2020–21 in Croatian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2020–21 football season in Croatia, which is the 30th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Croatia
Season2020–21
Men's football
Prva HNLDinamo Zagreb
Druga HNLHrvatski Dragovoljac
Treća HNL
Croatian CupDinamo Zagreb
Women's football
Prva HNLŽOsijek
Druga HNLŽ
Croatian CupSplit
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National teams edit

Croatia edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2020–21 UEFA Nations League – Group stage
5 September 2020 Estádio do Dragão, Porto   Portugal 1–4 Petković UEFA.com
8 September 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis   France 2–4 Lovren, Brekalo UEFA.com
11 October 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Sweden 2–1 Vlašić, Kramarić UEFA.com
14 October 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   France 1–2 Vlašić UEFA.com
14 November 2020 Friends Arena, Solna   Sweden 1–2 Danielson (o.g.) UEFA.com
17 November 2020 Stadion Poljud, Split   Portugal 2–3 Kovačić (2) UEFA.com
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – Group stage
24 March 2021 Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana   Slovenia 0–1 UEFA.com
27 March 2021 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   Cyprus 1–0 Pašalić UEFA.com
30 March 2021 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   Malta 3–0 Perišić, Modrić, Brekalo UEFA.com
Friendly fixtures
7 October 2020 Kybunpark, St. Gallen    Switzerland 2–1 Brekalo, Pašalić UEFA.com
11 November 2020 Vodafone Park, Istanbul   Turkey 3–3 Budimir, Pašalić, Brekalo UEFA.com
1 June 2021 Gradski stadion, Velika Gorica   Armenia 1–1 Perišić UEFA.com
6 June 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels   Belgium 0–1 UEFA.com

Croatia U21 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification - Group stage
3 September 2020 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin   Greece 5–0 Moro, Majer (2), Musa (2) UEFA.com
7 September 2020 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice   Czech Republic 0–0 UEFA.com
8 October 2020 Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb   San Marino 10–0 Kulenović, Majer, Špikić, Ivanušec (3), Nejašmić (2), Vizinger, Gvardiol UEFA.com
13 October 2020 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras   Greece 1–0 Majer UEFA.com
12 November 2020 Tynecastle, Edinburgh   Scotland 2–2 Moro, Bistrović UEFA.com
17 November 2020 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula   Lithuania 7–0 Špikić, Musa (2), Šverko, Šutalo, Moro (2) UEFA.com
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Group stage
25 March 2021 Bonifika Stadium, Koper   Portugal 0–1 UEFA.com
28 March 2021 Bonifika Stadium, Koper    Switzerland 3–2 Ivanušec, Moro, Vizinger UEFA.com
31 March 2021 Bonifika Stadium, Koper   England 1–2 Bradarić UEFA.com
2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship - Knockout stage
31 May 2021 Ljudski vrt, Maribor   Spain 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ivanušec UEFA.com

Croatia U19 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
24 March 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac   Kazakhstan Cancelled UEFA.com
27 March 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac   Latvia Cancelled UEFA.com
30 March 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac   Georgia Cancelled UEFA.com

Croatia U17 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
March 2021   Bulgaria Cancelled UEFA.com
March 2021   Liechtenstein Cancelled UEFA.com
March 2021   Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancelled UEFA.com

Croatia Women's edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying - Group stage
18 September 2020 Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić, Zaprešić   Switzerland 1–1 Rudelić UEFA.com
22 September 2020 Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia   Romania 1–4 Rudelić UEFA.com
27 November 2020 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula   Lithuania 1–0 Šundov UEFA.com
23 February 2021 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula   Romania 0–1 UEFA.com

Croatia Women's U19 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
April 2021   Austria Cancelled UEFA.com
April 2021   Germany Cancelled UEFA.com
April 2021   Kazakhstan Cancelled UEFA.com

Croatia Women's U17 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Croatia scorer(s) Report
2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification - Qualifying round
9 February 2021   Serbia Cancelled UEFA.com
12 February 2021   Poland Cancelled UEFA.com
15 February 2021   Montenegro Cancelled UEFA.com

League tables edit

Croatian First Football League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 36 26 7 3 84 28 +56 85 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Osijek 36 23 8 5 59 25 +34 77 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Rijeka 36 18 7 11 51 46 +5 61
4 Hajduk Split 36 18 6 12 48 37 +11 60
5 Gorica 36 17 8 11 60 47 +13 59
6 Šibenik 36 9 8 19 32 47 −15 35
7 Slaven Belupo 36 7 13 16 36 53 −17 34
8 Lokomotiva 36 7 9 20 29 60 −31 30
9 Istra 1961 36 7 8 21 27 52 −25 29
10 Varaždin (R) 36 6 10 20 30 61 −31 28 Relegation for the Croatian Second Football League
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).[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Croatian Second Football League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: Druga-HNL.com
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 for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[2]
(C) Champions; (D) Dissolved; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

Croatian clubs in Europe edit

Summary edit

Club Competition Starting round Final round Matches played
Dinamo Zagreb Champions League 2nd qualifying round 3rd qualifying round 2
Europa League Play-off round Quarter-finals 13
Lokomotiva Champions League 2nd qualifying round 1
Europa League 3rd qualifying round 1
Rijeka Europa League 3rd qualifying round Group stage 8
Osijek Europa League 2nd qualifying round 1
Hajduk Split Europa League 2nd qualifying round 3rd qualifying round 2
ŽNK Split Women's Champions League 1st qualifying round 1
Dinamo Zagreb U19 UEFA Youth League First round 0

Dinamo Zagreb edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Dinamo Zagreb scorer(s) Report
2020–21 Champions League - Second qualifying round
26 August 2020 Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj   CFR Cluj 2–2 (6–5 p) Gojak, Kastrati UEFA.com
2020–21 Champions League - Third qualifying round
16 September 2020 Groupama Arena, Budapest   Ferencváros 1–2 Uzuni (o.g.) UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Play-off round
1 October 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Flora 3–1 Gavranović, Ademi (2) UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Group stage
22 October 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Feyenoord 0–0 UEFA.com
29 October 2020 VEB Arena, Moscow   CSKA Moscow 0–0 UEFA.com
5 November 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Wolfsberger AC 1–0 Atiemwen UEFA.com
26 November 2020 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt   Wolfsberger AC 3–0 Majer, Petković, Ivanušec UEFA.com
3 December 2020 De Kuip, Rotterdam   Feyenoord 2–0 Petković, Majer UEFA.com
10 December 2020 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   CSKA Moscow 3–1 Gvardiol, Oršić, Kastrati UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Round of 32
18 February 2021 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar   Krasnodar 3–2 Petković (2), Atiemwen UEFA.com
25 February 2021 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Krasnodar 1–0 Oršić UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Round of 16
11 March 2021 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London   Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 UEFA.com
18 March 2021 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 (a.e.t.) Oršić (3) UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Quarter-finals
8 April 2021 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb   Villarreal 0–1 UEFA.com
15 April 2021 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal   Villarreal 1–2 Oršić UEFA.com

Lokomotiva edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Lokomotiva scorer(s) Report
2020–21 Champions League - Second qualifying round
26 August 2020 Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb   Rapid Wien 0–1 UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Third qualifying round
24 September 2020 Stadion, Malmö   Malmö 0–5 UEFA.com

Rijeka edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Rijeka scorer(s) Report
2020–21 Europa League - Third qualifying round
24 September 2020 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   Kolos Kovalivka 2–0 (a.e.t.) Escoval, Andrijašević UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Play-off round
1 October 2020 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen   Copenhagen 1–0 Ankersen (o.g.) UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Group stage
22 October 2020 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   Real Sociedad 0–1 UEFA.com
29 October 2020 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar   AZ 1–4 Kulenović UEFA.com
5 November 2020 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   Napoli 1–2 Murić UEFA.com
26 November 2020 Stadio San Paolo, Naples   Napoli 0–2 UEFA.com
3 December 2020 Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián   Real Sociedad 2–2 Velkovski, Lončar UEFA.com
10 December 2020 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka   AZ 2–1 Menalo, Tomečak UEFA.com

Osijek edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Osijek scorer(s) Report
2020–21 Europa League - Second qualifying round
17 September 2020 Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek   Basel 1–2 Majstorović UEFA.com

Hajduk Split edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Hajduk Split scorer(s) Report
2020–21 Europa League - Second qualifying round
17 September 2020 Ecolog Arena, Tetovo   Renova 1–0 Caktaš UEFA.com
2020–21 Europa League - Third qualifying round
24 September 2020 Türk Telekom Stadium, Istanbul   Galatasaray 0–2 UEFA.com

ŽNK Split edit

Date Venue Opponents Score ŽNK Split scorer(s) Report
2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League - First qualifying round
4 November 2020 Stadion Górnika Łęczna, Łęczna   Górnik Łęczna 1–4 Medić UEFA.com

Dinamo Zagreb U19 edit

Date Venue Opponents Score Dinamo Zagreb U19 scorer(s) Report
2018–19 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path - First round
3 March 2021 Stadion Hitrec-Kacian, Zagreb   Rosenborg Cancelled UEFA.com

References edit

  1. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.