2025–26 Croatian Football League
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) will be the 35th 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 1 August 2025.
The league will be contested by 10 teams.
Teams
The following teams will compete in the 2025–26 HNL.
Club changes
Vukovar 1991 were promoted from the 2024–25 Prva NL for the first time in their history while Šibenik were relegated to the 2025–26 Prva NL after one season back in the top flight.
Stadia and locations
| 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: 4,536 | Capacity: 33,987 | Capacity: 9,921 |
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Locations of teams in 2024–25 HNL |
Osijek | |
| Stadion Maksimir | Opus Arena | ||
| Capacity: 24,851 | Capacity: 13,005 | ||
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| Rijeka | Slaven Belupo | Varaždin | Vukovar 1991 |
| Stadion Rujevica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | Stadion Varteks | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| Capacity: 8,191 | Capacity: 3,054 | Capacity: 8,818 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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| 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 | Maksimir | 24,851 | [1] |
| Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt | 18,856 | [5] |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | [6] |
| Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | 3,054 | [7] |
| Varaždin | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 8,818 | [8] |
| Vukovar 1991 | Vukovar | Stadion HNK Cibalia | 10,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb |  Mario Kovačević
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Josip Mišić
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Castore | PSK |
| Gorica | Mario Carević
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Jurica Pršir
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Alpas | Kömmerling |
| Hajduk Split |  Gonzalo García
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Marko Livaja
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Adidas | Tommy |
| Istra 1961 | Goran Tomić
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Joma | Germania | |
| Lokomotiva | Nikica Jelavić
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Denis Kolinger
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Macron | Favbet |
| Osijek |  Simon Rožman
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Vedran Jugović
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2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Rijeka |  Radomir Đalović
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 Martin Zlomislić
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Joma | Favbet |
| Slaven Belupo | Mario Gregurina
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Tomislav Božić
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Jako | Belupo |
| Varaždin | Nikola Šafarić
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Oliver Zelenika
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Capelli Sport | BURAI |
| Vukovar 1991 | Gordon Schildenfeld
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Jakov Biljan
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Nike | Ellington Properties |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | Sandro Perković (caretaker)
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End of caretaker spell | 4 June 2025 | Pre-season | Mario Kovačević
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4 June 2025 |
| Slaven Belupo | Mario Kovačević
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Signed by Dinamo Zagreb | 4 June 2025 | Mario Gregurina
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6 June 2025 | |
| Hajduk Split |  Gennaro Gattuso
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Mutual consent | 5 June 2025 | Gonzalo García
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13 June 2025 | |
| Istra 1961 | Gonzalo García
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Signed by Hajduk Split | 13 June 2025 | Goran Tomić
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13 June 2025 | |
| Lokomotiva | Mario Cvitanović
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End of contract | 17 June 2025 | Nikica Jelavić
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17 June 2025 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Gorica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Rijeka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Istra 1961 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Varaždin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Osijek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Vukovar 1991 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to First Football League |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. 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).[9]
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).[9]
Notes:
- ^ The 2025–26 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
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Statistics
References
- ^ a b "Stadion". gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Povijest kluba". hnk-gorica.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Poljud Stadium". hajduk.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina". nkistra.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Stadion Gradski vrt". nk-osijek.hr. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Stadion HNK Rijeka". hnl.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Gradski stadion "Ivan Kušek Apaš"". nk-slaven-belupo.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Stadion Anđelko Herjavec". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Prva HNL at UEFA.com