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The Croatian Third Football League (Croatian: Treća hrvatska nogometna liga, or commonly Treća HNL or 3.HNL) is the third tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian Football Federation.

[edit] Subdivisions

The league is divided into three divisions: West, East and South, with 18 teams in each division competing in a double round-robin format. At the end of each season, the bottom teams are relegated to the regional leagues while the winners of each league are either promoted directly to Druga HNL or enter a two-legged playoff to gain promotion.

Geographic areas covered by the three 3.HNL divisions;
Yellow - 3.HNL West,
Green - 3.HNL East,
Blue - 3.HNL South

Subdivisions are organized geographically and composed of the following Croatian counties:

• Treća HNL West
  • City of Zagreb (Grad Zagreb)
  • Istria County (Istarska županija)
  • Karlovac County (Karlovačka županija)
  • Krapina-Zagorje County (Krapinsko-zagorska županija)
  • Lika-Senj County (Ličko-senjska županija)
  • Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Primorsko-goranska županija)
  • Sisak-Moslavina County (Sisačko-moslavačka županija)
  • Zagreb County (Zagrebačka županija)

• Treća HNL East
  • Bjelovar-Bilogora County (Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija)
  • Brod-Posavina County (Brodsko-posavska županija)
  • Koprivnica-Križevci County (Koprivničko-križevačka županija)
  • Međimurje County (Međimurska županija)
  • Osijek-Baranja County (Osječko-baranjska županija)
  • Požega-Slavonia County (Požeško-slavonska županija)
  • Varaždin County (Varaždinska županija)
  • Virovitica-Podravina County (Virovitičko-podravska županija)
  • Vukovar-Syrmia County (Vukovarsko-srijemska županija)

• Treća HNL South
  • Zadar County (Zadarska županija)
  • Šibenik-Knin County (Šibensko-kninska županija)
  • Split-Dalmatia County (Splitsko-dalmatinska županija)
  • Dubrovnik-Neretva County (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija)

[edit] Winning clubs

[edit] 2009–10 Members