Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 15 July 2022 – 28 May 2023 |
Champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
Relegated | Šibenik |
Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb |
Europa Conference League | Hajduk Split Osijek Rijeka |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 445 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marko Livaja (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Hajduk Split 5–1 Slaven Belupo (4 September 2022) Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 Hajduk Split (26 February 2023) |
Biggest away win | Rijeka 2–7 Dinamo Zagreb (13 November 2022) |
Highest scoring | Rijeka 2–7 Dinamo Zagreb (13 November 2022) Gorica 5–4 Istra 1961 (10 March 2023) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Dinamo Zagreb |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Gorica |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Šibenik Gorica |
Total attendance | 735,219 |
Average attendance | 4,085 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 28 May 2023. |
The 2022–23 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd 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 15 July 2022. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the last round before the winter break was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed on 21 January and concluded on 28 May 2023.
The following teams competed in the 2022–23 HNL.
Varaždin (promoted after a one-year absence) was promoted from the 2021–22 Druga HNL. Hrvatski Dragovoljac (relegated after single season in the top flight) was relegated to 2022–23 Prva NL.
Dinamo Zagreb | Gorica | Hajduk Split | Istra 1961 |
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Stadion Maksimir | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica | Stadion Poljud | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
Capacity: 24,851 | Capacity: 4,536 | Capacity: 33,987 | Capacity: 9,921 |
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Lokomotiva | Osijek | ||
Stadion Kranjčevićeva | Stadion Gradski vrt | ||
Capacity: 3,690 | Capacity: 18,856 | ||
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Rijeka | Slaven Belupo | Šibenik | Varaždin |
Stadion Rujevica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | Stadion Šubićevac | Stadion Varteks |
Capacity: 8,191 | Capacity: 3,054 | Capacity: 3,701 | Capacity: 8,818 |
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Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Ref. |
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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 | Kranjčevićeva1 | 3,690 | |
Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt | 18,856 | |
Rijeka | Rijeka | Rujevica | 8,191 | |
Slaven Belupo | Koprivnica | Stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš | 3,054 | |
Šibenik | Šibenik | Šubićevac | 3,701 | |
Varaždin | Varaždin | Stadion Varteks | 8,818 |
Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
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Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() |
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Adidas | PSK |
Gorica | ![]() |
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Alpas | Admiral Bet |
Hajduk Split | ![]() |
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Macron | Tommy |
Istra 1961 | ![]() |
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Kelme | Germania |
Lokomotiva | ![]() |
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Macron | — |
Osijek | ![]() |
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2Rule | Mészáros és Mészáros Kft. |
Rijeka | ![]() |
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Joma | Sava Osiguranje |
Slaven Belupo | ![]() |
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Jako | Belupo |
Šibenik | ![]() |
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Macron | Favbet |
Varaždin | ![]() |
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Legea | BURA VENTURES |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Šibenik | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 May 2022 | ![]() |
7 June 2022 | Pre-season |
Rijeka | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 28 May 2022 | ![]() |
20 June 2022 | Pre-season |
Rijeka | ![]() |
16 August 2022 | ![]() |
16 August 2022 | 9th | |
Gorica | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 August 2022 | 27 August 2022 | 9th | |
Osijek | ![]() |
29 August 2022 | 1 September 2022 | 5th | ||
Rijeka | ![]() |
End of Caretaker spell | 5 September 2022 | ![]() |
5 September 2022 | 10th |
Hajduk Split | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 12 September 2022 | ![]() |
12 September 2022 | 4th |
Šibenik | ![]() |
24 September 2022 | ![]() |
25 September 2022 | 7th | |
Rijeka | ![]() |
13 November 2022 | ![]() |
25 November 2022 | 8th | |
Gorica | ![]() |
13 November 2022 | ![]() |
28 November 2022 | 10th | |
Hajduk Split | ![]() |
Removed from position | 31 December 2022 | ![]() |
31 December 2022 | 2nd |
Šibenik | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 January 2023 | ![]() |
31 January 2023 | 9th |
Osijek | ![]() |
2 March 2023 | 2 March 2023 | 3rd | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | ![]() |
6 April 2023 | ![]() |
6 April 2023 | 1st | |
Osijek | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 22 April 2023 | ![]() |
24 April 2023 | 4th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dinamo Zagreb (C) | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Hajduk Split | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 71 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
3 | Osijek | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Rijeka | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 49 | |
5 | Istra 1961 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 46 | |
6 | Varaždin | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 46 | |
7 | Lokomotiva | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 43 | |
8 | Slaven Belupo | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 43 | |
9 | Gorica | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
10 | Šibenik (R) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to First Football League |
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.
Home \ Away | DIN | GOR | HAJ | IST | LOK | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR | DIN | GOR | HAJ | IST | LOK | OSI | RIJ | SLA | ŠIB | VAR |
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Dinamo Zagreb | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Gorica | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 |
Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Istra 1961 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
Lokomotiva | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Osijek | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Rijeka | 2–7 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Slaven Belupo | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Šibenik | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 |
Varaždin | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Hajduk Split | 19 |
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Rijeka | 14 |
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Varaždin | 12 |
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Dinamo Zagreb | ||
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Osijek | ||
6 | ![]() |
Istra 1961 | 11 |
7 | ![]() |
Hajduk Split | 10 |
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Dinamo Zagreb | ||
9 | ![]() |
Lokomotiva | 9 |
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Istra 1961 | 8 |
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Osijek | ||
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Dinamo Zagreb |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Season | ![]() |
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Seasons |
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