2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League

Prva HNLŽ
Season2021–22
ChampionsSplit
RelegatedNeretva
Champions LeagueSplit
Matches played82
Goals scored495 (6.04 per match)
Top goalscorerLorena Balić (33)
Biggest home winOsijek 25–0 Neretva
Biggest away winNeretva 0–15 Split
Highest scoringOsijek 25–0 Neretva
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Croatian Women's First Football League (Croatian: Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was 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 and ended on 29 May 2022.

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

Teams[edit]

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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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Osijek 14 12 1 1 104 8 +96 37 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Split 14 12 1 1 92 5 +87 37
3 Dinamo Zagreb 14 11 0 3 58 11 +47 33
4 Rijeka 14 6 1 7 32 41 −9 19
5 Agram 14 5 1 8 35 41 −6 16 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
6 Međimurje-Čakovec 14 5 0 9 19 71 −52 15
7 Donat 14 2 1 11 17 56 −39 7
8 Neretva 14 0 1 13 2 126 −124 1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2022. 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[edit]

Home \ Away AGR DIN DON MEĐ NER OSI RIJ SPL
Agram — 0–4 2–3 8–0 10–0 1–8 1–2 0–1
Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 — 4–0 6–0 12–0 1–3 5–0 1–0
Donat 0–4 0–6 — 2–4 8–0 0–5 0–7 0–5
Međimurje-Čakovec 0–3 0–5 4–2 — 4–0 0–13 3–1 0–7
Neretva 1–3 1–8 0–0 0–4 — 0–3 0–3 0–15
Osijek 5–0 4–0 9–0 11–0 25–0 — 8–0 0–4
Rijeka 1–1 0–4 3–1 3–0 12–0 0–8 — 0–1
Split 14–1 2–0 3–1 10–0 19–0 2–2 9–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2022. 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.

Play-offs[edit]

Championship play-offs[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Split (C) 20 16 2 2 117 10 +107 50 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Osijek 20 15 2 3 132 14 +118 47
3 Dinamo Zagreb 20 15 0 5 75 20 +55 45
4 Rijeka 20 6 1 13 32 91 −59 19
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. Source: 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]
(C) Champions

Results[edit]

Home \ Away DIN OSI RIJ SPL
Dinamo Zagreb — 2–1 2–0 2–1
Osijek 4–1 — 8–0 1–1
Rijeka 0–8 0–14 — 0–7
Split 3–2 2–0 11–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. 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.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Agram 20 9 2 9 57 53 +4 29
6 Međimurje-Čakovec 20 9 1 10 41 80 −39 28
7 Donat (O) 20 4 1 15 31 76 −45 13 Qualification to Relegation play-off
8 Neretva (R) 20 1 1 18 10 151 −141 4 Relegation to 2. HNLŽ
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. Source: 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]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AGR DON MEĐ NER
Agram — 7–3 3–2 4–1
Donat 1–4 — 3–4 3–1
Međimurje-Čakovec 2–2 2–0 — 6–1
Neretva 3–2 2–4 0–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2022. 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.

Relegation play-off[edit]

At the end of the season, seventh placed Donat will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against the losing team of promotion play-off tie between Hajduk Split and Viktorija.

First leg[edit]
Donat4–0Viktorija
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jelena Pejković
Second leg[edit]
Viktorija0–5Donat
Report

Donat won 9–0 on aggregate.

Top scorers[edit]

Updated to matches played on 29 May 2022.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Lorena Balić Osijek 33
2 Croatia Izabela Lojna Osijek 25
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Aida Hadžić Split 24
4 Israel Koral Hazan Split 21
5 Croatia Karla Kurkutović Dinamo Zagreb 20
6 Croatia Maja Joščak Osijek 15
Croatia Sandra Žigić Agram
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Merjema Medić Osijek 13
9 Croatia Petra Mikulica Rijeka 12
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrea Grebenar Split 11
Croatia Ivana Stanić Dinamo Zagreb
Japan Ayuri Terawaki Međimurje-Čakovec

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Propozicije natjecanja za prvenstvo Prve hrvatske nogometne lige za žene u natjecateljskoj godini 2021./2022". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "1. HNLŽ - Strijelci" (in Croatian). HNS. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

External links[edit]

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