2020–21 Croatian First Football League

The 2020–21 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 August 2020.

Hrvatski telekom Prva liga
Season2020–21
Dates14 August 2020 – 15 May 2021
Matches played5
Goals scored17 (3.4 per match)
Biggest home winDinamo Zagreb 6–0 Lokomotiva
(16 August 2020)
Biggest away winVaraždin 1–5 Gorica
(14 August 2020)
Highest scoringVaraždin 1–5 Gorica
(14 August 2020)
Dinamo Zagreb 6–0 Lokomotiva
(16 August 2020)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2020.

The league is contested by 10 teams.

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 Prva HNL, ten clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Gorica, Hajduk Split, Istra 1961, Lokomotiva, Osijek, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo, Šibenik and Varaždin. All of these clubs except Šibenik and Varaždin were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions.[1] In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage could appeal on the decision. On 17 June 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete. Inter Zaprešić and Orijent 1919 were also issued a top level license after appeal process.[2]

The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2020–21 Prva HNL.

Stadia and locations
Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961
Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Aldo Drosina
Capacity: 35,123 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 34,198 Capacity: 9,800
Lokomotiva
Locations of teams in 2020–21 Prva HNL
 Osijek
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Stadion Gradski vrt
Capacity: 8,850 Capacity: 17,061
Rijeka Slaven Belupo Šibenik Varaždin
Stadion Rujevica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Šubićevac Stadion Anđelko Herjavec
Capacity: 8,279 Capacity: 3,205 Capacity: 3,412 Capacity: 8,850
Team City Stadium Capacity Ref.
Dinamo ZagrebZagrebMaksimir35,123[3]
GoricaVelika GoricaŠRC Velika Gorica8,000[4]
Hajduk SplitSplitPoljud34,198[5]
Istra 1961PulaStadion Aldo Drosina9,800
LokomotivaZagrebKranjčevićeva18,850[6]
OsijekOsijekGradski vrt17,061[7]
RijekaRijekaRujevica8,279[8]
Slaven BelupoKoprivnicaStadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš3,205[9]
ŠibenikŠibenikŠubićevac3,412[10]
VaraždinVaraždinStadion Anđelko Herjavec8,850[11]
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)
1 City of Zagreb 2 Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva
2 Koprivnica-Križevci 1 Slaven Belupo
Osijek-Baranja Osijek
Primorje-Gorski Kotar Rijeka
Split-Dalmatia Hajduk Split
Šibenik-Knin Šibenik
Varaždin County Varaždin
Zagreb County Gorica
Istria County Istra 1961

Personnel and kits
Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Dinamo Zagreb Zoran Mamić Arijan Ademi Adidas Lana grupa
Gorica Valdas Dambrauskas Kristijan Kahlina Alpas -
Hajduk Split Igor Tudor Mijo Caktaš Macron Tommy
Istra 1961 Danijel Jumić (caretaker) Marin Grujević Kelme Croatia Osiguranje
Lokomotiva Goran Tomić Denis Kolinger Adidas -
Osijek Ivica Kulešević Mile Škorić 2Rule DOBRO
Rijeka Simon Rožman Franko Andrijašević Joma Sava Osiguranje
Slaven Belupo Tomislav Stipić Mateas Delić Adidas Belupo
Šibenik Krunoslav Rendulić Marko Bulat Jako Krka National Park
Varaždin Samir Toplak Marko Stolnik Legea TOKIĆ

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Istra 1961 Ivan Prelec Contract expired 14 July 2020 Danijel Jumić (caretaker) 16 July 2020 Pre-season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Gorica 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Hajduk Split 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
4 Rijeka 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
5 Osijek 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Slaven Belupo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Šibenik 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
8 Istra 1961 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
9 Varaždin 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0
10 Lokomotiva 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: PrvaHNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[12]

Results

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.

First round
Home \ Away DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR
Dinamo Zagreb — a 6–0 a
Gorica —
Hajduk Split a — 2–0 a a
Istra 1961 — a
Lokomotiva —
Osijek — 0–0
Rijeka a a a — 2–1
Slaven Belupo —
Šibenik a —
Varaždin 1–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round
Home \ Away DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR
Dinamo Zagreb — a a
Gorica —
Hajduk Split a — a a
Istra 1961 — a
Lokomotiva —
Osijek —
Rijeka a a a —
Slaven Belupo —
Šibenik a —
Varaždin —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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References
  1. "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja u prvom stupnju". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Stadion Maksimir". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. "ŠRC Velika Gorica". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. "Stadion Poljud". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. "Stadion Kranjčevićeva". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. "Stadion Gradski vrt". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. "Stadion HNK Rijeka". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. "Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. "Stadion Šubićevac". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. "Stadion Anđelko Herjavec". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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