Croatian football league system
The Croatian football league system is a series of connected leagues for club football in Croatia. This system has hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.
Men's league system[]
Update: 18 October 2021
| Tier | Leagues | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HNL 10 clubs | |||||||||
| 2 | Druga HNL 16 clubs | |||||||||
| 3 | Treća HNL West 14 clubs |
Treća HNL Center 18 clubs |
Treća HNL North 12 clubs |
Treća HNL East 18 clubs |
Treća HNL South 18 clubs | |||||
| 4 | Četvrta NL Rijeka 13 clubs |
Četvrta NL Zagreb 32 clubs (2 groups) |
Četvrta NL Čakovec-Varaždin 14 clubs |
Četvrta NL Bjelovar-Koprivnica-Virovitica 14 clubs |
MŽNL Osijek-Vinkovci 18 clubs |
MŽNL Brod-Požega 14 clubs |
without inter-county league | |||
| 5 |
First League of Istria County |
First League of Zagreb |
First League of Međimurje County |
First League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
First league of Osijek-Baranja County |
First League of Brod-Posavina County |
First League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County | |||
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6 |
Second League of Istria County |
Second League of Zagreb |
Second League of Međimurje County |
Second League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
Second league of Osijek-Baranja County |
Second League of Brod-Posavina County |
Second League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County | |||
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7 |
Third League of Istria County |
Second League of Zagreb County |
Third League of Međimurje County |
Third League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
Third League of Osijek-Baranja County |
Third League of Split-Dalmatia County | ||||
| 8 | Fourth League of Koprivnica-Križevci County 8 clubs |
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Evolution of the Croatian league system[]
| Tier\Years | 1992–95 | 1995–97 | 1997–2006 | 2006–12 | 2012–22 | 2022–future |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HNL | Prva A HNL | Prva HNL | Elitna HNL | ||
| 2 | Druga HNL | Prva B HNL | Druga HNL | Prva HNL | ||
| 3 | Treća HNL | Druga HNL | Treća HNL | Druga HNL | ||
| 4 | Lower | Treća HNL | Lower | Četvrta HNL | Lower | Treća HNL |
| 5 | Lower | Lower | Lower | |||
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Women's league system[]
Update: 18 October 2021
| Tier | Leagues | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HNLŽ 8 clubs | |||||||
| 2 | Druga HNLŽ Group A 9 clubs |
Druga HNLŽ Group B 8 clubs | ||||||
Group A consist of counties in central, south and west Croatia. Group B consist of counties in east and north Croatia.
Futsal league system[]
Update: 18 October 2021
| Tier | Men's leagues | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HMNL 10 clubs | ||||||
| 2 | Druga HMNL West 11 clubs |
Druga HMNL East 12 clubs |
Druga HMNL South 12 clubs | ||||
| 3 | different County leagues, tournaments and cups | ||||||
Prva HMNLŽ (women futsal league) has 10 clubs and at this moment is only women's futsal league in country.
External links[]
- League321.com - Croatian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
- rsssf.com - Croatian football league tables and results 2015-16. (in English)
Croatian Football Federation (HNS) | |
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- Football leagues in Croatia
- Football league systems in Europe