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2024–25 Croatian Women's First Football League

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First League
Season2024–25
Dates1 September 2024 – 15 June 2025
Matches played26
Goals scored141 (5.42 per match)
Top goalscorerMontenegro Jasna Đoković
(13 goals)
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2024.

The 2024–25 season of the First League is the 34th edition of the Croatian top-tier women's football league.

Osijek are the defending champions, having won what is already their 25th title in the 2023–24 season.[1]

The calendar for the 2024–25 season has been published in the HNS newsletter from 21 August 2024. The first matches will be played on 1 September 2024 and the regular season is set to conclude on 16 March 2025. The championship round and qualification round are set to follow from 23 March 2025 until 15 June 2025.[2]

The format of the 2024–25 season differs from the previous years, as the championship round is being played as quadruple round-robin tournament, with two home and two away matches against each opponent, as opposed to the double round-robin tournament played in previous seasons. The qualification round remains unchanged.[2]

Tiebreakers for league ranking

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Different criteria are applied to determine the order of the teams in all rounds of the league depending on the state of the league.

While a league round is in progress, the order of the teams is determined according to the following criteria:

  1. The total number of points;
  2. Goal difference in all league matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all league matches;

When a league round has concluded, the order of the teams is determined according to the following criteria:

  1. The total number of points;
  2. Number of points earned in head-to-head matches;
  3. Goal difference in head-to-head matches;
  4. Number of away goals scored in head-to-head matches (if two teams are tied), or number of goals scored in head-to-head matches (if three of more teams are tied);
  5. Goal difference in all league matches;

If two or more teams are still tied after all the above criteria, a play-off match or tournament is organised to determine the order. Alternatively, if the teams in question ascent, the order is determined by a draw.[2]

Teams

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Team Home city Home ground Capacity 2023–24 finish
Agram Zagreb SRC Špansko 1,000 5th
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Stadion Maksimir 25,912 4th
Gorica Velika Gorica Gradski Stadion 4,536 7th
Hajduk Split Split Stadion Poljud 33,987 2nd
Međimurje Čakovec Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost 8,000 6th
Neretva Metković Iza Vage 3,000 1st (Druga HNLŽ A)
Osijek Osijek Gradski Vrt Stadium 18,856 1st
Split Split Stadion Park Mladeži 4,075 3rd

Team changes

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Entering league Exiting league
Promoted from 2023 to 2024 Second League Relegated to 2024–25 Second League

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hajduk Split 7 5 1 1 27 9 +18 16 Advances to championship round
2 Agram 6 5 0 1 35 8 +27 15
3 Osijek 6 5 0 1 21 6 +15 15
4 Međimurje Čakovec 7 4 1 2 22 12 +10 13
5 Dinamo Zagreb 6 3 0 3 17 7 +10 9 Participates in qualification round
6 Split 6 1 1 4 8 22 −14 4
7 Gorica 7 1 1 5 7 36 −29 4
8 Neretva 7 0 0 7 4 41 −37 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

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Home \ Away AGR DIN GOR HAJ MEĐ NER OSI SPL
Agram 4–2 5–1 10–1 5–0
Dinamo Zagreb 5–0 1–2 6–0
Gorica 1–11 0–5 2–1
Hajduk Split 3–1 1–1 4–3
Međimurje Čakovec 2–0 8–2 0–2
Neretva 0–4 0–9 1–4 0–5
Osijek 3–0 4–0 7–1
Split 2–2 0–3 1–6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Regular Season Position 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spot in the 2025–26 Champions League preliminary qualifying round
2 Regular Season Position 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Regular Season Position 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Regular Season Position 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

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Rounds 1–6

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Home \ Away RS1 RS2 RS3 RS4
Regular Season Position 1
Regular Season Position 2
Regular Season Position 3
Regular Season Position 4
First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Rounds 7–12

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Home \ Away RS1 RS2 RS3 RS4
Regular Season Position 1
Regular Season Position 2
Regular Season Position 3
Regular Season Position 4
First match(es) will be played: 7 May 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Regular Season Position 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Regular Season Position 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Regular Season Position 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Participates in relegation play-off
4 Regular Season Position 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2025–26 Druga HNLŽ
First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

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Home \ Away RS5 RS6 RS7 RS8
Regular Season Position 5
Regular Season Position 6
Regular Season Position 7
Regular Season Position 8
First match(es) will be played: 23 March 2025. Source: HNS.family
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

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The team that finishes 3rd in the qualification group participates in a two-leg play-off against the loser of the 2024–25 Druga Liga promotion play-off between the winners of the two divisions. The winner earns a spot in the 2025–26 Prva Liga.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Qualification Group Position 3 Druga Liga promotion play-off loser
2025 Qualification Group Position 3 Druga Liga promotion play-off loser
CEST (UTC+2)
2025 Druga Liga promotion play-off loser Qualification Group Position 3
CEST (UTC+2)

Top scorers

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As of 20 October 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Montenegro Jasna Đoković Agram 13
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrea Grebenar Hajduk Split 10
3 Croatia Ana Dujmović Agram 5
Slovakia Lenka Mazuchova Međimurje Čakovec
9 Marin Hamamoto Međimurje 4
Croatia Ana Jakobašić Agram
Croatia Lorena Balić Osijek
Canada Stephanie Cecilia Bukovec Split
Croatia Lea Zdunić Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Paula Petković Osijek
Croatia Luana Vanjak Agram
Croatia Ivana Vlajčević Hajduk Split
Croatia Paula Škrlec Međimurje

References

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  1. ^ "Gradonačelnik Radić novčano nagradio ŽNK Osijek za osvajanje 25. titule državnih prvakinja" (in Croatian). Osijek. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Glasnik 38-2024" (pdf) (in Croatian). HNS. 21 August 2024. pp. 27–29, 40–41. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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