Croatia national football B team

The Croatia national football B team a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Croatia national football team.

Croatia B
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
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)
Websitehns-cff.hr

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.

Fixtures
13 February 1993 (1993-02-13) Friendly Italy  3–1  Croatia Venice, Italy
  • Cherubini 15'
  • Lamacchi 57'
  • Iuliano 73'
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)
19 January 1999 (1999-01-19) Friendly France  2–0  Croatia Nimes, France
 Report Stadium: Stade des Costières
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jorge Emanuel Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) Friendly Croatia  2–2  Romania Pula, Croatia
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Srečko Kandare (Slovenia)

See also

Footnotes
  1. Večernji list 1993, p. 32: "Reprezentacija drugoligaških igrača Hrvatske izgubila od odgovarajuće selekcije Italije u Veneciji sa 1:3 (0:1)".
  2. Večernji list 1999, p. 41: "Francuska B – Hrvatska B 2:0".
  3. Večernji list 2001, p. 41: "Hrvatska B nogometna reprezentacija odigrala neodlučeno 2:2 u prijateljskom susretu s Rumunjskom".

References
  • "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.
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