5-629: The Prva nogometna liga (English: First football league ), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL , is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia . The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second League . The 1. NL is operated by the Croatian Football Federation , which also was formed in 1991, contributing (along with the newly formed Football Association of Slovenia ) to
10-3051: 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: Update: January 2024 First League of Istria County 14 clubs First League of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County 12 clubs League of Lika-Senj County 7 clubs First League of Zagreb 16 clubs JŽNL Zagreb County 16 clubs First League of Sisak-Moslavina County 14 clubs First League of Karlovac County 11 clubs First League of Krapina-Zagorje County 10 clubs Premier League of Međimurje County 14 clubs Elite League of Varaždin County 11 clubs First League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County 14 clubs First League of Koprivnica-Križevci County 14 clubs Premier League of Virovitica-Podravina County 14 clubs First league of Osijek-Baranja County 16 clubs First league of Vukovar-Syrmia County 16 clubs First League of Brod-Posavina County 14 clubs First League of Požega-Slavonia County 12 clubs First League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County 12 clubs First League of Split-Dalmatia County 14 clubs League of Šibenik-Knin County 9 clubs First League of Zadar County 14 clubs 7 Second League of Istria County 14 clubs Second League of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County 8 clubs Second League of Zagreb 13 clubs First League of Zagreb County 42 clubs(3 groups) Second League of Sisak-Moslavina County 33 clubs(3 groups) Second League of Karlovac County 12 clubs Second League of Krapina-Zagorje County 11 clubs First League of Međimurje County 14 clubs First League of Varaždin County 12 clubs Second League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County 14 clubs Second League of Koprivnica-Križevci County 14 clubs First League of Virovitica-Podravina County 14 clubs Second league of Osijek-Baranja County 74 club(6 groups) Second League of Vukovar-Syrmia County 28 club(3 groups) Second League of Brod-Posavina County 48 clubs(4 groups) Second League of Požega-Slavonia County 10 clubs Second League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County 10 clubs Second League of Split-Dalmatia County 11 clubs Second League of Zadar County 7 clubs 8 Third League of Istria County 16 clubs(2 groups) Second League of Međimurje County 14 clubs Second League of Varaždin County 14 clubs Third League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County 25 clubs(2 groups) Third League of Koprivnica-Križevci County 19 clubs(2 groups) Second League of Virovitica-Podravina County 21 clubs(2 groups) Third League of Osijek-Baranja County 42 clubs(5 groups) Third League of Vukovar-Syrmia County 16 clubs(2 groups) Championship of
15-679: The First Football League consisted of at least twelve teams from the entire country. Relegation from this division is into the 2. NL . From the inaugural merged season in 2006–07 until 2021–22 , the division was known as the Second Football League ( Croatian : Druga nogometna liga ), but was renamed as were the other leagues of the Croatian football system for the start of the 2022–23 season. Key Croatian football league system The Croatian football league system
20-673: The dissolution of the Football Association of Yugoslavia . 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 HNL . However, since the start of the 2006–07 season,
25-424: The island of Hvar 10 clubs Third League of Varaždin County 18 clubs(2 groups) Update: January 2024 Group A consist of counties in central, south and west Croatia. Group B consist of counties in east and north Croatia. Update: January 2024 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
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