Competition: | Croatian Second Football League |
Season: | 2014–15 |
Winners: | Inter Zaprešić |
Promoted: | Inter Zaprešić |
Relegated: | Bistra |
League Topscorer: | Ilija Nestorovski (24) |
Biggest Away Win: | Imotski 0–4 Gorica |
Highest Scoring: | Segesta 4–3 Sesvete |
Matches: | 165 |
Total Goals: | 380 |
Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL or 2. HNL) is the 24th season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992.
NK Zagreb were league champions and earned a place in Croatia's first division, Croatian First Football League. Pomorac withdrew from the competition due to financial instability.[1]
The league is contested by 12 teams. Only two teams from Croatian Third Football League were granted license for competing in the second level - Bistra and Imotski.
Hrvatski Dragovoljac were relegated from 2013–14 Croatian First Football League.
The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season:
Promoted to 1. HNL
Relegated to 3. HNL
Relegated from 1. HNL
Promoted from 3. HNL
Club | City / Town | Stadium | 2013-14 result | Capacity | |
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Bistra | Donja Bistra | SRC Bistra | 3rd in 3. HNL Center | 1,000 | |
Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 2nd in 2. HNL | 10,000 | |
Dugopolje | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 10th in 2. HNL | 5,200 | |
Gorica | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnika | 7th in 2. HNL | 8,000 | |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 12th in 1. HNL | 5,000 | |
Imotski | Imotski | Stadion Gospin dolac | 1st in 3. HNL South | 4,000 | |
Inter Zaprešić | Zaprešić | Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić | 3rd in 2. HNL | 5,228 | |
Lučko | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 9th in 2. HNL | 1,500 | |
Pomorac | Kostrena | Stadion Žuknica | 7th in 2. HNL | 3,000 | |
Rudeš | Zagreb | ŠC Rudeš | 4th in 2. HNL | 1,000 | |
Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 6th in 2. HNL | 8,000 | |
Sesvete | Zagreb | Sv. Josip Radnik | 5th in 2. HNL | 1,200 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cibalia | Contract expired | [2] | Pre-season | |||
Segesta | Contract expired | [3] | Pre-season | |||
Dugopolje | Resigned | [4] | 2nd | |||
Segesta | Resigned | [5] | 8th | |||
Cibalia | Resigned | [6] | [7] | 4th | ||
Bistra | Sacked | 8th | ||||
Gorica | Mutual consent | [8] | [9] | 1st | ||
Cibalia | Resigned | (caretaker) | 4th | |||
The top scorers in the 2014–15 Croatian Second Football League season were:[10]
width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Name | width=120 | Club | width=50 | Goals | width=50 | Apps | width=50 | Minutes played |
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1 | Ilija Nestorovski | Inter Zaprešić | 24 | 27 | 2423 | ||||||
2 | Jakov Puljić | Cibalia | 16 | 26 | 2320 | ||||||
3 | Franck Ohandza | Sesvete | 15 | 22 | 1785 | ||||||
4 | Tomislav Kiš | Gorica | 11 | 16 | 1327 | ||||||
5 | Josip Ćorić | Sesvete | 9 | 27 | 2296 | ||||||
6 | Miro Slavica | Imotski, Lučko | 8 | 23 | 1852 | ||||||
Matija Dvorneković | Gorica | 8 | 24 | 2123 | |||||||
Matej Dumbović | Segesta | 8 | 29 | 2189 | |||||||
9 | Ante Vitaić | Dugopolje | 7 | 22 | 1905 | ||||||
Nikola Rak | Gorica | 7 | 26 | 2051 |