# 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

| 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 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 7 | Bedem Ivankovo (R) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 47 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 8 | Slavija Pleternica (R) | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 45 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 9 | Kutjevo (R) | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 43 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 10 | NK Graničar Županja (R) | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 11 | Sloga Nova Gradiška (R) | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 71 | −25 | 39 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 12 | Oriolik Oriovac (R) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 38 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 13 | Čepin (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 14 | Darda (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 32 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 15 | Vuteks Sloga (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 52 | 81 | −29 | 31 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 16 | NAŠK Našice (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 30 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 17 | Omladinac Gornja Vrba (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 30 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 18 | Slavonac Bukovlje (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 25 | Relegation to inter-county leagues |

## North
### First phase

| 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 | Advance to the Promotion Group |
| 3 | Nogometni klub Bjelovar | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 45 | Advance to the Promotion Group |
| 4 | Križevci | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 44 | Advance to the Promotion Group |
| 5 | NK Međimurje | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 39 | Advance to the Promotion Group |
| 6 | Podravina Ludbreg | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 31 | Advance to the Promotion Group |
| 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 | Qualification to the Relegation Round |
| 9 | NK Koprivnica | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 17 | Qualification to the Relegation Round |
| 10 | Virovitica | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 17 | Qualification to the Relegation Round |
| 11 | Podravac Virje | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 16 | Qualification to the Relegation Round |
| 12 | Rudar Mursko Središće | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 16 | Qualification to the Relegation Round |

### Second phase
#### Promotion group

| 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 |

#### Relegation group

| 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 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 3 | NK Varteks (2011) (R) | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 26 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 4 | Rudar Mursko Središće (R) | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 24 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 5 | Podravac Virje (R) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 6 | Virovitica (R) | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 22 | Relegation to inter-county leagues |

## South

| 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 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 6 | RNK Split (R) | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 52 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 7 | NK Junak Sinj (R) | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 8 | NK Uskok (R) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 51 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 9 | Sloga Mravince (R) | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 50 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 10 | Primorac Biograd (R) | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 48 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 11 | Zagora Unešić (R) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 44 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 12 | NK GOŠK Dubrovnik (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 43 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 13 | HNK Zmaj Makarska (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 43 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 14 | NK Neretvanac Opuzen (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 38 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 15 | Kamen Ivanbegovina (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 37 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 16 | Vodice (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 17 | Urania Baška Voda (R) | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 33 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 18 | OSK Otok (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 83 | −35 | 26 | Relegation to inter-county leagues |

## Center

| 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 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 6 | NK Maksimir (R) | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 57 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 7 | NK Vrbovec (R) | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 49 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 8 | Ravnice Zagreb (R) | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 47 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 9 | Gaj Mače (R) | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 46 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 10 | HAŠK (R) | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 45 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 11 | Vrapče Zagreb (R) | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 43 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 12 | NK Bistra (R) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 41 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 13 | Kurilovec (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 14 | Lukavec (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 33 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 15 | NK Trešnjevka (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 29 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 16 | NK Ponikve (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 28 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 17 | HNK Segesta (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 26 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 18 | Mladost Petrinja (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 89 | −57 | 25 | Relegation to inter-county leagues |

## West

| 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 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 6 | Uljanik 1948 (R) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 37 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 7 | Novigrad (R) | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 36 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 8 | Rudar Labin (R) | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 36 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 9 | Cres (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 29 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 10 | Nehaj (R) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 29 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 11 | Buje (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 29 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 12 | Pomorac 1921 (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 26 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 13 | Vinodol (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 24 | Relegation to Treća NL |
| 14 | Naprijed Hreljin (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to inter-county leagues |

## Promotion play-offs

| Quarter-finals 4 June 2022 | Quarter-finals 4 June 2022 | Semi-finals 8 June 2022 | Semi-finals 8 June 2022 | Final 12 June 2022 | Final 12 June 2022 |
| Mladost Ždralovi | 2 | | |
| Grobničan | 1 | | |
| Grobničan | 1 | Mladost Ždralovi | 1 |
| | | Zagorec Krapina | 0 |
| | | | | Mladost Ždralovi | 0 |
| | | | | Vukovar 1991 | 2 |
| | | Hrvace | 0 | | |
| | | Vukovar 1991 | 2 |

## Relegation play-offs

| Final 12 June 2022 | Final 12 June 2022 |
| NK Marsonia 1909 | 3 |
| Trnje | 0 |
| NK Međimurje | 3 |
| Hrvatski vitez Posedarje | 0 |