2022–23 Third Football League (Croatia)
The 2022–23 Croatian Third Football League (also known as Treća Nogometna Liga and 3. NL) is the 32nd edition of the fourth tier of Croatian football league and 1st season of the restructured Treća nogometna liga.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 20 August 2022 – 2023 |
2022-23 season is the first season where fourth tier competition is named Third Football League, and the first season where fourth tier competition is the highest competition divided in groups (traditionally it being third tier competition).[1]
Winner of every group will qualify for the promotion qualifications, as well as the 14th placed team in Second Football League. Those six teams will battle for 3 open spots in next seasons' Second Football League.[2]
Teams
The league is contested in 5 groups, based on geographic locations, by between 10 and 18 teams. Groups are based on centers: Varaždin (North),[3] Rijeka (West),[4] Zagreb (Center),[5] Osijek (East)[6] and Split (South).[7]




































League tables
North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Polet (SMnM) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 33 | Promotion play-off |
2 | Radnik Križevci | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 33 | |
3 | Varteks | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 26 | |
4 | Dinamo Domašinec | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 25 | |
5 | Rudar Mursko Središće | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 20 | |
6 | Virovitica | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | |
7 | Papuk Orahovica | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 | |
8 | Podravac Virje | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 | |
9 | Podravina Ludbreg | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 9 | |
10 | Koprivnica | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 8 |
West
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Krk | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 27 | Promotion play-off |
2 | Vinodol | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
3 | Naprijed Hreljin | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 22 | |
4 | Rudar Labin | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 18 | |
5 | Uljanik | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | |
6 | Buje | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 17 | |
7 | Kraljevica | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 17 | |
8 | Pomorac 1921 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 15 | |
9 | Cres | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
10 | Pazinka | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 14 | |
11 | Nehaj | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
12 | Medulin 1921 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 9 | |
13 | Crikvenica | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 7 | |
14 | Novigrad [upper-alpha 1] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation |
Center
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karlovac 1919 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 39 | Promotion play-off |
2 | Lučko | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 36 | |
3 | Maksimir | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 34 | |
4 | Vrapče | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 30 | |
5 | Samobor | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | |
6 | Trešnjevka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 | |
7 | Segesta | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 28 | |
8 | Gaj Mače | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 23 | |
9 | Ponikve | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 22 | |
10 | Kurilovec | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 19 | |
11 | Dinamo Odranski Obrež | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 19 | |
12 | Lukavec | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 18 | |
13 | Bistra | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 18 | |
14 | Vrbovec | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 17 | |
15 | Mladost Petrinja | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 17 | |
16 | HAŠK 1903 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 17 | |
17 | Ravnice | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 15 | |
18 | Sava Strmec | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 12 |
East
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Graničar Županja | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 31 | Promotion play-off |
2 | NAŠK Našice | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 27 | |
3 | Borac Kneževi Vinogradi | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 26 | |
4 | Slavonija Požega | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 26 | |
5 | Slavija Pleternica | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |
6 | Vuteks Sloga | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | |
7 | Bedem Ivankovo | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
8 | Oriolik Oriovac | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
9 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 22 | |
10 | Čepin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 21 | |
11 | Kutjevo | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 21 | |
12 | Svačić Stari Slatinik | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | |
13 | Valpovka | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 17 | |
14 | Darda | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 12 | |
15 | Omladinac Gornja Vrba | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 12 | |
16 | Đakovo Croatia | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 9 |
South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zagora Unešić | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 36 | Promotion play-off |
2 | Zadar | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 32 | |
3 | Junak Sinj | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 29 | |
4 | Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 26 | |
5 | Uskok Klis | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 25 | |
6 | GOŠK Kaštela | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 24 | |
7 | Vodice | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
8 | Primorac Biograd | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
9 | Sloga Mravince | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
10 | Zmaj Makarska | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 19 | |
11 | Split | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 | |
12 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 18 | |
13 | Neretva Metković | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 16 | |
14 | Neretvanac Opuzen | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 11 | |
15 | Kamen Ivanbegovina | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 54 | −39 | 10 | |
16 | Urania Baška Voda | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 8 |
Notes
- NK Novigrad quit competition after 1 game.
References
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