2013–14 Croatian First Football League

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]

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 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

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

Locations of teams in 2013–14 Prva HNL

Stadia and locations
Stadium City Home club Licensed club(s) Capacity
MaksimirZagrebDinamo ZagrebLokomotiva37,168[4]
PoljudSplitHajduk Split34,448[5]
Gradski vrtOsijekOsijek19,220[6]
KantridaRijekaRijeka10,155[7]
Aldo DrosinaPulaIstra 19618,923[8]
Park mladežiSplitRNK Split8,000[9]
StanoviZadarZadar5,860[10]
NŠC Stjepan SpajićZagrebHrvatski Dragovoljac4,500[11]
Gradski stadionKoprivnicaSlaven Belupo3,134[12]

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

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

League table
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: Soccerway
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results

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

Second leg
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

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

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

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