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 BSK0259th 500 Cibalia Petar Tomić Vinkovci Stadion HNK Cibalia025 1st (in Treća HNL East) 10,000 Croatia Zmijavci Krešimir Režić Zmijavci ŠRC Marijan Šuto027 2nd (in Treća HNL South) 1,000 Dinamo Zagreb II Igor Jovićević Zagreb Stadion Hitrec-Kacian0237th5,000 Dubrava Darko Šantek Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija030 2nd (in Treća HNL West) 2,550 Dugopolje Stipe Balajić Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi0265th5,200 Hajduk Split II Mario Despotović Split Stadion Poljud0254th 35,000 Hrvatski Dragovoljac Boris Perković Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 03112th 5,000 Kustošija Ante Ivanda Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija02811th 2,550 Međimurje Damir Lepen-Jurak Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost030 13th6,500 Orijent 1919 Fausto Budicin Rijeka Stadion Krimeja 012 3rd (in Treća HNL West) 3,500 Osijek II Ronald Grnja Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt030 3rd18,856 Rudeš Marko Babić Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva02510th (in Prva HNL) 10,850 Sesvete Dino Babić Zagreb Stadion sv. Josip Radnik024 6th1,200 Solin Ivan Bubalo Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra029 10th4,000 Šibenik Krunoslav Rendulić Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac0272nd3,412
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Šibenik Sacked Pre-season Rudeš Sacked Mirko Labrović Pre-season Međimurje Sacked Damir Lepen JurakSeason
Number of teams by county PositionCountyNumberTeams1 City of Zagreb6Dinamo Zagreb II, Dubrava, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Rudeš and Sesvete24Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin32BSK and Osijek II41Međimurje1Orijent 19191Šibenik1Cibalia
League table
Results
Top goalscorers PrvaHNL.hrSofaScore RankPlayerClub Goals1 Mijo ŠabićCroatia Zmijavci122 Deni JurićRudeš10 Marko DabroBSK Bijelo Brdo3 Jurica BajićHajduk Split II8 Luka JuričićŠibenik Mihovil GeljićSesvete Dragan JuranovićDubrava Stjepan ŠimičićMeđimurje4 Davor KukecŠibenik7 Matej JukićDugopolje Jakov BlagaićHajduk Split II Vinko PetkovićHrvatski Dragovoljac
See also 2019–20 Croatian Football Cup 2019–20 Croatian First Football League
References
External links Official website