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About This Competition
The Croatia 1. HNL, or Prva Hrvatska Nogometna Liga, sits at the top of the men’s professional football league in Croatia. More commonly known as the Prva HNL for short, or just the 1. HNL. The Croatian footballing community is relatively small in comparison to other Eastern European countries, as such there are only 10 teams in the Croatia 1. HNL. Dinamo Zagreb is probably the most famous and successful of the Croatian clubs, having lifted the Croatian First Football League trophy title 20 times. The league format is different in the Croatian Prva HNL due to the number of teams that play. Each of the 10 clubs plays a 4-game round-robin with two away games and two home games in a season. The team at the top of the league at the end of the season is crowned league champion and automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. Second-placed enters the 2nd stage qualifying round. Third and fourth qualify for the Europa League. There is no promotion from the Prva HNL, but the bottom-placed team is relegated to the Druga HNL (HNL 2).
Participating teams
Dinamo Zagreb
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
HNK Gorica
Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica
HNK Rijeka
Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
HNK Šibenik
Šubićevac, Šibenik
Hajduk Split
Stadion Poljud, Split
Lokomotiva Zagreb
Kranjčević Street Stadium, Zagreb
NK Istra 1961
Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula
NK Osijek
Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek
NK Rudeš
Kranjčević Street Stadium, Zagreb
NK Slaven Belupo
Gradski stadion u Koprivnici, Koprivnica
NK Varaždin
Stadion Anđelko Herjavec, Varaždin
NK Zrinski Osjecko
Gradski Vrt Stadium, Jurjevac Punitovački
