2. HNL 2004/05

2. HNL 2004/05
master	Cibalia Vinkovci (North) NK Novalja (South)
Climbers	Cibalia Vinkovci
Relegation ↑	Cibalia Vinkovci NK Novalja
Relegation ↓	NK GOŠK Dubrovnik
Relegated	NK Valpovka Valpovo NK Uskok Klis NK GOŠK Dubrovnik
Teams	2 x 12
Games	384 + 2 play-off games  + 4 relegation games
Gates	1,066  (ø 2.76 per game)
← 2nd HNL 2003/04 2. HNL 2005/06 →
↑ 1. HNL 2004/05 3. HNL ↓

The 2. HNL 2004/05 was the 14th season of the second highest Croatian football league .

mode

The league was divided into groups of 12 teams each. First there was a preliminary round with a return leg, then the best six teams played in the promotion round and the last six played in the relegation round. The results from the preliminary round were adopted.

The two group winners determined a climber to the 1st HNL , the loser still had the chance to move up via relegation against the penultimate of the 1st HNL. The last two of the relegation round had to go to the 3rd HNL.

Group north

Preliminary round

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Cibalia Vinkovci 1 (A)	22nd	14th	6th	2	043:130	+30	42
2.	NK Čakovec	22nd	11	6th	5	036:250	+11	39
3.	NK Belišće	22nd	10	4th	8th	040:280	+12	34
4th	NK Marsonia (A)	22nd	10	4th	8th	029:240	+5	34
5.	NK Metalac Osijek	22nd	9	6th	7th	034:250	+9	33
6th	NK Dilj Vinkovci	22nd	9	5	8th	023:260	−3	32
7th	NK Slavonija Požega	22nd	9	4th	9	026:340	−8	31
8th.	NK Koprivnica	22nd	8th	5	9	030:330	−3	29
9.	NK Bjelovar (N)	22nd	7th	6th	9	036:360	± 0	27
10.	NK Vukovar '91	22nd	7th	5	10	023:300	−7	26th
11.	NK Grafičar Vodovod Osijek	22nd	4th	5	13	028:440	−16	17th
12.	NK Valpovka Valpovo	22nd	5	2	15th	015:450	−30	17th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Participation in the promotion round

Participation in the relegation round

(A)	Relegated from the 1st HNL
(N)	Newcomer from the 3rd HNL

Promotion lap

The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Cibalia Vinkovci 1 (A)	32	21st	8th	3	065:230	+42	65
2.	NK Marsonia (A)	32	16	8th	8th	050:360	+14	56
3.	NK Čakovec	32	13	9	10	045:410	+4	48
4th	NK Belišće	32	12	7th	13	048:410	+7	43
5.	NK Metalac Osijek	32	11	9	12	045:380	+7	42
6th	NK Dilj Vinkovci	32	11	8th	13	031:410	−10	41

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

¹ Six points were deducted from Cibalia Vinkovci.

Participation in the play-off

(A)	Relegated from the 1st HNL

Relegation round

The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
7th	NK Koprivnica	32	12	8th	12	050:480	+2	44
8th.	NK Bjelovar (N)	32	11	8th	13	054:530	+1	41
9.	NK Slavonija Požega	32	12	4th	16	037:570	−20	40
10.	NK Vukovar '91	32	10	9	13	037:460	−9	39
11.	NK Grafičar Vodovod Osijek	32	9	7th	16	046:530	−7	34
12.	NK Valpovka Valpovo	32	10	3	19th	029:600	−31	33

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Relegated to the 3rd HNL

(N)	Newcomer from the 3rd HNL

Group south

Preliminary round

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	NK Hrvatski dragovoljac	22nd	12	7th	3	045:260	+19	43
2.	NK Novalja	22nd	11	5	6th	033:190	+14	38
3.	NK Solin	22nd	11	5	6th	041:390	+2	38
4th	NK Mosor Žrnovnica (N)	22nd	9	10	3	038:250	+13	37
5.	NK Segesta Sisak	22nd	9	8th	5	038:260	+12	35
6th	HNK Šibenik 2	22nd	9	10	3	030:160	+14	34
7th	NK Pomorac Kostrena	22nd	9	4th	9	030:290	+1	31
8th.	NK Naftaš Ivanič Grad (N)	22nd	7th	3	12	029:400	−11	24
9.	NK Imotski	22nd	6th	5	11	023:360	−13	23
10.	NK Croatia Sesvete	22nd	6th	3	13	027:380	−11	21st
11.	NK GOŠK Dubrovnik	22nd	5	5	12	017:410	−24	20th
12.	NK Uskok Klis	22nd	4th	3	15th	018:340	−16	15th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Participation in the promotion round

Participation in the relegation round

(N)	Newcomer from the 3rd HNL

Promotion lap

The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	NK Novalja	32	17th	8th	7th	051:290	+22	59
2.	NK Hrvatski dragovoljac	32	17th	8th	7th	062:390	+23	59
3.	NK Solin	32	14th	8th	10	054:530	+1	50
4th	HNK Šibenik 2	32	13	12	7th	042:260	+16	48
5.	NK Segesta Sisak	32	12	12	8th	051:380	+13	48
6th	NK Mosor Žrnovnica (N)	32	11	11	10	048:490	−1	44

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

² Three points were deducted from HNK Šibenik.

Participation in the play-off

(N)	Newcomer from the 3rd HNL

Relegation round

The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
7th	NK Pomorac Kostrena	32	13	7th	12	037:360	+1	46
8th.	NK Naftaš Ivanič Grad (N)	32	12	4th	16	044:520	−8	40
9.	NK Croatia Sesvete	32	10	8th	14th	041:470	−6	38
10.	NK Imotski	32	10	7th	15th	036:460	−10	37
11.	NK GOŠK Dubrovnik	32	9	7th	16	030:500	−20	34
12.	NK Uskok Klis	32	5	6th	21st	027:580	−31	21st

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Participation in the relegation

Relegated to the 3rd HNL

(N)	Newcomer from the 3rd HNL

Play-off

date	North	total	south	First leg	Return leg
May 24th and 28th	Cibalia Vinkovci	5: 1	NK Novalja	4-0	1: 1

Cibalia Vinkovci was promoted to the 1st HNL.

Relegation

The 11th of the 1st HNK played against the loser of the play-off.

date	1. HNL	total	2. HNL	First leg	Return leg
June 1st and 5th	Međimurje Čakovec	3: 1	NK Novalja	2-0	1: 1

Both clubs stayed in their previous leagues

date	3. HNL	total	2. HNL	First leg	Return leg
?. and ?. June	NK Karlovac	4: 2	NK GOŠK Dubrovnik	2-0	0: 1

GOŠK Dubrovnik had to relegate to the 3rd HNL as a loser in the relegation.

Web links

• Croatia 2004/05 www.rsssf.com, (engl.)