Croatian football league system
Encyclopedia
The Croatian football league system 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.
League system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport, usually with a system of promotion and relegation between consecutive levels of the hierarchy. They are often called pyramids due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions the further down the pyramid one descends...
for club football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. This system has hierarchical format with promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
between leagues at different levels.
Present System
Level |
Leagues |
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1 |
Prva HNL 16 clubs |
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2 |
Druga HNL 16 clubs |
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3 |
Treća HNL West 18 clubs |
Treća HNL East 18 clubs |
Treća HNL South 18 clubs |
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4 |
Četvrta HNL Centre Group A Četvrta HNL Centre Group B Četvrta HNL West Četvrta HNL South Group A Četvrta HNL South Group B Četvrta HNL East Četvrta HNL North Group A Četvrta HNL North Group B |
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5 |
First League of Zagreb First League of Sisacko-Moslavacka County First League of Karlovac County First League of Krapina-Zagorje County Unified League of Zagreb County First League of Istria County First League of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County First League of Lika-Senj County First League of Split-Dalmatia County First League of Dubrovnik-Neretva County First League of Šibenik-Knin County First League of Zadar County First League of Brod-Posavina County First League of Osijek-Baranja County First League of Požega-Slavonia County First League of Vukovar-Syrmia County First League of Međimurje First League of Bjelovar-Bilogora County First League of Koprivnica-Križevci County First League of Virovitica-Podravina County |
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6 |
Second leagues of most counties and first league in Zagreb County |
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7 |
Third leagues of some counties, second league in Zagreb County, League of Baranja, League of Osijek etc. |
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8 |
Fourth Leagues of few counties |
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