SuperSport HNL
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2019-2020
Location
Croatia
Abbreviation
CRO1

Summary

The Croatian First Football League (CRO1) or 1.HNL, or Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga, is the top competitive league in the Croatian football system. At the end of the 2019-2020 season, the CRO1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2019-2020 CRO1 team
  • 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd place 2019-2020 CRO1 team
  • 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 3rd place 2019-2020 CRO1 team

The winner of the 2019-2020 Hrvatski nogometni kup (Croation Cup), typically a CRO1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Croatia

Abbrev League # of Teams
CRO1 Hrvatski Telekom Prva Liga
(1.HNL)		 10
CRO2 Croatian Second Football League
(Druga HNL or 2.HNL)		 14
CRO3 Croatian Third Football League
(Treća HNL or 3.HNL)		 -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

19 Jul 2019 - 25 Jul 2020  10: CRO1 (8 minimum), CRO2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

Each CRO1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 CRO1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head to head goal difference, (3) head-to-head away 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 2019-2020 CRO1 season, the 10th place CRO1 team is relegated to the CRO2, and the 9th place CRO1 team plays the 2nd place CRO2 team in a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins playoff. The playoff winner plays in the 2020-2021 CRO1 and the loser plays in the 2020-2021 CRO2.


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Relegation Playoffs

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateNK Orijent 1919 (CRO2) 13 NK Istra 1961 (CRO1) 
02.08.20NK Orijent 1919 03 NK Istra 1961Stadion HNK Rijeka
05.08.20NK Istra 1961 01 NK Orijent 1919Stadion Veruda
 NK Istra 1961 remains in CRO1 

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Dinamo Zagreb 3625 -5-680-6220421815 -2-147349251810 -3-533281117
2NK Lokomotiva 3619 -8-965-5738191813 -2-341381622186 -6-6241922-3
3HNK Rijeka 3619 -7-1064-5842161810 -5-335322111189 -2-72926215
4NK Osijek 3617 -11-862-4729181813 -4-143311219184 -7-7191617-1
5HNK Hajduk Split 3618 -6-1260-6041191813 -0-539361917185 -6-72124222
6HNK Gorica 3612 -13-1149-4448-4187 -8-32922148185 -5-8202234-12
7NK Slaven Koprivnica 3610 -9-1739-3451-17188 -6-43020164182 -3-1391435-21
8NK Varaždin 369 -9-1836-2950-21186 -5-7231421-7183 -4-11131529-14
9NK Istra 1961 365 -10-2125-2759-32184 -8-6202024-4181 -2-155735-28
10NK Inter Zaprešić 363 -8-2517-3272-40182 -3-1391635-19181 -5-1281637-21
UEFACL
UEFAEL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation

Results

Sat - 25 Jul 2020
 NK Osijek 12 NK LokomotivaStadion Gradski vrt
 HNK Rijeka 42 NK Istra 1961Stadion HNK Rijeka
 NK Inter Zaprešić 14 HNK Hajduk SplitStadion Ivan Laljak-Ivić
Fri - 24 Jul 2020
 HNK Gorica 00 NK Slaven KoprivnicaŠRC Velika Gorica
 Dinamo Zagreb 20 NK VaraždinStadion Maksimir
Sun - 19 Jul 2020
 HNK Hajduk Split 23 HNK RijekaGradski Stadion u Poljudu
 NK Lokomotiva 11 HNK GoricaStadion U Kranjčevićeva
Sat - 18 Jul 2020
 NK Istra 1961 00 Dinamo ZagrebStadion Aldo Drosina
 NK Varaždin 10 NK OsijekStadion Anđelko Herjavec
Fri - 17 Jul 2020
 NK Slaven Koprivnica 31 NK Inter ZaprešićGradski Stadion u Koprivnici
Sun - 12 Jul 2020
 Dinamo Zagreb 23 HNK Hajduk SplitStadion Maksimir
 NK Slaven Koprivnica 11 NK LokomotivaGradski Stadion u Koprivnici
Sat - 11 Jul 2020
 NK Osijek 20 NK Istra 1961Stadion Gradski vrt
 NK Inter Zaprešić 01 HNK RijekaStadion Ivan Laljak-Ivić
Fri - 10 Jul 2020
 HNK Gorica 01 NK VaraždinŠRC Velika Gorica
Sun - 5 Jul 2020
 HNK Rijeka 20 Dinamo ZagrebStadion HNK Rijeka
 HNK Hajduk Split 01 NK OsijekGradski Stadion u Poljudu
Sat - 4 Jul 2020
 NK Varaždin 10 NK Slaven KoprivnicaStadion Anđelko Herjavec
 NK Lokomotiva 31 NK Inter ZaprešićStadion U Kranjčevićeva
 NK Istra 1961 22 HNK GoricaStadion Aldo Drosina