title: 2000–01 in Croatian football
text: # 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.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Prva HNL
  
  **Championship group**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 4 | Varteks | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 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 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
  
  **Relegation group**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
  
  ### Druga HNL
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
  | 2 | Pomorac (P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 70 | Promotion to Croatian First Football League |
  | 3 | Croatia Sesvete | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 65 | Promotion to Croatian First Football League |
  | 4 | Zadar (P) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 61 | Promotion to Croatian First Football League |
  | 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 |
  
  * ↑ 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.
  