# 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League

The 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the 33rd 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 3 September 2023.
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 24th title in 2022–23.

## Teams

The following is a complete list of teams who have secured a place in the 2023–24 Croatian Women's First Football League.
| Team | Location | Stadium(s) | Position in 2022–23 |
| Agram | Zagreb | Stadion Buzin | 0044th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | Stadion Maksimir | 0033rd |
| Donat | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 0066th |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | | 0211st (2. HNLŽ A) |
| Hajduk Split | Split | | 0055th |
| Međimurje Čakovec | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 0211st (2. HNLŽ B) |
| Osijek | Osijek | Mačkamama, Stadion Gradski vrt | 0011st |
| 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 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4 | +85 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Split | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 19 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Agram | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Gorica | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 11 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | Međimurje Čakovec | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 58 | −46 | 11 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Donat | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 50 | −42 | 4 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DIN | DON | GOR | HAJ | MEĐ | OSI | SPL |
| Agram | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Donat | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 0–3 |
| Gorica | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–11 | 0–5 |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 9–0 | — | 6–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Međimurje Čakovec | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–8 | 3–2 |
| Osijek | 6–1 | 3–0 | 11–0 | 8–2 | 5–0 | 13–0 | — | 5–0 |
| Split | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 0–1 | — |
* ↑ The Osijek v Dinamo Zagreb match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Osijek. Match originally ended as a 1–1 draw.

## Play-offs
### Championship play-offs
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Osijek (C, Q) | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 10 | +98 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 43 | |
| 3 | Split | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 28 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 25 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DIN | HAJ | OSI | SPL |
| Dinamo Zagreb | — | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Osijek | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–1 |
| Split | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | — |

### Relegation play-offs
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Agram | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Međimurje Čakovec | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 26 | |
| 7 | Gorica (O) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 68 | −49 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Donat (R) | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 69 | −55 | 6 | Relegation to 2. HNLŽ |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AGR | DON | GOR | MEĐ |
| Agram | — | 4–1 | 11–0 | 1–2 |
| Donat | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Gorica | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Međimurje Čakovec | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | — |

#### Relegation play-off

At the end of the season, seventh placed Gorica will contest a two-legged relegation play-off tie against the losing team of promotion play-off tie between Neretva and Koprivnica.

##### Second leg

Gorica won 10–1 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

    As of 10 June 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Lorena Balić | Osijek | 28 |
| 2 | Izabela Lojna | Osijek | 26 |
| 3 | Andrea Grebenar | Hajduk Split | 22 |
| 4 | Jasna Đoković | Split | 16 |
| 4 | Maja Joščak | Osijek | 16 |
| 6 | Branka Bagarić | Hajduk Split | 9 |
| 6 | Marija Damjanović | Osijek | 9 |
| 8 | Jyoti Chouhan | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 |
| 9 | Perica Cicijelj | Gorica | 7 |
| 9 | Anela Lubina | Osijek | 7 |