2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty seventh 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 23 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018.

Prva HNLŽ
Season2017–18
ChampionsOsijek
RelegatedTrnava
Champions LeagueOsijek
Matches played89
Goals scored598 (6.72 per match)
Top goalscorerLorena Balić (61)
Biggest home winOsijek 24–0 Trnava
Biggest away winTrnava 0–24 Osijek
Highest scoringTrnava 0–24 Osijek
Osijek 24–0 Trnava
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018.

The league was contested by ten teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 18 rounds. ŽNK Osijek were the defending champions, having won their twenty first title in 2016–17.

Teams
Locations of teams in 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League

The following is a complete list of teams who are contesting the 2017–18 Croatian Women's First Football League.[1]

Team Location Stadium(s) Position in 2016–17
Agram Zagreb Stadion Buzin 0022nd
Katarina Zrinski Čakovec Stadion NK Sloga Čakovec 0088th
Marjan Split Stadion Poljud 0099th
Neretva Metković Stadion Iza Vage 0055th
Osijek Osijek Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt 0011st
Pregrada Pregrada Stadion NK Pregrada 0077th
Rijeka Rijeka Stadion Kantrida 021Promoted
Split Split Stadion Park Mladeži 0033rd
Trnava Goričan Stadion Gaj 0044th
Viktorija Slavonski Brod Stadion Jelas 0066th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Osijek 18 18 0 0 209 2 +207 54 Qualification to Champions League qualifying round
2 Split 18 16 0 2 114 9 +105 48
3 Agram 18 12 1 5 89 35 +54 37
4 Rijeka 18 8 5 5 54 69 −15 29
5 Neretva[lower-alpha 1] 18 8 4 6 37 54 −17 27
6 Katarina Zrinski 18 5 3 10 15 78 −63 18
7 Pregrada 18 5 1 12 31 77 −46 16
8 Viktorija 18 4 3 11 23 94 −71 15
9 Marjan 18 3 2 13 25 91 −66 11
10 Trnava 18 1 1 16 17 105 −88 4 Relegation to 2. HNLŽ
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: soccerway.com HNS.hr
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Deducted 1 point after fielding an ineligible player

Results
Home \ Away AGR KAT MAR NER OSI PRE RIJ SPL TRN VIK
Agram — 4–0 6–1 8–0 0–9 9–0 2–2 1–4 7–1 7–0
Katarina Zrinski 0–7 — 2–1 0–0 0–8 2–1 0–3 0–11 1–0 3–2
Marjan 0–8 1–2 — 4–5 0–9 2–5 0–0 0–9 3–0 1–6
Neretva 3–2 4–0 0–3[lower-alpha 1] — 0–10 4–0 1–1 0–3 6–0 1–1
Osijek 8–1 15–0 18–0 10–0 — 11–0 12–0 1–0 24–0 12–0
Pregrada 0–9 2–1 2–2 0–4 0–8 — 1–5 0–5 2–1 11–1
Rijeka 0–7 8–0 3–0 1–1 0–19 5–2 — 1–6 2–1 20–0
Split 5–0 7–0 9–1 10–1 0–2 5–1 15–0 — 7–1 5–0
Trnava 2–6 2–2 3–4 0–3 0–24 3–2 1–2 0–6 — 0–1
Viktorija 0–5 2–2 4–2 1–4 1–9 0–2 1–1 0–7 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Prva HNL (in Croatian)
Colours: 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.
Notes:
  1. The Neretva v Marjan match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Marjan and Neretva were also deducted one point, after Neretva fielded an ineligible player. Neretva originally won the match 5–1.

Top scorers
Updated to matches played on 20 May 2018.[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lorena Balić Osijek 61
2 Mateja Andrlić Osijek 50
3 Monika Conjar Split 31
4 Izabela Lojna Osijek 24
Melani Mihić Agram
6 Anela Lubina Split 21
7 Tomislava Matijević Agram 20
8 Ana Dujmović Split 18
9 Petra Pezelj Agram 17
Veronika Terzić Neretva

References
  1. "Održan plenum klubova 1. HNLŽ". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "1. HNLŽ - Strijelci" (in Croatian). HNS. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

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