Druga HNL

Druga HNL

Countries	Croatia
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1991
Number of teams	16
Levels on pyramid	2
Promotion to	1. HNL
Relegation to	3. HNL
Domestic cup(s)	Croatian Cup
Current champions	Gorica (2010–11)
Website	www.druga-hnl.com
2011–12 season

The Croatian Second Football League (Croatian: Druga hrvatska nogometna liga or commonly Druga HNL or 2.HNL) is the second highest football league in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League and it is operated by the Croatian Football Federation.

Between the 2001–02 season and 2005–06 season, the league was split in two divisions, one being the Northern Croatian Second League and the other being the Southern Croatian Second League. Each of these two leagues comprised twelve teams playing under a system pretty much identical to the one in the Prva HNL. However, since the start of the 2006–07 season, the united Croatian Second League comprises sixteen teams from the entire country. Relegation from this division is into one of the regional divisions of the Treća HNL.

Winning clubs

1992–1998

Season	Divisions	Division winners	Clubs promoted to Prva HNL
1992	North (6 clubs)	Radnik Velika Gorica	Radnik Velika Gorica Segesta Belišće Pazinka
	South (8 clubs)	Primorac Stobreč
	West (4 clubs)	Pazinka
1992-93	North (16 clubs)	Dubrava Zagreb	Dubrava Zagreb Primorac Stobreč
	South (16 clubs)	Primorac Stobreč
1993-94	North (16 clubs)	Marsonia	Marsonia Neretva
	South (16 clubs)	Neretva
1994-95	North (16 clubs)	Mladost 127 Suhopolje	None
	South (17 clubs)	Uskok Klis
	West (19 clubs)	Hrvatski Dragovoljac
1995-96	North (16 clubs)	Slaven Belupo
	South (16 clubs)	Junak Sinj
	West (18 clubs)	Samobor
1996-97	Center (16 clubs)	Lučko
	East (16 clubs)	Croatia Đakovo
	North (16 clubs)	Budućnost Hodošan
	South (19 clubs)	RNK Split
	West (16 clubs)	Jadran Poreč
1997-98	Center (17 clubs)	Segesta	Cibalia
	East (16 clubs)	Cibalia
	North (16 clubs)	Čakovec
	South (17 clubs)	RNK Split
	West (16 clubs)	Jadran Poreč

1999–present

Season	Division North	Division South	Also promoted
1998–99	Vukovar '91		Istra Pula (2nd)
1999–2000	Marsonia		Čakovec (2nd)
2000–01	Kamen Ingrad		Pomorac Kostrena (2nd) Zadar (4th) TŠK Topolovac (5th)
2001–02	Vukovar '91	Uljanik	—
2002–03	Marsonia	Inker Zaprešić	—
2003–04	Međimurje	Pula 1856	—
2004–05	Cibalia	Novalja	—
2005–06	Belišće	Šibenik	—
2006–07	Inter Zaprešić		Zadar (2nd)
2007–08	Croatia Sesvete		—
2008–09	Istra 1961		Karlovac (2nd) Lokomotiva (3rd) Međimurje (5th)
2009–10	RNK Split		Hrvatski Dragovoljac (3rd)
2010–11	Gorica		Lučko (2nd)

External links

• Official website (Croatian)