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2024–25 Croatian Football League

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SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 24 May 2025
Top goalscorerMarko Livaja (10 goals)
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is 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 began on 2 August 2024.

The league is being contested by ten teams.

Teams

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

Changes

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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

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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 Opus Arena 13,005 [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

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Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Nenad Bjelica North Macedonia Arijan Ademi Castore Favbet
Gorica Croatia Mario Carević Croatia Filip Mrzljak Alpas Kömmerling
Hajduk Split Italy Gennaro Gattuso Croatia Lovre Kalinić Adidas Tommy
Istra 1961 Spain Gonzalo Garcia Croatia Slavko Blagojević Joma Germania
Lokomotiva Croatia Silvijo Čabraja Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Marić Macron Favbet
Osijek Italy Federico Coppitelli Croatia Vedran Jugović 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.
Rijeka Montenegro Radomir Đalović Croatia Ivan Smolčić Joma Favbet
Slaven Belupo Croatia Mario Kovačević Croatia Tomislav Božić Jako Belupo
Šibenik Croatia Rajko Vidović Croatia Antonio Đaković Capelli Sport
Varaždin Croatia Nikola Šafarić Croatia Oliver Zelenika Capelli Sport BURAI

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Osijek Croatia Ivo Smoje (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 May 2024 Pre-season Italy Federico Coppitelli 13 June 2024
Hajduk Split Bosnia and Herzegovina Jure Ivanković (caretaker) 26 May 2024 Italy Gennaro Gattuso 13 June 2024
Varaždin Croatia Mario Kovačević Contract expired 31 May 2024 Croatia Nikola Šafarić 31 May 2024
Rijeka Croatia Željko Sopić Sacked 13 August 2024 3rd Montenegro Radomir Đalović 13 August 2024
Slaven Belupo Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Radeljić 2 September 2024 10th Croatia Mario Kovačević 2 September 2024
Dinamo Zagreb Bosnia and Herzegovina Sergej Jakirović 19 September 2024 3rd Croatia Sandro Perković (caretaker) 19 September 2024
Croatia Sandro Perković (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 September 2024 3rd Croatia Nenad Bjelica 26 September 2024
Gorica Croatia Rajko Vidović Sacked 8 October 2024 8th Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) 8 October 2024
Šibenik Croatia Mario Carević Mutual consent 10 October 2024 5th Croatia Marko Kartelo (caretaker) 14 October 2024
Gorica Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 15 October 2024 8th Croatia Mario Carević 15 October 2024
Šibenik Croatia Marko Kartelo (caretaker) 10 October 2024 9th Croatia Rajko Vidović 13 November 2024
Istra 1961 Italy Paolo Tramezzani Sacked 22 December 2024 8th Spain Gonzalo Garcia 1 January 2025

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Rijeka 18 9 9 0 26 7 +19 36 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split 18 10 6 2 28 14 +14 36 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
3 Dinamo Zagreb 18 8 5 5 35 24 +11 29
4 Osijek 18 7 5 6 28 23 +5 26
5 Varaždin 18 6 8 4 16 13 +3 26
6 Slaven Belupo 18 5 5 8 21 26 −5 20
7 Lokomotiva 18 5 4 9 23 28 −5 19
8 Istra 1961 18 4 7 7 18 29 −11 19
9 Šibenik 18 4 4 10 15 33 −18 16
10 Gorica 18 4 3 11 16 29 −13 15 Relegation to First Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 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

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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 2–1 0–1 5–0 5–1 2–4 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 a
Gorica 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0
Hajduk Split 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 a a a
Istra 1961 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–3 3–3 0–0
Lokomotiva 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1
Osijek 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
Rijeka 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 a
Slaven Belupo 4–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–1
Šibenik 0–4 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 a
Varaždin 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1
Source: SuperSport HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 14 December 2024[12]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Marko Livaja Hajduk Split 9
2 Croatia Sandro Kulenović Dinamo Zagreb 8
3 Austria Arnel Jakupović Osijek 6
4 Croatia Duje Čop Lokomotiva 5
Croatia Alen Grgić Slaven Belupo 5
6 Croatia Robert Mudražija Lokomotiva 4
Croatia Toni Fruk Rijeka 4
Croatia Michele Šego Varaždin 4

References

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  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. ^ "Opus Arena". SoccerWay. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  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 2024/2025" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Strijelci - SuperSport HNL". hnl.hr.
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