2024–25 Croatian Women's First Football League

First League

Season	2024–25
Dates	1 September 2024 – 15 June 2025
Matches played	43
Goals scored	226 (5.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jasna Đoković (20 goals)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season of the First League is the 34th edition of the Croatian top-tier women's football league.

Osijek are the defending champions, having won what is already their 25th title in the 2023–24 season.[1]

The calendar for the 2024–25 season has been published in the HNS newsletter from 21 August 2024. The first matches will be played on 1 September 2024 and the regular season is set to conclude on 16 March 2025. The championship round and qualification round are set to follow from 23 March 2025 until 15 June 2025.[2]

The format of the 2024–25 season differs from the previous years, as the championship round is being played as quadruple round-robin tournament, with two home and two away matches against each opponent, as opposed to the double round-robin tournament played in previous seasons. The qualification round remains unchanged.[2]

Tiebreakers for league ranking

Different criteria are applied to determine the order of the teams in all rounds of the league depending on the state of the league.

While a league round is in progress, the order of the teams is determined according to the following criteria:

1. The total number of points;
2. Goal difference in all league matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all league matches;

When a league round has concluded, the order of the teams is determined according to the following criteria:

1. The total number of points;
2. Number of points earned in head-to-head matches;
3. Goal difference in head-to-head matches;
4. Number of away goals scored in head-to-head matches (if two teams are tied), or number of goals scored in head-to-head matches (if three of more teams are tied);
5. Goal difference in all league matches;

If two or more teams are still tied after all the above criteria, a play-off match or tournament is organised to determine the order. Alternatively, if the teams in question ascent, the order is determined by a draw.[2]

Teams

Agram

Dinamo Zagreb

Gorica

Hajduk Split

Međimurje Čakovec

Neretva

Osijek

Split

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Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Prva HNLŽ.

Team	Home city	Home ground	Capacity	2023–24 finish
Agram	Zagreb	SRC Špansko	1,000	5th
Dinamo Zagreb	Zagreb	Stadion Maksimir	25,912	4th
Gorica	Velika Gorica	Gradski Stadion	4,536	7th
Hajduk Split	Split	Stadion Poljud	33,987	2nd
Međimurje Čakovec	Čakovec	Stadion SRC Mladost	8,000	6th
Neretva	Metković	Iza Vage	3,000	1st (Druga HNLŽ A)
Osijek	Osijek	Gradski Vrt Stadium	18,856	1st
Split	Split	Stadion Park Mladeži	4,075	3rd

Team changes

Entering league	Exiting league
Promoted from 2023 to 2024 Second League	Relegated to 2024–25 Second League
Neretva	Donat

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Agram	11	9	0	2	51	15	+36	27	Advances to championship round
2	Osijek	10	8	0	2	36	9	+27	24
3	Hajduk Split	11	7	2	2	44	14	+30	23
4	Međimurje Čakovec	11	7	1	3	33	17	+16	22
5	Dinamo Zagreb	10	5	1	4	30	14	+16	16	Participates in qualification round
6	Split	11	2	2	7	15	37	−22	8
7	Gorica	11	1	2	8	11	47	−36	5
8	Neretva	11	0	0	11	6	73	−67	0

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Home \ Away	AGR	DIN	GOR	HAJ	MEĐ	NER	OSI	SPL
Agram			4–1	4–2	5–1	10–1	3–0	5–0
Dinamo Zagreb	1–5		5–0	1–1		8–1	1–2	6–0
Gorica	1–11	0–3		0–5	1–2	2–1		2–2
Hajduk Split	3–1	3–1			1–1	12–0	4–3
Međimurje Čakovec	2–3	2–0	8–2	3–1			0–2	4–0
Neretva		0–4		0–9	1–4		0–7	0–5
Osijek	3–0		4–0			7–1		2–0
Split			2–2	0–3	1–6	5–1	0–6

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Regular Season Position 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Spot in the 2025–26 Champions League preliminary qualifying round
2	Regular Season Position 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Regular Season Position 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Regular Season Position 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Rounds 1–6

Home \ Away	RS1	RS2	RS3	RS4
Regular Season Position 1
Regular Season Position 2
Regular Season Position 3
Regular Season Position 4

First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 7–12

Home \ Away	RS1	RS2	RS3	RS4
Regular Season Position 1
Regular Season Position 2
Regular Season Position 3
Regular Season Position 4

First match(es) will be played: 7 May 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Regular Season Position 5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Regular Season Position 6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Regular Season Position 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Participates in relegation play-off
4	Regular Season Position 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 2025–26 Druga HNLŽ

First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Home \ Away	RS5	RS6	RS7	RS8
Regular Season Position 5
Regular Season Position 6
Regular Season Position 7
Regular Season Position 8

First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

The team that finishes 3rd in the qualification group participates in a two-leg play-off against the loser of the 2024–25 Druga Liga promotion play-off between the winners of the two divisions. The winner earns a spot in the 2025–26 Prva Liga.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Qualification Group Position 3	–	Druga Liga promotion play-off loser	–	–

Qualification Group Position 3 v Druga Liga promotion play-off loser

2025	Qualification Group Position 3	–	Druga Liga promotion play-off loser
CEST (UTC+2)

Druga Liga promotion play-off loser v Qualification Group Position 3

2025	Druga Liga promotion play-off loser	–	Qualification Group Position 3
CEST (UTC+2)

Top scorers

As of 24 November 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jasna Đoković	Agram	20
2	Andrea Grebenar	Hajduk Split	14
3	Paula Petković	Osijek	8
4	Marin Hamamoto	Međimurje Čakovec	8
5	Lorena Balić	Osijek	7
6	Vanessa Mazaly	Agram	7

References

1. "Gradonačelnik Radić novčano nagradio ŽNK Osijek za osvajanje 25. titule državnih prvakinja" (in Croatian). Osijek. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
2. "Glasnik 38-2024" (pdf) (in Croatian). HNS. 21 August 2024. pp. 27–29, 40–41. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

External links

• Official website