The 2013–14 Croatian First Football League (also known as 1. HNL; officially styled as MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014.
The league was contested by 10 teams, down from 12 in the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eighth consecutive title in 2012–13.
Teams The following is a complete list of teams who contested the 2013–14 Prva HNL.
Stadia and locations StadiumCityHome clubLicensed club(s)Capacity Maksimir Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 37,168 Poljud Split Hajduk Split 34,448 Gradski vrt Osijek Osijek 19,220 Kantrida Rijeka Rijeka 10,155 Aldo Drosina Pula Istra 1961 8,923 Park mladeži Split RNK Split 8,000 Stanovi Zadar Zadar 5,860 NŠC Stjepan Spajić Zagreb Hrvatski Dragovoljac 4,500 Gradski stadion Koprivnica Slaven Belupo 3,134
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorDinamo Zagreb Puma —Hajduk Split Macron TommyHrvatski Dragovoljac Alpas —Istra 1961 Errea —Lokomotiva Nike —Osijek Jako Croatia OsiguranjeRijeka Lotto —Slaven Belupo Adidas BelupoRNK Split Jako SkladgradnjaZadar Lotto Hotel Kolovare
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Slaven Belupo Removed from position Pre-season RNK Split (caretaker) Removed from position Pre-season Osijek (caretaker) Removed from position Pre-season Osijek Resigned 9th Dinamo Zagreb Sacked (caretaker) 1st Hrvatski Dragovoljac Sacked 8th Dinamo Zagreb (caretaker) Removed from position 1st Slaven Belupo Mutual consent 10th Osijek Sacked 10th Dinamo Zagreb Sacked 2nd RNK Split Sacked 5th Slaven Belupo Sacked 8th Osijek Removed from position 9th
League table
Results
Relegation play-off
First leg
Second leg
Slaven Belupo won 4–3 on aggregate
Top goalscorers As of 17 May 2014; Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com
RankPlayerClub(s)GoalsAppsMinutes played1 Duje Čop Dinamo Zagreb223323532 Andrej KramarićDinamo Zagreb, Rijeka182821073 Leon BenkoRijeka16201676 El Arbi Hillel SoudaniDinamo Zagreb3122316 Ivan KrstanovićRijeka14241204 Ante BudimirLokomotiva2718408 Junior FernandesDinamo Zagreb132821989 Anton MaglicaHajduk Split1231237210 Mario PašalićHajduk Split1130243511 Stipe Bačelić-GrgićHrvatski Dragovoljac10242020 Awards Annual awards AwardWinner ClubPlayer of the Season Andrej KramarićRijekaManager of the Season Matjaž KekRijekaYoung Player of the Season Mario PašalićHajduk SplitGoalkeeper of the Season Ivan VargićRijeka Team of the YearGoalkeeper Vargić (Rijeka)Defence Ivan Tomečak (Rijeka) Mario Maloča (Hajduk Split) Josip Šimunić (Dinamo Zagreb) Josip Pivarić (Dinamo Zagreb)Midfield Hillal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb) Mario Pašalić (Hajduk Split) Marcelo Brozović (Dinamo Zagreb) Ivan Močinić (Rijeka)Attack Andrej Kramarić (Lokomotiva) Duje Čop (Dinamo Zagreb)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Hajduk 9,806 2 Rijeka 5,444 3 Dinamo Zagreb 4,457 4 Osijek 2,811 5 Istra 2,556 6 Slaven 1,728 7 Zadar 1,622 8 Hrvatski 1,328 9 Radnički 1,239 10 Lokomotiva 681Source:
References
External links Official website Prva HNL at UEFA.com