2000–01 Croatian First Football League Explained

Competition:Croatian First Football League
Season:2000–01
Winners:Hajduk Split
4th Croatian title
13th domestic title
Runners-Up:Dinamo Zagreb
Relegated:None
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Hajduk Split
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Zagreb
Osijek
Varteks
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Slaven Belupo
NK Zagreb
Best Player:Boško Balaban
League Topscorer:Tomislav Šokota (20)
Matches:192
Total Goals:548
Biggest Home Win:Slaven Belupo 7–1 Varteks
Hajduk Split 6–0 Varteks
Biggest Away Win:Marsonia 0–5 Hajduk Split
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–5 Croatia Zagreb
Highest Scoring:Slaven Belupo 7–1 Varteks
Croatia Zagreb 6–2 Slaven Belupo
Osijek 6–2 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Šibenik 3–5 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Average Attendance:2,882
Prevseason:1999–2000
Nextseason:2001–02

The 2000–01 Croatian First Football League was the tenth season of the Croatian First Football League, Croatia's top association football league, since its establishment in 1992. It began on 30 July 2000 and ended on 27 May 2001. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their fifth consecutive title the previous season. The 2000–01 Prva HNL was contested by 12 teams and was won by Hajduk Split, who won their thirteenth title, after a win against Varteks on 27 May 2001, which was ended the Dinamo Zagreb (then Croatia Zagreb)'s five-year dominance.

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the league, including ten sides from the 1999–2000 season and two promoted teams from the 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League, Čakovec and Marsonia. Marsonia had returned to top flight after one previous three-season spell in the Prva HNL between 1994 and 1997, while Čakovec saw its top flight debut after coming close to promotion in 1998 and 1999 (they lost the promotion play-offs on both occasions).

Changes from last season

Teams promoted from 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League

Teams relegated to 2000–01 Croatian Second Football League

Summaries

The following is an overview of teams which competed in the 2000–01 Prva HNL. The list of managers is correct as of 30 July 2000, the first day of the season.

TeamManagerHome cityStadiumCapacity
Cibalia Davor MladinaVinkovciStadion HNK Cibaliaalign=center 9,920
Čakovec Ilija LončarevićČakovecStadion SRC Mladostalign=center 8,000
Dinamo Zagreb Ilija LončarevićZagrebStadion Maksimiralign=center 37,168
Hajduk Split Zoran VulićSplitStadion Poljudalign=center 35,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Milivoj BračunZagrebStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajićalign=center 5,000
Marsonia Stjepan DeverićSlavonski BrodGradski stadion uz Savualign=center 10,000
Osijek Stanko MršićOsijekStadion Gradski vrtalign=center 19,500
Rijeka Nenad GračanRijekaStadion Kantridaalign=center 10,275
Slaven Belupo Mladen FrančićKoprivnicaGradski stadionalign=center 4,000
Šibenik Milo NižetićŠibenikStadion Šubićevacalign=center 8,000
Varteks Ivan KatalinićVaraždinStadion Varteksalign=center 10,800
NK Zagreb Branko KaračićZagrebStadion Kranjčevićevaalign=center 8,850

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Čakovec Ilija Lončarevićalign=center Pre-season
Varteks Ivan Katalinićalign=center 24 May 2000align=center Pre-season
Marsonia Stjepan Deverićalign=center Resignedalign=center 21 August 2000 Marijan Zovkoalign=center 21 August 2000align=center 12th
Hajduk Split Petar Nadovezaalign=center Sackedalign=center 21 August 2000[1] Zoran Vulićalign=center 21 August 2000align=center 2nd
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Milivoj Bračunalign=center Sackedalign=center 22 October 2000 Predrag Jurić (p)align=center 22 October 2000align=center 9th
Cibalia Davor Mladinaalign=center Resignedalign=center 15 October 2000 Davor Čopalign=center 15 October 2000align=center 11th
Marsonia Marijan Zovkoalign=center Resignedalign=center 1 November 2000 Zlatko Kranjčaralign=center 3 November 2000align=center 12th
Rijeka Nenad Gračanalign=center Sackedalign=center 13 November 2000 Boris Tičić (c)align=center 13 Novemberalign=center 9th
Dinamo Zagreb Marijan Vlakalign=center Removed from positionalign=center 20 November 2000[2] Hrvoje Braovićalign=center 20 November 2000align=center 2nd
Rijeka Boris Tičić (c)align=center Removed from positionalign=center 15 December 2000[3] Predrag Stilinovićalign=center 15 December 2000align=center 9th
Čakovec Ilija Lončarevićalign=center Resignedalign=center 3 February 2001[4] Rajko Magićalign=center 4 February 2001align=center 8th
Marsonia Zlatko Kranjčar Marijan Zovko
Šibenik Milo Nižetićalign=center Resignedalign=center 28 February 2001[5] Vjekoslav Lokicaalign=center 28 February 2001align=center 8th
Dinamo Zagreb Hrvoje Braovićalign=center Sackedalign=center 3 April 2001 Ilija Lončarevićalign=center 3 April 2001align=center 1st
Osijek Stanko Mršićalign=center Sackedalign=center 3 April 2001[6] Vlado Bilićalign=center 3 April 2001align=center 2nd
NK Zagreb Branko Karačićalign=center Sackedalign=center 16 April 2001[7] Zlatko Kranjčaralign=center 16 April 2001align=center 6th
Varteks Ivan Katalinićalign=center Sackedalign=center 1 May 2001[8] Branko Janžekalign=center 1 May 2001align=center 5th
Rijeka Predrag Stilinovićalign=center Sackedalign=center 2 May 2001[9] Ivan Katalinićalign=center 15 December 2000align=center 11th

First stage

Rounds 1–22 results

Championship group

Rounds 23–32 results

Relegation group

Relegation play-off

Due to the expansion of Prva HNL to 16 clubs in the 2001–02 season, four clubs from the 2000–01 Druga HNL were automatically promoted. Those should have been top four clubs, but since third-placed Croatia Sesvete and sixth-placed Belišće had decided to step back from promotion, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th placed second level teams were automatically promoted for the following season (Kamen Ingrad, Pomorac Kostrena, Zadar and TŠK Topolovac respectively). Therefore, the 12th placed Marsonia played a two-legged relegation play-off against the 7th placed team of Druga HNL, Solin. The tie ended in a 5–5 aggregate score and Marsonia won it on away goals, thereby staying in the Prva HNL for the following season.

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[10]
1 Tomislav ŠokotaDinamo Zagreb20
2 Marijo DodikSlaven Belupo171
3 Ivica OlićMarsonia162
4 Boško BalabanDinamo Zagreb14
Stanko BubaloHajduk Split
6 Ivan LekoHajduk Split13
7 Paul MatasŠibenik12
Saša BjelanovićVarteks
9 Zvonimir DeranjaHajduk Split11
Veldin KarićVarteks
Krunoslav LovrekNK Zagreb
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Notes and References

  1. News: Bernard . Jurišić . Nadoveza "nogiran", Vulić novi trener Hajduka! . . 21 August 2000 . 2 June 2015 . hr.
  2. News: Trenerska kronologija od Mamićevog povratka u Dinamo . . 16 January 2008 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  3. News: Stilinović novi trener Rijeke, Ivošević direktor. Vjesnik. 16 December 2000. 28 April 2010. hr. https://web.archive.org/web/20020305144806/http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/12/16/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=5. 5 March 2002. dead.
  4. News: Marko . Breljak . Čakovec: Lončarević podnio ostavku . . 3 February 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  5. News: Bojan . Purić . Šibenik: Nižetić odstupio, vraća se Lokica . . 28 February 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  6. News: Slađana . Lučić . Vlado Bilić i definitivno trener Osijeka . . 3 April 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  7. News: Alan . Sinovčić . Karačić smijenjen, Kranjčar novi trener Zagreba . . 17 April 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  8. News: Dražen . Dretar . Katalinić je sam sebi smjestio otkaz . . 2 May 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr .
  9. News: Ivan Katalinić iz Varaždina seli u Rijeku . . 3 May 2001 . 28 April 2010 . hr.
  10. News: Šokota prvi strijelac. https://web.archive.org/web/20020326153210/http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2001%5c05%5c29%5c22A22.PDF. dead. 26 March 2002. 29–30 May 2001. Vjesnik. 22. hr. 27 April 2010.

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