# 2022–23 Third Football League (Croatia)

The 2022–23 Croatian Third Football League (also known as Treća Nogometna Liga and 3. NL) was the 32nd edition of the fourth tier of Croatian football league and 1st season of the restructured Treća nogometna liga.
2022-23 season was the first season where fourth tier competition is named Third Football League, and the first season where fourth tier competition was the highest competition divided in groups (traditionally it being third tier competition).
Winner of every group qualified for the promotion qualifications, as well as the 14th placed team in Second Football League. Those six teams battled for 3 open spots in next seasons' Second Football League.

## Teams

The league was contested in 5 groups, based on geographic locations, by between 10 and 18 teams. Groups are based on centers: Varaždin (North), Rijeka (West), Zagreb (Center), Osijek (East) and Split (South).

## League tables
### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Radnik Križevci (C, Q) | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 67 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Polet (SMnM) | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 66 | |
| 3 | Varteks | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 51 | |
| 4 | Rudar Mursko Središće | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 41 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Domašinec | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 37 | |
| 6 | Papuk Orahovica (R) | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 32 | Relegation |
| 7 | Koprivnica | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 26 | |
| 8 | Virovitica | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 22 | |
| 9 | Podravina Ludbreg | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 22 | |
| 10 | Podravac Virje (R) | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 21 | Relegation |

### West

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Krk (C, Q) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 47 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Vinodol | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 43 | |
| 3 | Uljanik | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 41 | |
| 4 | Nehaj | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 40 | |
| 5 | Pomorac 1921 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Rudar Labin | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
| 7 | Kraljevica | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 35 | |
| 8 | Naprijed Hreljin | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
| 9 | Buje | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Pazinka | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Cres | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Crikvenica | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 23 | |
| 13 | Medulin 1921 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 52 | −37 | 11 | |
| 14 | Novigrad (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation |

### Center

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karlovac 1919 (C, Q) | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 12 | +67 | 87 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Maksimir | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 68 | |
| 3 | Vrapče | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 65 | |
| 4 | Lučko | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 58 | |
| 5 | Samobor | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 54 | |
| 6 | Ponikve | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 | |
| 7 | Segesta | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 48 | |
| 8 | Sava Strmec | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 47 | |
| 9 | Trešnjevka | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
| 10 | Lukavec | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 43 | |
| 11 | Gaj Mače | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 42 | |
| 12 | Kurilovec | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 40 | |
| 13 | HAŠK 1903 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 40 | |
| 14 | Mladost Petrinja | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bistra | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 38 | |
| 16 | Dinamo Odranski Obrež | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 37 | |
| 17 | Ravnice (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 36 | Relegation |
| 18 | Vrbovec (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 71 | −32 | 24 | Relegation |

### East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Slavonija Požega (C, Q) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 59 | Promotion play-off |
| 2 | Graničar Županja | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 58 | |
| 3 | NAŠK Našice | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 52 | |
| 4 | Kutjevo | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 49 | |
| 5 | Čepin | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 47 | |
| 6 | Borac Kneževi Vinogradi | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |
| 7 | Slavija Pleternica | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 43 | |
| 8 | Oriolik Oriovac | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 42 | |
| 9 | Vuteks Sloga | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |
| 10 | Svačić Stari Slatinik | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | Bedem Ivankovo | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 38 | |
| 12 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 38 | |
| 13 | Valpovka | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 36 | |
| 14 | Đakovo Croatia | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 34 | |
| 15 | Darda (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 30 | Relegation |
| 16 | Omladinac Gornja Vrba (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 24 | Relegation |

### South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zagora Unešić (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 65 | |
| 2 | Zadar (Q) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 60 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Junak Sinj | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 53 | |
| 4 | Hrvatski Vitez Posedarje | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 45 | |
| 5 | Uskok Klis | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Primorac Biograd | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 45 | |
| 7 | GOŠK Kaštela | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 42 | |
| 8 | Neretvanac Opuzen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Vodice | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 41 | |
| 10 | Neretva Metković | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 40 | |
| 11 | Sloga Mravince | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 39 | |
| 12 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Zmaj Makarska | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 34 | |
| 14 | Kamen Ivanbegovina | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 31 | |
| 15 | Split | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 27 | |
| 16 | Urania Baška Voda (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 24 | Relegation |

## Promotion play-offs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zagorec Krapina | 0–1 | Krk | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Zadar | 2–4 | Karlovac 1919 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Slavonija Požega | 4–5 | Radnik Križevci | 3–0 | 1–5 |
5 group winners were joined by Zagorec Krapina, who had placed 14th in the 2.NL. 3 winners of these matches qualified to 2023-24 Second Football League.