| Competition: | Druga HNL |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Promoted: | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Relegated: | Šibenik, Radnik Sesvete, Mosor, Junak Sinj, Imotski, Primorac 1929, HAŠK |
| League Topscorer: | Dražen Pilčić (18) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Radnik Sesvete 7–1 Vinogradar Rudeš 7–1 Lučko |
| Biggest Away Win: | Radnik Sesvete 1–4 Rudeš |
| Highest Scoring: | Mosor 5–4 Rudeš Radnik Sesvete 6–3 Dugopolje |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 602 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) is the 22nd season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 18 August 2012 and is expected to end on 1 June 2013.[1]
NK Dugopolje were league champions and earned a place in Croatia's first division, but were unable to complete all the requirement necessary for top league license. None of the teams from 2011–12 season were promoted to 1. HNL.
The league is contested by 16 teams (one more than in the previous season). Only three teams from Treća HNL were granted license for competing in the Druga HNL, but only Primorac 1929 and Zelina were promoted.
Lučko, Šibenik and Karlovac were relegated from 2011–12 Prva HNL and were supposed to participate in the 2012–13 Druga HNL season. But only Lučko and Šibenik fulfilled all the requirements necessary for the second level license, while Karlovac was relegated to Treća HNL. A fourth team, the financially troubled Varaždin, was suspended from the 2011–12 Prva HNL mid-season for not paying its players, and was immediately relegated to the lowest football level possible of the Croatian football league system, being the seventh-tier Third County League.
The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season:
Promoted to 1. HNL
Relegated to 3. HNL
Relegated from 1. HNL
Promoted from 3. HNL
| Club | City / Town | Stadium | 2011-12 result | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugopolje | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 1st in 2. HNL | 5,200 | |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | Stadion Radnika | 7th in 2. HNL | 8,000 | |
| HAŠK | Zagreb | Stadion na Peščenici | 14th in 2. HNL | 800 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 8th in 2. HNL | 5,000 | |
| Imotski | Imotski | Stadion Gospin dolac | 5th in 2. HNL | 4,000 | |
| Junak Sinj | Sinj | Gradski stadion Sinj | 10th in 2.HNL | 3,000 | |
| Lučko | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 13th in 1. HNL | 1,500 | |
| Mosor | Žrnovnica | Stadion Pricvić | 3rd in 2. HNL | 2,000 | |
| Pomorac | Kostrena | Stadion Žuknica | 2nd in 2. HNL | 3,000 | |
| Primorac 1929 | Stobreč | Stadion Poljud | 2nd in 3. HNL South | 35,000 | |
| Radnik Sesvete | Zagreb | Sv. Josip Radnik | 9th in 2. HNL | 1,200 | |
| Rudeš | Zagreb | ŠC Rudeš | 6th in 2. HNL | 1,000 | |
| Solin | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 11th in 2. HNL | 4,000 | |
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 14th in 1. HNL | 8,000 | |
| Vinogradar | Jastrebarsko | Stadion Mladina | 4th in 2. HNL | 2,000 | |
| Zelina | Sv. Ivan Zelina | SRC Sveti Ivan Zelina | 1st in 3. HNL West | 1,000 |
The top scorers in the 2012–13 Druga HNL season were:[2]
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Name | width=120 | Club | width=50 | Goals | width=50 | Apps | width=50 | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dražen Pilčić | Pomorac | 18 | 23 | 1624 | ||||||
| 2 | Željko Sablić | Mosor, Lučko | 14 | 28 | 2429 | ||||||
| 3 | Ivica Žuljević | Dugopolje | 13 | 26 | 2164 | ||||||
| 4 | Franjo Tepurić | Šibenik | 12 | 25 | 2104 | ||||||
| Vedran Mesec | Zelina | 12 | 28 | 2437 | |||||||
| Domagoj Abramović | Gorica | 12 | 29 | 2557 | |||||||
| 7 | Alen Guć | Solin | 11 | 16 | 1440 | ||||||
| Anto Gudelj | Rudeš | 11 | 22 | 1569 | |||||||
| Elvis Sarić | Vinogradar, Lučko | 11 | 23 | 2017 | |||||||
| 10 | Miro Slavica | Šibenik | 10 | 26 | 1816 |