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2025–26 Croatian Football League
| Season |
|---|
| 1 August 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| Dinamo Zagreb (26th title) |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
| 60 |
| 156 (2.6 per match) |
| Dion Drena Beljo(29 goals) |
| Dinamo Zagreb 7–0 Osijek (4 April 2026) |
| Vukovar 1991 0–6 Hajduk Split (21 March 2026) |
| Slaven Belupo 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb (14 December 2025)Dinamo Zagreb 7–0 Osijek (4 April 2026) |
| Dinamo Zagreb (8 matches) |
| Dinamo Zagreb (19 matches) |
| Osijek (11 matches) |
| Istra 1961 (5 matches) |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| All statistics correct as of 3 November 2025. |
The 2025–26 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 35th 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 1 August 2025.
The league is contested by 10 teams.
The following teams compete in the 2025–26 HNL.
Vukovar 1991 were promoted from the 2024–25 Prva NL for the first time in their history while Šibenik were relegated to the 2025–26 Prva NL after one season back in the top flight.
| Dinamo Zagreb | Gorica | Hajduk Split | Istra 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion Maksimir | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica | Stadion Poljud | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
| Capacity: 24,851 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 33,987 | Capacity: 9,921 |
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| Stadion Maksimir | Opus Arena | ||
| Capacity: 24,851 | Capacity: 13,005 | ||
| Stadion Rujevica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | Stadion Varteks | Stadion Gradski vrt |
| Capacity: 8,191 | Capacity: 3,054 | Capacity: 8,818 | Capacity: 18,856 |
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Maksimir | 24,851 | |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | ŠRC Velika Gorica | 4,536 | |
| Hajduk Split | Split | Poljud | 33,987 | |
| Istra 1961 | Pula | Stadion Aldo Drosina | 10,000 | |
| Lokomotiva | Zagreb | Maksimir | 24,851 | |
| Osijek | Osijek | Opus Arena | 13,005 | |
| Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | |
| Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | 3,054 | |
| Varaždin | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 8,818 | |
| Vukovar 1991 | Vukovar | Stadion Gradski vrt | 18,856 |
| Rank | Counties of Croatia | Number of clubs | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Zagreb | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva |
| 2 | Istria | 1 | Istra 1961 |
| Koprivnica-Križevci | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Osijek-Baranja | Osijek | ||
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | Rijeka | ||
| Split-Dalmatia | Hajduk Split | ||
| Varaždin | Varaždin | ||
| Vukovar-Srijem | Vukovar 1991 | ||
| Zagreb County | Gorica |
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | Mario Kovačević | Josip Mišić | Castore | PSK |
| Gorica | Mario Carević | Jurica Pršir | Alpas | Kömmerling |
| Hajduk Split | Gonzalo García | Marko Livaja | Adidas | Tommy |
| Istra 1961 | Krešimir Režić | Dario Marešić | Joma | Germania |
| Lokomotiva | Nikica Jelavić | Denis Kolinger | Macron | Favbet |
| Osijek | Tomislav Radotić | Borna Barišić | 2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
| Rijeka | Víctor Sánchez | Martin Zlomislić | Joma | Favbet |
| Slaven Belupo | Mario Gregurina | Tomislav Božić | Jako | Belupo |
| Varaždin | Nikola Šafarić | Oliver Zelenika | Capelli Sport | BURAI |
| Vukovar 1991 | Tomislav Stipić | Jakov Biljan | Nike | Ellington Properties |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | Sandro Perković (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 4 June 2025 | Pre-season | Mario Kovačević | 4 June 2025 |
| Slaven Belupo | Mario Kovačević | Signed by Dinamo Zagreb | 4 June 2025 | Mario Gregurina | 6 June 2025 | |
| Hajduk Split | Gennaro Gattuso | Mutual consent | 5 June 2025 | Gonzalo García | 13 June 2025 | |
| Istra 1961 | Gonzalo García | Signed by Hajduk Split | 13 June 2025 | Goran Tomić | 13 June 2025 | |
| Lokomotiva | Mario Cvitanović | End of contract | 17 June 2025 | Nikica Jelavić | 17 June 2025 | |
| Rijeka | Radomir Đalović | Sacked | 1 September 2025 | 7th | Víctor Sánchez | 3 September 2025 |
| Istra 1961 | Goran Tomić | 13 September 2025 | 8th | Oriol Riera | 17 September 2025 | |
| Vukovar 1991 | Gordon Schildenfeld | 18 September 2025 | 10th | Kristijan Polovanec (caretaker) | 18 September 2025 | |
| Kristijan Polovanec (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 22 September 2025 | 10th | Silvijo Čabraja | 22 September 2025 | |
| Osijek | Simon Rožman | Sacked | 29 October 2025 | 9th | Željko Sopić | 29 October 2025 |
| Željko Sopić | 23 February 2026 | 10th | Tomislav Radotić | 24 February 2026 | ||
| Vukovar 1991 | Silvijo Čabraja | 16 March 2026 | Tomislav Stipić | 18 March 2026 | ||
| Istra 1961 | Oriol Riera | 19 April 2026 | 7th | Krešimir Režić | 20 April 2026 |
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
As of 3 March 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dion Drena Beljo | Dinamo Zagreb | 25 |
| 2 | Michele Šego | Hajduk Split | 10 |
| Smail Prevljak | Istra 1961 | ||
| Jakov Puljić | Vukovar 1991 | ||
| 5 | Ivan Mamut | Varaždin | 8 |
| Toni Fruk | Rijeka | ||
| Aleks Stojaković | Lokomotiva | ||
| 7 | Adriano Jagušić | Slaven Belupo | 7 |
| Monsef Bakrar | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 9 | Miha Zajc | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 |
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Prva HNL at UEFA.com
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