# 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League

The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League (also known as Druga HNL and 2. HNL) was the 28th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 August 2018 and ended in May 2019.
The league is contested by 14 teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 26 rounds.

## Teams

On 23 April 2018, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2018–19 season was completed. For the 2018–19 Druga HNL, only six clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Dinamo Zagreb II, Gorica, Hajduk Split II, Lučko, Osijek II and Sesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.
The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2018–19 Druga HNL.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2017–18 result | Capacity |
| BSK | Denis Krstanović | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 0252nd (in Treća HNL East) | |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovićević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 0233rd | 5,000 |
| Dugopolje | Miroslav Bojko | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 0266th | 5,200 |
| Hajduk Split II | Mario Despotović | Split | Stadion Poljud | 0255th | 35,000 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Boris Perković | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 03111th | 5,000 |
| Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 0288th | 2,550 |
| Lučko | Dražen Biškup | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 03010th | 1,500 |
| Međimurje | Matija Kristić | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 030 3rd (in Treća HNL East) | 6,500 |
| Osijek II | Dino Skender | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 030 1st (in Treća HNL East) | 18,856 |
| Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 0244th | 1,200 |
| Solin | Mladen Jurić | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 0299th | 4,000 |
| Šibenik | Borimir Perković | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 0277th | 6,824 |
| Zadar | Krešimir Sunara | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 0273rd (in Treća HNL South) | 5,860 |
| Varaždin | Branko Karačić | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 0122nd | 8,850 |

### Number of teams by county

| Position | County | Number | Teams |
| 1 | City of Zagreb | 5 | Dinamo Zagreb II, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Kustošija, Lučko and Sesvete |
| 2 | Split-Dalmatia | 3 | Dugopolje, Hajduk Split II and Solin |
| 3 | Osijek-Baranja | 2 | BSK and Osijek II |
| 4 | Međimurje | 1 | Međimurje |
| 4 | Šibenik-Knin | 1 | Šibenik |
| 4 | Varaždin | 1 | Varaždin |
| 4 | Zadar | 1 | Zadar |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Varaždin (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 51 | Promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 2 | Šibenik | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 46 | Qualification to the promotion play-off |
| 3 | Osijek II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 44 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 4 | Hajduk Split II | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 43 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 5 | Dugopolje | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Sesvete | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 40 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 37 | Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion to the Croatian First Football League |
| 8 | Zadar (R) | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
| 9 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 28 | |
| 10 | Solin | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Kustošija | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 27 | |
| 13 | Međimurje | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 25 | |
| 14 | Lučko (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the Croatian Third Football League |
* ↑ Dinamo Zagreb II, Hajduk Split II and Osijek II are ineligible for promotion

## Results

| Home \ Away | BSK | DIN | DUG | HAJ | HRV | KUS | LUČ | MEĐ | OSI | SES | SOL | ŠIB | VAR | ZAD |
| BSK Bijelo Brdo | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Dugopolje | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Hajduk Split II | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Kustošija | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Lučko | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Međimurje | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Osijek II | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Sesvete | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Solin | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Šibenik | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Varaždin | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 |
| Zadar | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Top scorers

    As of 25 May 2019
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1 | Leon Benko | Varaždin | 21 |
| 2 | Marko Tolić | Sesvete | 15 |
| 3 | Josip Špoljarić | Osijek II | 13 |
| 4 | Antonio Repić | Zadar | 12 |
| 5 | Mario Munivrana | Međimurje | 8 |
| 6 | Ivan Delić | Hajduk Split II | 7 |
| 6 | Valentino Majstorović | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 7 |
| 6 | Prince Ampem | Šibenik | 7 |
| 6 | Mario Vasilj | Sesvete | 7 |