2021–22 Croatian Third Football League

2021–22 Croatian Third Football League, also known as 3. HNL 2021–2022, was the 31st edition of the third tier of Croatian football league and the last at that level.

East

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 HNK Vukovar '91 (C, O, P) 34 25 7 2 80 20 +60 82 Play-off for promotion to 2022–23 Prva NL
2 Zrinski Jurjevac 34 24 6 4 69 33 +36 78
3 NK Belišće 34 23 6 5 95 28 +67 75
4 NK Marsonia 1909 (O) 34 21 7 6 61 25 +36 70 Relegation play-off
5 NK Slavonija Požega (R) 34 18 7 9 60 38 +22 61 Relegation to Treća NL
6 HNK Đakovo Croatia (R) 34 16 11 7 60 38 +22 59
7 Bedem Ivankovo (R) 34 13 8 13 53 52 +1 47
8 Slavija Pleternica (R) 34 13 6 15 57 68 −11 45
9 Kutjevo (R) 34 12 7 15 59 62 −3 43
10 NK Graničar Županja (R) 34 11 7 16 43 52 −9 40
11 Sloga Nova Gradiška (R) 34 12 3 19 46 71 −25 39
12 Oriolik Oriovac (R) 34 11 5 18 43 71 −28 38
13 Čepin (R) 34 8 10 16 46 64 −18 34
14 Darda (R) 34 9 5 20 44 71 −27 32
15 Vuteks Sloga (R) 34 9 4 21 52 81 −29 31
16 NAŠK Našice (R) 34 7 9 18 38 63 −25 30
17 Omladinac Gornja Vrba (R) 34 8 6 20 35 63 −28 30
18 Slavonac Bukovlje (R) 34 7 4 23 36 77 −41 25 Relegation to inter-county leagues
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. 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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

North

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First phase

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Polet (SMnM) 22 17 0 5 61 17 +44 51 Advance to the Promotion Group
2 Mladost Ždralovi 22 15 5 2 45 15 +30 50
3 Nogometni klub Bjelovar 22 14 3 5 53 26 +27 45
4 Križevci 22 14 2 6 57 25 +32 44
5 NK Međimurje 22 12 3 7 40 33 +7 39
6 Podravina Ludbreg 22 8 7 7 35 41 −6 31
7 Papuk Orahovica 22 7 4 11 32 43 −11 25 Qualification to the Relegation Round
8 NK Varteks (2011) 22 6 4 12 20 39 −19 22
9 NK Koprivnica 22 3 8 11 24 43 −19 17
10 Virovitica 22 5 2 15 25 52 −27 17
11 Podravac Virje 22 4 4 14 23 50 −27 16
12 Rudar Mursko Središće 22 4 4 14 25 56 −31 16
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. 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

Second phase

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Promotion group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Polet (SMnM) (R) 27 21 0 6 75 22 +53 63 Relegation to Treća NL
2 Mladost Ždralovi 27 19 5 3 54 18 +36 62 Play-off for promotion to 2022–23 Prva NL
3 Nogometni klub Bjelovar 27 18 3 6 68 33 +35 57
4 Križevci (R) 27 16 2 9 69 35 +34 50 Relegation to Treća NL
5 NK Međimurje (O) 27 13 3 11 45 47 −2 42 Relegation play-off
6 Podravina Ludbreg (R) 27 8 7 12 39 61 −22 31 Relegation to Treća NL
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. 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
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 NK Koprivnica (R) 27 7 9 11 40 51 −11 30 Relegation to Treća NL
2 Papuk Orahovica (R) 27 8 5 14 36 54 −18 29
3 NK Varteks (2011) (R) 27 7 5 15 32 52 −20 26
4 Rudar Mursko Središće (R) 27 6 6 15 36 64 −28 24
5 Podravac Virje (R) 27 6 5 16 31 58 −27 23
6 Virovitica (R) 27 6 4 17 32 62 −30 22 Relegation to inter-county leagues
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. 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
(R) Relegated

South

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Jadran Ploče (C) 34 20 5 9 67 28 +39 65
2 Hrvatski vitez Posedarje (R) 34 18 6 10 56 38 +18 60 Relegation play-off
3 Hrvace 34 18 6 10 46 39 +7 60 Play-off for promotion to 2022–23 Prva NL
4 HNK Zadar (R) 34 16 11 7 69 28 +41 59 Relegation to Treća NL
5 NK Neretva (R) 34 16 7 11 50 36 +14 55
6 RNK Split (R) 34 15 7 12 52 40 +12 52
7 NK Junak Sinj (R) 34 16 4 14 49 46 +3 52
8 NK Uskok (R) 34 15 6 13 51 54 −3 51
9 Sloga Mravince (R) 34 12 14 8 48 45 +3 50
10 Primorac Biograd (R) 34 14 6 14 60 56 +4 48
11 Zagora Unešić (R) 34 12 8 14 47 52 −5 44
12 NK GOŠK Dubrovnik (R) 34 11 10 13 35 34 +1 43
13 HNK Zmaj Makarska (R) 34 11 10 13 28 39 −11 43
14 NK Neretvanac Opuzen (R) 34 10 8 16 40 53 −13 38
15 Kamen Ivanbegovina (R) 34 9 10 15 37 51 −14 37
16 Vodice (R) 34 8 9 17 44 73 −29 33
17 Urania Baška Voda (R) 34 10 3 21 33 65 −32 33
18 OSK Otok (R) 34 6 8 20 48 83 −35 26 Relegation to inter-county leagues
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2022. 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; (R) Relegated

Center

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NK Zagorec Krapina (C) 34 24 6 4 82 38 +44 78 Play-off for promotion to 2022–23 Prva NL
2 Dugo Selo 34 20 8 6 61 31 +30 68
3 Trnje Zagreb (R) 34 18 9 7 64 43 +21 63 Relegation play-off
4 NK Karlovac 34 17 11 6 68 24 +44 62 Relegation to Treća NL
5 NK Lučko (R) 34 18 7 9 65 36 +29 61
6 NK Maksimir (R) 34 17 6 11 55 40 +15 57
7 NK Vrbovec (R) 34 14 7 13 56 59 −3 49
8 Ravnice Zagreb (R) 34 11 14 9 37 42 −5 47
9 Gaj Mače (R) 34 13 7 14 53 51 +2 46
10 HAŠK (R) 34 11 12 11 46 45 +1 45
11 Vrapče Zagreb (R) 34 11 10 13 56 48 +8 43
12 NK Bistra (R) 34 10 11 13 53 56 −3 41
13 Kurilovec (R) 34 8 12 14 39 44 −5 36
14 Lukavec (R) 34 8 9 17 37 69 −32 33
15 NK Trešnjevka (R) 34 7 8 19 53 78 −25 29
16 NK Ponikve (R) 34 7 7 20 32 53 −21 28
17 HNK Segesta (R) 34 6 8 20 33 76 −43 26
18 Mladost Petrinja (R) 34 5 10 19 32 89 −57 25 Relegation to inter-county leagues
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [6]
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; (R) Relegated

West

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Crikvenica (C, R) 26 18 2 6 53 24 +29 56 Relegation to Treća NL
2 Grobničan 26 16 7 3 66 23 +43 55 Play-off for promotion to 2022–23 Prva NL
3 Jadran Poreč 26 16 6 4 59 22 +37 54
4 Pazinka (R) 26 12 5 9 31 33 −2 41 Relegation to Treća NL
5 Krk (R) 26 12 3 11 40 42 −2 39
6 Uljanik 1948 (R) 26 10 7 9 44 32 +12 37
7 Novigrad (R) 26 10 6 10 39 39 0 36
8 Rudar Labin (R) 26 11 3 12 37 39 −2 36
9 Cres (R) 26 8 5 13 36 44 −8 29
10 Nehaj (R) 26 7 8 11 26 40 −14 29
11 Buje (R) 26 9 2 15 22 36 −14 29
12 Pomorac 1921 (R) 26 7 5 14 32 62 −30 26
13 Vinodol (R) 26 5 9 12 31 47 −16 24
14 Naprijed Hreljin (R) 26 5 4 17 24 57 −33 19 Relegation to inter-county leagues
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [7]
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; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

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Quarter-finals
4 June 2022
Semi-finals
8 June 2022
Final
12 June 2022
 
          
 
 
 
 
Mladost Ždralovi2
 
 
 
Grobničan1
 
Mladost Ždralovi1
 
 
Zagorec Krapina0
 
 
 
 
 
Mladost Ždralovi0
 
 
Vukovar 19912
 
 
 
 
 
Hrvace0
 
 
Vukovar 19912
 
 
 
 

Relegation play-offs

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Final
12 June 2022
Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
NK Marsonia 19093
 
 
Trnje0
 
 
 
 
 
NK Međimurje3
 
 
Hrvatski vitez Posedarje 0