The 2010–11 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) was the 20th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. RNK Split were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season. The competition started on 21 August 2010 and ended on 29 May 2011.
Format The league was contested by 16 teams (two more than in the previous season). Despite planned reduction in the number of clubs in Prva HNL for the 2011–12 season (in which the top flight was set to be reduced from 16 to 12 clubs), CFF Assembly on 17 December 2010 delayed the execution of this changes by one year. In that scenario five clubs would have been relegated from top level to Druga HNL and Druga HNL winners promoted to top level, with five teams relegated from Druga HNL to third level.
Instead, Druga HNL will stay at 16 teams with only the last four teams being relegated and the first three teams from 2010–11 Druga HNL earning promotion (if they are granted with top level license). As for promotion from third level, winners of all three divisions of Treća HNL (West, East and South) will be promoted to Druga HNL, while the fourth club will be decided from a qualifying round between second-placed teams from East and West division.
Changes from last season The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season:
From 2. HNL Promoted to 1. HNL RNK Split (winners of 2009–10 Druga HNL) Hrvatski Dragovoljac (3rd place)
Relegated to 3. HNL Moslavina (13th place) Segesta (14th place)
To 2. HNL Relegated from 1. HNL Međimurje (15th place) Croatia Sesvete (16th place)
Promoted from 3. HNL Dugopolje (3. HNL South winners) Gorica (3. HNL West winners) HAŠK (3. HNL West runners-up) MV Croatia (3. HNL East runners-up)
Clubs
Club City / Town Stadium 2009–10 result Capacity Croatia Sesvete Zagreb Stadion Mladina16th in 1. HNL3,500 Dugopolje Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi1st in 3. HNL-S5,200 Gorica Velika Gorica Stadion Radnika1st in 3. HNL-W8,000 HAŠK Zagreb Stadion na Peščenici2nd in 3. HNL-W800 Imotski Imotski Stadion Gospin dolac8th in 2. HNL4,000 Junak Sinj Sinj Gradski stadion Sinj9th in 2.HNL3,000 Lučko Zagreb Stadion Lučko4th in 2. HNL1,500 Međimurje Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost15th in 1. HNL8,000 Mosor Žrnovnica Stadion Pricvić10th in 2. HNL2,000 MV Croatia Slavonski Brod Stadion Stanko Vlajnić-Dida2nd in 3. HNL-E10,000 Pomorac Kostrena Stadion Žuknica2nd in 2. HNL3,000 Rudeš Zagreb Stadion u Sigetu7th in 2. HNL1,000 Solin Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra5th in 2. HNL4,000 Suhopolje Suhopolje Stadion Park11th in 2. HNL8,000 Vinogradar Jastrebarsko Stadion Mladina6th in 2. HNL2,000 Vukovar '91 Vukovar Gradski stadion u Borovu naselju12th in 2. HNL8,000
League table
Results
Top goalscorers The top scorers in the 2010–11 Druga HNL season were:
Rank Name Club Goals Apps Minutes played1 Hrvoje TokićMosor, MV Croatia192317992 Nikola BuckovićVinogradar153024053 Marko TadićRudeš14251918 Matej JelićLučko142923535 Tomi JuricCroatia Sesvete12241804 Mario GarbaMeđimurje122723237 Boris BajtoGorica11262208 Lovro ŠćrbecRudeš112623199 Tomislav IvičićPomorac10261806 Martin ŠabanPomorac10261975 Nikola RakLučko10252057
See also 2010–11 Prva HNL 2010–11 Croatian Cup
References
External links Official website