2016–17 Croatian First Football League

MAXtv Prva Liga

Season	2016–17
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) will be the 26th season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season is scheduled to start on 16 July 2016 and is expected to end on 27 May 2017.^[1]

The league will be contested by 10 teams. Dinamo Zagreb are the defending champions, having won their eleventh consecutive title in 2015–16.

Teams

On 22 April 2016, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2016–17 season was completed. For the 2016–17 Prva HNL, only seven clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Istra 1961, Lokomotiva, Rijeka, Slaven Belupo and NK Zagreb. These clubs were also issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions.^[2] In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that didn't get a license appealed on the decision and provided new facts and arguments.

The following is a list of teams who that mathematically achieved qualification for the 2016–17 Prva HNL.

Dinamo
Lokomotiva

Hajduk Split
RNK Split

Inter

Osijek

S. Belupo

Rijeka

Locations of teams in 2016–17 Prva HNL

Stadia and locations

Stadium	City	Home club	Licensed club(s)	Capacity
Maksimir	Zagreb	Dinamo Zagreb		38,079[3]
Poljud	Split	Hajduk Split		34,448[4]
Gradski vrt	Osijek	Osijek		22,050[5]
Kranjčevićeva	Zagreb	Zagreb	Lokomotiva	8,850[6]
Rujevica	Rijeka	Rijeka		6,011[7]
ŠRC Zaprešić	Zaprešić	Inter Zaprešić		5,228[8]
Park Mladeži	Split	Split		4,075[9]
Gradski stadion	Koprivnica	Slaven Belupo		3,134[10]

Personnel and kits

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors
Dinamo Zagreb	Mamić, ZoranZoran Mamić	Antolić, DomagojDomagoj Antolić	Puma
Hajduk Split	Burić, DamirDamir Burić	Kalinić, LovreLovre Kalinić	Macron	Tommy
Inter Zaprešić	Toplak, SamirSamir Toplak	CzosicMarko Ćosić	Joma	Veleučilište Baltazar Zaprešić
Lokomotiva	CzukSreten Ćuk	Leko, JerkoJerko Leko	Nike	Crodux
Osijek	Zekić, ZoranZoran Zekić	Kurtović, HrvojeHrvoje Kurtović	Jako	Osječko
Rijeka	Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek	Močinić, IvanIvan Močinić	Jako
Slaven Belupo	Kopić, ŽeljkoŽeljko Kopić	Delić, MateasMateas Delić	adidas	Belupo
RNK Split	Sablić, GoranGoran Sablić	Zagorac, DanijelDanijel Zagorac	Jako	Skladgradnja

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Hajduk Split	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3	Inter Zaprešić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Lokomotiva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Osijek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Rijeka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Slaven Belupo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	RNK Split	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Relegation play-off
10	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Croatian Second Football League

First match(es) will be played on 16 July 2016. Source: PrvaHNL.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).

Results

First round Home ╲ Away DIN HAJ INT LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL TBD TBD Dinamo Zagreb a a Hajduk Split a a a Inter Zaprešić Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka a a Slaven Belupo RNK Split a TBD TBD Updated to games played on pre-season. Source: PrvaHNL.hr 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round Home ╲ Away DIN HAJ INT LOK OSI RIJ SLA SPL TBD TBD Dinamo Zagreb a a Hajduk Split a a a Inter Zaprešić Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka a a Slaven Belupo RNK Split a TBD TBD Updated to games played on pre-season. Source: PrvaHNL.hr 1 ^^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. "Glasnik - Službeno glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
2. "Licence za Prvu HNL dobilo samo sedam klubova". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
3. "Stadion Maksimir". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
4. "Stadion Poljud". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
5. "Stadion Gradski vrt". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
6. "Stadion Kranjčevićeva". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
7. "Klubovi: Rijeka". prvahnl.hr. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
8. "Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
9. "Stadion Park mladeži". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
10. "Gradski Stadion". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

External links

• Official website (Croatian)
• Prva HNL at UEFA.com