2023–24 Croatian Football League Explained

Competition:SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga
Season:2023–24
Dates:21 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
Winners:Dinamo Zagreb
Relegated:Rudeš
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Zagreb
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rijeka
Continentalcup3:Conference League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Hajduk Split
Osijek
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:




Highest Scoring:
Matches:155
Total Goals:393
Longest Unbeaten:14 matches
Dinamo Zagreb
Longest Winless:24 matches
Rudeš
Longest Losses:6 matches
Rudeš
Attendance:828,877
Average Attendance:5,348
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

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.[1]

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 ZagrebGoricaHajduk SplitIstra 1961
Stadion MaksimirGradski stadion Velika GoricaStadion Aldo Drosina
Capacity: 24,851Capacity: 5,200Capacity: 33,987Capacity: 9,800
Lokomotiva<--CLUBS--> Osijek
Stadion KranjčevićevaOpus Arena
Capacity: 5,350Capacity: 13,005
RijekaRudešSlaven BelupoVaraždin
Stadion RujevicaStadion KranjčevićevaStadion Varteks
Capacity: 8,191Capacity: 5,350Capacity: 3,054Capacity: 8,818
TeamCityStadiumCapacityRef.
24,851 [2]
5,200 [3]
33,987 [4]
9,800 [5]
Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350 [6]
13,005 [7]
8,191 [8]
Zagreb Kranjčevićeva1 5,350
3,054 [9]
8,818 [10]
RankCounties of CroatiaNumber of teamsClub(s)
1 City of Zagreb3Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rudeš
2 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
AdidasPSK
AlpasKömmerling
(caretaker)MacronTommy
Istra 1961 JomaGermania
MacronFavbet
(caretaker)2RuleMészáros és Mészáros Kft.
JomaFavbet
RudešAdidasSava Osiguranje
JakoBelupo
Varaždin Igor PostonjskiCapelli SportBURAI

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced by Date of appointmentPosition in table
Slaven BelupoContract expired Pre-season
RudešPre-season
Istra 1961 Mutual consent Pre-season
Istra 1961 Sacked 9th
Dinamo Zagreb 7th
Rijeka Signed by Dinamo Zagreb (caretaker) 3rd
GoricaSigned by Rijeka (caretaker) 5th
Rijeka (caretaker) End of caretaker tenure3rd
Gorica (caretaker) Signing of Jeličić 6th
RudešSacked10th
Slaven Belupo9th
Osijek (caretaker) 6th
Osijek (caretaker)Signing of Zekić 5th
Hajduk SplitMutual consent 2nd
Rudeš (caretaker)10th
Rudeš (caretaker)Signing of Mladina10th
Istra 1961 Sacked 8th
Gorica (caretaker)6th
Gorica (caretaker)Signing of Vidović 6th
Hajduk Split Mutual consent (caretaker)3rd
Slaven BelupoSacked 9th
Osijek (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

[11]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ramón MiérezOsijek18
2 Fran BrodićVaraždin (7), Dinamo Zagreb (6)13
3 Duje ČopLokomotiva12
4 Niko JankovićRijeka11
Bruno PetkovićDinamo Zagreb
6 Marko LivajaHajduk Split10
Benedik MiočSlaven Belupo
8 Marin ŠotičekLokomotiva8

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the Season Bruno PetkovićDinamo Zagreb
Manager of the Season Sergej JakirovićDinamo Zagreb
Young Player of the Season Martin BaturinaDinamo Zagreb
Team of the Year
Goalkeeper 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)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Održan ždrijeb natjecateljskih brojeva nove sezone Supersport HNL-a . hnl.hr . hr . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Stadion . gnkdinamo.hr . 28 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Povijest kluba . hnk-gorica.hr . 6 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Poljud Stadium . hajduk.hr . 28 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Stadion Aldo Drosina . nkistra.com . 6 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Nogometni stadion Zagreb . sportskiobjekti.hr . 6 August 2023.
  7. Web site: OPUS ARENA . nk-osijek.hr . 6 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Stadion HNK Rijeka . hnl.hr . 28 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Gradski stadion "Ivan Kušek Apaš" . nk-slaven-belupo.hr . 22 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Stadion Anđelko Herjavec . hnl.hr . 25 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Strijelci - SuperSport HNL. hnl.hr.