2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League

Prva HNLŽ

Season	2022–23
Champions	Osijek
Relegated	Rijeka Viktorija
Champions League	Osijek
Matches played	76
Goals scored	447 (5.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lorena Balić (33)
Biggest home win	Osijek 24–0 Viktorija
Biggest away win	Viktorija 0–18 Osijek
Highest scoring	Osijek 24–0 Viktorija
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 21 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) is 32nd season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 11 September 2022.

The league is contested by eight teams. First stage will be played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams will be divided in two groups according to the table standings. ŽNK Split are the defending champions, having won their 3rd title in 2021–22.

Teams

Agram
Dinamo

Donat

Osijek

Rijeka

Split
Hajduk

Viktorija

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Locations of teams in 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2022–23 Croatian Women's First Football League.

Team	Location	Stadium(s)	Position in 2021–22
Agram	Zagreb	Stadion Špansko	0055th
Dinamo Zagreb	Zagreb	Stadion Oboj	0033rd
Donat	Zadar	Stadion Stanovi	0077th
Hajduk Split	Split	Stadion Poljud - pomoćni teren	0211st (2. HNLŽ A)
Osijek	Osijek	Stadion NK Olimpija	0022nd
Rijeka	Rijeka	Stadion Kantrida	0044th
Split	Split	Stadion Park Mladeži	0011st
Viktorija	Slavonski Brod	Jelas	0222nd (2. HNLŽ B)

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Osijek	14	14	0	0	90	4	+86	42	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2	Split	14	11	0	3	78	13	+65	33
3	Dinamo Zagreb	14	8	1	5	46	20	+26	25
4	Agram	14	8	1	5	41	23	+18	25
5	Hajduk Split	14	7	2	5	45	17	+28	23	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
6	Donat	14	3	1	10	18	44	−26	10
7	Rijeka	14	2	1	11	25	73	−48	7
8	Viktorija	14	0	0	14	2	151	−149	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2023. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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 to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).

Results

Home \ Away	AGR	DIN	DON	HAJ	OSI	RIJ	SPL	VIK
Agram	—	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–4	5–3	1–2	6–0
Dinamo Zagreb	1–2	—	3–1	2–1	1–2	11–1	1–4	10–0
Donat	0–2	0–4	—	0–3	1–5	3–0	0–7	7–0
Hajduk Split	3–1	1–1	5–0	—	0–3	6–1	0–2	10–0
Osijek	4–0	3–1	8–0	2–0	—	5–0	2–1	24–0
Rijeka	2–3	0–4	2–2	1–2	0–9	—	0–7	10–1
Split	2–5	5–0	3–0	3–2	0–1	15–1	—	13–0
Viktorija	0–14	0–6	1–4	0–11	0–18	0–4	0–14	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2023. Source: HNS.hr
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.

Play-offs

Championship play-offs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Osijek (C, Q)	20	18	1	1	105	10	+95	55	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Split	20	16	1	3	97	16	+81	49
3	Dinamo Zagreb	20	9	1	10	52	33	+19	28
4	Agram	20	9	1	10	45	45	0	28

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2023. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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 to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away	AGR	DIN	OSI	SPL
Agram	—	2–0	0–3	0–2
Dinamo Zagreb	4–1	—	0–3	0–2
Osijek	4–1	3–1	—	1–1
Split	9–0	2–1	3–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2023. Source: HNS.hr
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.

Relegation play-offs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Hajduk Split	20	12	3	5	70	22	+48	39
6	Donat	20	6	2	12	41	54	−13	20
7	Rijeka (R)	20	5	1	14	47	83	−36	16	Qualification to Relegation play-off
8	Viktorija (R)	20	0	0	20	3	197	−194	0	Relegation to 2. HNLŽ

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2023. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
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 to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	DON	HAJ	RIJ	VIK
Donat	—	0–0	2–1	13–0
Hajduk Split	3–2	—	2–0	11–1
Rijeka	6–1	2–5	—	7–0
Viktorija	0–5	0–4	0–6	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2023. Source: HNS.hr
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.

Relegation play-off

At the end of the season, seventh placed Rijeka will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against the losing team of promotion play-off tie between Međimurje-Čakovec and Gorica.

First leg

28 May 2023

Međimurje-Čakovec	3–1	Rijeka
Škrlec 68', 72', 80'	Report	Terawaki 13'

SRC Mladost, Čakovec

Referee: Sabina Bolić

Second leg

4 June 2023

17:00

Rijeka	2–2	Međimurje-Čakovec
Bozhinovska 19' Terawaki 53'	Report	Višnjić 47' Varga 82'

Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

Međimurje-Čakovec won 5–3 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Updated to matches played on 21 May 2023.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lorena Balić	Osijek	33
2	Izabela Lojna	Osijek	19
3	Lara Ivanuša	Split	17
4	Ayuri Terawaki	Rijeka	16
5	Jasna Đoković	Split	15
6	Aida Hadžić	Split	14
7	Ana Dujmović	Agram	13
8	Roberta Savčić	Donat	12
9	Ivana Kirilenko	Donat	11
	Karla Kurkutović	Dinamo Zagreb (4), Split (7)
	Melani Mihić	Agram
	Ema Šulentić	Rijeka

External links

• Croatian Women's First Football League at UEFA.com
• Croatian Women's First Football League at Croatian Football Federation website