The 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 27th 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 18 August 2017 and ended on 23 May 2018.
The league is contested by twelve teams and played in a triple round robin format, with each team playing every other team three times over 33 rounds.
Teams On 21 April 2017, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2017–18 Druga HNL, eight clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Rudeš, Solin, Gorica, Dinamo Zagreb II, Dugopolje. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision. On 23 May 2017, all remaining Druga HNL were granted second division license, along with third level clubs Kustošija, Hajduk Split II, Varaždin and Trnje.
Stadia and locations
Club Coach City / Town Stadium 2016–17 result Capacity Dinamo Zagreb II Igor Jovičević Zagreb Stadion Hitrec-Kacian0265th5,000 Dugopolje Miroslav Bojko Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi0276th 5,200 Gorica Ivan Prelec Velika Gorica Stadion Radnika0242nd 8,000 Hajduk Split II Siniša Oreščanin Split Stadion Poljud second training ground 0251st in (3. HNL South)2,000 Hrvatski Dragovoljac Igor Pamić Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić03010th 5,000 Kustošija Zagreb Stadion NK Kustošija0292nd in (3. HNL West) 2,550 Lučko Denis Bezer Zagreb Stadion Lučko0289th 1,500 Novigrad Nino Bule Novigrad Stadion Lako0418th 1,000 Sesvete Sergej Jakirović Zagreb Sv. Josip Radnik0234th 1,200 Solin Mirko Labrović Solin Stadion pokraj Jadra0413rd 4,000 Šibenik Borimir Perković Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac0227th 6,824 Varaždin Mario Kovačević Varaždin Stadion Varteks0122nd in (3. HNL East) 8,850
Number of teams by county PositionCountyNumberTeams1 City of Zagreb5Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete23Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin3 Istria1Novigrad1Šibenik1Varaždin1Gorica
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Relegation play-offs At the end of the season, eleventh placed team Hrvatski Dragovoljac was to contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against RNK Split, runners-up of the 2017–18 Croatian Third Football League South Division. The matches, however, were not played because RNK Split did not receive a licence for Druga HNL.
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers
RankPlayerClub(s)Goals1 Domagoj DrožđekVaraždin162 Kristijan LovrićLučko (2), Kustošija (11)133 Valentino MajstorovićHrvatski Dragovoljac11 Borna MiklićDinamo Zagreb II5 Ivan DelićHajduk Split II9 Dejan GlavicaVaraždin7 Ivan BožićDinamo Zagreb II8 Ivan MamutSesvete Marko TolićSesvete
See also 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup 2017–18 Croatian First Football League
References
External links Official website