2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) is the 31st season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 5 September 2021.

Prva HNLŽ
Season2021–22
Matches played38
Goals scored261 (6.87 per match)
Top goalscorerLorena Balić
Aida Hadžić (16)
Biggest home winOsijek 25–0 Neretva
Biggest away winNeretva 0–15 Split
Highest scoringOsijek 25–0 Neretva
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.

The league is contested by eight teams. First stage will be played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams will be divided in two groups according to the table standings. ŽNK Osijek are the defending champions, having won their 23rd title in 2020–21.

Teams
Locations of teams in 2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League.

Team Location Stadium(s) Position in 2020–21
Agram Zagreb Stadion Buzin 0044th
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb Stadion Maksimir 0033rd
Donat Zadar Stadion Stanovi 0055th
Međimurje-Čakovec Čakovec Stadion SRC Mladost 0211st (2. HNLŽ B)
Neretva Metković Stadion Iza Vage 0066th
Osijek Osijek Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt 0011st
Rijeka Rijeka Stadion Kantrida 0211st (2. HNLŽ A)
Split Split Stadion Park Mladeži 0022nd

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Osijek 9 8 0 1 78 6 +72 24 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Split 9 8 0 1 71 3 +68 24
3 Dinamo Zagreb 9 8 0 1 48 4 +44 24
4 Rijeka 8 5 0 3 27 16 +11 15
5 Agram 9 3 0 6 20 37 −17 9 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
6 Međimurje-Čakovec 9 2 0 7 8 58 −50 6
7 Donat 10 1 1 8 7 39 −32 4
8 Neretva 9 0 1 8 2 98 −96 1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored (at home if two teams tied); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Criteria 2-4 and 7 is only used if deciding champion, teams to international competition or teams for relegation and in that case criteria 6 will not be used).[1]

Results
Home \ Away AGR DIN DON MEĐ NER OSI RIJ SPL
Agram — 0–4 2–3 8–0 1–8 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb — 6–0 12–0 1–3 5–0 1–0
Donat 0–4 0–6 — 0–5 0–7 0–5
Međimurje-Čakovec 0–5 4–2 — 4–0 0–13
Neretva 1–3 1–8 0–0 — 0–15
Osijek 5–0 11–0 25–0 — 8–0 0–4
Rijeka 3–1 3–0 12–0 — 0–1
Split 14–1 3–1 10–0 19–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: HNS.hr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers
Updated to matches played on 5 December 2021.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lorena Balić Osijek 16
Aida Hadžić Split
3 Koral Hazan Split 15
4 Izabela Lojna Osijek 13
Karla Kurkutović Dinamo Zagreb
Merjema Medić Osijek
7 Maja Joščak Osijek 11
8 Petra Mikulica Rijeka 10
9 Tamila Khimich Split 9
10 Andrea Grebenar Split 7
Ema Šulentić Rijeka

References
  1. "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Prve hrvatske nogometne lige za žene u natjecateljskoj godini 2019./2020" (PDF). hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. "1. HNLŽ - Strijelci" (in Croatian). HNS. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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