# 2020–21 Croatian Second Football League

The 2020–21 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 30th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 13 August 2020 and ended on 29 May 2021.
The league was contested by 18 teams, two more than the previous season, and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 34 rounds.

## Teams

On 20 May 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete. For the 2020–21 Druga HNL, a total of 17 clubs were issued a second level license. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 17 June 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2019–20 result | Capacity |
| BSK | Denis Krstanović | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 02414th | 500 |
| Cibalia | Petar Tomić | Vinkovci | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 02616th | 10,000 |
| Croatia Zmijavci | Krešimir Režić | Zmijavci | ŠRC Marijan Šuto | 0122nd | 1,000 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Ivan Prelec | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0188th | 5,000 |
| Dubrava | Darko Šantek | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 02212th | 2,550 |
| Dugopolje | Stipe Balajić | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 03010th | 5,200 |
| Hajduk Split II | Goran Sablić | Split | Stadion Poljud | 0166th | 35,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Miroslav Kuljanac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 0199th | 5,000 |
| Inter Zaprešić | Tomislav Ivković | Zaprešić | Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić | 01010th (in Prva HNL) | 5,228 |
| Junak Sinj | Stipe Grčić | Sinj | Gradski stadion | 0311st (in Treća HNL South) | 3,096 |
| Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 02313th | 2,550 |
| Međimurje | Mario Kovačević | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 02111th | 6,500 |
| Opatija | Zoran Bogolin | Opatija | Stadion Kantrida | 0311st (in Treća HNL West) | 10,600 |
| Orijent 1919 | Damir Milinović | Rijeka | Stadion Krimeja | 0233rd | 3,500 |
| Osijek II | Igor Tolić | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 0177th | 18,856 |
| Rudeš | Mario Carević | Zagreb | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | 0155th | 10,850 |
| Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 0144th | 1,200 |
| Solin | Ivan Bubalo | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 02515th | 4,000 |

### Number of teams by county

| Position | County | Number | Teams |
| 1 | City of Zagreb | 6 | Dinamo Zagreb II, Dubrava, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Rudeš and Sesvete |
| 2 | Split-Dalmatia | 5 | Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II, Junak Sinj and Solin |
| 3 | Osijek-Baranja | 2 | BSK and Osijek II |
| 3 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 2 | Opatija and Orijent 1919 |
| 5 | Međimurje | 1 | Međimurje |
| 5 | Vukovar-Srijem | 1 | Cibalia |
| 5 | Zagreb County | 1 | Inter Zaprešić |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac (C, P) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 59 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 2 | Rudeš | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 57 | |
| 3 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 55 | |
| 4 | Cibalia | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 51 | |
| 5 | Kustošija | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 51 | |
| 6 | Sesvete | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Opatija | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Dugopolje | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 48 | |
| 9 | Dubrava | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 46 | |
| 10 | Inter Zaprešić | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 45 | |
| 11 | Orijent 1919 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 45 | |
| 12 | Croatia Zmijavci | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 44 | |
| 13 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 43 | |
| 14 | Osijek II | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | |
| 15 | Hajduk Split II (D) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 41 | Dissolved at the end of the season |
| 16 | Solin | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 38 | |
| 17 | Junak Sinj (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 34 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
| 18 | Međimurje (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 85 | −41 | 34 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
* ↑ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

## Results

| Home \ Away | BSK | CIB | CRO | DIN | DUB | DUG | HAJ | HRV | INT | JUN | KUS | MEĐ | OPA | ORI | OSI | RUD | SES | SOL |
| BSK Bijelo Brdo | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Cibalia | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Croatia Zmijavci | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Dubrava | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Dugopolje | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Hajduk Split II | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Junak Sinj | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 |
| Kustošija | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Međimurje | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Opatija | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Orijent 1919 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Osijek II | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Rudeš | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Sesvete | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 1–5 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| Solin | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |

## Statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 29 May 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marko Dabro | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 30 |
| 2 | Mateo Topić | Sesvete | 18 |
| 3 | Fran Brodić | Kustošija | 14 |
| 3 | Mateo Monjac | Orijent 1919 | 14 |
| 5 | Tomislav Mrkonjić | Croatia Zmijavci | 13 |
| 5 | Ivan Šarić | Hajduk Split II | 13 |
| 7 | Besart Abdurahimi | Rudeš | 12 |
| 7 | Vedran Gerc | Orijent 1919 | 12 |
| 9 | Petar Bačić-Šiško | Junak Sinj | 10 |
| 9 | Stjepan Igrec | Međimurje | 10 |
| 9 | Dragan Juranović | Dubrava | 10 |