The Slovenian Third Football League ( or commonly 3. SNL) is the third tier of the Slovenian football system. Since 2019, the league consists of two regional groups (East and West). They are operated by the Intercommunal Football Associations.
Between 1992âÂÂ93 and 1997âÂÂ98, the Slovenian Third League was divided into two regional groups (East and West), with both group winners directly promoting to the Slovenian Second League (except in the 1994âÂÂ95 season, when the top two divisions got reorganized).
In the 1998âÂÂ99 season, the league was expanded to four regional groups (Centre, East, North, West). Until the 2002âÂÂ03 season, all four group winners were promoted directly to the second division. In the 2003âÂÂ04 season, a two-leg play-off was introduced, as only two teams advanced.
In the 2004âÂÂ05 season, the format was changed back to two regional groups with both group winners promoting.
From the 2014âÂÂ15 season onwards, the league was again divided into four regional groups. Three of those groups (Centre, East and North) were composed of fourteen clubs, while the West group consisted of ten clubs.
In the 2014âÂÂ15 and 2015âÂÂ16 seasons, the group winners played a promotional two-legged play-off to decide two promoting teams. Due to the expansion of the Slovenian Second League, the top two teams in each of the four groups were promoted in the 2016âÂÂ17 season. In the following season, the group winners again played a two-legged play-off for two promotion spots.
In the 2018âÂÂ19 season, the North, Centre and East groups were reduced to ten teams. After the season, the old system with two groups (East and West) with both winners promoting to the Second League was reintroduced.
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