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| Organising body | HNS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Prva NL |
| Domestic cup(s) | Croatian Cup Croatian Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League |
| Current champions | HNK Rijeka (2nd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Dinamo Zagreb (25 titles) |
| Most appearances | Jakov Surać (453) |
| Top scorer | Davor Vugrinec (146) |
| Broadcaster(s) | T-Hrvatski Telekom (MAX Sport) HRT |
| Website | hnl |
| Current:2025–26 Croatian Football League | |
TheHrvatska nogometna liga (pronounced[xř̩ʋaːtskaːnôɡomeːtnaːlǐːɡa];lit. 'Croatian Football League'), abbreviated asHNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as theSuperSport HNL,[1] is a professionalassociation football league inCroatia and the highest level of theCroatian football league system. Established in 1992,[2] it was previously calledPrva Hrvatska nogometna liga (1. HNL;lit. 'First Croatian Football League'), but a league structure reorganization from 2022–23 led to name changes for the three top league levels.[3]
The league was formed in 1991, following the independence of Croatia and the creation of a separate Croatian league from theYugoslav First League. This newly formed league was operated by theCroatian Football Federation. Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. In the first three seasons two points were awarded for a win, from1994–95 season this was changed to three points. Each season starts in late July or early August and ends in May, with a two-month hiatus between December and February. Currently, there are ten teams participating in the league.
The first season started in February 1992 and ended in June 1992. A total of twelve clubs contested the league and at the end of the season no teams were relegated as it was decided that the league would expand to 16 clubs for the following season. This was followed by another expansion to 18 teams in1993–94 season, highest number of participating teams in Prva HNL history. The following season, number of teams was reduced again to 16.1995–96 Prva HNL was the first season to feature separate A- and B- leagues, with a complicated two-stage format to the season. Twelve teams contested the A league, while the B league, formally the second level, consisted of ten teams. In March, the teams were split into three groups: Championship group (consisting of first five teams from A league and the first-placed team of the B league), A play-off group (remaining teams from A league and the second-placed team of the B league) and B play-off group (remaining teams from B league). The first two teams of the B play-off group were placed in the A league for the following season, which featured 16 teams in both A and B league. In the1997–98 Prva HNL, the league consisted of 12 team and a new format was used. In March, teams were split into two groups of six, Championship and Relegation group, with 50% of their points taken to this phase of the competition. At the end of the season, the last team was directly relegated to the Druga HNL and the second-last team went in the relegation play-off, a two-legged tie against the second-placed team from the Druga HNL. This system was used for two seasons, followed by1999–2000 Prva HNL where each club playing every other club three times for a total of 33 rounds. Next season featured a return of Championship and Relegation group system but without 50% points cutoff. This system was used until2005–06 season, with a brief expansion to 16 teams in2001–02 season.The 2006–07 season brought back a 33 rounds system previously used in 1999–2000 Prva HNL. In the2009–10 season, the league was expanded to 16 teams. This lasted for three seasons, and in the2012–13 Prva HNL season, the league was contested by 12 teams playing a total of 33 rounds. From the2013–14 Prva HNL season, number of teams was reduced to ten.
The league's main sponsor is T-Hrvatski Telekom, owned by the German telecommunications firmDeutsche Telekom. At the end of the2014–15 season, the Croatian First League was ranked17th in Europe. The champions of the2015–16 Croatian First Football League will qualify for the second qualifying round of theUEFA Champions League, the runners-up will qualify for the second qualifying round ofUEFA Europa League, while the third-placed team will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. The winners of the2015–16 Croatian Football Cup will qualify for the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
The following ten clubs compete in the2025-26 Croatian Football League season, the 36th season since the league's establishment.
Four of the ten clubs currently competing in the Croatian top level also had spells in theYugoslav First League played from 1945 to 1991 before Croatian clubs abandoned the competition (Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Lokomotiva, Osijek, Rijeka). Four other Croatian clubs which had appeared in the top Yugoslav league (Cibalia,RNK Split,NK Zagreb andTrešnjevka) are currently playing in Croatian lower levels.
As of 2025, only four of the 12 founding members of the Croatian league have never been relegated: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Osijek and Rijeka.
| Club | Position in2024–25 | First season in top division | Number of seasons in top division | Number of seasons in 1. HNL | First season of current spell in top division | Best top level result | Titles total (most recent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb ‡ | 0022nd | 1946–47 | 80 | 35 | 1946–47 | 1st | 29 (2023–24)nb1 |
| Gorica | 0099th | 2018–19 | 8 | 8 | 2018–19 | 5th | — |
| Hajduk Split ‡ | 0033rd | 1923 | 97 | 35 | 1923 | 1st | 15 (2004–05)nb2 |
| Istra 1961 | 0066th | 2004–05 | 20 | 20 | 2009–10 | 5th | — |
| Lokomotiva | 0088th | 1946–47 | 26 | 17 | 2009–10 | 2nd | — |
| Osijek ‡ | 0077th | 1953–54 | 51 | 35 | 1981–82 | 2nd | — |
| Rijeka ‡ | 0011st | 1946–47 | 64 | 35 | 1974–75 | 1st | 2 (2024–25) |
| Slaven Belupo | 0055th | 1997–98 | 30 | 30 | 1997–98 | 2nd | — |
| Varaždin | 0044th | 2019–20 | 6 | 6 | 2019–20 | 4th | — |
| Vukovar 1991 | ZZZ1st in1. NL | 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 2025–26 | TBA | — |
† – One of the 12 founding members of the league in the inaugural1992 season.
‡ – Appeared in all 33 seasons up to and including the current2025–26 season.
nb1 – Dinamo Zagreb tally includes four Yugoslav and 25 Croatian league titles.
nb2 – Hajduk Split tally includes nine Yugoslav and six Croatian league titles.
The breakup of Yugoslavia sawtop flight league split into several smaller ones. This meant separation of Croatian football association from the Football Association of Yugoslavia and launch of their own football league. Prva HNL saw its first edition in 1992. Hajduk Split and HAŠK Građanski took part in European competitions on account of qualification secured at the end of the 1990–91 Yugoslav football season: HAŠK Građanski were runners-up in the1990–91 Yugoslav First League and qualified for 1991–92 UEFA Cup while Hajduk Split won the1990–91 Yugoslav Cup and entered 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup. Due to war both clubs had to host their European matches abroad, in Austria.
Affected by the ongoing war in Croatia, the first Prva HNL season was held over the course of a single calendar year, from February to June 1992. Neither Hajduk Split (1992 Croatian champions) nor Inker Zaprešić (1992 Croatian Cup winners) could enter European competitions the following 1992–93 season as the Croatian Football Federation, the league's governing body, wasn't yet recognized by UEFA and officially became its affiliate as late as June 1993.
Eight times in history have HNL teams entered the group stages ofUEFA Champions League. In the1994–95 season, Hajduk Split eliminatedLegia Warsaw in the qualifying round and entered the group stage. They advanced to quarterfinals as group runners-up behindBenfica but were eliminated by eventual winnersAjax. In the1998–99 season, Croatia Zagreb qualified overCeltic and finished in second place behindOlympiacos, but failed to advance as only first place teams and two best runners-up went through.The following season, Croatia also entered the group stage after eliminatingMTK Budapest in the third qualifying round. Drawn in the group with Manchester United, Olympique Marseille and Sturm Graz, they finished last, winning only against Sturm and drawing away at Manchester and Marseille. In the2011–12 season, Dinamo Zagreb advanced through three qualifying rounds and were drawn in the group with Real Madrid, Lyon and Ajax.The following season, Dinamo Zagreb also advanced to the group stages and was drawn in the group withDynamo Kyiv,Paris Saint-Germain andPorto. They lost five group matches, drawing with Dynamo Kyiv in the last round. In the2015-16 season, Dinamo Zagreb entered the group stage and recorded notable win 2–1 overArsenal. Next season,2016-17, another qualification followed. Latest entry to the group stage was in2019-20 where Dinamo Zagreb finished fourth behindManchester City,Atalanta andShakhtar with 2 draws vs Shakhtar and a 4–0 win over Atalanta, with controversial refereeing decisions in both draws — a win in either would have sent them through to the Round of 16 as runners-up.
Since 2003, the league has been named after its main sponsor, giving it the following names (Logos see below):
Europe's top football body, the UEFA, ranks national leagues every year according to coefficients calculated based on each nation's clubs results in international competitions. The ranking takes into account results over the previous five seasons to determine the nation's European quota for the following season, i.e. how many berths in European competitions is assigned to clubs from each of UEFA's 55 member associations.
UEFA also maintains a separate club ranking, based on each club's international results, used to determine seeds in draws for theUEFA Champions League andUEFA Europa League. This is calculated through a combination of each club's results as well as the ranking of its national league. As of 2025 Dinamo Zagreb is the top rated Croatian club, ranked 39th in Europe.
Country[edit]As of 5 November 2023
Source:Bert Kassies' websiteArchived 12 April 2022 at theWayback Machine (country rankings); last updated 29 May 2022 | Club[edit]As of 8 February 2025
Source:Bert Kassies' websiteArchived 12 April 2022 at theWayback Machine (team rankings); last updated 29 May 2022 |
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In past, only one match in each round (derby match) was broadcast on television. In the 2008–09 season there were some changes. Croatian national TV Network (HRT) started the new TV show Volim Nogomet (I Love Football), made in association with league's main sponsor T-Com. In the show, five matches were broadcast combined on Sunday afternoons, while the derby match was on program at 20:15 CET, so viewers could watch all the matches. There were also experts in the studio, commenting on matches and other things non-related to football. Main initiator of the project was famous Croatian football player and then president of T-Com 1. HNL organisationIgor Štimac.[8] Most of the clubs weren't satisfied with the scheduling of fixtures and demanded a move from Sunday afternoon to Saturday evening. This was done at the start of the following season and the only match played on Sunday was the derby match.[9][10] However, during the mid-season project was cancelled and the old system with one broadcast per round was returned.[11]
In November 2010, broadcasting rights were sold to marketing agency Digitel Komunikacije for a period of five years, beginning with2011–12 season. After the negotiations fell through with public broadcasting televisionHRT, which covered Prva HNL for the past twenty seasons, Digitel signed a deal withHrvatski Telekom. The matches were broadcast on Arenasport, a cable television network with five channels, available to subscribers of MAXtv, IPTV solution from T-HT subsidiary T-Com. All matches were broadcast live every week on Arenasport. All highlights are displayed on Sunday evening onRTL 2 andHRT 2.[12][13]
From2022–23 season the matches are broadcasting on theHrvatski Telekom channels MAX Sport,[14] while the one match per round broadcasting on theCroatian Radiotelevision (HRT), again after 11 years (from September 2022, mainly on Sunday at 15:00 CET).[15] For the other Ex-Yugoslav republics the league still broadcasting onArena Sport. From January 2025, Hajduk Split's matches are broadcasting on the club's cable channel Hajduk Digital TV (HDTV).
| Season | Total attendance | Number of matches | Average attendance per match | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 376,435 | 132 | 2,896 | [16] |
| 1992–93 | 1,006,350 | 240 | 4,264 | [16] |
| 1993–94 | 851,600 | 306 | 2,820 | [16] |
| 1994–95 | 879,400 | 240 | 3,664 | [16] |
| 1995–96 | 940,270 | 364 | 2,612 | [16] |
| 1996–97 | 687,950 | 240 | 2,903 | [16] |
| 1997–98 | 684,400 | 192 | 3,602 | [16] |
| 1998–99 | 745,728 | 192 | 3,884 | [17] |
| 1999–00 | 515,790 | 198 | 2,605 | [17] |
| 2000–01 | 546,624 | 192 | 2,847 | [17] |
| 2001–02 | 573,840 | 240 | 2,391 | [17] |
| 2002–03 | 635,520 | 192 | 3,310 | [17] |
| 2003–04 | 570,816 | 192 | 2,973 | [17] |
| 2004–05 | 541,440 | 192 | 2,820 | [17] |
| 2005–06 | 633,792 | 192 | 3,301 | [17] |
| 2006–07 | 622,908 | 198 | 3,146 | [17] |
| 2007–08 | 616,572 | 198 | 3,114 | [17] |
| 2008–09 | 617,050 | 198 | 3,116 | [18] |
| 2009–10 | 500,002 | 240 | 2,083 | [18] |
| 2010–11 | 458,746 | 240 | 1,911 | [19] |
| 2011–12 | 482,002 | 240 | 2,087 | [16] |
| 2012–13 | 497,188 | 198 | 2,511 | [16] |
| 2013–14 | 573,070 | 180 | 3,202 | [16] |
| 2014–15 | 489,159 | 180 | 2,733 | [16] |
| 2015–16 | 442,952 | 180 | 2,461 | [16] |
| 2016–17 | 492,041 | 180 | 2,734 | [16] |
| 2017–18 | 530,638 | 180 | 2,948 | [16] |
| 2018–19 | 478,760 | 180 | 2,660 | [16] |
| 2019–20 | 510,674 | 180 | 2,837 | [16] |
| 2020–21 | 26,509 | 180 | 147 | [16] |
| 2021–22 | 502,012 | 180 | 2,789 | [20] |
| 2022–23 | 735,219 | 180 | 4,085 | |
| 2023–24 | 956,128 | 180 | 5,371 | [20] |
| 2024–25 | 1,019,670 | 180 | 5,665 | [21] |
| † | League champions also won theCroatian Football Cup, they completed the domesticDouble |
| + | Player received award in front ofMijo Caktaš andMirko Marić based on least playing minutes |
Notes on name changes:
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Last best place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | 25 | 5 | 2 | Champions2023–24 |
| Hajduk Split | 6 | 14 | 8 | Champions2004–05 |
| Rijeka | 2 | 8 | 5 | Champions2024–25 |
| NK Zagreb | 1 | 2 | 3 | Champions2001–02 |
| Lokomotiva | — | 2 | — | Runner-up2019–20 |
| Osijek | — | 1 | 9 | Runner-up2020–21 |
| Slaven Belupo | — | 1 | 1 | Runner-up2007–08 |
| Inter Zaprešić | — | 1 | — | Runner-up2004–05 |
| Varteks | — | — | 3 | Third place2005–06 |
| Cibalia | — | — | 1 | Third place2009–10 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | — | — | 1 | Third place1996–97 |
| RNK Split | — | — | 1 | Third place2010–11 |
| Pos (byPts) | Team | S | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | Debut | Since/ Last App | Best | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 32 | 2375 | 1047 | 727 | 194 | 126 | 2550 | 890 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 69,43% |
| 2 | HNK Hajduk Split | 32 | 1968 | 1047 | 577 | 240 | 230 | 2053 | 1096 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 55,10% |
| 3 | HNK Rijeka | 32 | 1700 | 1051 | 476 | 272 | 303 | 1723 | 1328 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 45,29% |
| 4 | NK Osijek | 32 | 1535 | 1047 | 421 | 272 | 354 | 1602 | 1482 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1992 | 1992 | 2 | 40,21% |
| 5 | NK Slaven Belupo | 26 | 1100 | 869 | 281 | 253 | 335 | 1120 | 1270 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1997–98 | 1997–98 | 2 | 32,33% |
| 6 | NK Zagreb | 24 | 1043 | 759 | 286 | 185 | 288 | 1163 | 1160 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1992 | 2015–16 | 1 | 37,68% |
| 7 | NK Varaždin (1931–2015) | 21 | 870 | 654 | 243 | 142 | 269 | 1047 | 1076 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1992 | 2011–12 | 3 | 37,15% |
| 8 | HNK Cibalia | 22 | 818 | 699 | 210 | 188 | 301 | 848 | 1101 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 2017–18 | 3 | 30,04% |
| 9 | HNK Šibenik | 21 | 766 | 670 | 199 | 169 | 302 | 796 | 1035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 2020–21 | 4 | 29,70% |
| 10 | NK Inter Zaprešić | 20 | 739 | 647 | 193 | 160 | 294 | 783 | 1045 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 2019–20 | 2 | 29,82% |
| 11 | NK Lokomotiva | 14 | 657 | 483 | 180 | 117 | 186 | 643 | 653 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2 | 37,26% |
| 12 | NK Zadar | 20 | 649 | 597 | 169 | 142 | 286 | 741 | 1159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 2014–15 | 6 | 28,30% |
| 13 | NK Istra 1961 | 17 | 586 | 580 | 141 | 172 | 276 | 603 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2004–05 | 2009–10 | 5 | 24,31% |
| 14 | NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 | 360 | 319 | 90 | 80 | 149 | 355 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1995–96 | 2021–22 | 3 | 28,21% |
| 15 | RNK Split | 7 | 312 | 237 | 81 | 69 | 87 | 253 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2010–11 | 2016–17 | 3 | 34,17% |
| 16 | HNK Gorica | 5 | 248 | 180 | 65 | 49 | 66 | 204 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018–19 | 2018–19 | 5 | 36,11% |
| 17 | NK Istra | 7 | 243 | 215 | 65 | 48 | 102 | 215 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1999–2000 | 6 | 30,02% |
| 18 | NK Kamen Ingrad | 6 | 217 | 191 | 59 | 40 | 92 | 314 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001–02 | 2006–07 | 4 | 30,89% |
| 19 | HNK Segesta | 5 | 207 | 160 | 55 | 42 | 63 | 197 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992–93 | 1996–97 | 8 | 34,37% |
| 20 | NK Marsonia | 6 | 202 | 190 | 53 | 43 | 94 | 269 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994–95 | 2003–04 | 5 | 27,89% |
| 21 | NK Međimurje | 5 | 150 | 160 | 40 | 30 | 90 | 227 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2004–05 | 2009–10 | 9 | 25,00% |
| 22 | HNK Suhopolje | 4 | 128 | 108 | 34 | 26 | 48 | 119 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1995–96 | 1998–99 | 9 | 31,48% |
| 23 | NK Karlovac | 3 | 112 | 90 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 82 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 6 | 32,22% |
| 24 | NK Varaždin (2012) | 3 | 110 | 108 | 27 | 29 | 52 | 100 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 8 | 25,00% |
| 25 | NK Belišće | 3 | 93 | 94 | 24 | 21 | 49 | 115 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992–93 | 1994–95 | 12 | 25,53% |
| 26 | HNK Dubrovnik 1919 | 3 | 77 | 86 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 54 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 1993–94 | 11 | 20,93% |
| 27 | NK Pomorac Kostrena | 2 | 72 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 78 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 7 | 30,64% |
| 28 | NK Čakovec | 2 | 71 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 78 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 7 | 30,64% |
| 29 | NK Pazinka | 2 | 65 | 64 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 71 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 11 | 23,43% |
| 30 | NK Primorac 1929 | 2 | 60 | 64 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 69 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 14 | 28,12% |
| 31 | NK Rudeš | 2 | 54 | 72 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 67 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 8 | 18,00% |
| 32 | NK Croatia Sesvete | 2 | 39 | 63 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 12 | 14,28% |
| 33 | NK Radnik Velika Gorica | 2 | 33 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 47 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 13 | 18,75% |
| 34 | NK Samobor | 1 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997–98 | 1997–98 | 12 | 28,12% |
| 35 | NK Lučko | 1 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2011–12 | 2011–12 | 13 | 20,00% |
| 36 | HNK Vukovar '91 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | 12 | 21,21% |
| 37 | NK Dubrava | 1 | 30 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1993–94 | 1993–94 | 17 | 20,58% |
| 38 | HNK Orijent 1919 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 14 | 16,67% |
| 39 | NK Neretva | 1 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996–97 | 1994–95 | 15 | 13,33% |
| 40 | NK TŠK Topolovac | 1 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001–02 | 2001–02 | 16 | 13,33% |
| 2022–23 HNL | |
| 2022–23 Prva NL | |
| 2022–23 Druga NL | |
| Lower leagues | |
| No longer exists |
Players in the Prva HNL compete for the Prva HNL Top scorer trophy, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. FormerDinamo Zagreb strikerIgor Cvitanović held the record for most Prva HNL goals with 126 until April 2012. Cvitanović finished among the top ten goal scorers in 7 out of his 11 seasons in the Prva HNL and won the top scorer title two times. During the1997–98 season, he became the first player to score 100 Prva HNL goals. On 14 April 2012,Davor Vugrinec scored his 127th goal and surpassed Cvitanović's record.[24] Vugrinec retired in May 2015 with 146 goals on his tally. Only three other players have reached the 100-goal mark,Ivan Krstanović,Joško Popović andMiljenko Mumlek.
Since the first Prva HNL season in 1992, 26 different players have won the top scorers title.Goran Vlaović,Robert Špehar,Igor Cvitanović,Tomislav Šokota andIvica Olić have won two titles each. Dinamo Zagreb provided most top scorers in Prva HNL with 13.Eduardo holds the record for most goals in a season with 34, done with Dinamo Zagreb in the2006–07 season.[25] Six goals is the record individual scoring total for a player in a single Prva HNL match, held byMarijo Dodik.[26]
Dinamo Zagreb became the first team to have scored 1,000 goals in the league afterEtto scored in a 4–0 victory overNK Zagreb in the 2005–06 season.[27] The highest-scoring match to date in the Prva HNL occurred on 12 December 1993 when Dinamo Zagreb defeated minnowsNK Pazinka 10–1.[28]
All-time top scorers in the HNL[edit]
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| # | Player | From | To | Season | Fee |
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| 1 | Joško Gvardiol | Dinamo Zagreb |  RB Leipzig | 2021/2022 | 36,80 mln € |
| 2 | Marko Pjaca |  Juventus FC | 2016/2017 | 29,40 mln € | |
| 3 |  Dani Olmo | RB Leipzig | 2019/2020 | 29,00 mln € | |
| 4 | Luka Modrić |  Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 2008/2009 | 22,50 mln € | |
| 5 | Josip Šutalo |  AFC Ajax | 2023/2024 | 20,50 mln € | |
| 6 | Filip Benković | Leicester City F.C. | 2018/2019 | 14,50 mln € | |
| 7 | Luka Vušković | HNK Hajduk Split | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | 2023/2024 | 13,80 mln € |
| 8 | Marko Rog | Dinamo Zagreb | SSC Napoli | 2017/2018 | 13,50 mln € |
| 9 |  Eduardo | Arsenal F.C. | 2007/2008 | 13,50 mln € | |
| 10 | Vedran Ćorluka | Manchester City F.C. | 2007/2008 | 13,00 mln € |
| # | Player | From | To | Season | Fee |
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| 1 | Marko Rog | RNK Split | Dinamo Zagreb | 2015/2016 | 5,00 mln € |
| 2 | Boško Šutalo | Atalanta BC | 2022/2023 | 4,05 mln € | |
| 3 |  Robert Ljubičić | SK Rapid Wien | 2022/2023 | 3,00 mln € | |
| Luka Ivanušec | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2019/2020 | |||
| Ivan Nevistić | HNK Rijeka | 2020/2021 | |||
| 6 | Petar Bočkaj | NK Osijek | 2021/2022 | 2,70 mln € | |
| 7 |  Iyayi Atiemwen | HNK Gorica | 2018/2019 | 2,65 mln € | |
| 8 |  Ramón Miérez | Deportivo Alavés | NK Osijek | 2021/2022 | 2,50 mln € |
 Junior Fernandes | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Dinamo Zagreb | 2014/2015 | ||
| Lovro Majer | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2018/2019 | |||
| 10 |  Juan Córdoba | Deportivo Cali | Dinamo Zagreb | 2024/2025 | 2.10mln € |
There are three awards for best players in the Croatian First League:
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