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The Croatian Fourth Football League is the fourth tier of the football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 league system in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...

. It is operated by the Croatian Football Federation
Croatian Football Federation
The Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...

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Subdivisions

Since the 2011-11 season
2011–12 in Croatian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2011–12 football season in Croatia, which will be the 21st season of competitive football in the country.-Croatia:-Croatia U21:-Croatia U20:-Croatia U19:-Croatia U17:-Druga HNL:...

 the league is divided into eight divisions: East, North "A", North "B", Center "A", Center "B", West, South "A" and South "B". Teams are competing in a double round-robin format. At the end of each season, the bottom teams are relegated to the county leagues while the winners of each league are either promoted directly to Treća HNL
Treća HNL
The Croatian Third Football League 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.-Subdivisions:...

 or enter a two-legged playoff to gain promotion.
Subdivisions are organized geographically and composed of the following Croatian counties:
  • Četvrta HNL East
    • Brod-Posavina County
      Brod-Posavina County
      Brod-Posavina County is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina...

       (Brodsko-posavska županija)
    • Osijek-Baranja County
      Osijek-Baranja County
      Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, Beli Manastir.-Administrative divisions:Osijek-Baranja county is divided into:...

       (Osječko-baranjska županija)
    • Požega-Slavonia County
      Požega-Slavonia County
      Požega-Slavonia county is a Croatian county in western Slavonia. Its capital is Požega. Population: 85,831 .-Geography:The Požega-Slavonia county borders on the Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the northwest, Virovitica-Podravina County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast,...

       (Požeško-slavonska županija)
    • Vukovar-Syrmia County
      Vukovar-Syrmia County
      Vukovar-Syrmia county is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of Slavonia and western parts of Syrmia regions; but also the lower Sava river basin ....

       (Vukovarsko-srijemska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL North "A"
    • Međimurje County (Međimurska županija)
    • Varaždin County
      Varaždin County
      Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...

       (Varaždinska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL North "B"
    • Bjelovar-Bilogora County
      Bjelovar-Bilogora County
      Bjelovar-Bilogora County is a county in central Croatia.The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions...

       (Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija)
    • Koprivnica-Križevci County
      Koprivnica-Križevci County
      Koprivnica-Križevci County is a county in northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica and Križevci....

       (Koprivničko-križevačka županija)
    • Virovitica-Podravina County
      Virovitica-Podravina County
      Virovitica-Podravina county is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name Podravina...

       (Virovitičko-podravska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL Center "A"
    • City of Zagreb
      Zagreb
      Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

       (Grad Zagreb)
    • Karlovac County
      Karlovac County
      Karlovac County is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier...

       (Karlovačka županija)
    • Krapina-Zagorje County
      Krapina-Zagorje County
      Krapina-Zagorje county is a county in northern Croatia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.The Krapina-Zagorje county is a candidate for being the most idyllic county in Croatia: the many villages and small towns spread out across the hillsides are perfect for...

       (Krapinsko-zagorska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL Center "B"
    • Sisak-Moslavina County
      Sisak-Moslavina County
      Sisak-Moslavina County is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2001 census it is inhabited by 185 thousand people....

       (Sisačko-moslavačka županija)
    • Zagreb County
      Zagreb County
      Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...

       (Zagrebačka županija)

  • Četvrta HNL West
    • Istria County
      Istria County
      Istria County is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula . The area of the county is called Istra in Croatian and Slovene...

       (Istarska županija)
    • Lika-Senj County
      Lika-Senj County
      Lika-Senj county is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island...

       (Ličko-senjska županija)
    • Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
      Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
      Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...

       (Primorsko-goranska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL South "A"
    • Zadar County
      Zadar County
      Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045...

       (Zadarska županija)
    • Šibenik-Knin County
      Šibenik-Knin County
      Šibenik-Knin County is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. Its center is Šibenik; other notable towns are Knin, Drniš and Skradin....

       (Šibensko-kninska županija)

  • Četvrta HNL South "B"
    • Split-Dalmatia County
      Split-Dalmatia County
      Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242...

       (Splitsko-dalmatinska županija)
    • Dubrovnik-Neretva County
      Dubrovnik-Neretva County
      The Dubrovnik–Neretva County is the southernmost Croatian county located in south Dalmatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče...

      (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija)
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