2000–01 in Croatian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2000–01 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which was the 10th season of competitive football in the country.

2000–01 in Croatian football
First Division champions
Hajduk Split (4th title)
Second Division champions
Kamen Ingrad
Third Division champions
Metalac Osijek, Uljanik Pula, Trnje, Podravac, GOŠK Dubrovnik
Croatian Cup winners
Dinamo Zagreb (5th title)
Teams in Europe
Cibalia, Dinamo Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, Slaven Belupo
Croatia national team
2002 World Cup qualification

League tables

Prva HNL

Championship group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hajduk Split (C)	32	20	6	6	66	23	+43	66	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Dinamo Zagreb	32	19	8	5	70	36	+34	65	Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3	Osijek	32	17	6	9	61	47	+14	57
4	Varteks	32	12	9	11	56	56	0	45
5	Slaven Belupo	32	11	11	10	39	37	+2	44	Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6	NK Zagreb	32	11	5	16	51	58	−7	38

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Relegation group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Šibenik	32	12	7	13	40	40	0	43
8	Čakovec	32	10	9	13	28	37	−9	39
9	Cibalia	32	5	18	9	31	45	−14	33
10	Rijeka	32	9	6	17	30	44	−14	33
11	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	32	8	9	15	35	57	−22	33
12	Marsonia (O)	32	7	8	17	41	68	−27	29	Qualification to relegation play-off

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner.

Druga HNL

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kamen Ingrad (C, P)	34	23	5	6	78	32	+46	74	Promotion to Croatian First Football League[lower-alpha 1]
2	Pomorac (P)	34	21	7	6	80	30	+50	70
3	Croatia Sesvete	34	20	5	9	61	33	+28	65
4	Zadar (P)	34	18	7	9	40	30	+10	61
5	TŠK Topolovac (P)	34	18	5	11	73	54	+19	59
6	Belišće	34	16	7	11	48	35	+13	55
7	Solin Građa	34	14	9	11	44	46	−2	51	Qualification to promotion play-off
8	Mosor	34	15	5	14	43	41	+2	50
9	PIK Vrbovec	34	14	6	14	51	56	−5	48
10	Orijent	34	13	8	13	40	40	0	47
11	Segesta	34	13	7	14	38	47	−9	46
12	Vukovar '91	34	13	5	16	56	59	−3	44
13	Bjelovar	34	12	8	14	43	52	−9	44
14	Istra Pula	34	10	11	13	44	44	0	41
15	Koprivnica	34	9	6	19	41	65	−24	33
16	Žminj	34	8	6	20	35	67	−32	30
17	Imotska Krajina	34	5	10	19	28	57	−29	25
18	Jadran Poreč (R)	34	2	7	25	22	77	−55	13	Qualification to relegation play-off

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Due to the expansion of Prva HNL to 16 clubs in the 2001–02 season, top four clubs from the 2000–01 Druga HNL were to be automatically promoted. However, third-placed Croatia Sesvete and sixth-placed Belišće had decided to step back from promotion.
   Therefore, 7th placed team of Druga HNL, Solin played a two-legged relegation play-off against the 12th placed team of Prva HNL, Marsonia.

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