL West winners) RNK Split (3. HNL South winners) Vukovar '91 (3. HNL East fourth place)
Notes 1 Slavonac CO had finished fourth, but had to step back from promotion after they were unable to find a suitable ground for hosting Prva HNL matches. Because of this, fifth-placed Međimurje qualified automatically for promotion and sixth-placed Hrvatski Dragovoljac qualified for the two-legged promotion playoff against last placed Prva HNL team. 2 Moslavina finished 15th and also qualified for relegation, but since Slavonac CO was punished for first agreeing to enter Prva HNL and then stepping back from promotion by direct expulsion to 3.HNL, Trogir and Slavonac were the two teams relegated and Moslavina were allowed to stay in 2. HNL. 3 In a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff between Croatia Sesvete (as 12th placed 1.HNL team) and Hrvatski Dragovoljac (as 6th placed 2. HNL team), the former kept their Prva HNL status by beating Hrvatski Dragovoljac with 2–1 on aggregate (0–0, 2–1) on 14 June 2009.
Clubs
Club City / Town Stadium 2008–09 result Capacity Hrvatski Dragovoljac Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 6th in 2. HNL5,000 Imotski Imotski Stadion Gospin dolac9th in 2. HNL4,000 Junak Sinj Sinj Gradski stadion Sinj12th in 2. HNL3,000 Lučko Zagreb Stadion Lučko2nd in 3.HNL West1,500 Moslavina Kutina Gradski stadion u Kutini15th in 2. HNL2,000 Mosor Žrnovnica Stadion Pricvić14th in 2. HNL2,000 Pomorac Kostrena Stadion Žuknica13th in 2. HNL3,000 Rudeš Zagreb Stadion u Sigetu1st in 3.HNL West1,000 Segesta Sisak Gradski stadion Sisak11th in 2. HNL8,000 Solin Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra7th in 2. HNL4,000 RNK Split Split Stadion Park mladeži1st in 3.HNL South8,000 Suhopolje Suhopolje Stadion Park10th in 2. HNL8,000 Vinogradar Jastrebarsko Stadion Mladina8th in 2. HNL2,000 Vukovar '91 Vukovar Gradski stadion u Borovu naselju4th in 3.HNL East8,000
(As of 9 July 2009, two out of the 16 clubs which were supposed to take part in 2. HNL failed to meet UEFA competition requirements and were refused licences. These were Zmaj Makarska and NK Đakovo.)
League table
Results
Top goalscorers The top scorers in the 2009–10 Druga HNL season were:
Rank Name Club Goals Apps Minutes played1 Romano ObilinovićImotski17202 Igor RaićRudeš132317793 Ante ŽužulRNK Split122520884 Tin LovrekovićVinogradar11231447 Joško ParaćRNK Split11231850 Danijel SpasićVukovar '91112421267 Tonči RadovnikovićMosor8221898 Ivor WeitzerPomorac82520839 Mario MidenjakJunak7201498 Denis LjutaSolin7231733 Željko SablićSolin7251763 Josip FučekLučko7231789 Danko CerovečkiMoslavina7242140
See also 2009–10 Croatian First Football League 2009–10 Croatian Football Cup
References
External links Official website