Summary
The SuperSport HNL (CRO1) or SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga, is the top competitive league in the Croatian football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 season, the CRO1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 CRO1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 CRO1 team
The winner of the 2024-2025 Hrvatski nogometni kup (Croation Cup), typically a CRO1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Croatia
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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CRO1 | SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga | 10 |
CRO2 | Prva nogometna liga (Prva NL or 1.NL) | 12 |
CRO3 | Druga nogometna liga (Druga NL or 2.HNL) | 16 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
2 Aug 2024 - 24 May 2025 | 10: CRO1 (9), CRO2 (1) |
Season Format
Each CRO1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 CRO1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head to head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams are tied), (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 CRO1 season, the 10th place CRO1 team is relegated to the CRO2.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | HNK Rijeka | 18 | 9 -9-0 | 36 | - | 26 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | - | 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | - | 35 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
4 | NK Osijek | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | - | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
5 | NK Varaždin | 18 | 6 -8-4 | 26 | - | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
6 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | 18 | 5 -5-8 | 20 | - | 21 | 26 | -5 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
7 | NK Lokomotiva | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 23 | 28 | -5 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
8 | NK Istra 1961 | 18 | 4 -7-7 | 19 | - | 18 | 29 | -11 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
9 | HNK Šibenik | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | - | 15 | 33 | -18 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -10 |
10 | HNK Gorica | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | - | 16 | 29 | -13 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 -0-9 | 0 | 5 | 18 | -13 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to CRO2 |
Fixtures
NK Osijek | HNK Šibenik | Opus Arena |
HNK Gorica | NK Varaždin | ŠRC Velika Gorica |
Dinamo Zagreb | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Maksimir |
HNK Rijeka | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
HNK Hajduk Split | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
NK Istra 1961 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
HNK Šibenik | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Šubićevac |
NK Varaždin | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec |
NK Osijek | Dinamo Zagreb | Opus Arena |
NK Lokomotiva | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion U Kranjčevićeva |
Dinamo Zagreb | HNK Šibenik | Stadion Maksimir |
HNK Gorica | NK Osijek | ŠRC Velika Gorica |
HNK Rijeka | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
HNK Hajduk Split | NK Varaždin | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
NK Slaven Koprivnica | NK Lokomotiva | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
HNK Šibenik | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion Šubićevac |
NK Varaždin | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec |
NK Istra 1961 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
NK Osijek | HNK Rijeka | Opus Arena |
Dinamo Zagreb | HNK Gorica | Stadion Maksimir |
Results
HNK Šibenik | 12 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Šubićevac |
HNK Rijeka | 20 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Maksimir |
HNK Gorica | 14 | NK Lokomotiva | ŠRC Velika Gorica |
NK Osijek | 22 | NK Istra 1961 | Opus Arena |
HNK Hajduk Split | 22 | HNK Rijeka | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
NK Varaždin | 00 | NK Osijek | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec |
NK Istra 1961 | 33 | HNK Šibenik | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
NK Lokomotiva | 31 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion U Kranjčevićeva |
NK Slaven Koprivnica | 21 | HNK Gorica | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
NK Osijek | 30 | NK Lokomotiva | Opus Arena |
HNK Šibenik | 01 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Šubićevac |
HNK Gorica | 10 | HNK Hajduk Split | ŠRC Velika Gorica |
NK Istra 1961 | 00 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |
HNK Hajduk Split | 10 | Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
NK Lokomotiva | 12 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion U Kranjčevićeva |
HNK Rijeka | 10 | HNK Gorica | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
NK Slaven Koprivnica | 32 | NK Osijek | Gradski Stadion u Koprivnici |
NK Varaždin | 21 | HNK Šibenik | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec |