2022–23 Second Football League (Croatia)

The 2022–23 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga Nogometna Liga and 2. NL) will be the 32nd edition of the third tier of Croatian football league and 1st season of the restructured Druga nogometna liga.

Druga NL
Season2022–23
Dates2022 – 2023
All statistics correct as of 7 July 2022.

The league is contested by 16 teams and played in a triple round robin format.

Teams

The following teams will compete in the 2022–23 Druga NL.

Changes

Vukovar 1991 was promoted to the 2022–23 Prva NL, while 14 eastern, 9 northern, 16 southern, 16 centrist and 12 western clubs were relegated to 2022–23 Treća NL due new leagues system.

New clubs are Croatia Zmijavci, Sesvete, Osijek II and Opatija which were relegated from 2021–22 Druga HNL and 10 best placed third tier teams with two playoff winners.

Due to the bankruptcy, Inter Zaprešić, who was scheduled to play in the Croatian second level, was dissolved before the season. Croatia Zmijavci was promoted back to Croatian first league to fill their spot.

Now opened spot was taken by the Trnje who beat Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje in the play-offs.

Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium[1] Capacity[2] Last season
BelišćeBelišćeStadion Gradski5,000 3rd in 3. HNL - east
BjelovarBjelovarGradski stadion4,000 3rd in 3. HNL - north
Dugo SeloDugo SeloGradski stadion2,000 2nd in 3. HNL - center
GrobničanČavleStadion Adelija Haramija Beba3,000 2nd in 3. HNL - west
HrvaceHrvaceGradski stadion3,075 3rd in 3. HNL - south
Jadran Luka PločePločeStadion NK Jadran2,000 1st in 3. HNL - south
Jadran PorečPorečStadion Veli Jože5,000 3rd in 3. HNL - west
Marsonia 1909Slavonski BrodGradski stadion uz Savu6,000 4th in 3. HNL - east
MeđimurjeČakovecSRC Mladost6,000 5th in 3. HNL - north
Mladost ŽdraloviŽdraloviStadion NK Mladost1,500 2nd in 3. HNL - north
OpatijaOpatijaStadion NK Opatija2,000 16th in 2. HNL
Osijek IIOsijekStadion Gradski vrt19,220 15th in 2. HNL
SesveteSesveteStadion Sveti Josip radnik2,000 14th in 2. HNL
TrnjeZagrebStadion ŠC Rudeš2,000 3rd in 3. HNL - center
ZagorecKrapinaŠRC Podgora2,000 1st in 3. HNL - center
Zrinski JurjevacPunitovciStadion Bara1,000 2nd in 3. HNL - east
Locations of teams in 2022–23 Druga NL
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)
1 Coat of arms of Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja 3 Belišće, Osijek II, Zrinski
2 Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Bjelovar-Bilogora 2 Bjelovar, Mladost
Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski Kotar Opatija, Grobničan
Coat of arms of the city of Zagreb City of Zagreb Sesvete, Trnje
3 Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County Brod-Posavina 1 Marsonia 1909
Coat of arms of Dubrovnik-Neretva County Dubrovnik-Neretva Jadran Luka Ploče
Coat of arms of Istria County Istria Jadran Poreč
Coat of arms of Krapina-Zagorje County Krapina-Zagorje Krapina
Coat of arms of Međimurje County Međimurje Međimurje
Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia Hrvace
Post-1992 coat of arms of Zagreb County Zagreb Dugo Selo

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jadran Luka Ploče 15 10 5 0 26 8 +18 35 Promotion to the First Football League
2 Sesvete 15 9 4 2 24 10 +14 31 Promotion play-off
3 Bjelovar 15 8 4 3 25 13 +12 28
4 Belišće 15 8 4 3 21 13 +8 28
5 Zrinski Jurjevac 15 7 5 3 21 14 +7 26
6 Opatija 15 5 7 3 24 15 +9 22
7 Mladost Ždralovi 15 6 4 5 17 11 +6 22
8 Hrvace 15 6 4 5 20 18 +2 22
9 Dugo Selo 15 5 5 5 23 21 +2 20
10 Osijek II 15 5 3 7 23 27 −4 18
11 Jadran Poreč 15 4 5 6 30 32 −2 17
12 Trnje 15 3 7 5 17 23 −6 16
13 Marsonia 1909 15 3 3 9 17 29 −12 12
14 Grobničan 15 3 2 10 12 22 −10 11 Relegation play-off
15 Zagorec Krapina 15 2 3 10 12 33 −21 9 Relegation to the Third Football League
16 Međimurje 15 2 3 10 10 33 −23 9
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2022. Source: Druga-NL.com
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 for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[3]

Results
Home \ Away BEL BJE DSE GRO HRV JLP JPO MAR MEĐ MLA OPA OSI SES TRN ZAG ZRI
Belišće — 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0
Bjelovar — 4–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–1
Dugo Selo 0–1 — 1–1 5–3 0–0 0–2 2–2
Grobničan — 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–3
Hrvace 0–1 0–3 0–3 — 4–3 4–1 2–0 1–1
Jadran LP 3–1 2–1 1–0 — 3–1 3–0 5–1 1–1
Jadran Poreč 1–0 — 3–2 6–0 1–0 2–2
Marsonia 0–2 2–2 1–0 — 1–3 1–1 2–2 4–2
Međimurje 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 0–5 0–3 2–2
Mladost Ždralovi 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 — 3–0 0–1
Opatija 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 1–2
Osijek II 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–3 — 0–2 3–2 4–2
Sesvete 0–3 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 — 4–0 0–0
Trnje 1–1 0–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–0
Zagorec 1–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 —
Zrinski 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2022. Source: Druga NL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

References
  1. "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja za sezonu 2022./23" [The central licensing procedure for the 2022/23 season has been completed.]. Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "Venues - First NL". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku 2021/2022 godinu" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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