2022–23 Second Football League (Croatia)
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The 2022–23 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga Nogometna Liga and 2. NL) was the 32nd edition of the third tier of Croatian football league and 1st season of the restructured Druga nogometna liga.
The league was contested by 16 teams and played in a double round robin format.
Teams
Changes
Vukovar 1991 was promoted to the 2022–23 Prva NL, while 14 eastern, 9 northern, 16 southern, 16 central and 12 western clubs were relegated to 2022–23 Treća NL due new leagues system.
New clubs are Croatia Zmijavci, Sesvete, Osijek II and Opatija which were relegated from 2021–22 Druga HNL and 10 best placed third tier teams with two playoff winners.
Due to the bankruptcy, Inter Zaprešić, who was scheduled to play in the Croatian second level, was dissolved before the season. Croatia Zmijavci was promoted back to Croatian first league to fill their spot.
Now opened spot was taken by the Trnje who beat Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje in the play-offs.
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
14th place Zagorec Krapina was joined by winners of 5 groups of Third Football League. 3 winners of these matches qualified to 2023-24 Second Football League.
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