2019–20 Croatian Second Football League
The 2019–20 Croatian Second Football League is 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, Dugopolje, Hr. Dragovoljac, Orijent 1919, Rudeš and Solin.Changes
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 BSK | 9th | 500 |
Cibalia | Petar Tomić | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 1st | 10,000 |
Croatia Zmijavci | Krešimir Režić | Zmijavci | ŠRC Marijan Šuto | 2nd | 1,000 |
Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovićević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 7th | 5,000 |
Dubrava | Darko Šantek | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 2nd | 2,550 |
Dugopolje | Stipe Balajić | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 5th | 5,200 |
Hajduk Split II | Mario Despotović | Split | Stadion Poljud | 4th | 35,000 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Boris Perković | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 12th | 5,000 |
Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 11th | 2,550 |
Međimurje | Damir Lepen-Jurak | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 13th | 6,500 |
Orijent 1919 | Fausto Budicin | Rijeka | Stadion Krimeja | 3rd | 3,500 |
Osijek II | Ronald Grnja | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 3rd | 18,856 |
Rudeš | Marko Babić | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 10th | 10,850 |
Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 6th | 1,200 |
Solin | Ivan Bubalo | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 10th | 4,000 |
Šibenik | Krunoslav Rendulić | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 2nd | 3,412 |
Managerial changes
Number of teams by county
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Mijo Šabić | Croatia Zmijavci | 12 |
2 | Deni Jurić | Rudeš | 10 |
2 | Marko Dabro | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 10 |
3 | Jurica Bajić | Hajduk Split II | 8 |
3 | Luka Juričić | Šibenik | 8 |
3 | Mihovil Geljić | Sesvete | 8 |
3 | Dragan Juranović | Dubrava | 8 |
3 | Stjepan Šimičić | Međimurje | 8 |
4 | Davor Kukec | Šibenik | 7 |
4 | Matej Jukić | Dugopolje | 7 |
4 | Jakov Blagaić | Hajduk Split II | 7 |
4 | Vinko Petković | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 7 |