2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League Explained

Competition:Prva HNLŽ
Season:2016–17
Winners:Osijek
Relegated:Lepoglava
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Osijek
Biggest Home Win:Osijek 19–0 Marjan
Biggest Away Win:Trnava 0–13 Osijek
Highest Scoring:Osijek 19–0 Marjan
League Topscorer:Mateja Andrlić (39)
Matches:90
Total Goals:529
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18
Updated:4 June 2017

The 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty sixth 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 10 September 2016 and ended on 4 June 2017.

The league was contested by ten teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 18 rounds. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their twentieth title in 2015–16.

Teams

The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2016–17 Croatian Women's First Football League.[1]

TeamLocationStadium(s)Position in 2015–16
AgramZagrebStadion Buzin0044th
Katarina ZrinskiČakovecStadion NK Sloga Čakovec0088th
LepoglavaLepoglava0211st (2. HNLŽ North-West)
MarjanSplitStadion Poljud0055th
NeretvaMetkovićStadion Iza Vage0211st (2. HNLŽ South)
OsijekOsijekMačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt0011st
PregradaPregradaStadion NK Pregrada0066th
SplitSplitStadion Park Mladeži0022nd
TrnavaGoričanStadion Gaj0033rd
ViktorijaSlavonski BrodStadion Jelas0099th

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on 4 June 2017.[2]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mateja AndrlićOsijek39
2 Tomislava MatijevićAgram31
3 Izabela LojnaOsijek28
4 Maja JoščakOsijek26
5 Anela LubinaSplit24
6 Ana DujmovićAgram16
7 Perica CicijeljTrnava15
8 Helena PerićNeretva13
9 Andrea ValušekSplit12
10 Petra GlavačPregrada11
Doris TomićAgram
Andreja Šćukanec-HopinskiKatarina Zrinski
Sandra ŽigićOsijek

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ŽNK Katarina Zrinski Čakovec: Potrudit ćemo se za bolji plasman u novoj sezoni . Freiler . Josip . 16 July 2016 . medjimurje.hr . Croatian . 16 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Women's First League . . 5 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170606033026/http://hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/1-hnlz/ . 6 June 2017 .