2001–02 in Croatian football

2001–02 in Croatian football
First Division champions
NK Zagreb (1st title)
Second Division champions
Vukovar '91 (North Division)
Istra Pula (South Division)
Third Division champions
Dilj, Mladost Prelog, Opatija, Napredak Velika Mlaka, Primorac Stobreč
Croatian Cup winners
Dinamo Zagreb (5th title)
Teams in Europe
Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split,
Osijek, Slaven Belupo, Varteks, NK Zagreb
Croatia national team
2002 World Cup qualification
2002 World Cup

The following article presents a summary of the 2001–02 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which was the 11th season of competitive football in the country.

League tables

Prva HNL

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 NK Zagreb (C) 30 20 7 3 71 24+47 67 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 30 20 5 5 61 28+33 65 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3 Dinamo Zagreb 30 18 5 7 58 30+28 59 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round
4 Varteks 30 17 6 7 58 40+18 57 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
5 Rijeka 30 15 6 9 46 37+9 51 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6 Slaven Belupo 30 11 9 10 34 36−2 42
7 Pomorac 30 12 4 14 36 41−5 40
8 Osijek 30 11 4 15 45 48−3 37
9 Zadar 30 9 9 12 43 47−4 36
10 Cibalia 30 9 9 12 34 37−3 36
11 Šibenik (O) 30 10 6 14 33 36−3 36 Relegation play-offs
12 Kamen Ingrad (O) 30 9 8 13 28 46−18 35
13 Hrvatski Dragovoljac (R) 30 9 7 14 34 45−11 34 Relegation to 2002–03 Druga HNL
14 Čakovec (R) 30 9 5 16 31 44−13 32
15 Marsonia (R) 30 8 6 16 37 46−9 30
16 TŠK Topolovac (R) 30 4 2 24 31 95−64 14

Updated to games played on 2 November 2002.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation play-offs

First legs were held on 15 May and second legs on 19 May, 2002.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vukovar '91 3–4 Šibenik 0–0 3–4
Istra Pula 1–3 Kamen Ingrad 0–1 1–2

Druga HNL

North Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Vukovar '91 (C) 30 23 2 5 87 30+57 71 Promotion play-offs
2 Belišće 30 21 5 4 74 26+48 68
3 Valpovka 30 15 6 9 53 39+14 51
4 Metalac Osijek 30 15 6 9 43 40+3 51
5 Koprivnica 30 15 5 10 64 46+18 50
6 Grafičar Vodovod 30 14 5 11 46 35+11 47
7 Sloga Nova Gradiška 30 13 5 12 60 46+14 44
8 Omladinac Novo Selo Rok 30 13 4 13 54 60−6 43
9 Podravac 30 12 5 13 41 56−15 41
10 Bjelovar (R) 30 12 4 14 49 47+2 40
11 Mladost Molve (R) 30 10 10 10 45 46−1 40 Relegation to Treća HNL
12 Papuk Orahovica (R) 30 10 3 17 40 57−17 33
13 Bedem Ivankovo (R) 30 9 4 17 39 54−15 31
14 Ivančica Ivanec (R) 30 8 6 16 35 45−10 30
15 Sloga Čakovec (R) 30 6 3 21 34 82−48 21
16 NAŠK (R) 30 6 3 21 30 85−55 21

Updated to games played on 11 May 2002.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

South Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Istra Pula (C) 30 17 8 5 46 21+25 59 Promotion play-offs
2 Uljanik 30 17 8 5 57 26+31 59
3 Novalja 30 14 8 8 30 18+12 50
4 Uskok Klis 30 14 7 9 48 32+16 49
5 Solin Građa 30 13 9 8 44 24+20 48
6 Orijent 30 14 4 12 35 37−2 46
7 Croatia Sesvete 30 13 6 11 33 29+4 45
8 Inker Zaprešić 30 11 8 11 46 40+6 41
9 GOŠK Dubrovnik 30 11 8 11 26 37−11 41
10 Imotski (O) 30 12 4 14 36 39−3 40
11 Mosor (R) 30 10 7 13 38 50−12 37 Relegation to Treća HNL
12 Žminj (R) 30 11 3 16 25 43−18 36
13 Segesta (R) 30 9 8 13 28 33−5 35
14 Samobor (R) 30 8 7 15 31 40−9 31
15 Trnje (R) 30 5 11 14 30 43−13 26
16 PIK Vrbovec (R) 30 7 2 21 23 64−41 23

Updated to games played on 11 May 2002.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References