2015–16 Croatian Second Football League
The 2015–16 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL or 2. HNL) is the 25th 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 14 August 2015 and will end on 21 May 2016.[2]
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cibalia |
| Promoted | Cibalia |
| Relegated | Segesta Zadar |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 508 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frane Vitaić (15) |
| Biggest home win | H. Dragovoljac 5–0 Zadar Šibenik 5–0 Zadar Lučko 5–0 Zadar |
| Biggest away win | Zadar 0–5 Dugopolje |
| Highest scoring | Zadar 2–5 Sesvete Zadar 5–2 Sesvete |
| Longest winning run | Cibalia, Šibenik (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Cibalia, Šibenik (12) |
| Longest winless run | Zadar (13) |
| Longest losing run | Zadar (9) |
| Highest attendance | 5,000 (Šibenik 0–0 Cibalia) |
| Total attendance | 83,695[1] |
| Average attendance | 423[1] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 6 July 2016. | |
The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a triple round robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds. At the end of the previous season Inter Zaprešić were promoted, returning to the top flight after two seasons, while Bistra were relegated in their début season. Pomorac were also relegated due to financial insolvency. Bistra and Pomorac were replaced by Dinamo II and Šibenik, after winning their respective Croatian Third Football League divisions.
Teams
editOn 20 April 2015, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2015–16 season was completed. For the 2015–16 Druga HNL, only nine clubs were issued a second level license: Dinamo II, Gorica, Hajduk Split II, Imotski, Istra 1961, Mosor, Rijeka II, Rudeš and Sesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[3] On 20 May 2015, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Šibenik and Dinamo II.[4]
Stadia and locations
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| Club | City / Town | Stadium | 2014-15 result | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 6th | 10,000 |
| Dinamo II | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 1st (3. HNL West) | 5,000 |
| Dugopolje | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 7th | 5,200 |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnika | 3rd | 8,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 10th | 5,000 |
| Imotski | Imotski | Stadion Gospin dolac | 5th | 4,000 |
| Lučko | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 9th | 1,500 |
| Rudeš | Zagreb | ŠC Rudeš | 4th | 1,000 |
| Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 8th | 8,000 |
| Sesvete | Zagreb | Sv. Josip Radnik | 2nd | 1,200 |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 1st (3. HNL South) | 8,000 |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 10th (1. HNL) | 6,000 |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar |  Igor Štimac
|
Resigned | 16 July 2015[5] | Zvonimir Jurić (caretaker)
|
16 July 2015[5] | Pre-season |
| Zadar | Zvonimir Jurić (caretaker)
|
End of caretaker tenure | 7 August 2015[6] | Josip Butić
|
7 August 2015[6] | Pre-season |
| Gorica | Dražen Biškup
|
Mutual consent | 4 September 2015[7] | Damir Grlić (caretaker)
|
4 September 2015[7] | 11th |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac |  Iztok Kapušin
|
Signed by Celje | 7 September 2015[8] | Alen Horvat
|
8 September 2015 | 8th |
| Cibalia | Damir Milinović
|
Mutual consent | 7 September 2015[8] | Miroslav Bojko
|
8 September 2015 | 4th |
| Gorica | Damir Grlić (caretaker)
|
End of caretaker tenure | 9 September 2015[8] | Damir Milinović
|
9 September 2015 | 10th |
| Cibalia | Miroslav Bojko
|
Resigned | 5 April 2016[9] | Stanko Mršić
|
12 April 2016[10] | 2nd |
| Šibenik | Mirko Labrović
|
Sacked | 17 April 2016[11] | Krešimir Sunara
|
18 April 2016[12] | 1st |
| Šibenik | Krešimir Sunara
|
Sacked | 23 May 2016 | Goran Tomić
|
23 May 2016 | 2nd |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibalia (C, P) | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 70 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 2 | Šibenik | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 69 | Qualification to the promotion play-off |
| 3 | Sesvete | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 52 | |
| 4 | Gorica | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
| 5 | Rudeš | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 43 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 7 | Dugopolje | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Lučko | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Imotski | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 40 | |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 40 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
| 11 | Segesta (R) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 38 | |
| 12 | Zadar (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editMatches 1–22
editMatches 23–33
editTop scorers
editAs of 21 May 2016; Source: Druga-HNL.com Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frane Vitaić
|
Cibalia | 15 |
| 2 | Igor Prijić
|
Dugopolje, Segesta | 14 |
| 3 | Ivan Prskalo
|
Sesvete | 12 |
| 4 |  Theophilus Solomon
|
Šibenik | 11 |
| 5 | Ivan Antunović
|
Sesvete | 10 |
| Vlatko Blažević
|
Zadar | ||
| Ivan Bubalo
|
Dugopolje |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Statistics 2. HNL. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (3 June 2015). "Nova sezona u MAXtv Prvoj ligi počinje 11. srpnja, drugoligaši kreću sredinom kolovoza". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2015/16. godinu završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja klubova za natjecateljsku 2015/16. godinu - Konačne odluke" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 20 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b Rupnik, Borna (16 July 2015). "Štimac poveo pripreme pa podnio ostavku u Zadru: Ne mogu raditi u ovakvim uvjetima". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ a b Bradovski, Mihaela (7 August 2015). "Zadar opet ostao bez trenera pa imenovao Butića za drugoligaški život". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b Drijepan-Mihoci, Denis (3 September 2015). "Promjena na klupi drugoligaša, Dražen Biškup više nije trener Gorice". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Drijepan-Mihoci, Denis (7 September 2015). "Dvije ostavke u jednom danu, Iztok Kapušin i Damir Milinović nisu više treneri drugoligaša". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Drijepan-Mikulić, Davor (7 April 2016). "Cibalia u potrazi za novim trenerom, najizgledniji povratak Stanka Mršića". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bradarić, Branimir (12 April 2016). "Stanko Mršić po četvrti put na klupi Cibalije". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Duplančić, Blaž (17 April 2016). "Šibenska sramota: Smijenjen trener Labrović, koji je iz pakla Treće lige doveo klub na prag povratka u elitu". Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Mrduljaš, Martin (18 April 2016). "Sunara novi trener Šibenika". Radio Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 April 2016.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 3 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)