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"Croatian First Football League" redirects here. For the second-tier league, see Prva nogometna liga.
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SuperSport HNL
SuperSport HNL.png
Organising body HNS
Founded 1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Country  Croatia
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Prva NL
Domestic cup(s) Croatian Cup
Croatian Super Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current champions HNK Rijeka (2nd title)
(2024–25)
Most championships Dinamo Zagreb
(25 titles)
Most appearances Jakov Surać (453)
Top goalscorer Davor Vugrinec (146)
TV partners T-Hrvatski Telekom
(MAX Sport)
HRT

The Hrvatska nogometna liga, often called HNL or SuperSport HNL for short, is the top professional association football league in Croatia. It's the highest level of football in the Croatian football league system. The league started in 1992. Before 2022, it was known as Prva Hrvatska nogometna liga (1. HNL).

About the League

The HNL was created in 1991 after Croatia became an independent country. This meant Croatian football clubs no longer played in the old Yugoslav league. The Croatian Football Federation runs the league.

Over the years, the league has changed its rules and the number of teams. At first, teams got two points for a win, but this changed to three points in the 1994–95 season. Each season usually starts in late July or early August and finishes in May. There's a break for two months between December and February. Right now, ten teams play in the league.

The very first season was short, from February to June 1992, with twelve clubs. No teams were sent down to a lower league that year. The league grew to 16 teams the next season, and then to 18 teams in 1993–94, which was the most ever. After that, the number of teams was reduced again. The league has tried different ways of playing, like splitting teams into groups, but it usually comes back to a system where teams play each other multiple times. Since the 2013–14 season, there have been ten teams.

The main sponsor of the league is T-Hrvatski Telekom. The Croatian First League is ranked among the top football leagues in Europe by UEFA. The team that wins the HNL gets to play in the UEFA Champions League. The second and third-placed teams, along with the winner of the Croatian Football Cup, get to play in the UEFA Europa League or UEFA Conference League.

Teams in the League

Here are the ten clubs playing in the 2025-26 Croatian Football League season. This is the 36th season since the league began.

Some of these clubs, like Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, used to play in the Yugoslav First League before Croatia became independent. Only four of the original 12 teams that started the Croatian league in 1992 have never been sent down to a lower league. These are Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Osijek, and Rijeka.

Club
 Position
in 2024–25		 First season in
top division		 Number of seasons
in top division		 Number of seasons
in 1. HNL		 First season of
current spell in
top division		 Best top level
result		 Titles total
(most recent)
Dinamo Zagreb ‡ 0022nd 1946–47 80 35 1946–47 1st 29 (2023–24)nb1
Gorica 0099th 2018–19 8 8 2018–19 5th N/A
Hajduk Split ‡ 0033rd 1923 97 35 1923 1st 15 (2004–05)nb2
Istra 1961 0066th 2004–05 20 20 2009–10 5th N/A
Lokomotiva 0088th 1946–47 26 17 2009–10 2nd N/A
Osijek ‡ 0077th 1953–54 51 35 1981–82 2nd N/A
Rijeka ‡ 0011st 1946–47 64 35 1974–75 1st 2 (2024–25)
Slaven Belupo 0055th 1997–98 30 30 1997–98 2nd N/A
Varaždin 0044th 2019–20 6 6 2019–20 4th N/A
Vukovar 1991 ZZZ1st in 1. NL 2025–26 0 0 2025–26 TBA N/A

† – One of the 12 founding members of the league in the first 1992 season.
‡ – Has played in all 33 seasons up to and including the current 2025–26 season.
nb1 – Dinamo Zagreb's total includes four Yugoslav and 25 Croatian league titles.
nb2 – Hajduk Split's total includes nine Yugoslav and six Croatian league titles.

Croatian Teams in European Competitions

When Yugoslavia broke up, its top football league split into several smaller ones. This meant the Croatian Football Association started its own league, the Prva HNL, in 1992.

Before the HNL officially joined UEFA in June 1993, Croatian clubs like Hajduk Split and HAŠK Građanski (now Dinamo Zagreb) played in European competitions. Because of the war in Croatia at the time, these clubs had to play their "home" European matches in Austria.

HNL teams have reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League eight times. Hajduk Split made it to the quarterfinals in the 1994–95 season. Dinamo Zagreb has also reached the group stage several times, playing against big clubs like Real Madrid, Lyon, Ajax, Manchester United, and Arsenal. In the 2019–20 season, Dinamo Zagreb finished fourth in their group but had some exciting matches, including two draws against Shakhtar and a 4–0 win over Atalanta.

Former Names of the League

Since 2003, the league has been named after its main sponsor. Here are its past names:

  • 2003–2007 – Prva HNL Ožujsko (Sponsored by Zagrebačka pivovara and their Ožujsko beer brand.)
  • 2007–2011 – T-Com Prva HNL (Sponsored by T-Hrvatski Telekom, a part of Deutsche Telekom.)
  • 2011–2017 – MAXtv Prva liga (Sponsored by T-Hrvatski Telekom, a part of Deutsche Telekom.)
  • 2017–2022 – Hrvatski Telekom Prva liga / HT Prva liga (Sponsored by T-Hrvatski Telekom, a part of Deutsche Telekom.)
  • 2022–present – SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga / SuperSport HNL (Sponsored by bookmaker SuperSport)

UEFA Rankings

UEFA, the main football organization in Europe, ranks national leagues every year. These rankings are based on how well each country's clubs do in international competitions like the Champions League. The ranking helps decide how many spots each country gets in European competitions for the next season.

UEFA also ranks individual clubs based on their international results. As of 2022, Dinamo Zagreb is the highest-ranked Croatian club, at 34th in Europe.

Country Rankings

As of 5 November 2023

Rank Competition Points
17 Denmark Danish Superliga 27.825
18 Russia Russian Premier League 26.215
19 Croatia Croatian Football League 25.400
20 Greece Super League Greece 25.225
21 Israel Israeli Premier League 25.000

Source: Bert Kassies' website (country rankings); last updated 29 May 2022

Club Rankings

As of 8 February 2025

2025
rank		 2021
rank		 Team 2025
club pts		 2025
nation pts
39 33 Dinamo Zagreb 56.000 5.405
124 113 Rijeka 12.000
156 137 Hajduk Split 10.000
160 Osijek 9.000
265 225 Lokomotiva 2.000

Source: Bert Kassies' website (team rankings); last updated 29 May 2022

Watching the Games (Media Coverage)

In the past, only one match per round, usually a big derby game, was shown on TV. Later, a new TV show called "Volim Nogomet" (I Love Football) started, showing five matches at once on Sunday afternoons. The main derby match was shown later in the evening. This allowed viewers to watch all the games.

Since the 2022–23 season, matches are broadcast on Hrvatski Telekom's MAX Sport channels. One match per round is also shown on the national TV channel, HRT, usually on Sunday afternoons. For other countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia, the league is still broadcast on Arena Sport. As of January 2025, Hajduk Split's matches are also available on their own club channel, Hajduk Digital TV (HDTV).

Attendance at Matches

Here's a table showing how many people have attended HNL matches over the years.

Season
 Total attendance
 Number of
matches		 Average attendance
per match		 Ref
1992 376,435 132 2,896
1992–93 1,006,350 240 4,264
1993–94 851,600 306 2,820
1994–95 879,400 240 3,664
1995–96 940,270 364 2,612
1996–97 687,950 240 2,903
1997–98 684,400 192 3,602
1998–99 745,728 192 3,884
1999–2000 515,790 198 2,605
2000–01 546,624 192 2,847
2001–02 573,840 240 2,391
2002–03 635,520 192 3,310
2003–04 570,816 192 2,973
2004–05 541,440 192 2,820
2005–06 633,792 192 3,301
2006–07 622,908 198 3,146
2007–08 616,572 198 3,114
2008–09 617,050 198 3,116
2009–10 500,002 240 2,083
2010–11 458,746 240 1,911
2011–12 482,002 240 2,087
2012–13 497,188 198 2,511
2013–14 573,070 180 3,202
2014–15 489,159 180 2,733
2015–16 442,952 180 2,461
2016–17 492,041 180 2,734
2017–18 530,638 180 2,948
2018–19 478,760 180 2,660
2019–20 510,674 180 2,837
2020–21 26,509 180 147
2021–22 502,012 180 2,789
2022–23 735,219 180 4,085
2023–24 956,128 180 5,371
2024–25 1,019,670 180 5,665

League Champions

This table shows all the winners, runners-up, and third-place teams of the HNL, along with the top goal scorer for each season.

Key
0†0 League champions also won the Croatian Football Cup, meaning they won both major domestic trophies.
0+0 Player received award in front of Mijo Caktaš and Mirko Marić based on least playing minutes
Season Champions (titles) Runners-up Third place Top league scorer
Player (Club) Nat. Goals
1992 Hajduk Split (1) NK Zagreb Osijek Kozniku, ArdianArdian Kozniku (Hajduk Split)  KOS 12
1992–93 Croatia Zagreb (1) Hajduk Split NK Zagreb Vlaović, GoranGoran Vlaović (Croatia Zagreb)  CRO 23
1993–94 Hajduk Split (2) NK Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Vlaović, GoranGoran Vlaović (Croatia Zagreb)  CRO 29
1994–95 Hajduk Split (3) † Croatia Zagreb Osijek Špehar, RobertRobert Špehar (Osijek)  CRO 23
1995–96 Croatia Zagreb (2) † Hajduk Split Varteks Cvitanović, IgorIgor Cvitanović (Croatia Zagreb)  CRO 19
1996–97 Croatia Zagreb (3) † Hajduk Split Hrvatski Dragovoljac Cvitanović, IgorIgor Cvitanović (Croatia Zagreb)  CRO 20
1997–98 Croatia Zagreb (4) † Hajduk Split Osijek Baturina, MateMate Baturina (NK Zagreb)  CRO 18
1998–99 Croatia Zagreb (5) Rijeka Hajduk Split Popović, JoškoJoško Popović (Šibenik)  CRO 21
1999–2000 Dinamo Zagreb (6) Hajduk Split Osijek Šokota, TomoTomo Šokota (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 21
2000–01 Hajduk Split (4) Dinamo Zagreb Osijek Šokota, TomoTomo Šokota (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 20
2001–02 NK Zagreb (1) Hajduk Split Dinamo Zagreb Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (NK Zagreb)  CRO 21
2002–03 Dinamo Zagreb (7) Hajduk Split Varteks Olić, IvicaIvica Olić (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 16
2003–04 Hajduk Split (5) Dinamo Zagreb Rijeka Špehar, RobertRobert Špehar (Osijek)  CRO 18
2004–05 Hajduk Split (6) Inter Zaprešić NK Zagreb Erceg, TomislavTomislav Erceg (Rijeka)  CRO 17
2005–06 Dinamo Zagreb (8) Rijeka Varteks Bošnjak, IvanIvan Bošnjak (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 22
2006–07 Dinamo Zagreb (9) † Hajduk Split NK Zagreb Eduardo (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 34
2007–08 Dinamo Zagreb (10) † Slaven Belupo Osijek Terkeš, ŽelimirŽelimir Terkeš (Zadar)  BIH 21
2008–09 Dinamo Zagreb (11) † Hajduk Split Rijeka Mandžukić, MarioMario Mandžukić (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 16
2009–10 Dinamo Zagreb (12) Hajduk Split Cibalia Vugrinec, DavorDavor Vugrinec (NK Zagreb)  CRO 18
2010–11 Dinamo Zagreb (13) † Hajduk Split RNK Split Krstanović, IvanIvan Krstanović (NK Zagreb)  BIH 19
2011–12 Dinamo Zagreb (14) † Hajduk Split Slaven Belupo Bećiraj, FatosFatos Bećiraj (Dinamo Zagreb)  MNE 15
2012–13 Dinamo Zagreb (15) Lokomotiva Rijeka Benko, LeonLeon Benko (Rijeka)  CRO 19
2013–14 Dinamo Zagreb (16) Rijeka Hajduk Split Čop, DujeDuje Čop (Dinamo Zagreb)  CRO 22
2014–15 Dinamo Zagreb (17) † Rijeka Hajduk Split Kramarić, AndrejAndrej Kramarić (Rijeka)  CRO 21
2015–16 Dinamo Zagreb (18) † Rijeka Hajduk Split Nestorovski, IlijaIlija Nestorovski (Inter Zaprešić)  MKD 25
2016–17 Rijeka (1) † Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Futács, MárkóMárkó Futács (Hajduk Split)  HUN 18
2017–18 Dinamo Zagreb (19) † Rijeka Hajduk Split Soudani, El Arabi HillelEl Arabi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)  ALG 17
2018–19 Dinamo Zagreb (20) Rijeka Osijek Caktaš, MijoMijo Caktaš (Hajduk Split)  CRO 19
2019–20 Dinamo Zagreb (21) Lokomotiva Rijeka Čolak, AntonioAntonio Čolak + (Rijeka)  CRO 20
2020–21 Dinamo Zagreb (22) † Osijek Rijeka Miérez, RamónRamón Miérez (Osijek)  ARG 22
2021–22 Dinamo Zagreb (23) Hajduk Split Osijek Livaja, MarkoMarko Livaja (Hajduk Split)  CRO 28
2022–23 Dinamo Zagreb (24) Hajduk Split Osijek Livaja, MarkoMarko Livaja (Hajduk Split)  CRO 19
2023–24 Dinamo Zagreb (25) † Rijeka Hajduk Split Miérez, RamónRamón Miérez (Osijek)  ARG 19
2024–25 Rijeka (2) † Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Livaja, MarkoMarko Livaja (Hajduk Split)  CRO 19

Notes on team name changes:

  • Dinamo Zagreb changed its name to "HAŠK Građanski" in 1991 and then to "Croatia Zagreb" in 1993. They won five league titles under the name "Croatia Zagreb" before changing back to "Dinamo Zagreb" in 2000.
  • Slaven Belupo was known as "Slaven" until 1992, then "Slaven Bilokalnik" from 1992 to 1994. They adopted their current name in 1994 because of a sponsorship.

Team Success (Performance by Club)

This chart and table show how many times each club has won the HNL, finished as runner-up, or in third place.

Titles won by club (%)      Dinamo Zagreb – 25 (73.5%)     Hajduk Split – 6 (17.6%)     Rijeka – 2 (5.9%)     Zagreb – 1 (2.9%)

Club Champions Runners-up Third place Last best place
Dinamo Zagreb 25 5 2 Champions 2023–24
Hajduk Split 6 14 8 Champions 2004–05
Rijeka 2 8 5 Champions 2024–25
NK Zagreb 1 2 3 Champions 2001–02
Lokomotiva
—
 2
—
 Runner-up 2019–20
Osijek
—
 1 9 Runner-up 2020–21
Slaven Belupo
—
 1 1 Runner-up 2007–08
Inter Zaprešić
—
 1
—
 Runner-up 2004–05
Varteks
—
—
 3 Third place 2005–06
Cibalia
—
—
 1 Third place 2009–10
Hrvatski Dragovoljac
—
—
 1 Third place 1996–97
RNK Split
—
—
 1 Third place 2010–11

All-time HNL Table

This table shows the overall performance of all teams that have played in the HNL up to the end of the 2022–23 season.

All-time HNL table (end of 2022–23 season)
Pos
(by Pts)		 Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA 1st 2nd 3rd T Debut Since/
Last App		 Best Win%
1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 32 2375 1047 727 194 126 2550 890 24 4 2 30 1992 1992 1 69,43%
2 HNK Hajduk Split 32 1968 1047 577 240 230 2053 1096 6 14 6 26 1992 1992 1 55,10%
3 HNK Rijeka 32 1700 1051 476 272 303 1723 1328 2 7 5 13 1992 1992 1 45,29%
4 NK Osijek 32 1535 1047 421 272 354 1602 1482 0 1 9 10 1992 1992 2 40,21%
5 NK Slaven Belupo 26 1100 869 281 253 335 1120 1270 0 1 1 2 1997–98 1997–98 2 32,33%
6 NK Zagreb 24 1043 759 286 185 288 1163 1160 1 2 3 6 1992 2015–16 1 37,68%
7 NK Varaždin (1931–2015) 21 870 654 243 142 269 1047 1076 0 0 3 3 1992 2011–12 3 37,15%
8 HNK Cibalia 22 818 699 210 188 301 848 1101 0 0 1 1 1992 2017–18 3 30,04%
9 HNK Šibenik 21 766 670 199 169 302 796 1035 0 0 0 0 1992 2020–21 4 29,70%
10 NK Inter Zaprešić 20 739 647 193 160 294 783 1045 0 1 0 1 1992 2019–20 2 29,82%
11 NK Lokomotiva 14 657 483 180 117 186 643 653 0 2 0 2 2009–10 2009–10 2 37,26%
12 NK Zadar 20 649 597 169 142 286 741 1159 0 0 0 0 1992 2014–15 6 28,30%
13 NK Istra 1961 17 586 580 141 172 276 603 875 0 0 0 0 2004–05 2009–10 5 24,31%
14 NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 360 319 90 80 149 355 494 0 0 1 1 1995–96 2021–22 3 28,21%
15 RNK Split 7 312 237 81 69 87 253 262 0 0 1 1 2010–11 2016–17 3 34,17%
16 HNK Gorica 5 248 180 65 49 66 204 191 0 0 0 0 2018–19 2018–19 5 36,11%
17 NK Istra 7 243 215 65 48 102 215 312 0 0 0 0 1992 1999–2000 6 30,02%
18 NK Kamen Ingrad 6 217 191 59 40 92 314 386 0 0 0 0 2001–02 2006–07 4 30,89%
19 HNK Segesta 5 207 160 55 42 63 197 206 0 0 0 0 1992–93 1996–97 8 34,37%
20 NK Marsonia 6 202 190 53 43 94 269 416 0 0 0 0 1994–95 2003–04 5 27,89%
21 NK Međimurje 5 150 160 40 30 90 227 390 0 0 0 0 2004–05 2009–10 9 25,00%
22 HNK Suhopolje 4 128 108 34 26 48 119 149 0 0 0 0 1995–96 1998–99 9 31,48%
23 NK Karlovac 3 112 90 29 26 35 82 103 0 0 0 0 2009–10 2011–12 6 32,22%
24 NK Varaždin (2012) 3 110 108 27 29 52 100 131 0 0 0 0 2019–20 2020–21 8 25,00%
25 NK Belišće 3 93 94 24 21 49 115 170 0 0 0 0 1992–93 1994–95 12 25,53%
26 HNK Dubrovnik 1919 3 77 86 18 23 45 54 133 0 0 0 0 1992 1993–94 11 20,93%
27 NK Pomorac Kostrena 2 72 62 19 15 28 78 93 0 0 0 0 2001–02 2002–03 7 30,64%
28 NK Čakovec 2 71 62 19 14 29 78 109 0 0 0 0 2000–01 2001–02 7 30,64%
29 NK Pazinka 2 65 64 15 20 29 71 95 0 0 0 0 1992–93 1993–94 11 23,43%
30 NK Primorac 1929 2 60 64 18 17 29 69 103 0 0 0 0 1993–94 1994–95 14 28,12%
31 NK Rudeš 2 54 72 13 15 44 67 142 0 0 0 0 2017–18 2018–19 8 18,00%
32 NK Croatia Sesvete 2 39 63 9 13 41 61 147 0 0 0 0 2008–09 2009–10 12 14,28%
33 NK Radnik Velika Gorica 2 33 64 12 9 43 47 161 0 0 0 0 1992–93 1993–94 13 18,75%
34 NK Samobor 1 32 32 9 5 18 34 55 0 0 0 0 1997–98 1997–98 12 28,12%
35 NK Lučko 1 31 30 6 13 11 29 36 0 0 0 0 2011–12 2011–12 13 20,00%
36 HNK Vukovar '91 1 30 33 7 9 17 32 56 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 1999–2000 12 21,21%
37 NK Dubrava 1 30 34 7 9 18 28 63 0 0 0 0 1993–94 1993–94 17 20,58%
38 HNK Orijent 1919 1 26 30 5 11 14 28 53 0 0 0 0 1996–97 1996–97 14 16,67%
39 NK Neretva 1 23 30 4 11 15 20 44 0 0 0 0 1996–97 1994–95 15 13,33%
40 NK TŠK Topolovac 1 14 30 4 2 24 31 95 0 0 0 0 2001–02 2001–02 16 13,33%
League or status for 2022–23 season
2022–23 HNL
2022–23 Prva NL
2022–23 Druga NL
Lower leagues
No longer exists

Top Scorers and Appearances

Players in the HNL compete to be the top scorer each season. Davor Vugrinec holds the record for most goals in the HNL with 146. He passed Igor Cvitanović's record of 126 goals in 2012. Only a few other players have scored 100 goals or more in the league.

Dinamo Zagreb has had the most top scorers, with 13 players winning the award. Eduardo holds the record for most goals in a single season, scoring 34 goals for Dinamo Zagreb in 2006–07. The highest-scoring match in HNL history was on December 12, 1993, when Dinamo Zagreb beat NK Pazinka 10–1.

All-time Top Scorers in the HNL

Rank Player Goals
1 Croatia Davor Vugrinec 146
2 Croatia Igor Cvitanović 126
3 Croatia Ivan Krstanović 123
4 Croatia Joško Popović 111
5 Croatia Miljenko Mumlek 106
6 Croatia Mijo Caktaš 101
7 Croatia Tomislav Erceg 98
8 Croatia Nino Bule 89
9 Croatia Duje Čop 87
10 Croatia Robert Špehar 86
Updated 01.06.2025
(Bold means players still playing in the Prva HNL,
italics means players still playing professional football).

Most Appearances in HNL

Rank Player Appearances
1 Croatia Jakov Surać 478
2 Croatia Miljenko Mumlek 399
3 Croatia Damir Vuica 372
4 Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić 368
5 Croatia Ivan Krstanović 346
6 Croatia Davor Vugrinec 340
7 Croatia Mladen Bartolović 338
8 North Macedonia Arijan Ademi 334
9 Croatia Josip Bulat 318
10 Croatia Damir Krznar 315
Updated 01.06.2025
(Bold means players still playing in the Prva HNL,
italics means players still playing professional football).

Player Transfers

These tables show some of the biggest transfers of players both from and to the HNL.

Transfers from HNL

# Player From To Season Fee
1 Croatia Joško Gvardiol Dinamo Zagreb Germany RB Leipzig 2021/2022 36,80 mln €
2 Croatia Marko Pjaca Italy Juventus FC 2016/2017 29,40 mln €
3 Spain Dani Olmo Germany RB Leipzig 2019/2020 29,00 mln €
4 Croatia Luka Modrić England Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2008/2009 22,50 mln €
5 Croatia Josip Šutalo Netherlands AFC Ajax 2023/2024 20,50 mln €
6 Croatia Filip Benković England Leicester City F.C. 2018/2019 14,50 mln €
7 Croatia Luka Vušković HNK Hajduk Split England Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2023/2024 13,80 mln €
8 Croatia Marko Rog Dinamo Zagreb Italy SSC Napoli 2017/2018 13,50 mln €
9 Croatia Brazil Eduardo England Arsenal F.C. 2007/2008 13,50 mln €
10 Croatia Vedran Ćorluka England Manchester City F.C. 2007/2008 13,00 mln €

Transfers to HNL

# Player From To Season Fee
1 Croatia Marko Rog RNK Split Dinamo Zagreb 2015/2016 5,00 mln €
2 Croatia Boško Šutalo Italy Atalanta BC 2022/2023 4,05 mln €
3 Croatia Austria Robert Ljubičić Austria SK Rapid Wien 2022/2023 3,00 mln €
Croatia Luka Ivanušec NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2019/2020
Croatia Ivan Nevistić HNK Rijeka 2020/2021
6 Croatia Petar Bočkaj NK Osijek 2021/2022 2,70 mln €
7 Nigeria Iyayi Atiemwen HNK Gorica 2018/2019 2,65 mln €
8 Argentina Ramón Miérez Spain Deportivo Alavés NK Osijek 2021/2022 2,50 mln €
Chile Brazil Junior Fernandes Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen Dinamo Zagreb 2014/2015
Croatia Lovro Majer NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 2018/2019
10 Colombia Juan Córdoba Colombia Deportivo Cali Dinamo Zagreb 2024/2025 2.10mln €

Awards for Players

There are three main awards for the best players in the Croatian First League:

  • Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award: This award is for the HNL Footballer of the Year. It's given by the Croatian sports newspaper Sportske novosti, and sports journalists choose the winner.
  • Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal): This award is given by the Croatian website Tportal. The captains of the league clubs vote for the winner.
  • Football Oscar: This award is given by the Croatian union Football syndicate. Players and managers from the league clubs choose the winner.

See also

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