2022–23 Third Football League (Croatia)

Treća NL
Season2022–23
Dates20 August 2022 – 3 June 2023
ChampionsKarlovac 1919, Krk, Radnik Križevci, Slavonija Požega, Zagora Unešić
PromotedKarlovac 1919, Krk, Radnik Križevci
RelegatedUrania (BV), Podravac, Omladinac (GV), Darda, Vrbovec, Ravnice, Papuk
GOŠK Dubrovnik hosting HNK Zadar in April 2023

The 2022–23 Croatian Third Football League (also known as Treća Nogometna Liga and 3. NL) was the 32nd edition of the fourth tier of Croatian football league and 1st season of the restructured Treća nogometna liga.

2022-23 season was the first season where fourth tier competition is named Third Football League, and the first season where fourth tier competition was the highest competition divided in groups (traditionally it being third tier competition).[1]

Winner of every group qualified for the promotion qualifications, as well as the 14th placed team in Second Football League. Those six teams battled for 3 open spots in next seasons' Second Football League.[2]

Teams

The league was contested in 5 groups, based on geographic locations, by between 10 and 18 teams. Groups are based on centers: Varaždin (North),[3] Rijeka (West),[4] Zagreb (Center),[5] Osijek (East)[6] and Split (South).[7]

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Location of teams of the 2022–23 Treća NL.
Brown: North; Red: West; Yellow: Center;
Green: East; Blue: South.

League tables

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Radnik Križevci (C, Q) 27 21 4 2 71 27 +44 67 Promotion play-off
2 Polet (SMnM) 27 21 3 3 65 17 +48 66
3 Varteks 27 15 6 6 51 31 +20 51
4 Rudar Mursko Središće 27 13 2 12 47 44 +3 41
5 Dinamo Domašinec 27 11 4 12 36 46 −10 37
6 Papuk Orahovica [A] (R) 27 9 5 13 33 59 −26 32 Relegation
7 Koprivnica 27 7 5 15 30 47 −17 26
8 Virovitica 27 6 4 17 36 54 −18 22
9 Podravina Ludbreg 27 6 4 17 38 59 −21 22
10 Podravac Virje (R) 27 6 3 18 34 57 −23 21 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2023. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Krk (C, Q) 24 14 5 5 47 18 +29 47 Promotion play-off
2 Vinodol 24 13 4 7 35 25 +10 43
3 Uljanik 24 13 2 9 39 26 +13 41
4 Nehaj 24 13 1 10 37 28 +9 40
5 Pomorac 1921 24 11 4 9 39 38 +1 37
6 Rudar Labin 24 11 3 10 32 37 −5 36
7 Kraljevica 24 9 8 7 32 22 +10 35
8 Naprijed Hreljin 24 8 9 7 24 20 +4 33
9 Buje 24 10 3 11 37 34 +3 33
10 Pazinka 24 9 4 11 29 34 −5 31
11 Cres 24 7 8 9 26 32 −6 29
12 Crikvenica 24 7 2 15 23 49 −26 23
13 Medulin 1921 24 2 5 17 15 52 −37 11
14 Novigrad [B] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Center

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Karlovac 1919 (C, Q) 34 28 3 3 79 12 +67 87 Promotion play-off
2 Maksimir 34 22 2 10 73 48 +25 68
3 Vrapče 34 19 8 7 61 31 +30 65
4 Lučko 34 18 4 12 60 46 +14 58
5 Samobor 34 15 9 10 52 41 +11 54
6 Ponikve 34 17 2 15 48 48 0 53
7 Segesta 34 14 6 14 57 40 +17 48
8 Sava Strmec 34 14 5 15 43 59 −16 47
9 Trešnjevka 34 14 4 16 52 59 −7 46
10 Lukavec 34 12 7 15 37 49 −12 43
11 Gaj Mače 34 13 3 18 52 61 −9 42
12 Kurilovec 34 10 10 14 38 51 −13 40
13 HAŠK 1903 34 11 7 16 42 60 −18 40
14 Mladost Petrinja 34 10 9 15 49 61 −12 39
15 Bistra 34 11 5 18 44 63 −19 38
16 Dinamo Odranski Obrež 34 10 7 17 55 67 −12 37
17 Ravnice (R) 34 9 9 16 36 50 −14 36 Relegation
18 Vrbovec (R) 34 6 6 22 39 71 −32 24
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2023. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slavonija Požega (C, Q) 30 17 8 5 65 36 +29 59 Promotion play-off
2 Graničar Županja 30 18 4 8 56 26 +30 58
3 NAŠK Našice 30 15 7 8 42 28 +14 52
4 Kutjevo 30 15 4 11 60 51 +9 49
5 Čepin 30 13 8 9 54 40 +14 47
6 Borac Kneževi Vinogradi 30 13 5 12 41 38 +3 44
7 Slavija Pleternica 30 12 7 11 40 52 −12 43
8 Oriolik Oriovac 30 12 6 12 42 48 −6 42
9 Vuteks Sloga 30 12 5 13 49 61 −12 41
10 Svačić Stari Slatinik 30 12 4 14 53 52 +1 40
11 Bedem Ivankovo 30 11 5 14 47 55 −8 38
12 Sloga Nova Gradiška 30 11 5 14 42 63 −21 38
13 Valpovka 30 10 6 14 52 45 +7 36
14 Đakovo Croatia 30 10 4 16 51 52 −1 34
15 Darda (R) 30 8 6 16 58 69 −11 30 Relegation
16 Omladinac Gornja Vrba (R) 30 6 6 18 22 58 −36 24
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2023. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zagora Unešić [C] (C) 30 19 8 3 69 24 +45 65
2 Zadar (Q) 30 18 6 6 67 31 +36 60 Promotion play-off
3 Junak Sinj 30 15 8 7 53 32 +21 53
4 Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje 30 13 6 11 53 39 +14 45
5 Uskok Klis 30 13 6 11 40 35 +5 45
6 Primorac Biograd 30 13 6 11 48 47 +1 45
7 GOŠK Kaštela 30 12 6 12 40 38 +2 42
8 Neretvanac Opuzen 30 12 5 13 38 39 −1 41
9 Vodice 30 12 5 13 41 47 −6 41
10 Neretva Metković 30 12 4 14 34 38 −4 40
11 Sloga Mravince 30 9 12 9 47 39 +8 39
12 GOŠK Dubrovnik 30 10 7 13 31 44 −13 37
13 Zmaj Makarska 30 9 7 14 37 54 −17 34
14 Kamen Ivanbegovina 30 9 4 17 41 84 −43 31
15 Split 30 7 6 17 27 52 −25 27
16 Urania Baška Voda (R) 30 7 4 19 27 50 −23 24 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zagorec Krapina 0–1 Krk 0–0 0–1
Zadar 2–4 Karlovac 1919 1–2 1–2
Slavonija Požega 4–5 Radnik Križevci 3–0 1–5

5 group winners were joined by Zagorec Krapina, who had placed 14th in the 2.NL. 3 winners of these matches qualified to 2023-24 Second Football League.

Notes

  1. ^ Papuk Orahovica went bankrupt after the season.
  2. ^ NK Novigrad quit competition after 1 game.
  3. ^ Zagora Unešić did not obtain a license for 2. NL.[8]

References

  1. ^ "JEDINSTVENA 3. HNL OD 2022./2023". hrnk-zmaj.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "O NATJECANJU". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "3. NL SJEVER". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ "3. NL ZAPAD". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "3. NL CENTAR". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ "3. NL ISTOK". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ "3. NL JUG". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Zagora ostala bez licence za 2. NL: "Nećemo dopustiti da o nama odlučuje čovjek s kaznenim presudama"". gol.hr (in Croatian). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.