Croatia national football B team
Association | HNS | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mirko Jozić | ||
Most caps | Nino Bule (2)Mario Cvitanović (2) | ||
Top scorer | Dalibor Filipović (1)Goran Vlaović (1)Igor Tudor (1) | ||
FIFA code | CRO | ||
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First international | |||
Italy 3–1 Croatia (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 3–1 Croatia (Venice, Italy; 13 February 1993) France 2–0 Croatia (Nimes, France; 19 January 1999) | |||
Website | hns-cff.hr |
The Croatia national football B team represents Croatia in international football matches as a secondary team for the Croatia national football team. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour.
Croatia's B team played three matches so far, all of them friendlies against respective B teams. Its first match played in 1993 against Italy ended in a 3–1 defeat.[1] Croatia's B team then played against France in 1999, losing 2–0.[2] In 2001 they met with Romania in a game that ended in a 2–2 draw.[3] This is so far the last match played by Croatia's B team.
Results
[edit]13 February 1993 Friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Croatia | Venice, Italy |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria) |
19 January 1999 Friendly | France | 2–0 | Croatia | Nimes, France |
Report | Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal) |
30 January 2001 Friendly | Croatia | 2–2 | Romania | Pula, Croatia |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Srečko Kandare (Slovenia) |
See also
[edit]- Croatia national football team
- Croatia national under-23 football team
- Croatia national under-21 football team
- Croatia national under-20 football team
- Croatia national under-19 football team
- Croatia national under-18 football team
- Croatia national under-17 football team
- Croatia national under-16 football team
- Croatia national under-15 football team
- Croatia women's national football team
- Croatia women's national under-19 football team
- Croatia women's national under-17 football team
- Croatia women's national under-15 football team
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Večernji list 1993, p. 32: "Reprezentacija drugoligaških igrača Hrvatske izgubila od odgovarajuće selekcije Italije u Veneciji sa 1:3 (0:1)".
- ^ Večernji list 1999, p. 41: "Francuska B – Hrvatska B 2:0".
- ^ Večernji list 2001, p. 41: "Hrvatska B nogometna reprezentacija odigrala neodlučeno 2:2 u prijateljskom susretu s Rumunjskom".
References
[edit]- "Iznevjerena očekivanja" [Betrayed expectations]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 12687. Zagreb. 20 January 1999.
- "Nedohvatljiva "serija B"" [The untouchable Seria B]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 10590. Zagreb. 14 February 1993.
- "Nedostatak igrača uzeo pobjedu" [The victory decided by the lack of players]. Večernji list (in Croatian). No. 13406. Zagreb. 31 January 2001.