2019–20 Croatian First Football League

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The 2019–20 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th 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 19 July 2019. It was temporarily postponed from 12 March to 5 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The league was contested by ten teams.

On 23 April 2019, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2019–20 season was complete. For the 2019–20 Prva HNL, only nine clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Gorica, Hajduk Split, Inter Zaprešić, Istra 1961, Osijek, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo and Varaždin. All of these clubs except Varaždin, who were newly promoted to the Prva HNL as champions of the 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League, were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions.[3] In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage could appeal on the decision.

Stadia and locations[edit]

Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Inter Zaprešić
Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Ivan Laljak-Ivić
Capacity: 35,123 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 34,198 Capacity: 5,228
Stadion Maksimir in February 2019.jpg Stadium Radnik in Velika Gorica, Croatia.png 2010 IAAF Continental Cup - Poljud, Split.JPG Stadium during the sunny day.jpg
Istra 1961
Locations of teams in 2019–20 Prva HNL
 Lokomotiva
Stadion Aldo Drosina Stadion Kranjčevićeva
Capacity: 9,800 Capacity: 5,350
Aldo Drosina Stadium 2011-02-19.JPG Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj - panoramio.jpg
Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo Varaždin
Stadion Gradski vrt Stadion Rujevica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Varteks
Capacity: 17,061 Capacity: 8,279 Capacity: 3,205 Capacity: 8,850
Rujevica stadium, Rijeka, Croatia.jpg Stadion Slaven Belupa - panoramio.jpg Stade Varteks.JPG
Team City Stadium Capacity Ref.
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 35,423 [4]
Gorica Velika Gorica Gradski stadion Velika Gorica 5,000 [4]
Hajduk Split Split Poljud 34,198 [5]
Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić 5,228 [6]
Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,800 [7]
Lokomotiva Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 [8]
Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 17,061 [9]
Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,279 [10]
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,205 [11]
Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,850

Personnel and kits[edit]

Managerial changes[edit]

League table[edit]

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]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

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

First round[edit]

Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round[edit]

Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

At the end of the season, Istra 1961 contested a two-legged relegation play-off tie against Orijent 1919, the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Croatian Second Football League, since runners-up Croatia Zmijavci failed to apply for a top level license.

First leg[edit]

Second leg[edit]

Istra 1961 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]