2023–24_Croatian_Football_League
2023–24 Croatian Football League
Football league season
The 2023–24 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 33rd 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 started on 21 July 2023.[1]
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2023–24 |
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| Dates | 21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Relegated | Rudeš |
| Matches played | 155 |
| Goals scored | 393 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ramón Miérez (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rijeka 6–0 Istra 1961 (6 August 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Rudeš 1–5 Dinamo Zagreb (24 September 2023) Istra 1961 0–4 Lokomotiva (2 October 2023) Rudeš 0–4 Istra 1961 (11 November 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Istra 1961 4–4 Osijek (13 August 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Dinamo Zagreb |
| Longest winless run | 24 matches Rudeš |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Rudeš |
| Total attendance | 828,877 |
| Average attendance | 5,348 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2024. | |
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The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Prva NL. 2022–23 Prva NL champions Rudeš were promoted and returned after a four-year absence, replacing the 2022–23 Croatian Football League bottom-placed team, Šibenik (relegated after three seasons in the top flight).
Stadia and locations
More information Dinamo Zagreb, Gorica ...
| Dinamo Zagreb | Gorica | Hajduk Split | Istra 1961 |
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| Stadion Maksimir | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica | Stadion Poljud | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| Capacity: 24,851 | Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 33,987 | Capacity: 9,800 |
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Locations of teams in 2023–24 HNL |
Osijek | |
| Stadion Kranjčevićeva | Opus Arena | ||
| Capacity: 5,350 | Capacity: 13,005 | ||
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| Rijeka | Rudeš | Slaven Belupo | Varaždin |
| Stadion Rujevica | Stadion Kranjčevićeva | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | Stadion Varteks |
| Capacity: 8,191 | Capacity: 5,350 | Capacity: 3,054 | Capacity: 8,818 |
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More information Team, City ...
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir | 24,851 | [2] |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | ŠRC Velika Gorica | 5,200 | [3] |
| Hajduk Split | Split | Poljud | 33,987 | [4] |
| Istra 1961 | Pula | Stadion Aldo Drosina | 9,800 | [5] |
| Lokomotiva | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 5,350 | [6] |
| Osijek | Osijek | Opus Arena | 13,005 | [7] |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | [8] |
| Rudeš | Zagreb | Kranjčevićeva1 | 5,350 | [6] |
| Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | 3,054 | [9] |
| Varaždin | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 8,818 | [10] |
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- 1 Lokomotiva and Rudeš host their home matches at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. The stadium is originally the home ground of fifth-level side NK Zagreb.
More information Rank, Counties of Croatia ...
| Rank | Counties of Croatia | Number of teams | Club(s) |
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| 1 |  City of Zagreb |
3 | Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rudeš |
| 2 |  Istria |
1 | Istra 1961 |
 Koprivnica-Križevci |
Slaven Belupo | ||
 Osijek-Baranja |
Osijek | ||
 Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
Rijeka | ||
 Split-Dalmatia |
Hajduk Split | ||
 Varaždin |
Varaždin | ||
 Zagreb County |
Gorica | ||
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Personnel and kits
More information Club, Manager ...
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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| Dinamo Zagreb |  Sergej Jakirović |
 Arijan Ademi |
Adidas | PSK |
| Gorica |  Dinko Jeličić |
Filip Mrzljak |
Alpas | Kömmerling |
| Hajduk Split | Jure Ivanković (caretaker) |
Lovre Kalinić |
Macron | Tommy |
| Istra 1961 |  Paolo Tramezzani |
Slavko Blagojević |
Joma | Germania |
| Lokomotiva | Silvijo Čabraja |
Mateo Marić |
Macron | Favbet |
| Osijek | Zoran Zekić |
Marko Malenica |
2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Rijeka | Željko Sopić |
Nediljko Labrović |
Joma | Favbet |
| Rudeš | Davor Mladina |
Mateo Pavlović |
Adidas | Sava Osiguranje |
| Slaven Belupo | Roy Ferenčina |
Tomislav Božić |
Jako | Belupo |
| Varaždin | Mario Kovačević |
Igor Postonjski |
Capelli Sport | BURAI |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Slaven Belupo | Zoran Zekić |
Contract expired | 27 May 2023 |  Ricardo Moniz |
7 May 2023 | Pre-season |
| Rudeš | Davor Mladina |
5 June 2023 | Robert Prosinečki |
7 June 2023 | Pre-season | |
| Istra 1961 |  Gonzalo Garcia |
Mutual consent | 7 June 2023 | Mislav Karoglan |
11 June 2023 | Pre-season |
| Istra 1961 | Mislav Karoglan |
Sacked | 9 August 2023 | David Català |
13 August 2023 | 9th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Igor Bišćan |
21 August 2023 | Sergej Jakirović |
21 August 2023 | 7th | |
| Rijeka | Sergej Jakirović |
Signed by Dinamo Zagreb | 21 August 2023 | Darko Raić-Sudar (caretaker) |
22 August 2023 | 3rd |
| Gorica | Željko Sopić |
Signed by Rijeka | 23 August 2023 | Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) |
23 August 2023 | 5th |
| Rijeka | Darko Raić-Sudar (caretaker) |
End of caretaker tenure | 25 August 2023 | Željko Sopić |
25 August 2023 | 3rd |
| Gorica | Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) |
Signing of Jeličić | 30 August 2023 | Dinko Jeličić |
30 August 2023 | 6th |
| Rudeš | Robert Prosinečki |
Sacked | 3 September 2023 | Toni Golem |
5 September 2023 | 10th |
| Slaven Belupo | Ricardo Moniz |
4 September 2023 | Roy Ferenčina |
5 September 2023 | 9th | |
| Osijek | Stjepan Tomas |
3 October 2023 | Ivo Smoje (caretaker) |
3 October 2023 | 6th | |
| Osijek | Ivo Smoje (caretaker) |
Signing of Zekić | 13 October 2023 | Zoran Zekić |
13 October 2023 | 5th |
| Hajduk Split | Ivan Leko |
Mutual consent | 23 October 2023 | Mislav Karoglan |
23 October 2023 | 2nd |
| Rudeš | Toni Golem |
12 November 2023 | Ivan Mijač (caretaker) |
17 November 2023 | 10th | |
| Rudeš | Ivan Mijač (caretaker) |
Signing of Mladina | 6 December 2023 | Davor Mladina |
6 December 2023 | 10th |
| Istra 1961 | David Català |
Sacked | 7 February 2024 | Paolo Tramezzani |
8 February 2024 | 8th |
| Gorica | Dinko Jeličić |
11 March 2024 | Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) |
11 March 2024 | 6th | |
| Gorica | Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) |
Signing of Vidović | 18 March 2024 | Rajko Vidović |
18 March 2024 | 6th |
| Hajduk Split | Mislav Karoglan |
Mutual consent | 8 April 2024 | Jure Ivanković (caretaker) |
8 April 2024 | 3rd |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb (Y) | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rijeka (Y) | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Hajduk Split (Y) | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 61 | Qualification to Εuropa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Osijek | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 48 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Varaždin | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 36 | |
| 7 | Gorica | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 35 | |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 34 | |
| 9 | Slaven Belupo | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 30 | |
| 10 | Rudeš (R) | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 74 | −60 | 7 | Relegation to First Football League |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 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]
(R) Relegated; (Y) Guaranteed at least Εuropa Conference League
Notes:
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]
(R) Relegated; (Y) Guaranteed at least Εuropa Conference League
Notes:
- The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup winners (Dinamo Zagreb or Rijeka) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). Since both Croatian Cup finalists clinched the final position at the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
More information Home \ Away, DIN ...
| Home \ Away | DIN | GOR | HAJ | IST | LOK | OSI | RIJ | RUD | SLA | VAR | DIN | GOR | HAJ | IST | LOK | OSI | RIJ | RUD | SLA | VAR |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 11 May | 1–0 | 25 May | 5–2 | 1–0 | ||
| Gorica | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 25 May | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 10 May | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 19 May | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5 May | ||
| Istra 1961 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 12 May | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 17 May | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 25 May | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 12 May | 0–0 | ||
| Osijek | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4 May | 19 May | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Rijeka | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5 May | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 25 May | 2–0 | ||
| Rudeš | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3 May | 18 May | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | ||
| Slaven Belupo | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 18 May | 4 May | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Varaždin | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 25 May | 11 May | 1–0 | 1–2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- As of 22 April 2024[12]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Ramón Miérez |
Osijek | 14 |
| 2 | Fran Brodić |
Varaždin (7), Dinamo Zagreb (4) | 11 |
| 3 | Marko Livaja |
Hajduk Split | 10 |
| Bruno Petković |
Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 5 | Kristijan Lovrić |
Osijek | 8 |
| Benedik Mioč |
Slaven Belupo | ||
| 7 | Mijo Caktaš |
Osijek | 7 |
| Duje Čop |
Lokomotiva | ||
| Niko Janković |
Rijeka | ||
| Igor Postonjski |
Varaždin |
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- Official website (in Croatian)
- Prva HNL at UEFA.com