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

Season	2013–14
Champions	Dinamo Zagreb
Relegated	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Champions League	Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League	Rijeka Hajduk Split Split
Matches played	180
Goals scored	514 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Duje Čop (22)
Biggest home win	Dinamo 6–0 Istra 1961
Biggest away win	S. Belupo 1–6 Dinamo
Highest scoring	S. Belupo 1–6 Dinamo Zadar 3–4 Lokomotiva
Longest winning run	Rijeka (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Hajduk Split (18)
Longest winless run	Slaven Belupo (16)
Longest losing run	Slaven Belupo, Zadar (8)
Highest attendance	30,000 (Hajduk 2–0 Dinamo)
Average attendance	3,202 [1]
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

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.

Zagreb

Istra 1961

Hajduk
RNK Split

Osijek

Rijeka

S. Belupo

Zadar

Zagreb clubs:

Dinamo
Dragovoljac
Lokomotiva

Locations of teams in 2013–14 Prva HNL

Stadia and locations

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

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: 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

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

First leg

Cibalia	2–2	Slaven Belupo
Puljić 52' Fuštar 76' (o.g.)	Report (in Croatian)	Ozobić 14', 72'

25 May 2014

19:00

Stadion HNK Cibalia, Vinkovci

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Second leg

Slaven Belupo	2–1	Cibalia
Fuštar 24' Delić 36'	Report (in Croatian)	Muženjak 22'

29 May 2014

19:00

Gradski stadion, Koprivnica

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

Awards

Annual awards

Award[32]	Winner	Club
Player of the Season	Andrej Kramarić	Rijeka
Manager of the Season	Matjaž Kek	Rijeka
Young Player of the Season	Mario Pašalić	Hajduk Split
Goalkeeper of the Season	Ivan Vargić	Rijeka

Team of the Year[33]
Goalkeeper	Vargić (Rijeka)
Defence	Ivan Tomečak (Rijeka)		Mario Maloča (Hajduk Split)		Josip Šimunić (Dinamo Zagreb)		Josip Pivarić (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfield	Hillal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)		Mario Pašalić (Hajduk Split)		Marcelo Brozović (Dinamo Zagreb)		Ivan Močinić (Rijeka)
Attack	Andrej Kramarić (Lokomotiva)				Duje Čop (Dinamo Zagreb)