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.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | 26 -4-4 | 82 | - | 89 | 27 | 62 | 17 | 14 -2-1 | 44 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 12 -2-3 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 34 | 19 -7-8 | 64 | - | 53 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 11 -2-4 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | HNK Rijeka | 34 | 13 -10-11 | 49 | - | 47 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| 4 | NK Varaždin | 34 | 13 -9-12 | 48 | - | 43 | 46 | -3 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| 5 | NK Istra 1961 | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 39 | 47 | -8 | 17 | 6 -4-7 | 22 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| 6 | NK Lokomotiva | 34 | 10 -12-12 | 42 | - | 39 | 51 | -12 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 17 | 2 -8-7 | 14 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
| 7 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | 34 | 10 -11-13 | 41 | - | 45 | 55 | -10 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -14 |
| 8 | HNK Gorica | 34 | 10 -8-16 | 38 | - | 38 | 46 | -8 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
| 9 | NK Osijek | 34 | 7 -11-16 | 32 | - | 25 | 47 | -22 | 17 | 3 -7-7 | 16 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 15 | 28 | -13 |
| 10 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 34 | 6 -10-18 | 28 | - | 34 | 65 | -31 | 18 | 5 -7-6 | 22 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 16 | 1 -3-12 | 6 | 11 | 35 | -24 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to CRO2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | NK Varaždin | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
 | NK Osijek | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Maksimir |
 | Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| NK Lokomotiva | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Slaven Koprivnica | Opus Arena |
| HNK Gorica | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Varteks |
| HNK Vukovar 1991 | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
Results
| 10 | HNK Gorica | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| 01 | NK Istra 1961 | Opus Arena |
| 11 | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion Varteks |
| 20 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Maksimir |
| 30 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 31 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| 31 | NK Varaždin | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 03 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Maksimir |
| 10 | NK Osijek | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| 12 | Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| 10 | NK Istra 1961 | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| 21 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Maksimir |
| 00 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 00 | NK Lokomotiva | Opus Arena |
| 22 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| 02 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| 10 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Varteks |
| 12 | HNK Gorica | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| 01 | NK Osijek | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 21 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |