2024–25 Croatian Football League

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SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga
Season2023–24
Dates2 August 2024 – May 2025
2025–26

The 2024–25 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) will be the 34th season of the Croatian top division football, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season will start on 2 August 2024.

The league will be contested by 10 teams.

Teams[edit]

The following teams will compete in the 2024–25 HNL.

Changes[edit]

Šibenik (promoted after a one-year absence) was promoted from the 2023–24 Prva NL. Rudeš (relegated after one season in the top flight) was relegated to 2024–25 Prva NL.

Stadia and locations[edit]

Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961
Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Aldo Drosina
Capacity: 24,851 Capacity: 4,536 Capacity: 33,987 Capacity: 9,921
Lokomotiva Osijek
Stadion Kranjčevićeva Opus Arena
Capacity: 3,690 Capacity: 13,005
Rijeka Slaven Belupo Šibenik Varaždin
Stadion Rujevica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Šubićevac Stadion Varteks
Capacity: 8,191 Capacity: 3,054 Capacity: 3,701 Capacity: 8,818
Team City Stadium Capacity Ref.
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 24,851 [1]
Gorica Velika Gorica ŠRC Velika Gorica 4,536 [2]
Hajduk Split Split Poljud 33,987 [3]
Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,921 [4]
Lokomotiva Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 3,690 [5]
Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 18,856 [6]
Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,191 [7]
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,054 [8]
Šibenik Šibenik Šubićevac 3,701 [9]
Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,818 [10]
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)
1 Coat of arms of the city of Zagreb City of Zagreb 2 Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva
2 Coat of arms of Istria County Istria 1 Istra 1961
Coat of arms of Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci Slaven Belupo
Coat of arms of Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja Osijek
Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski Kotar Rijeka
Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia Hajduk Split
Coat of arms of Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin Šibenik
Coat of arms of Varaždin County Varaždin Varaždin
Post-1992 coat of arms of Zagreb County Zagreb County Gorica

Personnel and kits[edit]

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Dinamo Zagreb Bosnia and Herzegovina Sergej Jakirović North Macedonia Arijan Ademi Adidas PSK
Gorica Croatia Dinko Jeličić Croatia Filip Mrzljak Alpas Kömmerling
Hajduk Split TBD Croatia Lovre Kalinić Macron Tommy
Istra 1961 Italy Paolo Tramezzani Croatia Slavko Blagojević Joma Germania
Lokomotiva Croatia Silvijo Čabraja Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Marić Macron Favbet
Osijek TBD Croatia Marko Malenica 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.
Rijeka Croatia Željko Sopić Croatia Nediljko Labrović Joma Favbet
Slaven Belupo Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Radeljić Croatia Tomislav Božić Jako Belupo
Šibenik Croatia Mario Carević Croatia Antonio Đaković Capelli Sport
Varaždin Croatia Mario Kovačević Croatia Igor Postonjski Capelli Sport BURAI

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Dinamo Zagreb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Gorica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
3 Hajduk Split 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Istra 1961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Lokomotiva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Osijek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rijeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Slaven Belupo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Šibenik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Varaždin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to First Football League
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[11]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results[edit]

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.

Home \ Away DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ SLA ŠIB VAR
Dinamo Zagreb a a
Gorica
Hajduk Split a a a a a a
Istra 1961
Lokomotiva
Osijek
Rijeka a a
Slaven Belupo
Šibenik a a
Varaždin
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stadion". gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Povijest kluba". hnk-gorica.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Poljud Stadium". hajduk.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina". nkistra.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Nogometni stadion Zagreb". sportskiobjekti.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Stadion Gradski vrt". nk-osijek.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Stadion HNK Rijeka". hnl.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Gradski stadion "Ivan Kušek Apaš"". nk-slaven-belupo.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Stadion Šubićevac". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Stadion Anđelko Herjavec". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2022/2023" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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