2021–22 Croatian Second Football League

The 2021–22 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) is the 31st season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 13 August 2021 and is scheduled to end on 28 May 2022.

Druga HNL
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 28 May 2021
Matches played206
Goals scored507 (2.46 per match)
Highest scoringMartin Sekulić (10)
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

The league is contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season, and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 30 rounds.[1]

At the end of the season, the league will be reduced from 16 to 12 clubs. Reserve teams of first league clubs will not be allowed to play and will automatically move to a lower rank.[2]

Teams
Locations of teams in 2021–22 Druga HNL

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Varaždin 26 15 6 5 44 24 +20 51 Promotion to the Croatian First Football League
2 Rudeš 26 15 4 7 49 23 +26 49
3 Jarun 26 10 10 6 40 30 +10 40
4 Inter Zaprešić 25 10 8 7 25 24 +1 38
5 BSK Bijelo Brdo 26 11 4 11 24 32 −8 37
6 Dubrava 25 10 6 9 32 28 +4 36
7 Dinamo Zagreb II 25 9 8 8 27 32 −5 35
8 Dugopolje 26 9 7 10 33 37 −4 34
9 Orijent 1919 26 10 4 12 34 41 −7 34
10 Osijek II 25 9 6 10 23 28 −5 33
11 Kustošija 26 8 8 10 31 30 +1 32
12 Croatia Zmijavci 26 9 5 12 27 37 −10 32 Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League
13 Cibalia 26 8 7 11 33 37 −4 31
14 Solin 26 8 7 11 30 34 −4 31
15 Sesvete 26 8 6 12 31 32 −1 30
16 Opatija 26 6 6 14 24 38 −14 24
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Druga-HNL.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[3]
Notes:
  1. Dinamo Zagreb II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion neither to stay in the league

Results
Home \ Away BSK CIB CRO DIN DUB DUG INT JAR KUS OPA ORI OSI RUD SES SOL VAR
BSK Bijelo Brdo — 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–2 4–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Cibalia 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–3 1–1
Croatia Zmijavci 0–0 1–1 — 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1
Dinamo Zagreb II 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Dubrava 0–2 3–2 3–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 4–0
Dugopolje 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–0
Inter Zaprešić 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 — 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
Jarun 2–0 3–0 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 3–0 4–3 0–0 2–4
Kustošija 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–2
Opatija 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 — 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–2
Orijent 1919 0–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 — 0–1 0–1 0–3 3–1
Osijek II 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 — 2–1 0–3 3–2 0–0
Rudeš 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 — 1–0 3–0
Sesvete 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–4 0–0 — 4–0
Solin 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 4–0 — 0–2
Varaždin 3–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–3 4–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: Druga HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

See also

References
  1. "Velika nogometna reforma: Pogledajte što nas čeka u sljedeće dvije sezone". dalmatinskinogomet.hr (in Croatian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Službeno: Od sljedeće sezone bez drugih momčadi prvoligaških klubova u Drugoj HNL" [Official: From next season without reserve teams of first league clubs in the Second HNL]. Nacional (in Croatian). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku 2021/2022 godinu" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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