The 2024–25 Croatian Football League (officially SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th season of the Croatian top division football, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 2 August 2024.
The league is being contested by ten teams.
Teams
The following teams will compete in the 2024–25 HNL.
Changes
Šibenik (promoted after a one-year absence) was promoted from the 2023–24 Prva NL. Rudeš (relegated after one season in the top flight) was relegated to 2024–25 Prva NL.
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: SuperSport HNL 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).[11] Notes:
^The 2024–25 Croatian Football Cup winners qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Croatian Cup winners finish first). If the Croatian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results
Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each played.