# 2005–06 Croatian Second Football League

The 2005–06 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) season was the 15th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. The league was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 12 clubs each. This was the last season under that format as the following season featured united Druga HNL with 16 teams. Mosor were originally relegated but were reprieved so that the following season has 16 clubs.

## North Division
### Clubs

| Club | City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Belišće | Belišće | Gradski stadion Belišće | 4,000 |
| Bjelovar | Bjelovar | Gradski stadion Bjelovar | 4,000 |
| Čakovec | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 8,000 |
| Dilj | Vinkovci | Stadion NK Dilj | 3,000 |
| Grafičar Vodovod | Osijek | Podgrađe | 4,500 |
| Graničar Županja | Županja | u Spomen "Prve Nogometne Lopte" | 2,000 |
| Koprivnica | Koprivnica | Gradski stadion Koprivnica | 4,000 |
| Marsonia | Slavonski Brod | Gradski Stadion uz Savu | 10,000 |
| Metalac Osijek | Osijek | SC Bikara | 1,500 |
| Mladost Molve | Molve | Petar Focić Stadium | 1,000 |
| Slavonija Požega | Požega | Gradski stadion Požega | 4,000 |
| Vukovar '91 | Vukovar | Gradski stadion Borovo Naselje | 6,000 |

### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belišće | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 48 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 2 | Grafičar Vodovod | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 39 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 3 | Bjelovar | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 37 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 4 | Vukovar '91 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 35 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 5 | Koprivnica | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 6 | Metalac Osijek | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 33 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 7 | Marsonia | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 31 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 8 | Čakovec | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 28 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 9 | Graničar Županja | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 10 | Dilj | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 24 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 11 | Slavonija Požega | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 22 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 12 | Mladost Molve | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 9 | Qualification to play-out group |

### Play-off Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belišće (C) | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 61 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Grafičar Vodovod (R) | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 54 | |
| 3 | Metalac Osijek (R) | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 52 | |
| 4 | Koprivnica | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | Bjelovar | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 48 | |
| 6 | Vukovar '91 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 44 | |

### Play-out Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Marsonia | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 54 | |
| 8 | Čakovec | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 49 | |
| 9 | Graničar Županja (R) | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 39 | |
| 10 | Slavonija Požega (R) | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Dilj (R) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 30 | |
| 12 | Mladost Molve (R) | 32 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 93 | −61 | 14 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |

## South Division
### Clubs

| Club | City / Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Croatia Sesvete | Sesvete | Stadion ŠRC Sesvete | 3,500 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 5,000 |
| Imotski | Imotski | Stadion Gospin dolac | 4,000 |
| Karlovac | Karlovac | Stadion 13. srpanj | 12,000 |
| Mosor | Žrnovnica | Stadion Pricviće | 3,000 |
| Naftaš Ivanić Grad | Ivanić Grad | Sportski Park Zelenjak | 2,000 |
| Novalja | Novalja | Cissa Strasko | 2,000 |
| Pomorac | Kostrena | Stadion Žuknica | 3,500 |
| Segesta | Sisak | Gradski stadion Sisak | 8,000 |
| Solin Građa | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 8,000 |
| Zadar | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 5,860 |

### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Šibenik | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 2 | Pomorac | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 40 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 3 | Croatia Sesvete | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 35 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 4 | Novalja | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 5 | Imotski | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 6 | Naftaš Ivanić Grad | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 32 | Qualification to play-off group |
| 7 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 32 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 8 | Zadar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 27 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 9 | Mosor | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 25 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 10 | Solin Građa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 21 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 11 | Segesta | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 20 | Qualification to play-out group |
| 12 | Karlovac | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 17 | Qualification to play-out group |

### Play-off Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Šibenik (C, P) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Croatia Sesvete | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 59 | |
| 3 | Pomorac | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 58 | |
| 4 | Novalja (R) | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 45 | |
| 5 | Imotski | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Naftaš Ivanić Grad | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 32 | |

### Play-out Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Zadar | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 51 | |
| 8 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 48 | |
| 9 | Solin Građa | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 45 | |
| 10 | Mosor | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 36 | |
| 11 | Segesta (R) | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 31 | |
| 12 | Karlovac (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 18 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |

## Promotion play-off

Belišće did not get a first level license so the promotion playoff against Šibenik was cancelled and Šibenik was automatically promoted.