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 Tonći Bašić in June 2010.
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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
Classification
Updated to games played on 21 May 2011.
Source: Prva-HNL.hr UEFA.com
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd 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) = 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.
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
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results by opponent
Source: 2010–11 Prva HNL article
Matches
Pre-season
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
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
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
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 |
Zestafoni |
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
References
External links
|
|---|
| | | | Domestic leagues | |
|---|
| | Domestic cups | |
|---|
| | European competitions | |
|---|
| | Transfers | |
|---|
| | Related to national team | |
|---|
| Club seasons | | | Prva HNL | |
|---|
|
