The 2016–17
Treća HNL
The Croatian Second Football League (), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL, is the third tier of the Croatian football league system. The league was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian F ...
season is the 26th since its establishment.
The league consists of three regional groups, ''Istok'' (East), ''Jug'' (South) and ''Zapad'' (West).
Overview before the season
50 teams will join the league, including two relegated from the
2015–16 Druga HNL and five promoted from the lower leagues.
;Relegated from 2015–16 Druga HNL:
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Segesta
Segesta (, ''Egesta'', or , ''Ségesta'', or , ''Aígesta''; ) was one of the major cities of the Elymians, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. The other major cities of the Elymians were Eryx and Entella. It is located in the no ...
'' ''(Druga HNL→Treća HNL West)''
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Zadar
Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
''(Druga HNL→Treća HNL South)''
;Promoted from 2015–16 Treća HNL:
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Novigrad ''(Treća HNL West→Druga HNL)''
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Solin
Solin is a town and a suburb of Split, in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro.
Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the capital o ...
''(Treća HNL South→Druga HNL)''
;Relegated from 2015–16 Treća HNL:
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Mladost Antin ''(Treća HNL East→Inter-county league of East)''
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Podravina
''Podravina'' (in Croatian) or ''Podravje'' (in Slovenian) are Slavic names for the Drava river basin in northern Croatia and Slovenia. Both names combine the hydronym with the South Slavic prefix "''po''-", meaning "alongside" or "after".
Hist ...
''(Treća HNL East→Inter-county league of North−Group Čakovec-Varždin)''
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Špansko
Špansko Oranice.
Špansko is a neighbourhood in the western part of Zagreb, Croatia. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. žpan), but was modified by both Hungarian (''ispan'') and Croatian language (ispan > span > špan). ''Špansko'' is administra ...
''(Treća HNL West→Inter-county league of Center)''
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Zagora ''(Treća HNL South→First League of Šibenik-Knin county)''
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Mosor
Mosor (), or Mount Mosor (''Massarus Mons''; ), is a mountain range in Croatia located near the city of Split on the Adriatic coast. It belongs to Dinaric Alps, and stretches from the pass of Klis in the northwest to the Cetina River in the sout ...
''(Treća HNL South→First League of Split-Dalmatia county)''
;Promoted from 2015–16 Inter-county leagues and County leagues:
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Bedem Ivankovo ''(Inter-county league of East→Treća HNL East)''
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Kustošija
Kustošija is a neighborhood of a city district Črnomerec in Zagreb, Croatia. It has a brook named Kustošak running through it, and also a park-forest Grmoščica, and a border of the nature park Medvednica runs along the northern inhabited par ...
''(Inter-county league of Center→Treća HNL West)''
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Jadran Poreč ''(Inter-county league of West→Treća HNL West)''
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Orkan ''(First League of Split-Dalmatia county→Treća HNL South)''
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GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 ''(First League of Dubrovnik-Neretva county→Treća HNL South)''
Group
East
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
South
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
West
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
References
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2016–17 in European third-tier association football leagues
Second Football League (Croatia)