2003–04_Croatian_Second_Football_League
2003–04 Croatian Second Football League
Football league season
The 2003–04 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 13th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 12 clubs each.
First stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Međimurje | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 51 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 2 | Belišće | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 46 | |
| 3 | Vukovar '91 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 41 | |
| 4 | Grafičar Vodovod | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 32 | |
| 5 | Slavonija Požega | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Metalac Osijek | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Virovitica | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 8 | Čakovec | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 26 | |
| 9 | Koprivnica | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Dilj | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Valpovka | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 17 | |
| 12 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 15 |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-off Group
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Međimurje (C, P) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Belišće | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 65 | |
| 3 | Slavonija Požega | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 49 | |
| 4 | Vukovar '91 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 47 | |
| 5 | Grafičar Vodovod | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 45 | |
| 6 | Metalac Osijek | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 38 |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Play-out Group
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Koprivnica | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Dilj | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Virovitica[lower-alpha 1] (R) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Čakovec | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 35 | |
| 11 | Valpovka | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 31 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 12 | Sloga Nova Gradiška (R) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
First stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pula 1856 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 43 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 2 | Solin Građa | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 39 | |
| 3 | Pomorac | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Šibenik | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 37 | |
| 5 | Segesta | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 36 | |
| 6 | Novalja | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Uskok Klis | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 34 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 8 | Imotski | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Croatia Sesvete | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 20 | |
| 12 | Orijent | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 8 |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-off Group
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pula 1856 (C, P) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 62 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Pomorac | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | |
| 3 | Segesta | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 49 | |
| 4 | Šibenik | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
| 5 | Solin Građa | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 48 | |
| 6 | Novalja | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Play-out Group
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Uskok Klis | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Croatia Sesvete | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 41 | |
| 10 | Imotski | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 37 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 12 | Orijent (R) | 32 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 13 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
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Source: RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Međimurje and Pula 1856, winners of the North and South Division, qualified for a two-legged promotion play-off, which took place on 12 and 16 May 2004. The tie ended in a 2–2 aggregate score and Pula 1856 won it after the penalty shootout ended 5–4 in their favor, thereby earning promotion to the Prva HNL for the following season.
More information Međimurje, 2 – 0 ...
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More information Pula 1856, 2 – 0 ...
| Pula 1856 | 2 – 0 | Međimurje |
|---|---|---|
Jerneić  38', 59' |
Report (in Croatian) |
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| Penalties | ||
Ostović  Deranja  Raić-Sudar Trešnjić Iftić Dobrić Pauletić Jerneić |
5 – 4 | Domjanić Ribić Šarić Ratković Perić Sesar Haxhiu Batista |
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However, Međimurje had another chance for promotion, as the losing team from the promotion play-off played another two-legged tie against the 11th placed team of Prva HNL, Cibalia. Međimurje won 4–2 on aggregate and was promoted to 2004–05 Prva HNL.
- 2003–04 in Croatian Football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- Official website Archived 2011-08-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)