2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) is the 33rd season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 3 September 2023.

Prva HNLŽ

Season	2023–24
Matches played	55
Goals scored	227 (4.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lorena Balić (24)
Biggest home win	Osijek 13–0 Međimurje
Biggest away win	Gorica 0–11 Osijek
Highest scoring	Osijek 13–0 Međimurje
← 2022–23 All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024.

The league is contested by eight teams. First stage will be played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams will be divided in two groups according to the table standings. ŽNK Osijek are the defending champions, having won their 24th title in 2022–23.

Teams

Agram
Dinamo

Donat

Gorica

Međimurje

Osijek

Split
Hajduk

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Locations of teams in 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League.

Team	Location	Stadium(s)	Position in 2022–23
Agram	Zagreb	Stadion Buzin	0044th
Dinamo Zagreb	Zagreb	Stadion Maksimir	0033rd
Donat	Zadar	Stadion Stanovi	0066th
Gorica	Velika Gorica		0211st (2. HNLŽ A)
Hajduk Split	Split		0055th
Međimurje Čakovec	Čakovec	Stadion SRC Mladost	0211st (2. HNLŽ B)
Osijek	Osijek	Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt	0011st
Split	Split	Stadion Park Mladeži	0022nd

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Osijek	14	14	0	0	89	4	+85	42	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2	Hajduk Split	14	10	1	3	40	14	+26	31
3	Split	14	9	0	5	34	16	+18	27
4	Dinamo Zagreb	14	5	4	5	21	16	+5	19
5	Agram	14	4	4	6	13	22	−9	16	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
6	Gorica	14	3	2	9	13	50	−37	11
7	Međimurje Čakovec	14	3	2	9	12	58	−46	11
8	Donat	14	1	1	12	8	50	−42	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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).

Results

Home \ Away	AGR	DIN	DON	GOR	HAJ	MEĐ	OSI	SPL
Agram	—	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–4	1–2
Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	—	3–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–4	0–2
Donat	0–2	0–4	—	1–0	0–5	2–3	0–7	0–3
Gorica	2–1	0–2	4–2	—	0–2	1–2	0–11	0–5
Hajduk Split	2–0	2–1	3–0	9–0	—	6–0	0–3	3–1
Međimurje Čakovec	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–4	—	0–8	3–2
Osijek	6–1	3–0	11–0	8–2	5–0	13–0	—	5–0
Split	2–0	1–0	2–1	5–0	1–2	8–0	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: HNS.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:

Play-offs

Championship play-offs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Osijek	14	14	0	0	89	4	+85	42	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Hajduk Split	14	10	1	3	40	14	+26	31
3	Split	14	9	0	5	34	16	+18	27
4	Dinamo Zagreb	14	5	4	5	21	16	+5	19

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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).

Results

Home \ Away	DIN	HAJ	OSI	SPL
Dinamo Zagreb	—
Hajduk Split		—
Osijek			—
Split				—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: HNS.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Agram	14	4	4	6	13	22	−9	16
6	Gorica	14	3	2	9	13	50	−37	11
7	Međimurje Čakovec	14	3	2	9	12	58	−46	11	Qualification to Relegation play-off
8	Donat	14	1	1	12	8	50	−42	4	Relegation to 2. HNLŽ

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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).

Results

Home \ Away	AGR	DON	GOR	MEĐ
Agram	—
Donat		—
Gorica			—
Međimurje Čakovec				—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: HNS.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on 28 April 2024.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lorena Balić	Osijek	25
2	Izabela Lojna	Osijek	21
3	Andrea Grebenar	Hajduk Split	18
4	Jasna Đoković	Split	13
	Maja Joščak	Osijek
6	Branka Bagarić	Hajduk Split	8
7	Jyoti Chouhan	Dinamo Zagreb	7
	Marija Damjanović	Osijek
9	Perica Cicijelj	Gorica	6
	Luana Zajmi	Split

External links

• Croatian Women's First Football League at UEFA.com
• Croatian Women's First Football League at Croatian Football Federation website