2000–01 Croatian First Football League
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hajduk Split 4th Croatian title 13th domestic title |
| Relegated | None |
| Champions League | Hajduk Split |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Zagreb Osijek Varteks |
| Intertoto Cup | Slaven Belupo NK Zagreb |
| Matches played | 192 |
| Goals scored | 548 (2.85 per match) |
| Best Player | Boško Balaban |
| Top goalscorer | Tomislav Šokota (20) |
| 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 |
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
- 11th placed: Istra Pula
- 12th placed: Vukovar '91
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.
| Team | Manager | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibalia | Croatia Davor Mladina | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 9,920 |
| Čakovec | Croatia Ilija Lončarević | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 8,000 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia Ilija Lončarević | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 37,168 |
| Hajduk Split | Croatia Zoran Vulić | Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Croatia Milivoj Bračun | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 5,000 |
| Marsonia | Croatia Stjepan Deverić | Slavonski Brod | Gradski stadion uz Savu | 10,000 |
| Osijek | Croatia Stanko Mršić | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 19,500 |
| Rijeka | Croatia Nenad Gračan | Rijeka | Stadion Kantrida | 10,275 |
| Slaven Belupo | Croatia Mladen Frančić | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Croatia Milo Nižetić | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
| Varteks | Croatia Ivan Katalinić | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 10,800 |
| NK Zagreb | Croatia Branko Karačić | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 8,850 |
Managerial changes
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 46 | Qualification to championship group |
| 2 | Osijek | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 44 | |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 41 | |
| 4 | NK Zagreb | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 34 | |
| 5 | Varteks | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Čakovec | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 27 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 8 | Šibenik | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 23 | |
| 10 | Cibalia | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 20 | |
| 11 | Rijeka | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 19 | |
| 12 | Marsonia | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rounds 1–22 results
Championship group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajduk Split (C) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Osijek | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 57 | |
| 4 | Varteks | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 45 | |
| 5 | Slaven Belupo | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | NK Zagreb | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rounds 23–32 results
Relegation group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Šibenik | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 43 | |
| 8 | Čakovec | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | |
| 9 | Cibalia | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 33 | |
| 10 | Rijeka | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 33 | |
| 11 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 33 | |
| 12 | Marsonia (O) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Rounds 23–32 results
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.
| Solin Građa | 5–2 | Marsonia |
|---|---|---|
| Giljušić File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Turković File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Guč File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Kalinić File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Bačić File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
Olić File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 75' (pen.) |
| Marsonia | 3–0 | Solin Građa |
|---|---|---|
| Olić File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.), 52', 83' (pen.) |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia Tomislav Šokota | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Marijo Dodik | Slaven Belupo | 171 |
| 3 | Croatia Ivica Olić | Marsonia | 162 |
| 4 | Croatia Boško Balaban | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 |
| Croatia Stanko Bubalo | Hajduk Split | ||
| 6 | Croatia Ivan Leko | Hajduk Split | 13 |
| 7 | Croatia Paul Matas | Šibenik | 12 |
| Croatia Saša Bjelanović | Varteks | ||
| 9 | Croatia Zvonimir Deranja | Hajduk Split | 11 |
| Croatia Veldin Karić | Varteks | ||
| Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek | NK Zagreb |
- Notes
- 1 Including six goals scored in Slaven Belupo's 7–1 home win against Varteks on 22 October 2000, which is the record for most goals scored by a single player in a Prva HNL match.
- 2 Ivica Olić scored 11 goals during the regular Prva HNL season and this is the tally as recorded by official records kept by Prva HNL. However, he scored an additional 5 goals in Marsonia's two-legged relegation play-off against second level side Solin, and the total of 16 goals was included in top scoring tables published in the Croatian media at the end of the season.
See also
References
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