The 2026–27 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 36th season of the Croatian top division football, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 31 July 2026.
The league is contested by 10 teams.
Teams The following teams are competing in the 2026–27 HNL.
Club changes NK Rudeš were promoted from the 2025–26 Prva NL after a two years absence from the top flight while HNK Vukovar 1991 were relegated to the 2026–27 Prva NL after one season back in the top flight.
Stadia and locations Dinamo Zagreb Gorica Hajduk Split Istra 1961 Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Poljud Stadion Aldo Drosina Capacity: 24,851 Capacity: 4,536 Capacity: 33,987 Capacity: 9,921 Lokomotiva Osijek Stadion Maksimir Opus Arena Capacity: 24,851 Capacity: 13,005 Rijeka Rudeš Slaven Belupo Varaždin Stadion Rujevica Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš Stadion Varteks Capacity: 8,191 Capacity: 4,536 Capacity: 3,054 Capacity: 8,818 TeamCityStadiumCapacityRef. Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Maksimir 24,851 Gorica Velika Gorica ŠRC Velika Gorica 4,536 Hajduk Split Split Poljud 33,987 Istra 1961 Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina 9,921 Lokomotiva Zagreb Maksimir 24,851 Osijek Osijek Gradski vrt 18,856 Rijeka Rijeka Rujevica 8,191 Rudeš Zagreb ŠRC Velika Gorica 4,536 Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš 3,054 Varaždin Varaždin Stadion Varteks 8,818
Rank Counties of Croatia Number of teams Club(s)1 City of Zagreb3Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rudeš2 Istria1Istra 1961 Koprivnica-KriževciSlaven Belupo Osijek-BaranjaOsijek Primorje-Gorski KotarRijeka Split-DalmatiaHajduk Split VaraždinVaraždin Zagreb CountyGorica
Personnel and kits Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors Dinamo Zagreb Josip Mišić Castore Favbet Gorica Alpas Kömmerling Hajduk Split Adidas Tommy Istra 1961 Joma Germania Lokomotiva Macron Favbet Osijek 2Rule Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. Rijeka Joma Favbet Rudeš Adidas RIZK Slaven Belupo Jako Belupo Varaždin Macronhttps://varazdin.club/2026/06/nk-varazdin-zapocinje-visegodisnju-suradnju-s-macronom/|access-date=1 August 2026 BURAI
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentRijeka Víctor Sánchez Mutual consent Pre-season Istra 1961 Contract expired Osijek Federico Bessone Slaven Belupo Mario Gregurina Sacked 9th Silvijo Čabraja
League table
Results Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Dion Drena BeljoDinamo Zagreb 6 2 Nail OmerovićOsijek 5 3 Hamza JaganjacIstra 1961 4 Emil FrederiksenIstra 1961 5 Marko LivajaHajduk Split 3 Ivan CanjugaVaraždin 7 13 players from 7 clubs 2
References
External links Official website Prva HNL at UEFA.com