The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 28th season of the
Croatian Second Football League
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 ...
, the second-level football competition for men's
association football
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teams in
Croatia
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, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 August 2018 and ended in May 2019.
The league is contested by 14 teams and played in a double
round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 26 rounds.
Teams
On 23 April 2018, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2018–19 season was completed. For the 2018–19 Druga HNL, only six clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license:
Dinamo Zagreb II,
Gorica,
Hajduk Split II,
Lučko
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,
Osijek II and
Sesvete
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. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.
The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2018–19 Druga HNL.
Stadia and locations
Number of teams by county
League table
Results
Top scorers
See also
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2018–19 Croatian Football Cup
The 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their fifteenth title the previous year by defeating Hajduk Split in the final ...
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2018–19 Croatian First Football League
The 2018–19 Croatian First Football League (officially Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, sin ...
References
External links
Official website
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