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 | 29 | 22 -3-4 | 69 | - | 79 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 29 | 18 -5-6 | 59 | - | 48 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | HNK Rijeka | 29 | 11 -8-10 | 41 | - | 39 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 4 | NK Varaždin | 29 | 11 -8-10 | 41 | - | 37 | 40 | -3 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| 5 | NK Istra 1961 | 29 | 10 -6-13 | 36 | - | 34 | 41 | -7 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 6 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | 29 | 9 -9-11 | 36 | - | 38 | 46 | -8 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 18 | 29 | -11 |
| 7 | NK Lokomotiva | 29 | 8 -10-11 | 34 | - | 34 | 46 | -12 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 -6-7 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 8 | HNK Gorica | 29 | 8 -8-13 | 32 | - | 34 | 40 | -6 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 9 | NK Osijek | 29 | 6 -10-13 | 28 | - | 24 | 43 | -19 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| 10 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | 29 | 4 -9-16 | 21 | - | 28 | 57 | -29 | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 13 | 0 -2-11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | -22 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to CRO2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
 | NK Lokomotiva | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
 | HNK Hajduk Split | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
 | NK Varaždin | Opus Arena |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 | HNK Rijeka | Stadion Maksimir |
 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
| NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Osijek | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
| HNK Gorica | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
| HNK Rijeka | Stadion Varteks |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
| HNK Vukovar 1991 | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| NK Lokomotiva | Opus Arena |
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
| HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| NK Varaždin | Stadion Maksimir |
Mon - 27 Apr 2026
| NK Istra 1961 | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
Sat - 2 May 2026
| Dinamo Zagreb | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| NK Varaždin | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| HNK Rijeka | Stadion Maksimir |
| NK Osijek | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Results
Mon - 13 Apr 2026
| 14 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
| 10 | HNK Gorica | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
| 21 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Varteks |
| 02 | NK Osijek | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| 20 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion Maksimir |
Tue - 7 Apr 2026
| 12 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| 11 | NK Lokomotiva | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| 02 | HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
| 70 | NK Osijek | Stadion Maksimir |
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
| 11 | HNK Gorica | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec |
| PSPD | NK Varaždin | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| 40 | HNK Rijeka | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica |
| 00 | NK Osijek | Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek Apaš |
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| 05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir |
| 06 | HNK Hajduk Split | Stadion HNK Cibalia |
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
| 21 | NK Varaždin | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| 02 | NK Istra 1961 | Stadion HNK Rijeka |
| 21 | NK Lokomotiva | Gradski Stadion u Poljudu |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| 42 | NK Slaven Koprivnica | Stadion Maksimir |
| 00 | HNK Gorica | Opus Arena |