2020–21 NK Slaven Belupo season

The 2020–21 NK Slaven Belupo season is the club's 114th season in existence and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Slaven Belupo will participate in this season's edition of the Croatian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

NK Slaven Belupo
2020–21 season
ChairmanHrvoje Kolarić
Head coachTomislav Stipić
(until 10 June 2021)
StadiumGradski stadion
Prva HNL7th
Croatian CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nemanja Glavčić (1)
All: Nemanja Glavčić (1)
All statistics correct as of 22 August 2020.

Players

First-team squad
As of 18 August 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Ivan Filipović
2 DF Croatia CRO Matko Zirdum
3 DF Croatia CRO Bruno Čovo
4 DF Croatia CRO Frane Maglica
5 DF Netherlands NED Damian van Bruggen
6 DF Croatia CRO Tomislav Božić
7 DF Croatia CRO Bruno Goda
8 MF Croatia CRO Frano Mlinar
9 FW Cameroon CMR Franck Etoundi
10 MF Croatia CRO Stipe Bačelić-Grgić
11 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Glavčić
12 GK Croatia CRO Ivan Čović
No. Pos. Nation Playerhttps://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/
13 MF Croatia CRO Marko Čovo
15 MF Croatia CRO Goran Paracki
18 MF Croatia CRO Arijan Brković
19 FW Germany GER Törles Knöll
20 DF Croatia CRO Franjo Prce
22 DF Croatia CRO Vinko Soldo (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
25 GK Croatia CRO Karlo Slukić
26 MF Croatia CRO Karlo Lulić
29 FW Italy ITA Martin Boakye
30 FW Croatia CRO Bruno Bogojević
99 FW Croatia CRO Ivan Krstanović

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Croatia CRO Ante Vrljičak (at Bravo until 15 June 2020)
97 FW Kosovo KOS Festim Alidema (at Hrvatski Dragovoljac until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Croatia CRO Zvonimir Šarlija (at Kasımpaşa until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Slaven Belupo started the season with a batch of mixed results, drawing 5 out of their 7 opening games. Their first win came on 16 October 2020 on matchday 8, with a scoreline of 5:1 against Istra 1961.[2] Slaven Belupo stopped drawing games until the winter break, winning 4 out of 12 games.[3] After the winter break, Slaven Belupo yet again entered drawing form, drawing 8 out of 14 games. After that, they stopped drawing again and lost 5 games in a row, coming closer to the relegation zone.[4] Before the final matchday, Slaven Belupo were only 3 points above the relegation zone. Despiite the concerns, Slaven Belupo survived with a dramatic goal from Lovro Zvonarek, ensuring a 1:0 victory over relegation rivals NK Varaždin.[5] Despite the survival and a 7th place finish, Tomislav Stipić was sacked on 10 June 2021 after just 2 wins after the winter break.[6]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
HT Prva liga 15 August 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 36 7 13 16 36 53 −17 019.44
Croatian Cup 7 October 2020 3 March 2021 First round 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 066.67
Total 39 9 13 17 49 56 −7 023.08

Last updated: 19 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

HT Prva liga
Main article: 2020–21 Croatian First Football League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Gorica 36 17 8 11 60 47 +13 59
6 Šibenik 36 9 8 19 32 47 −15 35
7 Slaven Belupo 36 7 13 16 36 53 −17 34
8 Lokomotiva 36 7 9 20 29 60 −31 30
9 Istra 1961 36 7 8 21 27 52 −25 29
Source: PrvaHNL.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[7]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 7 13 16 36 53  −17 34 3 7 8 17 25  −8 4 6 8 19 28  −9

Last updated: 28 October 2020.
Source: Prva HNL

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLDDDDLWWLWLWLLLLWLLDDLDDDDDWDLLLLLW
Position687877866666667777777777777666777777
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2020. Source: Prva HNL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
15 August 2020 1 Osijek 0–0 Slaven Belupo Osijek
20:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Bebek
22 August 2020 2 Slaven Belupo 1–2 Gorica Koprivnica
17:55 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Glavčić 45+1'
 Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marin Vidulin
29 August 2020 3 Hajduk Split 2–2 Slaven Belupo Split
20:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Poljud
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damir Batinić
11 September 2020 4 Slaven Belupo 0–0 Šibenik Koprivnica
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ante Čuljak
19 September 2020 5 Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Slaven Belupo Zagreb
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 354
Referee: Dario Kulušić
4 October 2020 7 Rijeka 2–0 Slaven Belupo Rijeka
19:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Goda Yellow card 55'
  • Prce Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: Rujevica
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Ivan Vučković
16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 8 Slaven Belupo 5–1 Istra 1961 Koprivnica, Croatia
Report Stadium: Gradski
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23) 9 Varaždin 1-2 Slaven Belupo Varaždin, Croatia
Report Stadium: Anđelko Herjavec
28 October 2020 6 Slaven Belupo 0–0 Lokomotiva Koprivnica
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tihomir Pejin

Croatian Football Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Croatian Football Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers
As of 29 August 2020
Rank No. Pos Nat Name HT Prva liga Croatian Cup Total
1 10 MF Croatia Stipe Bačelić-Grgić 1 0 1
11 MF Serbia Nemanja Glavčić 1 0 1
99 FW Croatia Ivan Krstanović 1 0 1
Totals 3 0 3

References
  1. "Ekipa" [The team] (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo.
  2. "hnl belupo 5:1 istra - Google pretraživanje". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  3. "1. HNL 2020/2021 - 16. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  4. "1. HNL 2020/2021 - 35. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  5. "The Victory over Ben Abbad", Hebrew Poems from Spain, The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, pp. 46–54, retrieved 2021-12-19
  6. "Sportske novosti - Bio je osvježenje na hrvatskoj nogometnoj sceni, pucao je na mjesto izbornika, a sada je smijenjen". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  7. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Hrvatski Telekom Prve lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2020/2021" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 12 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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