The Croatian Women's Second Football League (Croatian: Druga Hrvatska nogometna liga za žene, usually abbreviated as Druga HNLŽ) is the second tier of Croatian women's football league framework.

Which teams get the extra home advantage is determined through a draw.

[1] After the end of the regular season, the champions of the two divisions meet in a two-legged promotion play-off.

The winner earns a direct promotion to Prva HNLŽ.

Meanwhile, the loser has another chance at promotion by participating in the Prva HNLŽ relegation play-off against the 3rd placed team in the Prva HNLŽ qualification group.