Croatia national football B team

Croatia B
AssociationHNS
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMirko Jozić
Most capsNino Bule (2)
Mario Cvitanović (2)
Top scorerDalibor Filipović (1)
Goran Vlaović (1)
Igor Tudor (1)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Italy 3–1 Croatia 
(Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 3–1 Croatia 
(Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993)
 France 2–0 Croatia 
(Nimes, France; 19 January 1999)
Websitehns-cff.hr

The Croatia national football B team represents Croatia in international football matches as a secondary team for the Croatia national football team. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour.

Croatia's B team played three matches so far, all of them friendlies against respective B teams. Its first match played in 1993 against Italy ended in a 3–1 defeat.[1] Croatia's B team then played against France in 1999, losing 2–0.[2] In 2001 they met with Romania in a game that ended in a 2–2 draw.[3] This is so far the last match played by Croatia's B team.

Results

13 February 1993 (1993-02-13) Friendly Italy  3–1  Croatia Venice, Italy
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)
19 January 1999 (1999-01-19) Friendly France  2–0  Croatia Nimes, France
 Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Romania Pula, Croatia
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Srečko Kandare (Slovenia)

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Večernji list 1993, p. 32: "Reprezentacija drugoligaških igrača Hrvatske izgubila od odgovarajuće selekcije Italije u Veneciji sa 1:3 (0:1)".
  2. ^ Večernji list 1999, p. 41: "Francuska B – Hrvatska B 2:0".
  3. ^ Večernji list 2001, p. 41: "Hrvatska B nogometna reprezentacija odigrala neodlučeno 2:2 u prijateljskom susretu s Rumunjskom".

References

  • "Iznevjerena očekivanja" [Betrayed expectations]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 12687. Zagreb. 20 January 1999.
  • "Nedohvatljiva "serija B"" [The untouchable Seria B]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 10590. Zagreb. 14 February 1993.
  • "Nedostatak igrača uzeo pobjedu" [The victory decided by the lack of players]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 13406. Zagreb. 31 January 2001.