| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cibalia |
| Promoted | Cibalia |
| Relegated | Segesta Zadar |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 508 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frane Vitaić (15) |
| Biggest home win | H. Dragovoljac 5–0Zadar Šibenik 5–0Zadar Lučko 5–0Zadar |
| Biggest away win | Zadar 0–5Dugopolje |
| Highest scoring | Zadar 2–5Sesvete Zadar 5–2Sesvete |
| Longest winning run | Cibalia,Šibenik (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Cibalia,Šibenik (12) |
| Longest winless run | Zadar (13) |
| Longest losing run | Zadar (9) |
| Highest attendance | 5,000 (Šibenik 0–0Cibalia) |
| Total attendance | 83,695[1] |
| Average attendance | 423[1] |
2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 6 July 2016. | |
The2015–16 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL or 2. HNL) is the 25th 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 14 August 2015 and will end on 21 May 2016.[2]
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. At the end of the previous seasonInter Zaprešić were promoted, returning to the top flight after two seasons, whileBistra were relegated in their début season.Pomorac were also relegated due to financial insolvency. Bistra and Pomorac were replaced byDinamo II andŠibenik, after winning their respectiveCroatian Third Football League divisions.
On 20 April 2015, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2015–16 season was completed. For the 2015–16 Druga HNL, only nine clubs were issued a second level license:Dinamo II,Gorica,Hajduk Split II,Imotski,Istra 1961,Mosor,Rijeka II,Rudeš andSesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.[3] On 20 May 2015, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubsŠibenik andDinamo II.[4]
| Club | City / Town | Stadium | 2014-15 result | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 0266th | 10,000 |
| Dinamo II | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0411st (3. HNL West) | 5,000 |
| Dugopolje | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 0277th | 5,200 |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnika | 0233rd | 8,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 03010th | 5,000 |
| Imotski | Imotski | Stadion Gospin dolac | 0255th | 4,000 |
| Lučko | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 0299th | 1,500 |
| Rudeš | Zagreb | ŠC Rudeš | 0244th | 1,000 |
| Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 0288th | 8,000 |
| Sesvete | Zagreb | Sv. Josip Radnik | 0222nd | 1,200 |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 0411st (3. HNL South) | 8,000 |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 01010th (1. HNL) | 6,000 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar | Resigned | 16 July 2015[5] | 16 July 2015[5] | Pre-season | ||
| Zadar | End of caretaker tenure | 7 August 2015[6] | 7 August 2015[6] | Pre-season | ||
| Gorica | Mutual consent | 4 September 2015[7] | 4 September 2015[7] | 11th | ||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Signed byCelje | 7 September 2015[8] | 8 September 2015 | 8th | ||
| Cibalia | Mutual consent | 7 September 2015[8] | 8 September 2015 | 4th | ||
| Gorica | End of caretaker tenure | 9 September 2015[8] | 9 September 2015 | 10th | ||
| Cibalia | Resigned | 5 April 2016[9] | 12 April 2016[10] | 2nd | ||
| Šibenik | Sacked | 17 April 2016[11] | 18 April 2016[12] | 1st | ||
| Šibenik | Sacked | 23 May 2016 | 23 May 2016 | 2nd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibalia(C, P) | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 70 | Promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 2 | Šibenik | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 69 | Qualification to thepromotion play-off |
| 3 | Sesvete | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 52 | |
| 4 | Gorica | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
| 5 | Rudeš | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 43 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to theCroatian First Football League |
| 7 | Dugopolje | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Lučko | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Imotski | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 40 | |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 40 | Relegation to theCroatian Third Football League |
| 11 | Segesta(R) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 38 | |
| 12 | Zadar(R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | CIB | DIN | DUG | GOR | HRD | IMO | LUČ | RUD | SEG | SES | ŠIB | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dugopolje | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Gorica | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | |
| Imotski | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Lučko | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rudeš | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Segesta | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| Sesvete | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Šibenik | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Zadar | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–4 |
| Home \ Away | CIB | DIN | DUG | GOR | HRD | IMO | LUČ | RUD | SEG | SES | ŠIB | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Dugopolje | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Gorica | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |||||||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Imotski | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Lučko | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Rudeš | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Segesta | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Sesvete | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Šibenik | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Zadar | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
As of 21 May 2016; Source:Druga-HNL.comArchived 23 September 2015 at theWayback Machine
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibalia | 15 | |
| 2 | Dugopolje,Segesta | 14 | |
| 3 | Sesvete | 12 | |
| 4 | Šibenik | 11 | |
| 5 | Sesvete | 10 | |
| Zadar | |||
| Dugopolje |