Croatia · 2026-27

Croatian HNL

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The Title Race

PTS

1NK OsijekChampions League6 pt · 2-0-025%

Champions Leaguechampion → Champions League

2NK Varaždin (2012)Europa League6 pt · 2-0-049%

Europa League2nd → Europa League

3NK Lokomotiva ZagrebConference League6 pt · 2-0-068%

Conference League3rd → Conference League

4GNK Dinamo Zagreb1-0-03 pt · 1-0-03 pt

5HNK Rijeka1-0-03 pt · 1-0-03 pt

6NK Istra 19610-1-11 pt · 0-1-11 pt

7HNK Hajduk Split0-1-11 pt · 0-1-11 pt

8HNK Gorica0-0-20 pt · 0-0-20 pt

9NK Slaven Belupo0-0-20 pt · 0-0-20 pt

Relegationthe bottom club goes down

10NK NK RudešRelegation0 pt · 0-0-276%

How the Croatian HNL works

Ten clubs, 36 games

10 clubs play each other four times over a 36-game season. There is no play-off split — the final table is the standings, and it decides the champion of Croatia, the European places and the drop.

European places

The champion qualifies for the Champions League, 2nd for the Europa League and 3rd for the Conference League — some of Europe's richest prizes.

Relegation

The bottom club of the final table drops to the second division, replaced by the team coming up. Every point in the run-in matters.