Prva nogometna liga
Season2023–24
Dates2023 – 2024
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2023.

The 2023–24 First Football League (also known as Prva nogometna liga and 1. NL) will be the 33rd season of the second-level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992.

The league will be contested by 12 teams and played in a triple round robin format.[1]

This is the second season that the second level of men's football in Croatia is named First football league (Prva nogometna liga).[2]

Teams

Changes

Rudeš was promoted to the 2023–24 HNL, while Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Kustošija were relegated to 2023–24 Druga NL.

Newcomer from higher level (HNL) is Šibenik. Newcomers from lower level (2. NL) are champions Sesvete and Zrinski Jurjevac, who beat Kustošija in play-offs.

Stadia and locations

Team City Stadium[3] Capacity[4]
BSK Bijelo BrdoBijelo Brdo Stadion BSK1,200
CibaliaVinkovciStadion Cibalia9,958
Croatia ZmijavciZmijavciStadion Marijan Šuto Mrma2,000
DubravaZagrebStadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić5,000
DugopoljeDugopoljeStadion Hrvatski vitezovi5,200
JarunZaprešićIvan Laljak-Ivić Stadium5,228
OrijentRijekaStadion Krimeja3,500
SesveteSesveteStadion Sveti Josip radnik2,000
SolinSolinStadion Hrvatski vitezovi5,200
ŠibenikŠibenikStadion Šubićevac3,412
Vukovar 1991VukovarStadion u Borovu naselju3,550
Zrinski JurjevacPunitovciStadion Gradski vrt17,061
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)
1 Coat of arms of the city of Zagreb City of Zagreb 3 Dubrava, Jarun, Sesvete
Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia Croatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Solin
3 Coat of arms of Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja 2 BSK Bijelo Brdo, Zrinski Jurjevac
Coat of arms of Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Syrmia Cibalia, Vukovar 1991
5 Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski Kotar 1 Orijent
Coat of arms of Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin Šibenik

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zrinski Jurjevac 17 13 2 2 28 10 +18 41 Promotion to the Croatian Football League
2 Šibenik 17 11 3 3 33 14 +19 36
3 Vukovar 1991 17 10 4 3 31 18 +13 34
4 Sesvete 17 8 4 5 18 14 +4 28
5 Dugopolje 17 6 7 4 25 19 +6 25
6 Dubrava 17 6 5 6 20 24 −4 23
7 Jarun 17 6 2 9 18 26 −8 20
8 Croatia Zmijavci 17 4 7 6 24 23 +1 19
9 Cibalia 17 6 1 10 19 29 −10 19
10 Orijent 17 3 3 11 19 36 −17 12
11 Solin 17 1 8 8 15 26 −11 11 Relegation play-off
12 BSK Bijelo Brdo 17 1 8 8 8 19 −11 11 Relegation to the Second Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023 (1 of 2 matches played). Source: Prva NL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams for promotion or relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[5]

Results

Home \ Away BSK CIB CRO DUB DUG JAR ORI SES SOL ŠIB VUK ZRI
BSK Bijelo Brdo — 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Cibalia 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–4
Croatia Zmijavci 1–1 5–1 — 1–2 4–1 6–2 0–0 0–0 2–2
Dubrava 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–3 0–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–1
Dugopolje 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 — 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Jarun 2–0 5–2 0–2 — 4–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–1
Orijent 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 5–4 0–1 0–1
Sesvete 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 1–2
Solin 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 — 2–3 1–2
Šibenik 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 3–0 3–0
Vukovar 1991 3–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–2
Zrinski Jurjevac 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023 (1 of 2 matches played). Source: Prva NL (in Croatian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 3 December 2023[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Dominik Dogan Zrinski Osječko 1664 11
2 Germany Törles Knöll Vukovar 1991 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zinedin Mustedanagić Vukovar 1991
4 Croatia Tomislav Gudelj Croatia Zmijavci 8
Colombia Carlos Torres Šibenik

References

  1. ↑ "Velika nogometna reforma: Pogledajte što nas čeka u sljedeće dvije sezone". dalmatinskinogomet.hr (in Croatian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "SEZONA 2022/23 Prva HNL dobiva naziv Elitna liga, druga liga postaje Prva liga, jedinstvena treća liga postaje Druga liga". sportcom.hr. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "ZAVRŠEN SREDIŠNJI POSTUPAK LICENCIRANJA ZA SEZONU 2023./2024". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Venues - First NL". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Druge hrvatske nogometne lige za natjecateljsku 2021/2022 godinu" (PDF). druga-hnl.com (in Croatian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/supersport-prva-nl/".
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