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.
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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 | 25 | 18 -3-4 | 57 | - | 59 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 10 -1-1 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 25 | 14 -5-6 | 47 | - | 37 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 -3-3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | HNK Rijeka | 25 | 10 -8-7 | 38 | - | 37 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 4 | NK Varaždin | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 33 | 36 | -3 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 5 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | 25 | 9 -8-8 | 35 | - | 35 | 38 | -3 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 -6-5 | 12 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 6 | NK Istra 1961 | 25 | 8 -6-11 | 30 | - | 29 | 36 | -7 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 7 | NK Lokomotiva | 25 | 7 -9-9 | 30 | - | 30 | 38 | -8 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 -5-6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -12 |
| 8 | HNK Gorica | 25 | 7 -6-12 | 27 | - | 29 | 38 | -9 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 9 | NK Osijek | 25 | 5 -8-12 | 23 | - | 22 | 36 | -14 | 13 | 3 -5-5 | 14 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| 10 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 26 | 4 -8-14 | 20 | - | 26 | 46 | -20 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 -2-11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | -22 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to CRO2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
 | HNK Gorica | Opus Arena |
 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
 | NK Lokomotiva | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
| NK Varaždin | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir |
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| NK Osijek | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| NK Osijek | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Varaždin | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| HNK Gorica | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Osijek | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Varteks |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
| HNK Rijeka | Stadion Maksimir |
Results
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 20 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Stadion Varteks |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| 01 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| 13 | Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| 11 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Maksimir |
| 22 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
| 01 | NK Osijek | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
| 42 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Maksimir |
| 20 | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
| 11 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Varteks |
| 20 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Opus Arena |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
| 10 | NK Istra 1961 | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
Sun - 22 Feb 2026
| 10 | HNK Rijeka | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 04 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Varteks |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
| 31 | NK Osijek | Stadion Maksimir |
| 02 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| 22 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sun - 15 Feb 2026
| 02 | HNK Hajduk Split | Opus Arena |
| 00 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
| 31 | NK Varaždin | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 40 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Maksimir |