2017–18 Croatian Second Football League

Druga HNL
Season2017–18
ChampionsGorica
PromotedGorica
RelegatedNovigrad
Matches played198
Goals scored456 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerDomagoj Drožđek (16)
Biggest home winVaraždin 6–0 Solin
Biggest away winNovigrad 0–3 Hajduk Split II
Solin 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb II
Šibenik 0–3 Hajduk Split II
Highest scoringGorica 5–2 Novigrad
Varaždin 4–3 Šibenik
Total attendance87,758
Average attendance443
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 27th 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 18 August 2017 and ended on 23 May 2018.[1]

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.[2]

Teams

On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2017–18 Druga HNL, eight clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Rudeš, Solin, Gorica, Dinamo Zagreb II, Dugopolje. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[3] On 23 May 2017, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Kustošija, Hajduk Split II, Varaždin and Trnje.[4]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in 2017–18 Druga HNL
Club Coach City / Town Stadium 2016–17 result Capacity
Dinamo Zagreb II Igor Jovičević Zagreb Stadion Hitrec-Kacian 0265th 5,000
Dugopolje Miroslav Bojko Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 0276th 5,200
Gorica Ivan Prelec Velika Gorica Stadion Radnika 0242nd 8,000
Hajduk Split II Siniša Oreščanin Split Stadion Poljud second training ground 0251st in (3. HNL South) 2,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Igor Pamić Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 03010th 5,000
Kustošija Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija 0292nd in (3. HNL West) 2,550
Lučko Denis Bezer Zagreb Stadion Lučko 0289th 1,500
Novigrad Nino Bule Novigrad Stadion Lako 0418th 1,000
Sesvete Sergej Jakirović Zagreb Sv. Josip Radnik 0234th 1,200
Solin Mirko Labrović Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra 0413rd 4,000
Šibenik Borimir Perković Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac 0227th 6,824
Varaždin Mario Kovačević Varaždin Stadion Varteks 0122nd in (3. HNL East) 8,850

Number of teams by county

Position County Number Teams
1 Zagreb City of Zagreb 5 Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete
2  Split-Dalmatia 3 Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin
3 Istria County Istria 1 Novigrad
 Šibenik-Knin 1 Šibenik
 Varaždin 1 Varaždin
 Zagreb County 1 Gorica

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Gorica (C, P) 33 18 8 7 44 29 +15 62 Promotion to the Croatian First Football League
2 Varaždin 33 18 7 8 50 32 +18 61[b] Qualification to the promotion play-off
3 Dinamo Zagreb II 33 18 7 8 43 25 +18 61[b] Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League
4 Sesvete 33 16 6 11 46 38 +8 54
5 Hajduk Split II 33 15 5 13 44 32 +12 50 Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League
6 Dugopolje 33 13 7 13 34 37 −3 46
7 Šibenik 33 11 9 13 39 43 −4 42
8 Kustošija 33 11 7 15 34 39 −5 40
9 Solin 33 9 7 17 31 48 −17 34[c]
10 Lučko 33 8 10 15 27 40 −13 34[c]
11 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 33 8 10 15 37 48 −11 34[c] Qualification to the relegation play-off
12 Novigrad (R) 33 8 7 18 32 50 −18 31 Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
Source: Druga-HNL.com
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo Zagreb II and Hajduk Split II are ineligible for promotion
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Varaždin 6, Dinamo 0
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Solin 9, Lučko 5, Dragovoljac 2

Results

Matches 1–22

Home \ Away DIN DUG GOR HAJ HRV KUS LUČ NOV SES SOL ŠIB VAR
Dinamo Zagreb II — 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2
Dugopolje 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Gorica 0–2 2–1 — 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2
Hajduk Split II 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–2
Kustošija 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Lučko 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–0
Novigrad 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 — 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1
Sesvete 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 0–1 2–2 3–2
Solin 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–2 — 2–1 0–0
Šibenik 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
Varaždin 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 —
Source: Druga HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away DIN DUG GOR HAJ HRV KUS LUČ NOV SES SOL ŠIB VAR
Dinamo Zagreb II — — 1–0 0–2 — 4–0 — — 0–2 2–1 2–0 —
Dugopolje 2–0 — — 1–3 — 2–2 — — 0–1 0–1 1–1 —
Gorica — 2–1 — — 3–1 — 2–0 1–0 — — 1–1 4–2
Hajduk Split II — — 4–1 — 1–1 — 3–0 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 —
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–2 0–1 — — — — — 1–3 — 1–0 — 0–1
Kustošija — — 1–2 2–0 1–2 — 1–0 — 4–0 — — —
Lučko 0–1 2–0 — — 2–3 — — 1–0 — — — 2–3
Novigrad 1–1 3–0 — — — 0–1 — — — 3–2 — 0–1
Sesvete — — 0–1 — 2–2 — 2–1 5–0 — — 3–2 0–2
Solin — — 1–1 0–2 — 2–4 0–0 — 3–2 — — —
Šibenik — — — — 2–1 2–3 3–0 3–2 — 2–0 — —
Varaždin 2–1 2–0 — 0–1 — 2–0 — — — 6–0 4–3 —
Source: Druga HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

At the end of the season, eleventh placed team Hrvatski Dragovoljac was to contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against RNK Split, runners-up of the 2017–18 Croatian Third Football League South Division. The matches, however, were not played because RNK Split did not receive a licence for Druga HNL.

First leg

RNK SplitWNPHrvatski Dragovoljac

Second leg

Hrvatski DragovoljacWNPRNK Split

Top scorers

As of 20 May 2018[5]
Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Croatia Domagoj Drožđek Varaždin 16
2 Croatia Kristijan Lovrić Lučko (2), Kustošija (11) 13
3 Croatia Valentino Majstorović Hrvatski Dragovoljac 11
Croatia Borna Miklić Dinamo Zagreb II
5 Croatia Ivan Delić Hajduk Split II 9
Croatia Dejan Glavica Varaždin
7 Croatia Ivan Božić Dinamo Zagreb II 8
Croatia Ivan Mamut Sesvete
Croatia Marko Tolić Sesvete

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Središnji postupak licenciranja za natjecateljsku 2017/18. godinu završen u prvom stupnju" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)