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]
Update: January 2024
Tier | Leagues | |||||||||
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1 | HNL 10 clubs | |||||||||
2 | Prva NL 12 clubs | |||||||||
3 | Druga NL 16 clubs | |||||||||
4 | Treća NL West 14 clubs | Treća NL Center 18 clubs | Treća NL North 10 clubs | Treća NL East 16 clubs | Treća NL South 16 clubs | |||||
5 | Četvrta NL Rijeka 14 clubs | Četvrta NL Zagreb 32 clubs (2 groups) | without inter-county league | Četvrta NL Bjelovar-Koprivnica-Virovitica 14 clubs | MŽNL Osijek-Vinkovci 18 clubs | MŽNL Brod-Požega 14 clubs | without inter-county league | |||
6 | First 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 | |||
Second 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 | ||||
8 | Third 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 19 clubs(2 groups) Third League of Varaždin County | |||||||||
Tier\Years | 1992–95 | 1995–97 | 1997–2006 | 2006–12 | 2012–22 | 2022–present |
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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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Update: January 2024
Tier | Leagues | |||||||
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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.
Update: January 2024
Tier | Men's leagues | ||||||
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1 | HMNL 10 clubs | ||||||
2 | PrvaHMNL 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 |
Prva HMNLŽ (women futsal league) has 8 clubs and at this moment is only women's futsal league in country.
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