The 2023–24 First Football League (also known as Prva nogometna liga and 1. NL) was 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.
This is the second season that the second level of men's football in Croatia is named First football league (Prva nogometna liga).
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
TeamCityStadiumCapacity BSK Bijelo Brdo Bijelo Brdo Stadion BSK 1,200 Cibalia Vinkovci Stadion Cibalia 9,958 Croatia Zmijavci Zmijavci Stadion Marijan Šuto Mrma 2,000 Dubrava Zagreb Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić 5,000 Dugopolje Dugopolje Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 5,200 Jarun Zagreb Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium 5,228 Orijent Rijeka Stadion Krimeja 3,500 Sesvete Sesvete Stadion Sveti Josip radnik 2,000 Solin Solin Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi 5,200 Šibenik Šibenik Stadion Šubićevac 3,412 Vukovar 1991 Vukovar Stadion u Borovu naselju 3,550 Zrinski Osječko 1664 Jurjevac Punitovački Stadion Gradski vrt 17,061
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)1 City of Zagreb3Dubrava, Jarun, Sesvete Split-DalmatiaCroatia Zmijavci, Dugopolje, Solin3 Osijek-Baranja2BSK Bijelo Brdo, Zrinski Jurjevac Vukovar-SyrmiaCibalia, Vukovar 19915 Primorje-Gorski Kotar1Orijent Šibenik-KninŠibenik
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dominik DoganZrinski Osječko 1664232 Josip MajićŠibenik143 Ivan BožićŠibenik134 Dragan JuranovićDubrava125 Zinedin MustedanagićVukovar 199111
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Zrinski 1,278 2 Šibenik 894 3 Orijent 569 4 Vukovar 459 5 Cibalia 397 6 Zmijavci 396 7 Bijelo Brdo 392 8 Dugopolje 303 9 Sesvete 301 10 Solin 250 11 Dubrava 204 12 Jarun 168
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/cro/avecro24.htm
References
External links Prva NL