2023–24 Second Football League (Croatia)

Druga NL
Season	2023–24
Dates	18 August 2023 – 1 June 2024
Champions	Opatija
Promoted	Opatija
Relegated	Krk; Belišće
Matches played	240
Goals scored	681 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer	Goodness Ajayi (16)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 8 June 2024.

The 2023–24 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga nogometna liga and SuperSport Druga NL) was the 33rd edition of the third tier of Croatian football league and 2nd season of the restructured Druga nogometna liga.

The league was contested by 16 teams and played in a double round robin format.

Teams

Stadium and Locations

Team	Place	Stadium^[1]	Capacity^[2]
Belišće	Belišće	Stadion Gradski	3,000
Bjelovar	Bjelovar	Gradski stadion	4,000
Dugo Selo	Dugo Selo	Gradski stadion	2,000
Grobničan	Čavle	Stadion Adelija Haramija Beba	3,000
Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Zagreb	Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić	5,000
Hrvace	Hrvace	Gradski stadion	2,000
Jadran Luka Ploče	Ploče	Stadion Jadranovo	2,000
Jadran Poreč	Poreč	Stadion Veli Jože	2,000
Karlovac 1919	Karlovac	Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek	12,000
Krk	Krk	Stadion Kantrida	10,600
Kustošija	Zagreb	Stadion Kustošija	2,550
Marsonia 1909	Slavonski Brod	Gradski stadion uz Savu	6,000
Mladost Ždralovi	Ždralovi	Stadion NK Mladost	1,000
Opatija	Opatija	Stadion Kantrida	10,600
Radnik Križevci	Križevci	Križevci City Stadium	1,500
Trnje	Zagreb	Stadion Trnje	1,300

Zagreb

Zagreb clubs:

Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Kustošija
Trnje

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Locations of teams in 2023–24 Druga NL

Rank	Counties of Croatia	Number of teams	Club(s)
1	Primorje-Gorski Kotar	3	Opatija, Grobničan, Krk
1	City of Zagreb	3	Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Trnje, Kustošija
3	Bjelovar-Bilogora	2	Bjelovar, Mladost
4	Brod-Posavina	1	Marsonia 1909
	Dubrovnik-Neretva		Jadran Luka Ploče
	Istria		Jadran Poreč
	Koprivnica-Križevci		Radnik Križevci
	Osijek-Baranja		Belišće
	Split-Dalmatia		Hrvace
	Karlovac		Karlovac 1919
	Zagreb		Dugo Selo

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Opatija (C, P)	30	20	4	6	48	21	+27	64	Promotion to the First Football League
2	Kustošija	30	18	7	5	61	25	+36	61	Promotion play-off
3	Mladost Ždralovi	30	18	6	6	55	23	+32	60
4	Radnik Križevci	30	18	4	8	51	30	+21	58
5	Karlovac 1919	30	17	5	8	43	33	+10	56
6	Jadran Luka Ploče	30	12	11	7	42	28	+14	47
7	Marsonia 1909	30	12	4	14	52	55	−3	40
8	Bjelovar	30	11	6	13	49	52	−3	39
9	Dugo Selo	30	9	10	11	39	37	+2	37
10	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	30	10	6	14	37	46	−9	36
11	Hrvace	30	11	3	16	46	60	−14	36
12	Grobničan	30	8	11	11	45	42	+3	35
13	Trnje	30	10	3	17	30	49	−19	33
14	Jadran Poreč ^[A]	30	6	10	14	36	58	−22	28
15	Krk (R)	30	5	9	16	26	46	−20	24	Relegation to the Third Football League
16	Belišće (R)	30	2	7	21	21	76	−55	13	Relegation to the Third Football League

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2024. Source: Druga-NL.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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	BEL	BJE	DSE	GRO	HRD	HRV	JLP	JPO	KAR	KRK	KUS	MAR	MLA	OPA	RAD	TRN
Belišće	—	2–4	0–0	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–6	0–4	0–0	1–1	0–2	0–2
Bjelovar	4–1	—	1–5	3–0	3–2	2–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–2	1–0
Dugo Selo	5–2	2–0	—	0–0	4–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–3	1–2	0–1	2–2	2–0
Grobničan	5–0	3–3	2–2	—	3–1	4–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	5–3	4–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0
Hrvatski Dragovoljac	3–2	3–2	0–2	2–0	—	3–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–2	2–1
Hrvace	6–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	—	2–0	4–3	0–1	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–2	0–4
Jadran Luka Ploče	2–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	3–2	—	3–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–0	2–3	1–2	1–1
Jadran Poreč	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	0–3	—	5–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–0
Karlovac 1919	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	—	0–0	1–1	2–1	3–2	2–1	2–0	0–3
Krk	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–1	2–3	1–0	1–0	—	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–3
Kustošija	1–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	4–2	0–1	3–0	—	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	4–0
Marsonia 1909	4–1	0–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–3	1–1	—	1–1	1–4	1–3	2–4
Mladost Ždralovi	2–1	4–1	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	5–0	2–3	2–0	0–0	4–1	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
Opatija	5–0	4–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	3–1	1–0	—	0–1	2–0
Radnik Križevci	3–0	2–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	0–1	2–1	1–2	4–1	1–1	1–0	—	4–1
Trnje	0–3	0–0	0–1	1–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–1	0–3	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2024. Source: Druga NL (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.

Promotion play-offs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kustošija	2–4^[3]	Orijent	1–2	1–2

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 1 June 2024^[4]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Goodness Ajayi	Opatija	16
2	Luka Pisačić	Mladost Ždralovi	15
2	Dražen Pilčić	Grobničan	15
4	Selmir Mahmutović	Marsonia 1909	14
5	Sedin Ljuca	Hrvace	12
5	Nino Stojanović	Bjelovar	12

Notes

^ NK Jadran Poreč did not have to play relegation play-off because only 4 out of 5 winners from 3. NL were eligible for promotion.

References

^ "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja za sezonu 2022./23" [The central licensing procedure for the 2022/23 season has been completed.]. Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Venues - First NL". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Dvomeč je završen. Kustošija je pokušavala, ali presudio im je Rijekin talent". telegram.hr. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/supersport-prva-nl/".

[3] NK Jadran Poreč did not have to play relegation play-off because only 4 out of 5 winners from 3. NL were eligible for promotion.

[1] "Završen središnji postupak licenciranja za sezonu 2022./23" [The central licensing procedure for the 2022/23 season has been completed.]. Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[2] "Venues - First NL". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[4] "Dvomeč je završen. Kustošija je pokušavala, ali presudio im je Rijekin talent". telegram.hr. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[5] "hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/supersport-prva-nl/".

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