The 2023–24 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd season of the Croatian top division football, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 21 July 2023.
Teams The league consisted of ten teams; the top nine teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Prva NL. 2022–23 Prva NL champions Rudeš were promoted and returned after a four-year absence, replacing the 2022–23 Croatian Football League bottom-placed team, Šibenik (relegated after three seasons in the top flight).
Stadia and locations Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961 Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Aldo Drosina Capacity: 24,851 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 33,987 Capacity: 9,800 Lokomotiva Osijek Stadion Kranjčevićeva Opus Arena Capacity: 5,350 Capacity: 13,005 Rijeka Rudeš Slaven Belupo Varaždin Stadion Rujevica Stadion Kranjčevićeva Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Varteks Capacity: 8,191 Capacity: 5,350 Capacity: 3,054 Capacity: 8,818 TeamCityStadiumCapacityRef. Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 24,851 Gorica Velika Gorica ŠRC Velika Gorica 5,200 Hajduk Split Split Poljud 33,987 Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,800 Lokomotiva Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 Osijek Osijek Opus Arena 13,005 Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,191 Rudeš Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,054 Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,818 1 Lokomotiva and Rudeš host their home matches at Stadion Kranjčevićeva. The stadium is originally the home ground of fifth-level side NK Zagreb.
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)1 City of Zagreb3Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rudeš2 Istria1Istra 1961 Koprivnica-KriževciSlaven Belupo Osijek-BaranjaOsijek Primorje-Gorski KotarRijeka Split-DalmatiaHajduk Split VaraždinVaraždin Zagreb CountyGorica
Personnel and kits Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors Dinamo Zagreb Adidas PSK Gorica Alpas Kömmerling Hajduk Split (caretaker) Macron Tommy Istra 1961 Joma Germania Lokomotiva Macron Favbet Osijek (caretaker) 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. Rijeka Joma Favbet Rudeš Adidas Sava Osiguranje Slaven Belupo Jako Belupo Varaždin Igor Postonjski Capelli Sport BURAI
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Slaven Belupo Contract expired Pre-seasonRudeš Istra 1961 Mutual consent Istra 1961 Sacked 9thDinamo Zagreb 7thRijeka Signed by Dinamo Zagreb (caretaker) 3rdGorica Signed by Rijeka (caretaker) 5thRijeka (caretaker) End of caretaker tenure 3rdGorica (caretaker) Signing of Jeličić 6thRudeš Sacked 10thSlaven Belupo 9thOsijek (caretaker) 6thOsijek (caretaker) Signing of Zekić 5thHajduk Split Mutual consent 2ndRudeš (caretaker) 10thRudeš (caretaker) Signing of Mladina Istra 1961 Sacked 8thGorica (caretaker) 6thGorica (caretaker) Signing of Vidović 6thHajduk Split Mutual consent (caretaker) 3rdSlaven Belupo Sacked 9thOsijek (caretaker) 4th
League table
Results Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ramón MiérezOsijek182 Fran BrodićVaraždin (7), Dinamo Zagreb (6)133 Duje ČopLokomotiva124 Niko JankovićRijeka11 Bruno PetkovićDinamo Zagreb6 Marko LivajaHajduk Split10 Benedik MiočSlaven Belupo8 Marin ŠotičekLokomotiva8
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Season Bruno PetkovićDinamo ZagrebManager of the Season Sergej JakirovićYoung Player of the Season Martin Baturina Team of the YearGoalkeeper Nediljko Labrović (Rijeka)Defence Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb) Stjepan Radeljić (Rijeka) Niko Galešić (Rijeka) Bruno Goda (Rijeka)Midfield Toni Fruk (Rijeka) Josip Mišić (Dinamo Zagreb) Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb)Attack Bruno Petković (Dinamo Zagreb) Ramón Miérez (Osijek) Marko Pjaca (Rijeka)
Attendances
Source: European Football Statistics
References
External links Official website Prva HNL at UEFA.com