2000–01 Croatian First Football League

September 2020 Croatian First Football League 2000–01 Hajduk Split4th Croatian title13th domestic title Dinamo Zagreb None Champions League Hajduk Split UEFA Cup Dinamo ZagrebOsijekVarteks Intertoto Cup Slaven BelupoNK Zagreb Boško Balaban Tomislav Šokota (20) 192 548 Slaven Belupo 7–1 VarteksHajduk Split 6–0 Varteks Marsonia 0–5 Hajduk SplitHrvatski Dragovoljac 0–5 Croatia Zagreb Slaven Belupo 7–1 VarteksCroatia Zagreb 6–2 Slaven BelupoOsijek 6–2 Hrvatski DragovoljacŠibenik 3–5 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2,882 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 Croatian First Football League was the tenth season of the Croatian First Football League, also known as 1. HNL, 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 Champions: Marsonia Runners-up: Čakovec Teams relegated to 2000–01 Croatian Second Football League 11th placed: Istra Pula 12th placed: Vukovar '91 Summaries Croatia right 325 Locations of teams in the 2000–01 Prva HNL Croatia 45.283742 18.797382 Cibalia left Croatia 45.818858 16.018078 Croatia 43.519444 16.431667 Hajduk Croatia 45.544937 18.695705 Osijek left Croatia 45.339202 14.380959 Rijeka Croatia 46.165922 16.834788 S. Belupo Croatia 43.743576 15.896101 Šibenik Croatia 46.386272 16.435714 Čakovec Croatia 45.166667 18.016667 Marsonia left Croatia 46.313444 16.341551 Varteks left Croatia 45.804669 15.960817 Croatia TransparentPlaceholder.png 45.6 15.8 DinamoNK Zagreb Croatia TransparentPlaceholder.png 45.95 16.018078 Dragovoljac 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 CapacityCibaliaCRO Davor MladinaVinkovciStadion HNK Cibalia 9,920ČakovecCRO Ilija LončarevićČakovecStadion SRC Mladost 8,000Dinamo ZagrebCRO Ilija LončarevićZagrebStadion Maksimir 37,168Hajduk SplitCRO Zoran VulićSplitStadion Poljud 35,000Hrvatski DragovoljacCRO Milivoj BračunZagrebStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 5,000MarsoniaCRO Stjepan DeverićSlavonski BrodGradski stadion uz Savu 10,000OsijekCRO Stanko MršićOsijekStadion Gradski vrt 19,500RijekaCRO Nenad GračanRijekaStadion Kantrida 10,275Slaven BelupoCRO Mladen FrančićKoprivnicaGradski stadion 4,000ŠibenikCRO Milo NižetićŠibenikStadion Šubićevac 8,000VarteksCRO Ivan KatalinićVaraždinStadion Varteks 10,800NK ZagrebCRO Branko KaračićZagrebStadion Kranjčevićeva 8,850 Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Čakovec Croatia Ilija Lončarević Pre-season Varteks Croatia Ivan Katalinić 24 May 2000 Pre-season Marsonia Croatia Stjepan Deverić Resigned 21 August 2000 Croatia Marijan Zovko 21 August 2000 12th Hajduk Split Croatia Petar Nadoveza Sacked 21 August 2000Bernard Jurišić Nadoveza "nogiran", Vulić novi trener Hajduka! http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/1973/nogomet/nadoveza-nogiran-vulic-novi-trener-hajduka/ Sportnet.hr 21 August 2000 2 June 2015 hr Croatia Zoran Vulić 21 August 2000 2nd Hrvatski Dragovoljac Croatia Milivoj Bračun Sacked 22 October 2000 Croatia Predrag Jurić (p) 22 October 2000 9th Cibalia Croatia Davor Mladina Resigned 15 October 2000 Croatia Davor Čop 15 October 2000 11th Marsonia Croatia Marijan Zovko Resigned 1 November 2000 Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar 3 November 2000 12th Rijeka Croatia Nenad Gračan Sacked 13 November 2000 Croatia Boris Tičić (c) 13 November 9th Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Marijan Vlak Removed from position 20 November 2000Trenerska kronologija od Mamićevog povratka u Dinamo http://www.nogometni-magazin.com/hrv-5125d.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20080118013220/http://www.nogometni-magazin.com/hrv-5125d.shtml usurped 18 January 2008 Nogometni magazin 16 January 2008 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Hrvoje Braović 20 November 2000 2nd Rijeka Croatia Boris Tičić (c) Removed from position 15 December 2000Stilinović novi trener Rijeke, Ivošević direktor http://www.vjesnik.hr/Html/2000/12/16/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=5 Vjesnik 16 December 2000 28 April 2010 hr https://web.archive.org/web/20020305144806/http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2000/12/16/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=5 5 March 2002 dead Croatia Predrag Stilinović 15 December 2000 9th Čakovec Croatia Ilija Lončarević Resigned 3 February 2001Marko Breljak Čakovec: Lončarević podnio ostavku http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/3754/nogomet/cakovec-loncarevic-podnio-ostavku Sportnet.hr 3 February 2001 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Rajko Magić 4 February 2001 8th Marsonia Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Croatia Marijan Zovko Šibenik Croatia Milo Nižetić Resigned 28 February 2001Bojan Purić Šibenik: Nižetić odstupio, vraća se Lokica http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/4059/nogomet/sibenik-nizetic-odstupio-vraca-se-lokica Sportnet.hr 28 February 2001 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Vjekoslav Lokica 28 February 2001 8th Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Hrvoje Braović Sacked 3 April 2001 Croatia Ilija Lončarević 3 April 2001 1st Osijek Croatia Stanko Mršić Sacked 3 April 2001Slađana Lučić Vlado Bilić i definitivno trener Osijeka http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/106030/nogomet/vlado-bilic-i-definitivno-trener-osijeka Sportnet.hr 3 April 2001 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Vlado Bilić 3 April 2001 2nd NK Zagreb Croatia Branko Karačić Sacked 16 April 2001Alan Sinovčić Karačić smijenjen, Kranjčar novi trener Zagreba http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/157092/nogomet/karacic-smijenjen-kranjcar-novi-trener-zagreba Sportnet.hr 17 April 2001 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar 16 April 2001 6th Varteks Croatia Ivan Katalinić Sacked 1 May 2001Dražen Dretar Katalinić je sam sebi smjestio otkaz http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2001/05/02/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=2 Vjesnik 2 May 2001 28 April 2010 hr 25 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250125005706/http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/2001/05/02/Clanak.asp?r=spo&c=2 dead Croatia Branko Janžek 1 May 2001 5th Rijeka Croatia Predrag Stilinović Sacked 2 May 2001Ivan Katalinić iz Varaždina seli u Rijeku http://www.sportnet.hr/vijesti/169106/nogomet/ivan-katalinic-iz-varazdina-seli-u-rijeku Sportnet.hr 3 May 2001 28 April 2010 hr Croatia Ivan Katalinić 15 December 2000 11th First stage main WDL First stage 5 Q DIN Dinamo Zagreb OSI Osijek HAJ Hajduk Split ZAG NK Zagreb VAR Varteks SLA Slaven Belupo ČAK Čakovec ŠIB Šibenik HRD Hrvatski Dragovoljac CIB Cibalia RIJ Rijeka MAR Marsonia 13 7 2 49 23 13 5 4 49 28 12 5 5 39 16 10 4 8 43 38 8 8 6 42 36 8 8 6 28 23 7 6 9 19 28 7 5 10 21 30 6 5 11 28 45 3 11 8 23 38 5 4 13 17 32 4 4 14 28 49 green1 Qualification to championship group CG CG CG CG CG CG red1 Qualification to relegation group RG RG RG RG RG RG 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF.org Rounds 1–22 results main FBR grey CIB ČAK DIN HAJ HRD MAR OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR ZAG Cibalia 3–2 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 Čakovec 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 Dinamo Zagreb 6–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 5–1 2–0 0–4 3–2 Hajduk Split 1–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–2 2–0 0–5 1–3 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 Marsonia 3–3 0–1 2–3 0–5 2–2 2–5 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 Osijek 3–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 6–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 4–3 Rijeka 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 Slaven Belupo 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 7–1 1–0 Šibenik 3–3 3–0 0–0 0–3 3–5 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 Varteks 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–3 6–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 NK Zagreb 4–2 3–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–5 3–3 0–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 complete RSSSF.org Championship group main WDL Championship group Q HAJ Hajduk Split DIN Dinamo Zagreb OSI Osijek VAR Varteks SLA Slaven Belupo ZAG NK Zagreb 20 6 6 66 23 C 19 8 5 70 36 17 6 9 61 47 12 9 11 56 56 11 11 10 39 37 11 5 16 51 58 green1 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR UCQR UCQR #ccccff Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round IC1 IC1 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF.org Rounds 23–32 results main FBR grey DIN HAJ OSI SLA VAR ZAG Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 3–1 6–2 0–2 2–0 Hajduk Split 3–1 4–0 1–0 6–0 4–2 Osijek 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 Slaven Belupo 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 Varteks 3–1 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 NK Zagreb 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 3–3 complete RSSSF.org Relegation group main WDL Relegation group Q 7 ŠIB Šibenik ČAK Čakovec CIB Cibalia RIJ Rijeka HRD Hrvatski Dragovoljac MAR Marsonia 12 7 13 40 40 10 9 13 28 37 5 18 9 31 45 9 6 17 30 44 8 9 15 35 57 7 8 17 41 68 O red2 Qualification to relegation play-off RP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete RSSSF.org Rounds 23–32 results main FBR grey CIB ČAK HRD MAR RIJ ŠIB Cibalia 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 Čakovec 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 1–0 Marsonia 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 Rijeka 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 Šibenik 1–1 2–0 3–1 6–1 3–0 complete RSSSF.org 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. 3 June 2001 Solin Građa 5–2 Marsonia Giljušić 47Turković 60Guč 65Kalinić 70Bačić 87 Olić 32 75 pen. Stadion pokraj Jadra, Solin 2,500 Željko Širić (Osijek) 10 June 2001 Marsonia 3–0 Solin Građa Olić 45 pen. 52 83 pen. Gradski stadion uz Savu, Slavonski Brod 4,000 Goran Marić (Zagreb) Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goalshttp://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2001%5C05%5C29%5C22A22.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20020326153210/http://www.vjesnik.hr/Pdf/2001%5c05%5c29%5c22A22.PDF dead 26 March 2002 Šokota prvi strijelac 29–30 May 2001 Vjesnik 22 hr 27 April 20101 CRO Tomislav Šokota Dinamo Zagreb202 BIH Marijo Dodik Slaven Belupo1713 CRO Ivica Olić Marsonia1624 CRO Boško Balaban Dinamo Zagreb14 CRO Stanko Bubalo Hajduk Split6 CRO Ivan Leko Hajduk Split137 CRO Paul Matas Šibenik12 CRO Saša Bjelanović Varteks9 CRO Zvonimir Deranja Hajduk Split11 CRO Veldin Karić Varteks CRO 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 2000–01 Croatian Football Cup 2000–01 Croatian Second Football League 2000–01 in Croatian football References External links Season statistics at HRNogomet 2000–01 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2000-01 1 Croatia