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.


More Info...


 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Dinamo Zagreb 1711 -2-435-36162086 -1-1191971295 -1-3161798
2HNK Hajduk Split 1710 -4-334-27161185 -2-117146895 -2-21713103
3NK Slaven Koprivnica 177 -4-625-2628-295 -2-2171713482 -2-48915-6
4NK Istra 1961 166 -5-523-2020084 -3-115109182 -2-481011-1
5NK Varaždin 176 -5-623-2122-184 -3-115139492 -2-58813-5
6HNK Rijeka 165 -6-521-2619784 -2-214168881 -4-371011-1
7HNK Gorica 175 -4-819-2126-583 -0-591014-492 -4-3101112-1
8NK Lokomotiva 174 -7-619-2028-893 -3-3121012-281 -4-371016-6
9HNK Vukovar 1991 173 -6-815-1830-12103 -5-2141412270 -1-61418-14
10NK Osijek 172 -7-813-1626-1081 -4-37711-491 -3-56915-6
2026-2027 UEFACL
2026-2027 UEFAECL
Relegation to CRO2

Fixtures

Fri - 19 Dec 2025
 NK Varaždin   NK Istra 1961Stadion Varteks
Sat - 20 Dec 2025
 Dinamo Zagreb   NK LokomotivaStadion Maksimir
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
 HNK Hajduk Split   HNK Vukovar 1991Gradski Stadion u Poljudu
 HNK Rijeka   HNK GoricaStadion HNK Rijeka
Sat - 24 Jan 2026
 HNK Hajduk Split   NK Istra 1961Gradski Stadion u Poljudu
 NK Osijek   Dinamo ZagrebOpus Arena
 HNK Rijeka   NK Slaven KoprivnicaStadion HNK Rijeka
 NK Varaždin   HNK GoricaStadion Varteks
 NK Lokomotiva   HNK Vukovar 1991Stadion Maksimir
Sat - 31 Jan 2026
 HNK Gorica   HNK Hajduk SplitGradski stadion Velika Gorica
 NK Istra 1961   NK LokomotivaStadion Aldo Drosina
 NK Osijek   HNK RijekaOpus Arena
 NK Slaven Koprivnica   NK VaraždinGradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš
 Dinamo Zagreb   HNK Vukovar 1991Stadion Maksimir
Sat - 7 Feb 2026
 HNK Hajduk Split   NK Slaven KoprivnicaGradski Stadion u Poljudu
 NK Lokomotiva   HNK GoricaStadion Maksimir
 HNK Rijeka   Dinamo ZagrebStadion HNK Rijeka
 NK Varaždin   NK OsijekStadion Varteks
 HNK Vukovar 1991   NK Istra 1961Stadion HNK Cibalia

Results

Sun - 14 Dec 2025
 NK Istra 1961 ABAN HNK RijekaStadion Aldo Drosina
 NK Slaven Koprivnica 25 Dinamo ZagrebGradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš
Sat - 13 Dec 2025
 NK Lokomotiva 13 HNK Hajduk SplitStadion Maksimir
 NK Osijek 11 HNK GoricaOpus Arena
Fri - 12 Dec 2025
 HNK Vukovar 1991 20 NK VaraždinStadion HNK Cibalia
Sun - 7 Dec 2025
 NK Osijek 15 NK Istra 1961Opus Arena
 NK Varaždin 42 NK LokomotivaStadion Varteks
Sat - 6 Dec 2025
 HNK Rijeka 31 HNK Vukovar 1991Stadion HNK Rijeka
 Dinamo Zagreb 11 HNK Hajduk SplitStadion Maksimir
Fri - 5 Dec 2025
 NK Slaven Koprivnica 21 HNK GoricaGradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš
Mon - 1 Dec 2025
 HNK Gorica 02 Dinamo ZagrebGradski stadion Velika Gorica
Sun - 30 Nov 2025
 NK Lokomotiva 11 HNK RijekaStadion Maksimir
Sat - 29 Nov 2025
 NK Istra 1961 11 NK Slaven KoprivnicaStadion Aldo Drosina
 HNK Hajduk Split 11 NK VaraždinGradski Stadion u Poljudu
Fri - 28 Nov 2025
 HNK Vukovar 1991 22 NK OsijekStadion HNK Cibalia
Sun - 23 Nov 2025
 HNK Gorica 10 NK Istra 1961Gradski stadion Velika Gorica
 NK Osijek 11 NK LokomotivaOpus Arena
Sat - 22 Nov 2025
 HNK Rijeka 50 HNK Hajduk SplitStadion HNK Rijeka
 Dinamo Zagreb 31 NK VaraždinStadion Maksimir
Fri - 21 Nov 2025
 NK Slaven Koprivnica 41 HNK Vukovar 1991Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš