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2023–24 Croatian Football League

The 2023–24 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is 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 started on 21 July 2023.[1]

SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
RelegatedRudeš
Conference LeagueHajduk Split
Matches played155
Goals scored393 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerRamón Miérez (14 goals)
Biggest home winRijeka 6–0 Istra 1961
(6 August 2023)
Biggest away winRudeš 1–5 Dinamo Zagreb
(24 September 2023)
Istra 1961 0–4 Lokomotiva
(2 October 2023)
Rudeš 0–4 Istra 1961
(11 November 2023)
Highest scoringIstra 1961 4–4 Osijek
(13 August 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Dinamo Zagreb
Longest winless run24 matches
Rudeš
Longest losing run6 matches
Rudeš
Total attendance828,877
Average attendance5,348
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2024.

Teams edit

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 edit

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
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Locations of teams in 2023–24 HNL
 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
       
Team City Stadium Capacity Ref.
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 24,851 [2]
Gorica Velika Gorica ŠRC Velika Gorica 5,200 [3]
Hajduk Split Split Poljud 33,987 [4]
Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,800 [5]
Lokomotiva Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 [6]
Osijek Osijek Opus Arena 13,005 [7]
Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,191 [8]
Rudeš Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 [6]
Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,054 [9]
Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,818 [10]
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)
1   City of Zagreb 3 Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rudeš
2   Istria 1 Istra 1961
  Koprivnica-Križevci Slaven Belupo
  Osijek-Baranja Osijek
  Primorje-Gorski Kotar Rijeka
  Split-Dalmatia Hajduk Split
  Varaždin Varaždin
  Zagreb County Gorica

Personnel and kits edit

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Dinamo Zagreb   Sergej Jakirović   Arijan Ademi Adidas PSK
Gorica   Dinko Jeličić   Filip Mrzljak Alpas Kömmerling
Hajduk Split   Jure Ivanković (caretaker)   Lovre Kalinić Macron Tommy
Istra 1961   Paolo Tramezzani   Slavko Blagojević Joma Germania
Lokomotiva   Silvijo Čabraja   Mateo Marić Macron Favbet
Osijek   Zoran Zekić   Marko Malenica 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros Kft.
Rijeka   Željko Sopić   Nediljko Labrović Joma Favbet
Rudeš   Davor Mladina   Mateo Pavlović Adidas Sava Osiguranje
Slaven Belupo   Roy Ferenčina   Tomislav Božić Jako Belupo
Varaždin   Mario Kovačević   Igor Postonjski Capelli Sport BURAI

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Slaven Belupo   Zoran Zekić Contract expired 27 May 2023   Ricardo Moniz 7 May 2023 Pre-season
Rudeš   Davor Mladina 5 June 2023   Robert Prosinečki 7 June 2023 Pre-season
Istra 1961   Gonzalo Garcia Mutual consent 7 June 2023   Mislav Karoglan 11 June 2023 Pre-season
Istra 1961   Mislav Karoglan Sacked 9 August 2023   David Català 13 August 2023 9th
Dinamo Zagreb   Igor Bišćan 21 August 2023   Sergej Jakirović 21 August 2023 7th
Rijeka   Sergej Jakirović Signed by Dinamo Zagreb 21 August 2023   Darko Raić-Sudar (caretaker) 22 August 2023 3rd
Gorica   Željko Sopić Signed by Rijeka 23 August 2023   Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) 23 August 2023 5th
Rijeka   Darko Raić-Sudar (caretaker) End of caretaker tenure 25 August 2023   Željko Sopić 25 August 2023 3rd
Gorica   Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) Signing of Jeličić 30 August 2023   Dinko Jeličić 30 August 2023 6th
Rudeš   Robert Prosinečki Sacked 3 September 2023   Toni Golem 5 September 2023 10th
Slaven Belupo   Ricardo Moniz 4 September 2023   Roy Ferenčina 5 September 2023 9th
Osijek   Stjepan Tomas 3 October 2023   Ivo Smoje (caretaker) 3 October 2023 6th
Osijek   Ivo Smoje (caretaker) Signing of Zekić 13 October 2023   Zoran Zekić 13 October 2023 5th
Hajduk Split   Ivan Leko Mutual consent 23 October 2023   Mislav Karoglan 23 October 2023 2nd
Rudeš   Toni Golem 12 November 2023   Ivan Mijač (caretaker) 17 November 2023 10th
Rudeš   Ivan Mijač (caretaker) Signing of Mladina 6 December 2023   Davor Mladina 6 December 2023 10th
Istra 1961   David Català Sacked 7 February 2024   Paolo Tramezzani 8 February 2024 8th
Gorica   Dinko Jeličić 11 March 2024   Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) 11 March 2024 6th
Gorica   Mensur Mujdža (caretaker) Signing of Vidović 18 March 2024   Rajko Vidović 18 March 2024 6th
Hajduk Split   Mislav Karoglan Mutual consent 8 April 2024   Jure Ivanković (caretaker) 8 April 2024 3rd

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (X) 33 23 6 4 60 25 +35 75 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rijeka (X) 33 22 5 6 64 25 +39 71 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Hajduk Split (Q) 33 19 4 10 46 22 +24 61 Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round
4 Osijek 33 14 9 10 58 42 +16 51
5 Lokomotiva 33 11 14 8 45 36 +9 47
6 Istra 1961 33 9 10 14 33 51 −18 37
7 Varaždin 33 9 12 12 36 42 −6 39
8 Gorica 33 9 8 16 30 47 −17 35
9 Slaven Belupo 33 9 6 18 40 60 −20 33
10 Rudeš (R) 33 1 4 28 15 77 −62 7 Relegation to First Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[11]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Guaranteed at least Εuropa League
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup winners (Dinamo Zagreb or Rijeka) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). Since both Croatian Cup finalists clinched the final position at the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results edit

Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.

Home \ Away DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ RUD SLA VAR DIN GOR HAJ IST LOK OSI RIJ RUD SLA VAR
Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 0–3 11 May 1–0 25 May 5–2 1–0
Gorica 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 25 May 1–2 0–3 0–2 10 May 1–0 1–3
Hajduk Split 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 19 May 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5–1 4–0 0–1
Istra 1961 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–4 4–4 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 12 May 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 17 May
Lokomotiva 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–3 0–1 1–1 25 May 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 12 May 0–0
Osijek 2–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 6–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 19 May 2–0 4–1 0–1
Rijeka 2–2 1–0 1–0 6–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–4 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 25 May 2–0
Rudeš 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–3 18 May 2–3 0–3 1–3 0–2
Slaven Belupo 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–2 18 May 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 4–0 0–1
Varaždin 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 0–2 25 May 11 May 1–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of 22 April 2024[12]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ramón Miérez Osijek 14
2   Fran Brodić Varaždin (7), Dinamo Zagreb (4) 11
3   Marko Livaja Hajduk Split 10
  Bruno Petković Dinamo Zagreb
5   Kristijan Lovrić Osijek 8
  Benedik Mioč Slaven Belupo
7   Mijo Caktaš Osijek 7
  Duje Čop Lokomotiva
  Niko Janković Rijeka
  Igor Postonjski Varaždin

References edit

  1. ^ "Održan ždrijeb natjecateljskih brojeva nove sezone Supersport HNL-a" (in Croatian). hnl.hr. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Stadion". gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Povijest kluba". hnk-gorica.hr. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Poljud Stadium". hajduk.hr. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina". nkistra.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Nogometni stadion Zagreb". sportskiobjekti.hr. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "OPUS ARENA". nk-osijek.hr. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Stadion HNK Rijeka". hnl.hr. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Gradski stadion "Ivan Kušek Apaš"". nk-slaven-belupo.hr. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Stadion Anđelko Herjavec". hnl.hr. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo SuperSport Hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku godinu 2023/2024" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Strijelci - SuperSport HNL". hnl.hr.

External links edit

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