2003–04 Croatian Second Football League
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Međimurje (North Division) Pula 1856 (South Division) |
| Promoted |
Međimurje Pula 1856 |
| Relegated |
Virovitica Sloga Nova Gradiška Orijent |
|
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The 2003–04 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 13th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 12 clubs each.
North Division
Play-off Group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Međimurje (C) (P) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 69 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Belišće | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 65 | |
| 3 | Slavonija Požega | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 49 | |
| 4 | Vukovar '91 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 47 | |
| 5 | Grafičar Vodovod | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 45 | |
| 6 | Metalac Osijek | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 38 |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2004.
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.
Play-out Group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Koprivnica | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Dilj | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Virovitica (R) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 38 | |
| 10 | Čakovec | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 35 | |
| 11 | Valpovka | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 31 | |
| 12 | Sloga Nova Gradiška (R) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to Treća HNL |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2004.
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Note: NK Virovitica withdrew from the competition at the end of the season
(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
Play-off Group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pula 1856 (C) (P) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 62 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Pomorac | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | |
| 3 | Segesta | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 49 | |
| 4 | Šibenik | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
| 5 | Solin Građa | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 48 | |
| 6 | Novalja | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2004.
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.
Play-out Group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Uskok Klis | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Croatia Sesvete | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 41 | |
| 10 | Imotski | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 37 | |
| 12 | Orijent (R) | 32 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 13 | Relegation to Treća HNL |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2004.
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.
Promotion play-off
Međimurje and Pula 1856, winners of the North and South Division, qualified for a two-legged promotion play-off, which took place on 12 and 16 May 2004. The tie ended in a 2–2 aggregate score and Pula 1856 won it after the penalty shootout ended 5–4 in their favor, thereby earning promotion to the Prva HNL for the following season.
16 May 2004 |
| Pula 1856 | 2 – 0 | Međimurje |
|---|---|---|
Jerneić  38', 59' |
Report (Croatian) |
|
| Penalties | ||
Ostović  Deranja  Raić-Sudar Trešnjić Iftić Dobrić Pauletić Jerneić |
5 – 4 | Domjanić Ribić Šarić Ratković Perić Sesar Haxhiu Batista |
However, Međimurje had another chance for promotion, as the losing team from the promotion play-off played another two-legged tie against the 11th placed team of Prva HNL, Cibalia. Međimurje won 4–2 on aggregate and was promoted to 2004–05 Prva HNL.