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. Last revision of league system was made in 2022:[1][2]
Men's league system
[edit]Update: May 2026
| Tier | Leagues | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNL 10 clubs | ||||||||
| 2 | Prva NL 12 clubs | ||||||||
| 3 | Druga NL 16 clubs | ||||||||
| 4 | Treća NL West 16 clubs |
Treća NL Center 16 clubs |
Treća NL North 16 clubs |
Treća NL East 16 clubs |
Treća NL South 16 clubs | ||||
| 5 | Četvrta NL Rijeka 14 clubs |
Četvrta NL Središte Zagreb 32 clubs (2 groups) |
without inter-county league | without inter-county league | MŽNL Osijek-Vinkovci 16 clubs |
MŽNL Brod-Požega 14 clubs |
without inter-county league | ||
| 6 |
Elite League of Istria County |
First League of Zagreb |
Premier 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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First League of Istria County |
Second League of Zagreb |
First 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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8 |
Second League of Istria County |
Second League of Međimurje County |
Third League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
Third League of Osijek-Baranja County |
Championship of the island of Hvar | ||||
| 9 | Third League of Međimurje County 16 clubs(2 groups) Third League of Varaždin County |
Third League of Koprivnica-Križevci County |
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Evolution of the Croatian league system
[edit]| Tier\Years | 1992–95 | 1995–97 | 1997–2006 | 2006–12 | 2012–22 | 2022–present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HNL | Prva A HNL | Prva HNL | HNL | ||
| 2 | Druga HNL | Prva B HNL | Druga HNL | Prva NL | ||
| 3 | Treća HNL | Druga HNL | Treća HNL | Druga NL | ||
| 4 | Lower | Treća HNL | Lower | Četvrta HNL | Lower | Treća NL |
| 5 | Lower | Lower | Lower | |||
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Women's league system
[edit]Update: January 2024
| Tier | Leagues | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prva HNLŽ 8 clubs | |||||||
| 2 | Druga HNLŽ Group A 8 clubs |
Druga HNLŽ Group B 6 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
[edit]Update: January 2024
| Tier | Men's leagues | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HMNL 10 clubs | ||||||
| 2 | Prva HMNL 10 clubs | ||||||
| 3 | Druga HMNL Center 8 clubs |
Druga HMNL East 6 clubs |
Druga HMNL South 12 clubs | ||||
| 4 | League of Jastrebarsko 10 clubs |
League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County 11 clubs League of Split-Dalmatia County 10 clubs League of Šibenik-Knin County 12 clubs | |||||
Prva HMNLŽ (women futsal league) has 8 clubs and at this moment is the only women's futsal league in Croatia.
External links
[edit]- League321.com – Croatian football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
- RSSSF.com – Croatian football league tables and results 2015–16. (in English)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Održana sjednica izvršnog odbora HNS-a" [A session of the HNS executive board was held]. HNS (in Croatian). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "HNS konačno prelomio: Evo kako će se zvati najviši rang nogometa u Hrvatskoj, ali i niže lige" [HNS finally decided: Here is what the top flight of Croatian football will be called, but also the lower leagues]. gol.hr (in Croatian). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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