SuperSport HNL
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Croatia
Abbreviation
CRO1
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 2025-2026 season, the CRO1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025-2026 CRO1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 CRO1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Hrvatski nogometni kup (Croation Cup), typically a CRO1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Croatia
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2025 - 23 May 2026 | 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 2025-2026 CRO1 season, the 10th place CRO1 team is relegated to the CRO2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | NK Varaždin | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 4 | NK Lokomotiva | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 6 | HNK Gorica | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | NK Osijek | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | HNK Rijeka | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | NK Istra 1961 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| 10 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 4 | 13 | -9 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to CRO2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 20 Sep 2025
 | Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Maksimir |
Sun - 21 Sep 2025
 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
 | NK Osijek | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Mon - 22 Sep 2025
 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sat - 27 Sep 2025
| NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Lokomotiva | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| HNK Gorica | Opus Arena |
| NK Istra 1961 | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| HNK Vukovar 1991 | Stadion Varteks |
Sat - 4 Oct 2025
| HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| NK Varaždin | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Osijek | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
| NK Osijek | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Varaždin | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Results
Sun - 14 Sep 2025
| 12 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Maksimir |
| 40 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Opus Arena |
Sat - 13 Sep 2025
| 11 | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 20 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Varteks |
Fri - 12 Sep 2025
| 21 | NK Istra 1961 | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
Sun - 31 Aug 2025
| 22 | HNK Rijeka | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 11 | NK Osijek | Stadion Maksimir |
Sat - 30 Aug 2025
| 22 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Varteks |
| 12 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Fri - 29 Aug 2025
| 10 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Sun - 24 Aug 2025
| 12 | NK Varaždin | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 02 | HNK Hajduk Split | Opus Arena |
Sat - 23 Aug 2025
| 30 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Maksimir |
| 12 | NK Lokomotiva | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
Fri - 22 Aug 2025
| 22 | HNK Gorica | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sun - 17 Aug 2025
| 30 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 00 | NK Osijek | Stadion Varteks |
Sat - 16 Aug 2025
| 02 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 13 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Maksimir |
Fri - 15 Aug 2025
| 11 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion HNK Cibalia |