The 2020–21 Croatian First Football League (also known as 1. HNL; officially styled Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Croatian First Football League, the top national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 August 2020 and finished on 22 May 2021.
The season began with games being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams On 20 May 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete. For the 2020–21 Prva HNL, ten clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Gorica, Hajduk Split, Istra 1961, Lokomotiva, Osijek, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo, Šibenik and Varaždin. All of these clubs except Šibenik and Varaždin were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions. In the second stage of licensing, clubs that were not licensed in the first stage could appeal on the decision. On 17 June 2020, Croatian Football Federation announced that the licensing procedure for 2020–21 season was complete. Inter Zaprešić and Orijent 1919 were also issued a top level license after appeal process.
Stadia and locations
Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961 Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Aldo Drosina Capacity: 35,123 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 34,198 Capacity: 9,800 Lokomotiva Osijek Stadion Kranjčevićeva Stadion Gradski vrt Capacity: 5,350 Capacity: 17,061 Rijeka Slaven Belupo Šibenik Varaždin Stadion Rujevica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Šubićevac Stadion Varteks Capacity: 8,279 Capacity: 3,205 Capacity: 3,412 Capacity: 8,850 TeamCityStadiumCapacityRef. Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 35,123 Gorica Velika Gorica ŠRC Velika Gorica 8,000 Hajduk Split Split Poljud 34,198 Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,800 Lokomotiva Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 17,061 Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,279 Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,205 Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 3,412 Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,850 1 Lokomotiva host their home matches at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. The stadium is originally the home ground of third-level side NK Zagreb.
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)1 2Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva2 Koprivnica-Križevci1Slaven Belupo Osijek-BaranjaOsijek Primorje-Gorski KotarRijeka Split-DalmatiaHajduk Split Šibenik-KninŠibenik Varaždin Gorica Istra 1961
Personnel and kits Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors Dinamo Zagreb Adidas Lana grupa Gorica FCG — Hajduk Split Macron Tommy Istra 1961 Kelme Croatia Osiguranje Lokomotiva Adidas — Osijek 2Rule DOBRO, Stadler Rijeka Joma Sava Osiguranje Slaven Belupo Adidas Belupo Šibenik Sergi Escobar Marko Bulat Jako Krka National Park Varaždin Legea Radnik, Derma
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Istra 1961 Contract expired (caretaker)Pre-season Hajduk Split Signed by Juventus 3rd Istra 1961 (caretaker) Signing of Budicin 10th Osijek Sacked 8th Hajduk Split Sacked 6th Varaždin Sacked 9th Gorica Signed by Ludogorets 3rd Lokomotiva Resigned 8th Hajduk Split Removed from position 5th Istra 1961 Sacked 10th Rijeka Resigned 4th Lokomotiva Removed from position 10th Dinamo Zagreb Resigned 1st Šibenik Sacked Sergi Escobar6th
League table
Results Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Statistics Top goalscorers PrvaHNL.hr RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ramón MiérezOsijek222 Mario GavranovićDinamo Zagreb173 Mislav OršićDinamo Zagreb164 Kristijan LovrićGorica155 Franko AndrijaševićRijeka136 Deni JurićŠibenik117 Mijo CaktašHajduk Split9 Ognjen MudrinskiGorica Bruno PetkovićDinamo Zagreb10 Ivan KrstanovićSlaven Belupo8 Robert MurićRijeka
Awards Annual awards Award ClubWinner Player of the Season Bruno PetkovićDinamo ZagrebManager of the Season Nenad BjelicaDinamo ZagrebYoung Player of the Season Joško GvardiolDinamo Zagreb Team of the YearGoalkeeper Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb)Defence Igor Silva (Osijek) Mile Škorić (Osijek) Joško Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb) Rasmus Lauritsen (Dinamo Zagreb)Midfield Lovro Majer (Dinamo Zagreb) Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb) Luka Ivanušec (Dinamo Zagreb) Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb)Attack Bruno Petković (Dinamo Zagreb) Ramón Miérez (Osijek)
References
External links Official website Prva HNL at UEFA.com