2013–14 Croatian First Football League

MAXtv Prva Liga
Season2013–14
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
RelegatedHrvatski Dragovoljac
Champions LeagueDinamo Zagreb
Europa LeagueRijeka
Hajduk Split
Split
Matches played180
Goals scored514 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerDuje Čop (22)
Biggest home winDinamo 6–0 Istra 1961
Biggest away winS. Belupo 1–6 Dinamo
Highest scoringS. Belupo 1–6 Dinamo
Zadar 3–4 Lokomotiva
Longest winning runRijeka (6)
Longest unbeaten runHajduk Split (18)
Longest winless runSlaven Belupo (16)
Longest losing runSlaven Belupo, Zadar (8)
Highest attendance30,000
(Hajduk 2–0 Dinamo)
Average attendance3,202 [1]

The 2013–14 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons)[2] was the 23rd 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 began on 13 July 2013 and ended on 17 May 2014.[3]

The league was contested by 10 teams, down from 12 in the previous season. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eighth consecutive title in 2012–13.

Teams

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The following is a complete list of teams who contested the 2013–14 Prva HNL.

Stadia and locations

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Stadium City Home club Licensed club(s) Capacity
Maksimir Zagreb Dinamo Zagreb Lokomotiva 37,168[4]
Poljud Split Hajduk Split 34,448[5]
Gradski vrt Osijek Osijek 19,220[6]
Kantrida Rijeka Rijeka 10,155[7]
Aldo Drosina Pula Istra 1961 8,923[8]
Park mladeži Split RNK Split 8,000[9]
Stanovi Zadar Zadar 5,860[10]
NŠC Stjepan Spajić Zagreb Hrvatski Dragovoljac 4,500[11]
Gradski stadion Koprivnica Slaven Belupo 3,134[12]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Zoran Mamić Croatia Josip Šimunić Puma
Hajduk Split Croatia Igor Tudor Croatia Mario Maloča Macron Tommy
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Croatia Davor Mladina Croatia Ivan Čović Alpas
Istra 1961 Croatia Igor Pamić Croatia Fausto Budicin Errea
Lokomotiva Croatia Tomislav Ivković Croatia Leonard Mesarić Nike
Osijek Croatia Tomislav Rukavina Croatia Hrvoje Kurtović Jako Croatia Osiguranje
Rijeka Slovenia Matjaž Kek Croatia Dario Knežević Lotto
Slaven Belupo Croatia Elvis Scoria Croatia Mato Grgić Adidas Belupo
RNK Split Croatia Ivan Matić Croatia Ivica Križanac Jako Skladgradnja
Zadar Croatia Ferdo Milin Croatia Jure Jerbić Lotto Hotel Kolovare

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Slaven Belupo Croatia Roman Sović Removed from position 26 May 2013 Croatia Ivan Katalinić 26 May 2013[13] Pre-season
RNK Split Croatia Goran Sablić (caretaker) Removed from position 26 May 2013 Croatia Stanko Mršić 4 June 2013[14] Pre-season
Osijek Croatia Miroslav Žitnjak (caretaker) Removed from position 26 May 2013 Croatia Tomislav Steinbrückner 5 June 2013[15] Pre-season
Osijek Croatia Tomislav Steinbrückner Resigned 18 August 2013[16] Croatia Davor Rupnik 19 August 2013[17] 9th
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić Sacked 21 August 2013[18] Croatia Damir Krznar (caretaker) 23 August 2013 1st
Hrvatski Dragovoljac Croatia Krešimir Ganjto Sacked 26 August 2013[19] Croatia Davor Mladina 27 August 2013[20] 8th
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Damir Krznar (caretaker) Removed from position 2 September 2013 Croatia Branko Ivanković 2 September 2013 1st
Slaven Belupo Croatia Ivan Katalinić Mutual consent 21 September 2013[21] Croatia Mladen Frančić 22 September 2013[22] 10th
Osijek Croatia Davor Rupnik Sacked 21 October 2013[23] Croatia Ivica Kulešević 21 October 2013[23] 10th
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Branko Ivanković Sacked 22 October 2013[24] Croatia Zoran Mamić 22 October 2013[24] 2nd
RNK Split Croatia Stanko Mršić Sacked 15 February 2014[25] Croatia Ivan Matić 24 February 2014[26] 5th
Slaven Belupo Croatia Mladen Frančić Sacked 23 February 2014[27] Croatia Elvis Scoria 24 February 2014[27] 8th
Osijek Croatia Ivica Kulešević Removed from position 26 February 2014[28] Croatia Tomislav Rukavina 27 February 2014[29] 9th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 36 26 6 4 83 26 +57 84 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rijeka 36 21 10 5 72 35 +37 73 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Hajduk Split 36 17 11 8 58 44 +14 62
4 RNK Split 36 14 10 12 41 41 0 52 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Lokomotiva 36 15 7 14 57 59 −2 52
6 Istra 1961 36 12 8 16 45 56 −11 44
7 Zadar 36 10 5 21 35 67 −32 35
8 Osijek 36 8 9 19 38 62 −24 33
9 Slaven Belupo (O) 36 7 11 18 46 65 −19 32 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac (R) 36 7 9 20 41 61 −20 30 Relegation to Croatian Second Football League
Source: Sportnet.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For deciding champions, qualification to UEFA Europa League and relegation: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away DIN HAJ HRD IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL ZAD DIN HAJ HRD IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL ZAD
Dinamo Zagreb 2–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0[a] 5–0 6–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–1
Hajduk Split 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–2 2–1
Istra 1961 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 0–2
Lokomotiva 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–5 1–0 0–0 1–3
Osijek 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 4–0
Rijeka 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–3 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 3–0
Slaven Belupo 1–3 3–3 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–6 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 5–1
RNK Split 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1
Zadar 0–0 1–5 1–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–4 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1
Source: Sportnet.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was abandoned in the 85th minute at the result 1–0 for Dinamo Zagreb. It was later awarded as a 3–0 forfeit win to Dinamo Zagreb.[30][31]

Relegation play-off

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First leg

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Cibalia2–2Slaven Belupo
Puljić 52'
Fuštar 76' (o.g.)
Report
(in Croatian)
Ozobić 14', 72'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Second leg

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Slaven Belupo2–1Cibalia
Fuštar 24'
Delić 36'
Report
(in Croatian)
Muženjak 22'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Slaven Belupo won 4–3 on aggregate

Top goalscorers

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As of 17 May 2014; Source: Sportnet.hr UEFA.com Prva-HNL.hr

Rank Player Club(s) Goals Apps Minutes played
1 Croatia Duje Čop Dinamo Zagreb 22 33 2353
2 Croatia Andrej Kramarić Dinamo Zagreb, Rijeka 18 28 2107
3 Croatia Leon Benko Rijeka 16 20 1676
Algeria El Arbi Hillel Soudani Dinamo Zagreb 31 2231
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Krstanović Rijeka 14 24 1204
Croatia Ante Budimir Lokomotiva 27 1840
8 Chile Junior Fernandes Dinamo Zagreb 13 28 2198
9 Croatia Anton Maglica Hajduk Split 12 31 2372
10 Croatia Mario Pašalić Hajduk Split 11 30 2435
11 Croatia Stipe Bačelić-Grgić Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 24 2020

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award[32] Winner Club
Player of the Season Croatia Andrej Kramarić Rijeka
Manager of the Season Slovenia Matjaž Kek Rijeka
Young Player of the Season Croatia Mario Pašalić Hajduk Split
Goalkeeper of the Season Croatia Ivan Vargić Rijeka
Team of the Year[33]
Goalkeeper Croatia Vargić (Rijeka)
Defence Croatia

Ivan Tomečak (Rijeka)

Croatia Mario Maloča

(Hajduk Split)

Croatia Josip Šimunić

(Dinamo Zagreb)

Croatia Josip Pivarić

(Dinamo Zagreb)

Midfield Algeria Hillal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb) Croatia Mario Pašalić (Hajduk Split) Croatia Marcelo Brozović (Dinamo Zagreb) Croatia Ivan Močinić (Rijeka)
Attack

Croatia Andrej Kramarić (Lokomotiva)

Croatia Duje Čop (Dinamo Zagreb)

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