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 second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, 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, Osijek II and Sesvete. 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
Club Coach City / Town Stadium 2017–18 result Capacity BSK Denis Krstanović Bijelo Brdo Igralište BSK0252nd (in Treća HNL East) Dinamo Zagreb II Igor Jovićević Zagreb Stadion Hitrec-Kacian0233rd5,000 Dugopolje Miroslav Bojko Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi0266th 5,200 Hajduk Split II Mario Despotović Split Stadion Poljud0255th 35,000 Hrvatski Dragovoljac Boris Perković Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 03111th 5,000 Kustošija Ante Ivanda Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija0288th 2,550 Lučko Dražen Biškup Zagreb Stadion Lučko03010th 1,500 Međimurje Matija Kristić Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost030 3rd (in Treća HNL East) 6,500 Osijek II Dino Skender Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt030 1st (in Treća HNL East) 18,856 Sesvete Dino Babić Zagreb Stadion sv. Josip Radnik0244th 1,200 Solin Mladen Jurić Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra0299th 4,000 Šibenik Borimir Perković Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac0277th 6,824 Zadar Krešimir Sunara Zadar Stadion Stanovi0273rd (in Treća HNL South) 5,860 Varaždin Branko Karačić Varaždin Stadion Varteks0122nd8,850
Number of teams by county PositionCountyNumberTeams1City of Zagreb5Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete23Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin32BSK and Osijek II41Međimurje1Šibenik1Varaždin1Zadar
League table
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClub(s)Goals1 Leon BenkoVaraždin212 Marko TolićSesvete153 Josip ŠpoljarićOsijek II134 Antonio RepićZadar125 Mario MunivranaMeđimurje86 Ivan DelićHajduk Split II7 Valentino MajstorovićHrvatski Dragovoljac Prince AmpemŠibenik Mario VasiljSesvete
See also 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup 2018–19 Croatian First Football League
References
External links Official website