2010–11 RNK Split season

The 2010–11 season was the 99th season in RNK Split's history, their first in the Prva HNL and 20th in the league system of Croatian football. Their 1st-place finish in the 2009–10 season marked their return to top flight after 49 years, having been relegated from the 1960–61 Yugoslav First League. It was also Ivan Katalinić's first season as manager of RNK Split, after he was appointed following the removal of Tonči Bašić in June 2010.

RNK Split

2010–11 season
Chairman	Slaven Žužul
Manager	Ivan Katalinić
Stadium	Park mladeži
Prva HNL	3rd
Top goalscorer	Bojan Golubović (6)
Highest home attendance	6,000 (vs Hajduk Split, 29 August 2010)
Lowest home attendance	800 (vs Šibenik, 23 April 2011)
Home colours Away colours
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Bašić made the most of his new signings following the end of the previous season, including Romano Obilinović, Igor Budiša and Velimir Vidić. The season started with an away defeat to Rijeka, which was followed by their first win in Prva HNL, a 4–0 victory over Varaždin at Park mladeži. After a seven-match unbeaten run propelled RNK Split to the third place, they suffered a decline in form and recorded only one win in eight matches. During the mid-season club signed Filip Marčić and Ivica Križanac on a free transfer. After the winter break, they lost only twice in the remaining 12 matches, against Hajduk Split and Osijek. RNK Split finished the season in 3rd place and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

The club reached the final of the Split-Dalmatia County Cup, where the team defeated Dugopolje 5–4 in the penalty shootout after the match ended 1–1. This feat ensured them a place in the preliminary round of the Croatian Cup in the next season. Bojan Golubović was the club's top goalscorer after scoring 6 goals.

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CRO Andrija Vuković 2 DF  CRO Goran Radnić 4 MF  CRO Igor Budiša 5 DF  BIH Velimir Vidić 6 MF  BIH Predrag Šimić 7 MF  CRO Juraj Grizelj 8 MF  CRO Ante Vitaić 9 FW  CRO Joško Parać 10 MF  CRO Ante Žužul 12 GK  CRO Danijel Zagorac 13 DF  CRO Damir Rašić 14 DF  CRO Goran Milović 16 MF  CRO Frane Lojić

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  CRO Mate Pehar 18 MF  CRO Josip Serdarušić 20 MF  BIH Sead Bučan 21 FW  CRO Romano Obilinović 22 FW  CRO Ante Ćapin 23 DF  CRO Danijel Rašić 24 MF  CRO Ante Erceg 25 DF  CRO Filip Marčić 30 GK  CRO Tomislav Duka 32 FW  BIH Bojan Golubović 44 DF  CRO Ivica Križanac 45 MF  CRO Ante Serdarušić

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final result	First match	Last Match
2010–11 Prva HNL	–	3rd	24 July	21 May
2011 Split-Dalmatia County Cup	Second round	Winners	16 February	24 May

Prva HNL

Main article: 2010–11 Croatian First Football League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Zagreb (C)	30	22	6	2	52	12	+40	72	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Hajduk Split	30	16	7	7	54	32	+22	55	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
3	RNK Split	30	16	5	9	38	22	+16	53	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4	Cibalia	30	12	8	10	33	24	+9	44
5	Inter Zaprešić	30	12	6	12	31	35	−4	42

Source: Prva-HNL.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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	16	5	9	38	22	+16	53	10	2	3	24	10	+14	6	3	6	14	12	+2

Last updated: 21 May 2011.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D
Position	10	6	10	8	5	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team	Results		Points
	Home	Away
Cibalia	2–1	1–0	6
Dinamo Zagreb	0–1	1–1	1
Hajduk Split	1–1	1–3	1
Hrvatski Dragovoljac	1–0	4–0	6
Inter Zaprešić	1–1	2–0	4
Istra 1961	2–0	1–0	6
Karlovac	0–1	0–1	0
Lokomotiva	1–0	0–0	4
Osijek	1–0	0–1	3
Rijeka	2–3	0–1	0
Šibenik	1–0	0–3	3
Slaven Belupo	3–0	2–1	6
Varaždin	4–0	0–0	4
Zadar	3–2	0–1	3
NK Zagreb	2–0	2–0	6

Source: 2010–11 Prva HNL article

Matches

Pre-season

Match	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	RNK Split Scorers	Report
1	25 Jun	H	Zadar	2–0	Deranja, Parać	Sportnet.hr
2	30 Jun	A	GAK	4–1	A. Vitaić, Grizelj, Tešija (2)	Sportnet.hr
3	3 Jul	N	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	0–2		Sportnet.hr
4	6 Jul	A	Aluminij	2–0	F. Vitaić, Žužul	Sportnet.hr
5	7 Jul	N	Sportul Studenţesc	1–1	Golubović	Sportnet.hr
6	11 Jul	H	Široki Brijeg	1–1	Qerimi	Sportnet.hr
7	16 Jul	A	Vinjani	4–1	Pe. Šimić, Parać (2), Žužul	Sportnet.hr
8	18 Jul	N	Imotski	4–2	A. Vitaić, Radnić, Parać, Grizelj	Sportnet.hr

Prva HNL

Main article: 2010–11 Prva HNL

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	RNK Split Scorers	Report
1	24 Jul	A	Rijeka	0–1	2,000		Sportnet.hr
2	31 Jul	H	Varaždin	4–0	4,000	Žužul, Bučan (2), Obilinović	Sportnet.hr
3	7 Aug	A	Karlovac	0–1	1,500		Sportnet.hr
4	14 Aug	H	Slaven Belupo	3–0	2,500	Obilinović, J. Serdarušić, Golubović	Sportnet.hr
5	21 Aug	A	Cibalia	1–0	1,000	J. Serdarušić	Sportnet.hr
6	29 Aug	H	Hajduk Split	1–1	6,000	Golubović	Sportnet.hr
7	10 Sep	A	NK Zagreb	2–0	1,000	Pr. Šimić, A. Vitaić	Sportnet.hr
8	18 Sep	H	Lokomotiva	1–0	1,100	A. Vitaić	Sportnet.hr
9	25 Sep	A	Istra 1961	1–0	1,200	Milović	Sportnet.hr
10	2 Oct	H	Osijek	1–0	1,800	Golubović	Sportnet.hr
11	16 Oct	A	Šibenik	0–3	1,500		Sportnet.hr
12	23 Oct	H	Inter Zaprešić	1–1	1,000	Vidić	Sportnet.hr
13	30 Oct	A	Zadar	0–1	1,500		Sportnet.hr
14	6 Nov	A	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	4–0	500	J. Serdarušić (2), Radnić, Parać	Sportnet.hr
15	13 Nov	H	Dinamo Zagreb	0–1	4,000		Sportnet.hr
16	20 Nov	H	Rijeka	2–3	1,000	Obilinović, Parać	Sportnet.hr
17	28 Nov	A	Varaždin	0–0	500		Sportnet.hr
18	4 Dec	H	Karlovac	0–1	1,000		Sportnet.hr
19	26 Feb	A	Slaven Belupo	2–1	1,500	Golubović, Bučan	Sportnet.hr
20	5 Mar	H	Cibalia	2–1	1,500	Golubović (2)	Sportnet.hr
21	12 Mar	A	Hajduk Split	1–3	8,000	Vejić (o.g.)	Sportnet.hr
22	19 Mar	H	NK Zagreb	2–0	1,000	Budiša, Dam. Rašić	Sportnet.hr
23	1 Apr	A	Lokomotiva	0–0	500		Sportnet.hr
24	9 Apr	H	Istra 1961	2–0	1,000	A. Vitaić, Križanac	Sportnet.hr
25	16 Apr	A	Osijek	0–1	1,500		Sportnet.hr
26	23 Apr	H	Šibenik	1–0	800	A. Vitaić	Sportnet.hr
27	30 Apr	A	Inter Zaprešić	2–0	2,200	A. Vitaić, J. Serdarušić	Sportnet.hr
28	7 May	H	Zadar	3–2	1,000	Vidić, Pr. Šimić, Dam. Rašić	Sportnet.hr
29	14 May	H	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	1–0	1,000	Erceg	Sportnet.hr
30	21 May	A	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	3,000	Rebić	Sportnet.hr

Split-Dalmatia County Cup

Round	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Attendance	RNK Split Scorers	Report
R2	16 Feb	H	Primorac 1929	4–0	100	Golubović, Ćapin (2), J. Serdarušić	Sportnet.hr
QF	15 Mar	A	OSK Otok	2–0	500	Parać, Erceg	rnksplit.hr
SF	10 May	A	Imotski	3–1	400	Obilinović, Ćapin (2)	Sportnet.hr
Final	24 May	A	Dugopolje	1–1 (5–4 p)	700	Ćapin	Sportnet.hr

Last updated 24 May 2011
Sources: Prva-HNL.hr, Sportnet.hr

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 21 May 2011.

Goalscorers

Rank	Name	League
1	Bojan Golubović	6
2	Josip Serdarušić	5
	Ante Vitaić	5
4	Sead Bučan	3
	Romano Obilinović	3
6	Joško Parać	2
	Damir Rašić	2
	Predrag Šimić	2
	Velimir Vidić	2
10	Igor Budiša	1
	Ante Erceg	1
	Ivica Križanac	1
	Goran Milović	1
	Goran Radnić	1
	Ante Rebić	1
	Ante Žužul	1
	Own goals	1
	TOTAL	38

Source: Competitive matches

Squad statistics

Number	Position	Player	League		Discipline
			Apps	Goals
1	GK	Andrija Vuković	30	0	2	0
2	DF	Goran Radnić	17	1	5	0
3	DF	Ivica Pirić	4	0	2	0
4	MF	Igor Budiša	27	1	7	0
5	DF	Velimir Vidić	25	2	4	0
6	MF	Predrag Šimić	25	2	9	0
7	MF	Juraj Grizelj	18	0	1	0
8	MF	Ante Vitaić	26	5	4	0
9	FW	Joško Parać	7	2	0	0
10	MF	Ante Žužul	8	1	1	0
11	FW	Zvonimir Deranja	8	0	0	0
11	FW	Ante Rebić	1	1	0	0
13	DF	Damir Rašić	15	2	2	0
14	DF	Goran Milović	20	1	3	0
15	DF	Petar Šimić	5	0	0	0
16	MF	Frane Lojić	18	0	4	0
17	MF	Mate Pehar	18	0	9	1
18	MF	Josip Serdarušić	24	5	3	0
20	MF	Sead Bučan	26	3	4	0
21	FW	Romano Obilinović	28	3	3	0
22	FW	Ante Ćapin	3	0	0	0
22	FW	Shpat Qerimi	1	0	0	0
24	MF	Ante Erceg	11	1	1	0
25	DF	Filip Marčić	12	0	0	0
29	MF	Marko Tešija	2	0	0	0
32	FW	Bojan Golubović	29	6	1	1
44	DF	Ivica Križanac	11	1	3	0

Sources: Prva-HNL.hr, rnksplit.hr

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee
3 June 2010	DF	Velimir Vidić	Šibenik	Free
3 June 2010	DF	Igor Budiša	Šibenik	Free
8 June 2010	FW	Zvonimir Deranja	R.E. Mouscron	Free
8 June 2010	MF	Predrag Šimić	Željezničar Sarajevo	Free
8 June 2010	MF	Sead Bučan	Željezničar Sarajevo	Free
8 June 2010	FW	Romano Obilinović	Imotski	Free
8 June 2010	DF	Danijel Rašić	Imotski	Free
25 June 2010	FW	Bojan Golubović	Međimurje	Undisclosed
20 July 2010	FW	Shpat Qerimi	Eintracht Norderstedt	Free
23 August 2010	MF	Mate Pehar	Neretva	Free
12 January 2011	DF	Filip Marčić	Slaven Belupo	Free
27 January 2011	DF	Ivica Križanac	Zenit St. Petersburg	Free
5 February 2011	MF	Ante Serdarušić	–	Free

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee
8 September 2010	MF	Frane Vitaić	Cibalia	Free
13 October 2010	DF	Ivica Pirić	–	Retired
25 December 2010	MF	Goran Gruica	Zestaponi	Free
22 January 2011	FW	Dalibor Mandarić	Imotski	Free
27 January 2011	FW	Shpat Qerimi	–	Released
1 February 2011	FW	Zvonimir Deranja	–	Released
1 February 2011	DF	Petar Šimić	Solin	Free

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	To	Until
14 July 2010	FW	Dalibor Mandarić	Imotski	4 January 2011
19 July 2010	DF	Branimir Borozan	Solin	End of season
19 July 2010	FW	Tomislav Miljak	Solin	End of season
19 July 2010	MF	Ivan Muslim	Dugopolje	15 December 2010
23 August 2010	FW	Ante Ćapin	Imotski	4 January 2011
17 January 2011	MF	Ivan Muslim	Solin	End of season

Sources: nogometni-magazin.com