| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gorica |
| Promoted | Gorica |
| Relegated | Novigrad |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 456 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Domagoj Drožđek (16) |
| Biggest home win | Varaždin 6–0Solin |
| Biggest away win | Novigrad 0–3Hajduk Split II Solin 0–3Dinamo Zagreb II Šibenik 0–3Hajduk Split II |
| Highest scoring | Gorica 5–2Novigrad Varaždin 4–3Šibenik |
| Total attendance | 87,758 |
| Average attendance | 443 |
2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018. | |
The2017–18 Croatian Second Football League (also known asDruga HNL and2. HNL) was the 27th 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 18 August 2017 and ended on 23 May 2018.[1]
The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a tripleround robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds.[2]
On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2017–18 Druga HNL, eight clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license:Rudeš,Solin,Gorica,Dinamo Zagreb II,Dugopolje. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[3] On 23 May 2017, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubsKustošija,Hajduk Split II,Varaždin andTrnje.[4]
| Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2016–17 result | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovičević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0265th | 5,000 |
| Dugopolje | Miroslav Bojko | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 0276th | 5,200 |
| Gorica | Ivan Prelec | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnika | 0242nd | 8,000 |
| Hajduk Split II | Siniša Oreščanin | Split | Stadion Poljud second training ground | 0251st in (3. HNL South) | 2,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Igor Pamić | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 03010th | 5,000 |
| Kustošija | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 0292nd in (3. HNL West) | 2,550 | |
| Lučko | Denis Bezer | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 0289th | 1,500 |
| Novigrad | Nino Bule | Novigrad | Stadion Lako | 0418th | 1,000 |
| Sesvete | Sergej Jakirović | Zagreb | Sv. Josip Radnik | 0234th | 1,200 |
| Solin | Mirko Labrović | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 0413rd | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Borimir Perković | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 0227th | 6,824 |
| Varaždin | Mario Kovačević | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 0122nd in (3. HNL East) | 8,850 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorica(C, P) | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 62 | Promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 2 | Varaždin | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 61[b] | Qualification to thepromotion play-off |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 61[b] | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 4 | Sesvete | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 54 | |
| 5 | Hajduk Split II | 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 50 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 6 | Dugopolje | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Šibenik | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Kustošija | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Solin | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 34[c] | |
| 10 | Lučko | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 34[c] | |
| 11 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 34[c] | Qualification to therelegation play-off |
| 12 | Novigrad(R) | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 31 | Relegation to theCroatian Third Football League |
| Home \ Away | DIN | DUG | GOR | HAJ | HRV | KUS | LUČ | NOV | SES | SOL | ŠIB | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb II | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Dugopolje | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Gorica | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Hajduk Split II | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Kustošija | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Lučko | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Novigrad | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sesvete | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Solin | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Šibenik | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Varaždin | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | DIN | DUG | GOR | HAJ | HRV | KUS | LUČ | NOV | SES | SOL | ŠIB | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb II | — | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Dugopolje | 2–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Gorica | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Hajduk Split II | — | — | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Kustošija | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | — | — | — |
| Lučko | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| Novigrad | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Sesvete | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | — | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Solin | — | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — |
| Šibenik | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Varaždin | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 6–0 | 4–3 | — |
At the end of the season, eleventh placed teamHrvatski Dragovoljac was to contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie againstRNK Split, runners-up of the 2017–18 Croatian Third Football League South Division. The matches, however, were not played becauseRNK Split did not receive a licence forDruga HNL.
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