| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Varaždin |
| Promoted | Varaždin |
| Relegated | Zadar Lučko |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 425 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leon Benko (21) |
| Biggest home win | Šibenik 5–0Zadar |
| Biggest away win | Varaždin 1–4Dinamo Zagreb II Međimurje 1–4Hajduk Split II |
| Highest scoring | Sesvete 3–3Zadar Varaždin 4–2Hajduk Split II Hajduk Split II 3–3BSK Zadar 5–1Solin |
| Total attendance | 88,509 |
| Average attendance | 486 |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. | |
The2018–19 Croatian Second Football League (also known asDruga HNL and2. HNL) was the 28th season of theCroatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men'sassociation football teams inCroatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 August 2018 and ended in May 2019.
The league is contested by 14 teams and played in a doubleround robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 26 rounds.
On 23 April 2018, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2018–19 season was completed. For the 2018–19 Druga HNL, only six clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license:Dinamo Zagreb II,Gorica,Hajduk Split II,Lučko,Osijek II andSesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[1]
The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2018–19 Druga HNL.
| Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2017–18 result | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSK | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 0252nd (in Treća HNL East) | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0233rd | 5,000 | |
| Dugopolje | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 0266th | 5,200 | |
| Hajduk Split II | Split | Stadion Poljud | 0255th | 35,000 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 03111th | 5,000 | |
| Kustošija | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 0288th | 2,550 | |
| Lučko | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 03010th | 1,500 | |
| Međimurje | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 030 3rd (in Treća HNL East) | 6,500 | |
| Osijek II | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 030 1st (in Treća HNL East) | 18,856 | |
| Sesvete | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 0244th | 1,200 | |
| Solin | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 0299th | 4,000 | |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 0277th | 6,824 | |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 0273rd (in Treća HNL South) | 5,860 | |
| Varaždin | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 0122nd | 8,850 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varaždin(C, P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 51 | Promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 2 | Šibenik | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 46 | Qualification to thepromotion play-off |
| 3 | Osijek II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 44 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 4 | Hajduk Split II | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Dugopolje | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Sesvete | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 40 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 37 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 8 | Zadar(R) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | Relegation to theCroatian Third Football League |
| 9 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Solin | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Kustošija | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 27 | |
| 13 | Međimurje | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 25 | |
| 14 | Lučko(R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to theCroatian Third Football League |
| Home \ Away | BSK | DIN | DUG | HAJ | HRV | KUS | LUČ | MEĐ | OSI | SES | SOL | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSK Bijelo Brdo | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Dugopolje | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Hajduk Split II | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Kustošija | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Lučko | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Međimurje | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Osijek II | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Sesvete | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Solin | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Šibenik | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Varaždin | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 |
| Zadar | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — |
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