# 2001–02 Croatian Second Football League

The 2001–02 Druga HNL was the 11th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football. The format of the league changed from the previous three seasons and was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 16 clubs each.

## North Division
### Clubs

| Club | City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bedem Ivankovo | Ivankovo | Igralište Grac | 1,000 |
| Belišće | Belišće | Gradski stadion Belišće | 4,000 |
| Bjelovar | Bjelovar | Gradski stadion Bjelovar | 4,000 |
| Grafičar Vodovod | Osijek | Podgrađe | 4,500 |
| Ivančica Ivanec | Ivanec | Gradski stadion Ivanec | 1,500 |
| Koprivnica | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion Koprivnica | 4,000 |
| Metalac Osijek | Osijek | SC Bikara | 1,500 |
| Mladost Molve | Molve | Petar Focić Stadium | 1,000 |
| NAŠK | Našice | NK NAŠK | 2,000 |
| Omladinac Novo Selo Rok | Novo Selo Rok | NK Omladinac | 1,000 |
| Papuk Orahovica | Orahovica | Gradski stadion Orahovica | 2,000 |
| Podravac Virje | Virje | Sportski park Podravac | 3,000 |
| Sloga Čakovec | Čakovec | NK Sloga | 3,000 |
| Sloga Nova Gradiška | Nova Gradiška | Gradski stadion Nova Gradiška | 3,000 |
| Valpovka | Valpovo | Sportski park | 1,000 |
| Vukovar '91 | Vukovar | Gradski stadion Borovo Naselje | 6,000 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vukovar '91 (C) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Belišće | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 68 | |
| 3 | Valpovka | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 51 | |
| 4 | Metalac Osijek | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 51 | |
| 5 | Koprivnica | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Grafičar Vodovod | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 44 | |
| 8 | Omladinac Novo Selo Rok | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Podravac | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 41 | |
| 10 | Bjelovar (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 11 | Mladost Molve (R) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 40 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 12 | Papuk Orahovica (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 13 | Bedem Ivankovo (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 14 | Ivančica Ivanec (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 30 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 15 | Sloga Čakovec (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 21 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | NAŠK (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 85 | −55 | 21 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |

## South Division
### Clubs

| Club | City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Croatia Sesvete | Sesvete | Stadion ŠRC Sesvete | 3,500 |
| GOŠK Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Stadion Lapad | 7,000 |
| Imotska Krajina | Proložac | Stadion Šarampov | 1,000 |
| Inker Zaprešić | Zaprešić | ŠRC Zaprešić | 4,528 |
| Istra Pula | Pula | Stadion Aldo Drosina | 7,000 |
| Mosor | Žrnovnica | Stadion Pricviće | 3,000 |
| Novalja | Novalja | Cissa Strasko | 2,000 |
| Orijent | Rijeka | SC Krimeja | 4,000 |
| PIK Vrbovec | Vrbovec | Gradski stadion kraj Sajmišta | 3,000 |
| Samobor | Samobor | Gradski stadion Samobor | 5,000 |
| Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 8,000 |
| Solin Građa | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 4,000 |
| Trnje | Zagreb | SC Trnje | 1,000 |
| Uljanik Pula | Pula | Stadion Veruda | 3,000 |
| Uskok Klis | Klis | Iza grada | 2,000 |
| Žminj | Žminj | Igralište Žminja | 1,000 |
In January 2002, Imotska Krajina and Imotski merged into a one club, where Imotski replaced Imotska Krajina in the second part of the Druga HNL season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Istra Pula (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Uljanik | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 59 | |
| 3 | Novalja | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 50 | |
| 4 | Uskok Klis | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Solin Građa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Orijent | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Croatia Sesvete | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Inker Zaprešić | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 41 | |
| 10 | Imotski (O) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 11 | Mosor (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 12 | Žminj (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 13 | Segesta (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 35 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 14 | Samobor (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 31 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 15 | Trnje (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | PIK Vrbovec (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 23 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |