The Croatian Fourth league (Croatian: Prva županijska liga, or commonly 1. ŽNL) is a county-based fifth-level league in the Croatian football league system.[note 1]
Founded | 1991 |
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Country | Croatia |
Confederation | UEFA |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | 3. NL |
Relegation to | 2. ŽNL |
Domestic cup(s) | Croatian Cup |
Subdivisions
editThe teams in the league are divided into 9 county or inter-county subdivisions, competing in a double round-robin format. At the end of each season, the bottom teams are relegated to the respective county's Second league, which are under the 2. ŽNL, while the winners of each league are either promoted directly to the 3. NL or enter a two-legged playoff to gain promotion.[1]
The leagues are:
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The name Četvrta HNL (4. HNL) is still used in some regions.
References
edit- ^ Rogulj, Daniela (21 July 2018). "68 Countries Represented in Croatian First Football League To Date". Total-Croatia News. Retrieved 2 May 2019.